PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brad Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Almighty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rufus Almighty is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Castro
vs
Almighty

208 cm
18
193 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

188 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rufus Almighty!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Almighty rushes Castro and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Castro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Almighty smiles and moves away.

Almighty clinches with his opponent.
Castro jumps guard but Almighty stands there with Castro around his waist. Castro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Castro jumps guard but Almighty stands there with Castro around his waist. Castro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Castro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Almighty leaning his opponent against the cage.
Castro is trying to pull guard but Almighty turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castro drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Castro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Castro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Castro jumps guard but Almighty turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Castro really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Almighty just stands there and leans against the cage.
Castro tries to pull guard but Almighty won't allow it.
Castro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Almighty blocks the elbow strike.

Almighty lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Almighty tries to pass to full mount but Castro defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almighty takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Almighty stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Castro to get to his feet.
Almighty tries a head kick but it misses.
Almighty stuns Castro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Castro misses with a takedown
enabling Almighty to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Brad Castro has been cut.

Almighty gets a clinch.
Castro is trying to drag Almighty to the mat but Almighty just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Almighty successfully pulls guard.
Almighty tries to strike from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro with a nice head shot there.

Almighty is looking for a triangle but Castro pushes his legs off easily.
Castro preventing the sweep.
Castro stops Almighty from standing up.
Castro would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Almighty wants to sweep here but Castro controlling him for the moment.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Almighty has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Almighty is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Castro is defending well for now.
Almighty displaying some good clinch control by pressing Castro up against the cage.
Castro changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Almighty fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Almighty clinches up with Castro and pushes him back against the cage.
Castro is trying to pull guard but Almighty turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Castro prevents Almighty from breaking the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Castro tries to break the clinch but Almighty is controlling the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Almighty as Castro tries to tie him up.
Almighty has Castro pressed against the cage, preventing Castro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A hook to the body from Almighty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rufus Almighty dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brad Castro's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Almighty gets a takedown into half guard.
Castro is looking to escape.
Castro trying to control but Almighty postures up.
Almighty wants to control but Castro is keeping him busy.
Castro is trying to maintain the position but Almighty is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almighty sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Castro defending well though.
Almighty is keen to just control but Castro is a slippery customer.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro is trying to control but can't.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Almighty digs a good body shot into Castro's ribs.
Almighty throws a sloppy head kick

and Castro counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Almighty pushes Castro off and gets back to his feet.

Almighty closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Castro did well to prevent Almighty getting side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Almighty throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Almighty seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Almighty throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Almighty wants to lay and pray for a moment but Castro keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro wants to control but Almighty is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Almighty takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Castro wants to control but Almighty is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Almighty works his foot free and advances to mount.
Almighty controlling the position easily from mount.
Almighty unloads with some shots from mount but Castro bucks and avoids them well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro reaches up to try and control the position but Almighty seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Castro rolls and tries to escape and now Almighty has his back!
Castro trying to control the hands but Almighty breaks the grip.
Castro tries to escape the position.
Castro wants to control his opponent's hands but Almighty gets his hands free.

Almighty is persistently looking for the submission but Castro is defending it well.

Almighty looking for the choke but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almighty throwing strikes and Castro squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
Almighty looking to finish with strikes here!
Almighty throwing strikes but Castro bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Rufus Almighty has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Almighty scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Almighty clinches up with Castro and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rufus Almighty showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brad Castro's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Almighty bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Almighty is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Castro's shoulder. That is not cool.
Castro regains half guard, as Almighty was trying to land strikes.
Almighty is thwarting Castro's attempts to control the position.

Almighty postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Castro to stand up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Almighty moves into the clinch successfully.
Almighty tries to land knees in the clinch but Castro avoids the damage to the body.
Almighty wants to get back to striking at distance but Castro won't allow it.
Almighty keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Castro's efforts to push away.

Castro manages to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almighty postures up.
Almighty is stalling in the full guard.

Castro is working an open guard so Almighty takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Almighty gets a clinch.
Castro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Almighty just stands there and leans against the cage.

Almighty pulls guard.

Almighty is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Castro is aware though and is defending well.
Castro trying to stand up but can't free himself from Almighty's guard.
Almighty is trying to keep Castro in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro wants to stand but Almighty is controlling his posture from full guard.
Almighty wants to get back to his feet but Castro is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Castro keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Almighty's head.
Almighty wants to get back to his feet but Castro is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Castro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Almighty darts in and clinches Castro up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Almighty successfully pulls guard.
Castro stopping the sweep attempt from Almighty.
Almighty has a closed guard, preventing Castro from standing up.
Almighty has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Castro keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Almighty's head.
Almighty is pulling down on Castro's head. It's preventing any offense from Castro, at least for the moment.
Almighty is trying to keep Castro in close.
Castro with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Castro with a flurry of punches that miss.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Almighty clinches with his opponent.

Castro drags the fight down to the ground.
Almighty postures up in Castro's guard and throws a big left but Castro blocks it.
Almighty is stalling in the full guard.
Almighty passes Castro's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Castro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brad Castro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rufus Almighty is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Castro actively working from the bottom here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rufus Almighty comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Almighty has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rufus Almighty!
Rufus Almighty seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.