PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Giovani Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Mayfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mayfield's choice of entrance music: Pusherman. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Castro
vs
Mayfield

170 cm
27
144 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

167 cm
26
140 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

SP Ultimate Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Giovani Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Curtis Mayfield!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mayfield shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mayfield lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Castro is pulling down on Mayfield's head to control his posture.
Mayfield tries to free his leg and advance position but Castro is retaining full guard.
Mayfield trying to control the position from guard on top but Castro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mayfield with a flurry of punches that miss.
Castro is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Castro is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castro working a defensive guard here.
Mayfield slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Castro looking to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro wants to improve his position but instead Mayfield has moved into half guard.
Mayfield sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mayfield is thwarting Castro's attempts to control the position.
Mayfield trying to mount his opponent but Castro defends it.
Mayfield thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Castro's head.
Castro controlling the position well.
Nice strikes from Mayfield there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Mayfield is looking for a kimura but Castro is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mayfield to get the leverage.
Castro is trying is best to control the position here.
Castro regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mayfield wants to control from the top but Castro keeps moving.
Castro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Castro seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice straight punches there by Mayfield. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mayfield.
Mayfield fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mayfield lands a glancing blow to the side of Castro's head.
Mayfield scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mayfield lands a head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayfield takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Castro throws a head kick that misses.
Castro misses with a two punch combination.
Mayfield looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Castro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Castro takes a swing at Mayfield's ribcage but misses.
Mayfield ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Castro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mayfield shoots in but no luck this time.
Mayfield takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mayfield throws a hook but Castro avoids it easily.
Mayfield gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Castro.
Castro misses with a right hand
and Mayfield counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mayfield misses with a double jab.
Mayfield has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayfield defending well as Castro loads up on a big left hand.
Giovani Castro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mayfield tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Castro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayfield fails to land with a series of punches.
Castro wants to land a leg kick but Mayfield is out of range.
Mayfield wants to clinch up but Castro keeps it at a distance.
Mayfield tries to move into range but Castro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Castro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mayfield.
Mayfield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Castro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Castro throws a lazy uppercut
and Castro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Castro misses with a kick to the body.
Castro misses with a low kick.
Mayfield looks to land a combination but Castro avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Castro.
Castro takes a swing at Mayfield's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Castro does no damage.
Castro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mayfield blocks a low kick nicely.
Castro misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Mayfield dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A slapping body kick lands there for Mayfield.
Mayfield lands the left hand.
Castro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mayfield.
Castro tries to move into range but Mayfield moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Castro misses with a body kick.
Mayfield slips a jab from Castro.
Castro throws a jab but it's blocked by Mayfield.
Curtis Mayfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Castro misses with a hook.
Mayfield steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Castro.
Castro throws a right and a left that Mayfield avoids nicely.
Mayfield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Castro.
Mayfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castro scores with a jab.
Mayfield moves away from the strike by Castro.
Castro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayfield connects with a leg kick. Castro looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Castro misses with a looping right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mayfield.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayfield lands with a kick to the ribs.
Castro throws a leg kick but Mayfield moved away.
Mayfield lands a jab to the head.
Curtis Mayfield seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mayfield shoots in for a takedown but Castro shows good takedown defense.
Mayfield lands a nice shot that snaps Castro's head back.
Mayfield avoids the head kick by Castro.
Mayfield is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Castro with a body shot.
Castro dodges the punch combination from Mayfield.
Castro lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A slow jab from Castro misses its intended target.
Mayfield throws a head kick that misses.
Castro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mayfield lands with a hook. Castro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Castro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mayfield misses with a double jab
and Castro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Curtis Mayfield has been cut.
Castro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Castro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Mayfield is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Mayfield misses.
Mayfield is still on wobbly legs! Can Castro finish him?
Castro measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Mayfield! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Giovani Castro!
A very excited looking Giovani Castro made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Curtis Mayfield had this to say: 'Tonight just wasn't my night. I'll get back in the gym and be ready to go for my next fight. I give my opponent credit he was the better fighter tonight! '.