PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Gerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Frank Castle was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Gerald
vs
Castle

190 cm
25
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Gerald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Castle!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Castle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gerald is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gerald takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Castle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Gerald clinches.
Gerald with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gerald has Castle pressed against the cage, preventing Castle from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gerald tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gerald tries a knee to the head but Castle blocks it.
Gerald connects with a nasty looking knee right to Castle's face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castle is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gerald with a knee to the head.

It looks like Frank Castle has been cut.
Gerald with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gerald misses with a knee strike.
Gerald tries a knee to the head but Castle blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerald using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Castle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Castle has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gerald misses with a knee strike.
Gerald tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Castle working hard to break the clinch.
Gerald tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gerald misses with a knee strike.
Gerald is breathing heavily.
Gerald tries to land a knee to the head but Castle blocks with his arms.
Gerald tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gerald tries to land a knee to the head but Castle blocks with his arms.
Gerald looking to throw knees to the head but Castle is blocking nicely.
Gerald misses with a knee to the head.
Gerald tries to land a knee to the head but Castle blocks with his arms.
Gerald tries to land a knee to the head but Castle blocks with his arms.
Gerald tries a knee to the head but Castle blocks it.
Castle tries to break free but Gerald pushes him back against the cage.
Gerald keeps control of Castle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle can't break the clinch.
Gerald misses with a knee strike.
Gerald tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gerald misses with a knee strike.
Castle tries to break free but Gerald pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Castle's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gerald keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Castle's efforts to push away.
Castle wants to break free but Gerald has control.
Gerald tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gerald tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gerald throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gerald keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Castle's efforts to push away.
Gerald throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerald with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gerald tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Castle working hard to break the clinch.
Gerald tries a knee to the head but Castle blocks it.
Gerald misses with a knee strike.
Gerald tries to land a knee to the head but Castle blocks with his arms.
Castle wants to break free but Gerald has control.
Gerald misses with a knee to the head.
Gerald misses with a knee strike.
Castle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gerald throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Castle blocks it with crossed arms.
Castle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gerald has him pressed against the cage.
Gerald throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gerald tries a knee to the head but Castle blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerald tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Castle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gerald using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Castle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gerald keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Castle's efforts to push away.
Castle is looking to break free of the clinch but Gerald has double underhooks.
Castle is trying to force a seperation but Gerald has the dominant position.
Gerald looking to throw knees to the head but Castle is blocking nicely.
Castle working hard to break the clinch.
Gerald with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Castle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Castle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gerald misses with a knee strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gerald tries to land a knee to the head but Castle blocks with his arms.
Gerald throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Castle blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Gerald dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Castle's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gerald on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Castle instigates a clinch.
Gerald with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gerald tries a knee to the head but Castle blocks it.
Gerald throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Castle blocks it with crossed arms.
Gerald throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gerald misses with a knee to the head.
Gerald with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Castle is trying to break free.

Castle manages to break the clinch.
David Gerald is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Gerald has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gerald tries to land a knee to the head but Castle blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gerald throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Castle blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Castle's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gerald looking to throw knees to the head but Castle is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerald looking to throw knees to the head but Castle is blocking nicely.
Gerald tries to land a knee to the head but Castle blocks with his arms.
Castle is trying to break the clinch but Gerald is controlling him.
Castle tries to break free but Gerald pushes him back against the cage.
Gerald keeps control of Castle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gerald tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gerald with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gerald tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Castle working hard to break the clinch.
Gerald is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Castle can do to turn this around?
Gerald tries a knee to the head but Castle blocks it.
Castle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gerald looking to throw knees to the head but Castle is blocking nicely.
Castle is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Castle's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gerald misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle wants to break free but Gerald has control.
Castle tries to circle away but Gerald has him pinned against the cage.
Castle wants to break free but Gerald has control.
Gerald with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gerald tries a knee to the head but Castle blocks it.
Castle is trying to break free.
Gerald tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gerald has Castle pressed against the cage, preventing Castle from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gerald tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Castle is trying to break free.
Gerald has Castle pressed against the cage, preventing Castle from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gerald misses with a knee to the head.
Castle is trying to break the clinch but Gerald is controlling him.
Castle wants to break free but Gerald has control.
Gerald tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerald scores with a knee to the head.

Castle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Castle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gerald gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Castle gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Gerald is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Castle!