PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mt Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lazy Unmotivated (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Castillo
vs
Unmotivated

174 cm
25
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mt Castillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lazy Unmotivated!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unmotivated throws a series of punches but Castillo moves out of range.
A low kick from Unmotivated misses

and Castillo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Unmotivated trying to hold on to Castillo's head to control him but Castillo postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castillo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Unmotivated defending well though.
Unmotivated wants to get back to full guard but Castillo has passed into side control.
Castillo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Unmotivated down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Castillo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The referee asks Castillo politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Castillo prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Castillo is trying to get an arm triangle but Unmotivated is defending well.
Unmotivated takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Castillo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sloppy strikes there by Castillo.

That's two 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.
Unmotivated is trying to improve his position.
Castillo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Castillo trying to control the action but Unmotivated is working from the bottom.
Castillo working away.

Castillo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Unmotivated is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unmotivated prevents Castillo from moving into mount.
Unmotivated takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Unmotivated is trying to control Castillo's posture but Castillo avoids it.

Castillo is trying to get an arm triangle but Unmotivated is defending well.
Castillo trying to control the action but Unmotivated is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lazy Unmotivated seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four 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.
Castillo shoots for a double leg takedown but Unmotivated sprawls well. He's pushed Castillo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No joy there for Unmotivated, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Castillo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Unmotivated napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Unmotivated tries to buck Castillo off but Castillo is having none of it.
The ground and pound from Castillo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Unmotivated looks winded!

Castillo is trying to get an arm triangle but Unmotivated is defending well.
Unmotivated is trying to escape the position but Castillo is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mt Castillo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Castillo ducks under a wild hook from Unmotivated.
Unmotivated tries to clinch but fails miserably

so Castillo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Castillo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castillo is in close to Unmotivated's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Unmotivated is trying to keep Castillo in close.
Castillo controls from within his opponent's guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Unmotivated tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Castillo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Unmotivated misses with a right hand

and Castillo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Castillo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Unmotivated can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo postures up.
Castillo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Castillo throws a big right hand that misses.
Castillo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Castillo connects with a couple of short punches.
Unmotivated is breathing heavily.
Castillo controls from within his opponent's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
We've been told by Castillo's head coaches at Cozad MMA Los Angeles that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo dives in and grabs Unmotivated's left leg, looking for a takedown. Unmotivated pushes down on Castillo's head and hops out.

Castillo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Unmotivated!
Castillo looks up at the clock and then as Unmotivated takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Castillo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Unmotivated tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Castillo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Castillo working the body and head with strikes.
Castillo just content to control the position.
Castillo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Unmotivated to see if he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The referee asks Castillo politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Castillo prefers to stall for the moment though.
Castillo in side control, throwing shots but Unmotivated defends.

Castillo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Unmotivated has escaped the position, nice work there.
Castillo landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Unmotivated taking a bit of punishment here - Castillo scoring with strikes.
Castillo working the ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mt Castillo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Castillo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Castillo showed some decent athleticism there.
Unmotivated is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Castillo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Castillo is looking for a kimura here.
Castillo wants to pass the guard but Unmotivated is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castillo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mt Castillo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Castillo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Castillo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Castillo is trying to control. Unmotivated wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Castillo trying to control the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lazy Unmotivated has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Unmotivated ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castillo moves away.

Castillo gets a double leg takedown into Unmotivated's guard.
Unmotivated takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Castillo is looking to work some ground and pound but Unmotivated has wrist control.
Castillo tries to free his leg and advance position but Unmotivated is retaining full guard.
Unmotivated looking to hit a scissor sweep but Castillo is one step ahead there.
Castillo is looking to work some ground and pound but Unmotivated has wrist control.
Castillo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Castillo throws a big elbow that misses.

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

Castillo shoots in and gets a takedown into Unmotivated's guard.
Castillo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Castillo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Castillo content to stall in guard here.
Castillo scoring with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo postures up in Unmotivated's guard and throws a big left but Unmotivated blocks it.
Castillo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Unmotivated works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Castillo preventing the sweep.

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

Unmotivated gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Castillo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Castillo landing with the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mt Castillo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Castillo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mt Castillo!