PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cullen Castrello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Lamb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Castrello
vs
Lamb

185 cm
32
156 lbs
25 - 10 - 3

175 cm
32
160 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition

House of Valor
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 3, fighting out of New York, Cullen Castrello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren Lamb!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lamb moves into the clinch.
Castrello trying to land knees to the body.
Lamb avoiding damage as Castrello throws knees to the body.
Lamb blocks a body shot from Castrello.
Castrello misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lamb.
I was talking to Castrello's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Castrello is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lamb is defending well for now.
Castrello unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lamb lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lamb misses with some punches.
Lamb wants to stall.
Lamb lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Lamb lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Lamb working hard to break the clinch.
Lamb goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamb throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lamb.
Castrello really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Castrello blocking some punches.
Lamb avoiding damage as Castrello throws knees to the body.
Lamb tries to pull guard but Castrello forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lamb has a couple of punches blocked by Castrello.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamb managing to block the knees to the body from Castrello.
Castrello gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lamb.
Lamb lands a shot to the body.
Castrello lands a body shot.
Lamb fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cullen Castrello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren Lamb.
A nice right hand lands inside from Castrello.
Lamb prevents a body shot from Castrello.
Castrello lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Darren Lamb has been cut.
Lamb's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lamb tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Castrello throws an elbow but it misses.
Castrello doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lamb is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Castrello to keep the fight standing.
Lamb taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Lamb fails to land.
Castrello landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castrello misses with a punch to the body.
Lamb blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Castrello throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Castrello tries to land knees in the clinch but Lamb avoids the damage to the body.
Castrello tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lamb avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castrello lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Castrello misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castrello.
Castrello tries to throw a body punch but Lamb avoids it by throwing Castrello back against the cage.
Lamb misses with a punch to the body.
Nice elbow from Castrello.
Castrello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castrello lands a nice knee to the body.
Castrello's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Lamb.
Castrello looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Castrello lands with a short shot to the head.
Lamb blocks an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamb softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Castrello throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Castrello lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lamb backwards.
Castrello lands an elbow inside.
Lamb tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castrello's elbow.
Castrello misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castrello trying to land knees to the body.
Castrello throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lamb blocks it with crossed arms.
Lamb tries to pull guard but Castrello won't allow it.
Lamb misses with the head strike.
Lamb presses Castrello against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Lamb.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castrello.
Lamb scores with a shot to the side of Castrello's head.
Nice body punch from Lamb - that landed with a thud.
Castrello prevents a body shot from Lamb.
Lamb lands a left hand that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Lamb can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lamb can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.
Castrello looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lamb on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Castrello with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Lamb works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Lamb working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Castrello wants to sweep but no luck.
Lamb missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lamb's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lamb trying to control the position from guard on top but Castrello is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Castrello seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Castrello has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Cullen Castrello will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Darren Lamb's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A jab from Lamb finds it's way through Castrello's defenses.

Castrello pushes Lamb up against the cage in a clinch.
Lamb is looking to control Castrello's arms but Castrello gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lamb has his back to the cage.
Lamb misses with the head strike.
Lamb blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Castrello throws a head punch that misses.
Castrello prevents a body shot from Lamb.
Lamb tries a body shot but Castrello blocks it.
Lamb scores with a shot to the side of Castrello's head.
Castrello tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamb avoids the elbow strike from Castrello, against the cage.
Castrello with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Castrello misses with a knee to the head.

Lamb pulls guard.

Castrello avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lamb being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lamb working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Castrello doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Castrello manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Lamb had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Castrello defends it easily.
Castrello tries to free his leg and advance position but Lamb is retaining full guard.

Castrello avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Castrello wants to control from the top but Lamb keeps moving.

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.
Castrello stands and throws Lamb's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lamb manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lamb seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castrello is looking to control Lamb's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Castrello avoid being mounted?
Castrello is pressing down on Lamb's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Castrello managing to control the position.
Lamb trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castrello is trying to hold Lamb in close to prevent damage but Lamb has managed to pass into half guard.

Lamb is trying to work for a kimura but Castrello is defending well.
Lamb has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lamb winds up and cracks Castrello with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lamb connects with a nice short shot to Castrello's temple.
Lamb content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lamb thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Castrello wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamb throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lamb missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Lamb is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Lamb is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Castrello doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lamb.
Castrello is refusing to be controlled, as Lamb sits in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Castrello moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darren Lamb showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Darren Lamb's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Lamb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lamb. Castrello does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castrello throws a big shot that misses.
Lamb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Lamb gets a clinch.
Lamb misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lamb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lamb.
Castrello stops a takedown attempt from Lamb.
Lamb misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castrello pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lamb working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lamb lands a nice uppercut.
Castrello with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lamb is trying to pull guard but Castrello turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castrello looking to slow down the pace here.
Castrello throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Castrello.
Lamb tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lamb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castrello lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lamb blocks an elbow strike from Castrello.
Castrello gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Castrello.
Lamb tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing Lamb back against the cage.
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
Lamb jumps guard but Castrello stands there with Lamb around his waist. Lamb gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cullen Castrello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren Lamb.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castrello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Castrello.
Castrello misses with a punch on the inside.
Castrello unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lamb takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice left hand lands by Castrello.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castrello gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lamb.
Castrello comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Castrello misses with an elbow strike.

Lamb manages to pull guard.
Castrello's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Lamb pushes a forearm under Castrello's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Castrello is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Darren Lamb!
Darren Lamb seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.