PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cullen Castrello (ranked 298 p4p, 28 weight class) and Farboleous Ricard (ranked 372 p4p, 36 weight class). Ricard has chosen Vibe Killer as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Castrello
vs
Ricard

185 cm
34
148 lbs
30 - 14 - 3

172 cm
25
146 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition

Arcticus University: London
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 14 - 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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Farboleous Ricard!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Castrello keeps Ricard at a distance using the push kick.
Castrello smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Castrello walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've been told by Castrello's head coaches at The Beast that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ricard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ricard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ricard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ricard misses with a wild body shot.
Ricard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Castrello misses with a double jab.
Castrello tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Castrello throws a front kick aimed at Ricard's knee but Ricard avoids it well.
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 with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ricard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Castrello seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Castrello throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ricard scoring well with a low kick there.
Cullen Castrello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ricard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ricard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A low kick from Ricard misses
and Castrello counters with a leg kick.
Castrello thumps Ricard with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castrello listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ricard throws a body punch but Castrello moves out of range.
Ricard avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ricard. Castrello does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castrello lands a head kick. Ricard smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Castrello misses with a head kick.
Castrello moves away from the strike by Ricard.
Castrello was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Castrello scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ricard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A big left from Castrello misses.
Ricard is looking to score with low kicks.
Castrello throws a solid leg kick but Ricard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Castrello.
Castrello throws a series of punches but Ricard avoids them all with ease.
Ricard scores with the left hand. Castrello knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ricard throws a body punch but Castrello moves out of range.
Ricard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Castrello tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ricard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It seemed like Ricard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castrello misses with the combination.
Castrello backing away here, and Ricard unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

Castrello moves into range and clinches up with Ricard.
Ricard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ricard avoiding damage.
Ricard throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.

Ricard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ricard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Castrello cracks Ricard with an open hand slap.
Castrello looks to throw the jab but Ricard is out of range.
Ricard looks to land a left hand but Castrello moved out of range nicely.
Ricard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ricard misses with a straight right.
Castrello swings widly with a right hand
and Ricard counters with a nice uppercut.
Castrello fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ricard throws a series of punches but Castrello avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castrello swings widly with a right hand
and Ricard counters with a slapping leg kick.
Castrello blocks a jab.
Ricard fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Castrello checks it well.
Ricard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Castrello throws a hook to the side of Ricard's head but Ricard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ricard misses with a low kick as Castrello jumps back.
A telegraphed right hand from Ricard misses the target.
Ricard tries to land a leg kick but Castrello saw it coming and moves away.
Castrello tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ricard is able to avoid easily.
Castrello checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Castrello tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ricard manages to circle out of the way.
Ricard lands a head shot.
Castrello wants to clinch up but Ricard keeps it at a distance.
Castrello looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Castrello throws out a powerful jab.
Ricard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Castrello has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Castrello lands the left hand.
Castrello swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ricard.
Ricard lands a jab to Castrello's midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castrello looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ricard lands a nice shot to the body.
Castrello throws a shot from downtown. Ricard moves away and avoids it.
Ricard misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Castrello misses the target.
Ricard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Castrello sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ricard sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ricard checks a leg kick.
Castrello is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ricard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Castrello.
Castrello throws a shot from downtown. Ricard moves away and avoids it.
Ricard does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
It looked like Castrello wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ricard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castrello.
Castrello lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ricard circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castrello moves out of range as Ricard throws a body kick.
A head kick misses from Ricard.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ricard.
Castrello checks a low kick from Ricard.
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 fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ricard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Castrello looks to throw the jab but Ricard is out of range.
Castrello misses with a few strikes there.
Ricard just misses with a punch to the body.
Castrello swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cullen Castrello is winning the standup battle so far.
Ricard misses with a straight right.
Ricard throws a leg kick but Castrello moved away.
Ricard looks to land a body kick but Castrello moved away.
Ricard throws a solid leg kick but Castrello takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ricard.
Ricard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castrello.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Castrello.
A jab from Ricard misses.
Castrello takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ricard.
Castrello throws a hook but Ricard avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Castrello.
No joy there for Castrello, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ricard throws a looping overhand right but Castrello ducks down to avoid it.
Ricard slips a jab from Castrello.
Cullen Castrello is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Castrello.
Ricard scores with the left hand. Castrello knows he should have avoided that one.
Ricard connects with a jab.
Castrello checks a leg kick.
Ricard fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Castrello checks it well.
Castrello appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ricard slips under a jab from Castrello.
Castrello ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ricard moves away.
Ricard thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Ricard tries to get set, Castrello tries to push him back and clinch up but Ricard manages to avoid the attempt.
Castrello connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ricard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ricard lands with an overhand left.
Ricard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Castrello throws a hook but Ricard blocks it.
A shot to the liver by Castrello. Beautiful body shot.
Ricard misses with a low kick.
Ricard jabs Castrello right on the nose. Castrello blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Castrello.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castrello scores with a three punch combo!
Castrello misses with a hook.
Castrello looks to land a body kick but Ricard moved away.
Castrello steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ricard.
Castrello was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Castrello throws a right hand that Ricard ducks under and follows up with a left that Ricard also avoids with ease.
Ricard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Castrello can pounce on him.
Nice shot by Ricard.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castrello looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Castrello throws a big shot that misses.
Ricard thuds a left hand into Castrello's body.
Castrello lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ricard misses with a lunging right hand
and Castrello counters with a one-two to the body.
Castrello looks to land a left hand but Ricard moved out of range nicely.
Castrello throws the left hand but Ricard avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ricard! But no joy.
Castrello takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ricard misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castrello tests Ricard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Castrello fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ricard is out of range.
Ricard scores with a shot to the body.
Ricard tried to score with a low kick but Castrello checks it.
Castrello appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Castrello avoids the body shot from Ricard.
Ricard with a nice cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by Castrello.
Castrello misses with a looping left.

Castrello clinches.
Castrello pushes Ricard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ricard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castrello throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Castrello lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castrello gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ricard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ricard working aggressively here.
Castrello lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricard dodges an elbow strike from Castrello.
Ricard can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.
Ricard takes an elbow to the temple.
Castrello prevents a body shot from Ricard.
Castrello misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ricard.

Ricard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ricard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Castrello.
Ricard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Castrello has closed the distance and engaged Ricard in a clinch.
Ricard misses with the head strike.
Ricard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Castrello lands a hook that snaps the head of Ricard backwards.
Ricard is trying to maintain a safe position but Castrello gets an underhook and turns Ricard into the cage.
Castrello misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ricard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Castrello avoids it.
Castrello utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Castrello landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ricard looks to score with a jab to the body but Castrello is just out of range.
Ricard keeps the fight on the outside.
Castrello throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ricard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Castrello takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ricard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ricard.
Castrello misses with the combination.
Ricard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Castrello.
Ricard wants to land a leg kick but Castrello is out of range.
Ricard misses with a straight left.
Castrello throws a hook but Ricard blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard misses with an uppercut. Castrello saw that one coming.
Ricard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Castrello counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ricard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ricard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Castrello's sensitive parts.
Ricard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Castrello misses the target.
Castrello throws a leg kick that misses.
Castrello misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ricard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ricard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ricard throws a low kick but Castrello avoids it.
Ricard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castrello.
Nice body punch from Ricard.
Castrello misses with a wild body shot.
Castrello is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Castrello lands with a shot to the body.
Castrello is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Castrello, right into the meat.
Farboleous Ricard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard misses with a body kick.
Castrello keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castrello looks to throw the jab but Ricard is out of range.
Ricard is looking for the big counter here.
Nice uppercut there from Castrello.
Ricard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ricard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ricard misses with a low kick.
Ricard tries to move into range but Castrello moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Castrello checks a leg kick.
Ricard throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Castrello darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Castrello misses with a wild body shot.
Castrello uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ricard has time to react.
Some bone on bone action there as Castrello checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Castrello moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard misses with a looping right.
Ricard throws a body kick that misses.
Castrello looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Castrello misses with a series of wild punches.
Ricard throws a jab when Castrello was well out of range.
Castrello takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ricard's jab looks to have found its range, popping Castrello under the eye.
Castrello misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheers as Ricard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Castrello doesn't seem phased though.
Castrello uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ricard.
Ricard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Castrello lands with a hook. Ricard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Castrello scores with a jab to the head.
Castrello moves away from the strike by Ricard.
Some wild striking there from Castrello.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Castrello. Those never looked like landing.
Ricard tried to score with a low kick but Castrello checks it.
Castrello checks the leg kick nicely there.
Both fighters circling a little - Castrello finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ricard takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Castrello ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Castrello lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ricard moves out of range of the body kick.
Ricard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Castrello throws out a powerful jab.
Nice defenses there by Castrello.
Castrello is looking to counter punch.
Castrello throws a right and a left that Ricard avoids nicely.
Castrello pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Castrello.
Castrello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ricard was well out of range. Poor timing from Castrello.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cullen Castrello showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Castrello has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cullen Castrello!
An out of breath Cullen Castrello thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.