PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Lara (ranked 6691 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Castle (ranked 5060 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lara
vs
Castle

214 cm
24
178 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcel Lara!
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, James Castle!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Lara as Castle shoots in.
Castle lands with a nice combination. Lara backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Marcel Lara has been cut.
A head kick by Castle misses
and Lara counters with a one-two to the body.
Castle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Castle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Castle shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Castle was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.

Castle is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Lara looks calm but he's in trouble here. Castle gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Lara is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Castle lets go of the hold and Lara can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). James Castle!