PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darrick Castaneda (ranked 4797 p4p, 0 weight class) and Razor Elbows (ranked 4796 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Castaneda
vs
Elbows

174 cm
21
151 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darrick Castaneda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Razor Elbows!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Elbows scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Castaneda is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Elbows off and has taken his back!
Castaneda is not going to allow Elbows to sit and survive in this position.
Castaneda really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Elbows.

Castaneda patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Elbows tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Castaneda takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elbows wants to control but Castaneda is having none of it.
Elbows keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Elbows tries to hold on but Castaneda pushes him away.
Castaneda controlling from the full mount.
Castaneda's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Elbows tries to hold on but Castaneda pushes him away.

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.
Castaneda prevents Elbows from getting the reversal.
Castaneda working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castaneda looking to control and managing it successfully.
Castaneda seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Elbows for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Castaneda is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Elbows throws a push kick but Castaneda slaps the foot to one side.

Elbows changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Castaneda looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Castaneda's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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Elbows wants to lay and pray for a moment but Castaneda keeps working.
Castaneda holds on to Elbows's head and controls the position momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castaneda is looking to regain half guard here but Elbows keeps moving and retains side control.
Elbows wants to lay and pray for a moment but Castaneda keeps working.
Who's going to make the next move?
Castaneda gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Castaneda is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Elbows's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Elbows's back!
Good control from Castaneda.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darrick Castaneda dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Elbows gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Elbows looking to control.
Castaneda slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Elbows is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Castaneda drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Castaneda jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Castaneda is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Castaneda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Elbows can do to turn this around?

Castaneda closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Elbows did well to prevent Castaneda getting side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elbows wants to improve his position but Castaneda is controlling well.
Elbows trying to control from the bottom.
Castaneda takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Castaneda tries to stand but can't do so whilst Elbows controls his leg.
Still in half guard, Castaneda seems content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elbows is pressing down on Castaneda's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Elbows has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Castaneda doesn't defend quickly enough and Elbows has managed to lock this one up! Can Castaneda escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Elbows on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Razor Elbows!