PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darrick Castaneda (ranked 6646 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Jones (ranked 4717 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Castaneda
vs
Jones

174 cm
21
151 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
148 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 2 - 3 - 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, Lewis Jones!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castaneda with a poor takedown
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Castaneda shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jones lands the left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones jabs at Castaneda's body.
Castaneda is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darrick Castaneda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castaneda fails with the takedown
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Castaneda has time to react.

Castaneda moves into the clinch.
Castaneda can't get the takedown.
Castaneda tries to score a body lock takedown but Jones shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Castaneda has Jones pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jones manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Castaneda looking for a takedown.
Jones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Castaneda.
Castaneda drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
Castaneda is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Lewis Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones sizes up Castaneda with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Castaneda takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Castaneda walks into a straight right hand from Jones.
Castaneda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones scores with the left hand. Castaneda knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castaneda tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jones throws out a counter right but Castaneda avoids it with no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Castaneda on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jones works the jab nicely.
Jones scores with a three punch combo!
Jones connects with a body shot.
Jones cracks Castaneda with a right hand to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Castaneda misses
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.

Castaneda dives in and scores a takedown into Jones's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Castaneda controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castaneda seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jones for as long as he can get away with.
Castaneda is looking to stand up but Jones won't let him.
Castaneda slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lewis Jones dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Castaneda shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Castaneda's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
As Castaneda backs off Jones throws a huge counter combo but Castaneda manages to avoid it all.
Jones jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Castaneda shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Castaneda shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Castaneda gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darrick Castaneda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws a right hand that Castaneda ducks under and follows up with a left that Castaneda also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castaneda shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.

Castaneda drives through with a takedown into Jones's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jones is looking to stand back up but Castaneda counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Jones.

Castaneda stalling.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Castaneda.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to escape.
Castaneda looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Castaneda is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Castaneda is figuring out what he wants to do next.
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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castaneda scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Castaneda is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Further stalling from Castaneda.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Darrick Castaneda will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Castaneda goes for a double leg but Jones avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jones continues to drive forward.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Castaneda closes the distance but Jones moves to the side
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Castaneda misses with a takedown attempt
and Castaneda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darrick Castaneda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castaneda shoots and misses
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones lands a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones tries to sprawl but Castaneda drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Jones has one foot on Castaneda's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Castaneda doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Castaneda looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Castaneda has his takedown stuffed
and Jones counters with a right hand to the body.
Jones throws out a powerful jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castaneda takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jones works the jab nicely.
Castaneda moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Darrick Castaneda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Castaneda shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Castaneda's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jones looks to land a combination. Castaneda sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Castaneda circles away quickly and effectively.
Castaneda shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Castaneda will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castaneda fails with a takedown attempt.
Castaneda fails with the takedown
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Castaneda gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jones counters with a right hand to the body.
A cross from Jones lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castaneda goes for a double leg but Jones avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jones continues to drive forward.
Jones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Castaneda shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Jones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Castaneda's head backwards.
Castaneda tries to clinch up
letting Jones counter with a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lewis Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lewis Jones!