PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rian McCallum (ranked 5631 p4p, 5768 weight class) and Fabio Castelo (ranked 560 p4p, 569 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

McCallum
vs
Castelo

178 cm
25
165
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
160
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Experienced

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rian McCallum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fabio Castelo!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCallum misses with a wild body shot.
Castelo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Castelo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McCallum with a nice cross.
Castelo blocks a jab.
Castelo misses the jab.
McCallum lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Castelo circles away quickly and effectively.
McCallum misses with a lunging right hand
and Castelo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McCallum throws a low kick, looking for Castelo's leg but Castelo calmly moves out of range.
Castelo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McCallum with a body shot.
A big left from Castelo misses.
Nice jab there from McCallum.
McCallum misses with a jab to the body
and Castelo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McCallum looks to land a combination. Castelo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCallum lands with an overhand left.
McCallum avoids the body shot from Castelo.
McCallum connects with an inside leg kick.
McCallum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castelo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Castelo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McCallum throws a big shot that misses.
Castelo is looking for the big counter here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCallum slips under a jab from Castelo.
Castelo missing with a left hand there. McCallum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCallum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castelo manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by McCallum.
Castelo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McCallum throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castelo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Castelo unleashes a big counter combination but McCallum bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Castelo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McCallum throws a shot from downtown. Castelo moves away and avoids it.
Castelo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McCallum with a body shot.
McCallum closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice defenses there by Castelo.
Castelo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McCallum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McCallum lands a glancing blow to the side of Castelo's head.
McCallum throws an off balance right hand
and Castelo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McCallum lands with a hook. Castelo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCallum lands a glancing blow to the side of Castelo's head.
Castelo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCallum manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by McCallum.
McCallum takes a swing at Castelo's ribcage but misses.
Castelo throws a looping overhand right but McCallum ducks down to avoid it.
Castelo takes one on the button.
McCallum looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
McCallum misses with a straight left.
Castelo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McCallum swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Castelo.

Castelo is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from McCallum misses the target.
Castelo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Castelo is still on wobbly legs! Can McCallum finish him?
A slow jab from McCallum misses its intended target.
Castelo seems to have recovered his senses.
McCallum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McCallum throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
McCallum throws a chopping leg kick but Castelo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Castelo moves out of range of the body kick.
McCallum misses with a looping right.
Castelo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Castelo lands a jab to McCallum's midsection.
McCallum thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Castelo! But no joy.
McCallum looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCallum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McCallum's corner calls for a 1-2. McCallum obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Castelo throws a body shot but no joy.
McCallum lands a slapping body shot.
Castelo misses with a looping left.
Rian McCallum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCallum scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Castelo doesn't seem bothered though.
Castelo defending well as McCallum loads up on a big left hand.
Castelo throws a shot from downtown. McCallum moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from McCallum on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McCallum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castelo ducks under a wild hook from McCallum.
McCallum steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Castelo.
McCallum steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Castelo.
Jab, jab by McCallum - just one landing.
Castelo avoids a punch combination nicely.
McCallum misses with a hook. Castelo ducked under it nicely.
Castelo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from McCallum does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCallum loads up on a big right hand but Castelo slips the punch.
McCallum walks into a stiff left hand from Castelo.
McCallum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCallum misses with a lunging right hand
and Castelo counters with a stiff right hand.
Castelo throws out a loose jab but McCallum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donk. McCallum catches Castelo right on the button with a cross.
Castelo slips a straight right by McCallum.
McCallum throws a big shot that misses.
McCallum tries to land a leg kick but Castelo saw it coming and moves away.
McCallum lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McCallum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Castelo misses.
Nice defenses there by Castelo.
McCallum throws a big shot that misses.
McCallum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rian McCallum dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

McCallum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McCallum throws a low kick but Castelo avoids it.
It seemed like Castelo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Castelo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McCallum is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Castelo can do to turn this around?
Castelo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McCallum looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Castelo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Castelo!
McCallum uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Castelo.
Castelo misses with a hook.
Castelo scores with a hook.
Castelo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Castelo throws an overhand right that lands on McCallum's shoulder, as McCallum tries to avoid the shot.
Castelo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Castelo cracks McCallum with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCallum bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Castelo misses.
McCallum throws a hook but Castelo blocks it.
Castelo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCallum connects with a nice looking jab.
McCallum lands a nice looking body shot.
McCallum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from McCallum misses.
McCallum misses the body punch
and Castelo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Castelo misses with a hook.
Castelo throws a hook but McCallum blocks it.
McCallum uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Castelo.
McCallum scores with a crisp jab that stopped Castelo in his tracks.
Castelo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rian McCallum is winning the standup battle so far.
McCallum misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Castelo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Castelo swings widly with a right hand
and McCallum counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCallum throws a series of punches but Castelo moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McCallum, as that shot connected.
McCallum throws out a powerful jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCallum tries to score with a low kick but Castelo moves his leg out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCallum. Castelo does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCallum misses with a straight left.
McCallum throws out a leg kick but Castelo moves out of range and McCallum only half commits.
McCallum misses with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Castelo.
Castelo lands a body shot.
A swing and a miss from McCallum.
Castelo throws out a counter right but McCallum avoids it with no problem.
McCallum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castelo manages to avoid it.
McCallum misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Castelo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McCallum looks to land a left hand but Castelo moved out of range nicely.
Castelo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Castelo avoids the body shot from McCallum.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Castelo! But no joy.
A lazy left from McCallum finds it's target.
McCallum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castelo.
Castelo moves away from the strike by McCallum.
Castelo moves away from the strike by McCallum.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castelo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCallum.
McCallum throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castelo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McCallum uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Castelo.
McCallum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castelo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCallum throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Castelo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McCallum uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Castelo.
McCallum misses with a left hand
and Castelo counters with a stiff right hand.
McCallum swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McCallum throws a leg kick that misses.
Castelo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Castelo looks to land a right hand but McCallum moved out of range.
McCallum bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McCallum thows a left - swing and a miss!
McCallum lands a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castelo missing with a left hand there. McCallum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Castelo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCallum.
Castelo takes a jab right on the kisser.
McCallum takes a swing at Castelo's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Castelo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castelo throws a shot from downtown. McCallum moves away and avoids it.
McCallum falls off balance throwing a combination
and Castelo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McCallum throws a jab when Castelo was well out of range.
Castelo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCallum moves away.
McCallum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Castelo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McCallum was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Castelo throws a jab but it's blocked by McCallum.
McCallum scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Castelo doesn't seem bothered though.
McCallum connects with a body shot that sends Castelo's belly button to the back.
Castelo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rian McCallum will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

McCallum rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Castelo counters with a lovely straight right hand!

McCallum is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Castelo drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of McCallum's head, knocking him out cold! Castelo is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fabio Castelo!