PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dudley Dukes (ranked 4134 p4p, 3330 weight class) and Valentino Castillo (ranked 417 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dukes
vs
Castillo

185 cm
24
190
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
193
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dudley Dukes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Valentino Castillo!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dukes tries a head kick but it misses.
Castillo blocks a head kick by Dukes.
Dukes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Castillo pinned against the cage. Castillo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Dukes gets caught napping as Castillo dives in and scores a takedown. Dukes manages to retain guard.
Castillo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Castillo is pushing down on Dukes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dukes is fighting to maintain full guard but Castillo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Castillo lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castillo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Still in half guard, Castillo seems content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castillo winds up and cracks Dukes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukes is looking to control Castillo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dukes avoid being mounted?
Castillo controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dukes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Castillo is working away from the top position though.
Castillo winds up and cracks Dukes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Castillo winds up and cracks Dukes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dukes wants to control but Castillo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Castillo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Castillo stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Castillo lands a nice short elbow.
Castillo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ground and pound from Castillo.
Castillo slows the pace down in half guard.
Dukes won't allow Castillo to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dukes makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Dukes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Castillo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dukes on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Castillo lands a decent elbow from side control.
Castillo is putting a hurting on Dukes here, landing some big shots from side control.
Castillo in side control lands a decent elbow.

Dukes is rocked!
Castillo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dukes keeps working.
Castillo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castillo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Castillo lands a nice forearm strike.
Castillo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Oh Dukes is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dukes tries to buck Castillo off but Castillo is having none of it.
Dukes seems to have got his legs back now.
Castillo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo controls the position from side control.
Castillo lands a nice forearm strike.
Dukes is working to avoid the ground and pound but Castillo connects with a decent elbow.
Dukes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Castillo on the ground.
Castillo working the body and head with strikes.
Castillo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dukes is not content to let Castillo control the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Castillo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dukes to see if he's OK.
Castillo working the ground and pound.
Castillo trying to control the action but Dukes is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Valentino Castillo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Dukes clobbers Castillo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Castillo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dukes takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dukes is looking to reverse the position.
Castillo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dukes is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Castillo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Castillo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dukes keeps working.
Castillo scoring with punches and elbows.
Castillo looking to control but instead Dukes has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castillo prevents Dukes from improving his position.
Castillo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Castillo working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo controlling the action here.
Castillo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dukes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dukes moves into full guard.
Castillo trying to control but Dukes is working from the bottom.
Castillo works over Dukes with some ground and pound from guard.
Castillo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dukes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Castillo cracks Dukes with a solid left hand.
Dukes keeping moving, preventing Castillo from controlling successfully.
Castillo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dukes's guard.
Castillo winds up and cracks Dukes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Castillo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Castillo working Dukes over with strikes.
Castillo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Castillo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Castillo wants to pass the guard but Dukes is defending well.
Castillo moves into full mount! Dukes won't be happy about that!
Castillo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dukes is wriggling around trying to escape.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Castillo! Dukes is hurt baaadly! Castillo is firing away with more strikes - Dukes is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Valentino Castillo!