PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Irving (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gibo Castro (ranked 0 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.

Irving
vs
Castro

172 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Michael Irving!
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, Gibo Castro!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Irving just misses with a punch to the body.
Irving swinging wildly here.
Castro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Irving tries to avoid it but Castro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Irving to the ground. Irving escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Irving throws a head kick but Castro moves out of range.
Castro tries a low kick but Irving avoids it.
Horrible takedown by Castro or perhaps it was just good defense by Irving which made him look bad.
Castro shoots for a takedown but Irving saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Michael Irving has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gibo Castro.
Irving lands a right hook to the body.
Irving throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body kick from Castro.
Castro tries to score a power double leg takedown but Irving sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Castro somewhat.
A head kick from Irving lands but Castro takes it in his stride.
Castro shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Irving sprawls well. Irving wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Castro gets slowly back to his feet.
Irving takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irving fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Irving misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castro.
A swing and a miss from Irving.
Crunch! Irving slams his shin into Castro's torso.
A big right from Castro misses.
Irving tries a head kick but it misses.
Castro shoots in looking for a takedown but Irving manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Castro's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Irving looks to land a body kick but Castro moved away.
Irving really is a fat lump.
Castro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Irving sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Castro looks winded!
Irving throws a head kick that misses.
Michael Irving is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Irving throws a body punch but Castro moves out of range.
Irving tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Irving scores with a head kick.
Irving takes a swing at Castro's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Castro moves out of range of the strikes.
Castro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Irving.
Irving throws a head kick that Castro semi-blocks.
Irving pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Irving lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Irving misses with a head kick.
Irving throws a body punch but Castro moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castro avoids the head kick by Irving.
Horrible takedown by Castro or perhaps it was just good defense by Irving which made him look bad.
Irving dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Castro. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Irving.
Castro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Irving looks to throw the jab but Castro is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro avoids the head kick by Irving.
Castro avoids the body shot from Irving.
Irving pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Irving tries a head kick but it misses.
Irving swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Irving tries to bum rush Castro with a series of wild strikes but Castro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Irving throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Castro.
Castro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Irving throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Irving thows a left - swing and a miss!
Irving swings for the body but Castro moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irving scores with a body shot.
Castro blocks a head kick by Irving.
Irving looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Irving stuffs the takedown.
Irving throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Irving misses with a hook.
Irving thows a body shot but no joy.
Irving is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Castro's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Irving avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Irving tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Castro shoots for a takedown but Irving saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Irving jabs Castro right on the nose. Castro blinks but takes it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Irving.
Irving misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Irving throws a head kick that misses.
Irving misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Irving dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Irving goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Castro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Irving tries to avoid it but Castro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Irving to the ground. Irving escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Castro shoots in and drives through. Irving sprawls well.
Irving throws a jab when Castro was well out of range.
Michael Irving seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Irving moves away from the strike by Castro.
Castro is trying desperately to land a takedown but Irving is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Castro.
Castro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Irving.
Castro shoots in for a takedown but Irving shows good takedown defense.
Michael Irving has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gibo Castro.
Irving throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Castro.
Irving throws a body punch but Castro moves out of range.
Castro shoots in but no luck this time.
Castro throws a leg kick but Irving sees it coming and moves out of range.
A combination from Irving does no damage.
Castro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Irving paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Irving misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Castro is breathing heavily.
Irving keeps Castro at a distance using the push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irving throws a hook but Castro avoids it easily.
Irving fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castro manages to avoid it.
Irving tries a head kick but it misses.
Castro shoots in looking for a takedown. Irving tries to sprawl out of it but Castro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Irving manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Irving dips to his left and cracks Castro with an uppercut!
Castro slips a jab from Irving.
Irving throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castro avoids the head kick by Irving.
Irving missing with a left hand there. Castro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Castro avoids the head kick by Irving.
Castro throws a sloppy head kick and Irving moves out of range easily.
Irving is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Castro blocks a head kick by Irving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irving swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castro dives in and grabs Irving's left leg, looking for a takedown. Irving pushes down on Castro's head and hops out.
Irving tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Castro moves out of range of the body kick from Irving.
Irving throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Irving misses with a head kick.
Castro avoids the head kick by Irving.
Irving tries a head kick but it misses.
Castro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A head kick misses from Irving.
Irving is looking to wear down Castro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Irving lands a head kick!
Irving throws a body punch but Castro moves out of range.
Castro shoots in for a takedown but Irving shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irving throws a series of punches but Castro avoids them all with ease.
Irving throws a lazy right hand but Castro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Castro defending well as Irving loads up on a big left hand.
Castro blocks a head kick by Irving.
Irving waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Castro.
Castro fails with the takedown.
Irving fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castro manages to avoid it.
Castro avoids the head kick by Irving.
Castro avoids a kick to the body.
Irving throws a body punch but Castro moves out of range.
Irving misses the shot to the body.
Castro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Irving but Irving pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irving lands a jab to Castro's midsection.
Irving throws a looping overhand right but Castro ducks down to avoid it.
Irving misses with a hook. Castro ducked under it nicely.
Irving tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castro was well out of range. Poor timing from Irving.
Irving misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castro.
Irving swings for the body but Castro moves out of range.
Michael Irving is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice sprawl there from Irving as Castro shoots in.
Irving throws a push kick but Castro slaps the foot to one side.
Irving throws a head kick that misses.
Irving throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Castro's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Irving misses with a right hand
and Castro counters with a left to the body.
Castro throws a shot from downtown. Irving moves away and avoids it.
Irving jabs Castro right on the nose. Castro blinks but takes it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Irving dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Castro blocks a jab.
Castro jabs Irving to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Irving on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Castro is looking to clinch.
Castro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Castro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Castro moves in looking to clinch but Irving pushes him off.
Irving fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Irving tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Castro.
Irving defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Castro.
Irving tries a head kick but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castro shoots in looking for a takedown but Irving manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Castro's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Irving slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Irving throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irving misses with an attempted mid kick.
Irving misses with a head kick.
Irving stuffs the takedown attempt from Castro. Castro gets slowly back to his feet.
Michael Irving has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gibo Castro.
Irving connects with a single shot there.
Irving misses with a wild combination.
Nice body kick from Irving.
Irving throws a sloppy head kick and Castro moves out of range easily.
Castro shoots in looking for a takedown but Irving manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Castro's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Irving misses with a hook. Castro ducked under it nicely.
Irving lands a nice looking kick to the body. Castro takes a step back to recover.
Irving misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irving looks to land a right hand but Castro moved out of range.
Irving throws a nice looking combination but Castro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Irving misses with a body shot.
Irving throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Irving pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Irving as Castro shoots in.
Irving swats away the attempt to clinch by Castro.
Irving misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castro.
Castro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Irving.
Castro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Irving.
Irving lands with a nice body punch.
Castro throws a head kick but Irving moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Irving.
Irving will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Irving lands a nice shot to the body.
Irving scores with a head kick.
Irving throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castro misses with a leg kick.
Irving throws a hook to the side of Castro's head but Castro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Irving throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Irving throws a body punch but Castro moves out of range.
Irving throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Irving throws a sloppy head kick and Castro moves out of range easily.
Irving throws a sloppy head kick

and Castro counters by moving into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irving stops a takedown attempt from Castro.
Irving wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Castro has him pressed against the cage.
Irving is trying to break the clinch but Castro has him pressed against the cage.
Irving wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Castro pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Castro trying to keep a closed guard but Irving is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Irving trying to stand up but can't free himself from Castro's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Michael Irving.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Irving, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Irving!