PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leif Jaatinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Jaatinen
vs
Castro

201 cm
22
270 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
224 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leif Jaatinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Felix Castro!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaatinen manages to avoid it.
Jaatinen throws a right hand that Castro ducks under and follows up with a left that Castro also avoids with ease.
Castro walks into a left hand.
Castro throws a body kick that misses.
Castro pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jaatinen is out of range and Castro settles back down.
Castro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jaatinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Castro throws a head kick but Jaatinen moves out of range.
Castro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jaatinen.
Jaatinen swinging wilding here.
Jaatinen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Castro misses with a low kick.
Castro lands a nice looking body shot.
Castro takes a swing at Jaatinen's ribcage but misses.
Castro throws the kick towards the body but Jaatinen avoids it.
Jaatinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Castro should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Jaatinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Castro throws and low kick but Jaatinen moves out of range easily.
Castro slips a jab and a cross from Jaatinen.
Jaatinen blocks the body kick.
Castro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leif Jaatinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaatinen misses with a double jab.
Jaatinen blocks the body kick.
Castro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jaatinen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jaatinen misses with a double jab.
Castro misses with a body kick.
Castro throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jaatinen throws a right hand that Castro ducks under and follows up with a left that Castro also avoids with ease.
Jaatinen is breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Castro.
No joy there for Jaatinen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Castro. That's going to slow Jaatinen down.
Castro lands a with a good body shot.
Castro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaatinen manages to avoid it.
Jaatinen avoids a kick to the body.
Castro misses with a hook. Jaatinen ducked under it nicely.
Castro misses the shot to the body.
Castro throws a sloppy head kick and Jaatinen moves out of range easily.
Castro lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jaatinen takes a step back to recover.
Castro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Castro misses with a series of wild punches.
Jaatinen blocks a head kick by Castro.
Castro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Castro just misses with a punch to the body.
Castro throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castro throws a head kick that half lands.
Castro misses with a two punch combination.
Castro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaatinen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Castro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Castro throws a looping overhand right but Jaatinen ducks down to avoid it.
Jaatinen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Castro misses with a body shot.
Castro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jaatinen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Castro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Castro throws a head kick but Jaatinen moves out of range.
Castro throws a series of punches but Jaatinen avoids them all with ease.
Jaatinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Castro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jaatinen avoids the body shot from Castro.
Some wild striking there from Castro.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Castro finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Castro throws a nice looking combination but Jaatinen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Castro looks for the body kick but Jaatinen saw that one coming.
Castro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jaatinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Castro can pounce on him.
Castro throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Castro does it's job there.
Castro is looking to slow Jaatinen down with leg kicks.
Castro misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Castro.
Jaatinen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Castro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaatinen manages to avoid it.
Castro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jaatinen's sensitive parts.
A head kick misses from Castro.
Jaatinen slips a jab and a cross from Castro.
A combination from Castro does no damage.
Castro swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jaatinen counters with a straight right hand.
Jaatinen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Castro. Castro obviously looking to wear him down.
Castro missing with a left hand there. Jaatinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaatinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Castro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good leg kick by Castro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Castro misses with a wild combination.
Jaatinen dodges the punch combination from Castro.
Jaatinen blocks a head kick by Castro.
Castro tries a head kick but it misses.
Castro misses with a head kick.
Castro throws a sloppy head kick and Jaatinen moves out of range easily.
Castro lands a lovely overhand right.
Jaatinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Castro throws a nice inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jaatinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Castro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jaatinen blocks a head kick by Castro.
Castro throws the left hand but Jaatinen avoids the punch easily.
Castro misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Castro dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Castro throws a head kick but Jaatinen moves out of range.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Castro. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Jaatinen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Castro.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Castro in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Jaatinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Castro thows a body shot but no joy.
Leif Jaatinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Castro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jaatinen.
Jaatinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jaatinen misses with a series of wild punches.
Castro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Castro throws a body punch but Jaatinen moves out of range.
Castro misses with a double jab.
Jaatinen slips a jab and a cross from Castro.
Jaatinen misses with an uppercut. Castro saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaatinen moves out of range as Castro throws a body kick.
Castro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jaatinen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Castro.
Castro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jaatinen.
Jaatinen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Castro misses with a straight right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Castro. That's going to slow Jaatinen down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jaatinen counters with a series of strikes. Castro will be more careful next time no doubt.
Castro misses with a head kick.
Castro scores with a spinning back kick!
Castro looks for the body kick but Jaatinen saw that one coming.
Castro throws a wild body kick that Jaatinen sees coming a mile off.
Jaatinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jaatinen dodges the punch combination from Castro.
Castro throws a right and a left that Jaatinen avoids nicely.
Castro throws a head kick that misses.
Jaatinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Castro throws a series of punches but Jaatinen moves out of range.
Castro looks for the body kick but Jaatinen saw that one coming.
Castro lands a nice hook to Jaatinen's body. Jaatinen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Castro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Castro.
Castro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaatinen looks to land a combination but Castro avoids it well.
Castro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Castro tries to land a front kick but Jaatinen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Castro throws a leg kick but Jaatinen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Castro takes a swing at Jaatinen's ribcage but misses.
Castro wants to land a leg kick but Jaatinen is out of range.
Castro throws out a leg kick but Jaatinen moves out of range and Castro only half commits.
Castro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Castro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Castro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Castro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Castro misses with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Castro.
Jaatinen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Castro.
Castro is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jaatinen rather than just go for the knockout.
Castro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Castro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Castro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jaatinen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Castro.
A head kick misses from Castro.
Castro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaatinen manages to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Castro.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro throws a body kick that misses.
Jaatinen dodges the punch combination from Castro.
Castro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jaatinen.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Castro.
Castro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jaatinen misses with a looping left.
Castro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jaatinen.
Jaatinen avoids the head kick by Castro.
Castro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Castro throws a nice looking combination but Jaatinen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Jaatinen does no damage.
Castro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castro throws a head kick but Jaatinen moves out of range.
Castro tries a head kick but it misses.
Jaatinen shoots in but no luck this time.
Castro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaatinen takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro throws a head kick that misses.
Felix Castro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Castro scoring well with a low kick there.
Jaatinen blocks a head kick by Castro.
Castro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Castro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Castro slips a jab from Jaatinen.
Castro misses with an uppercut. Jaatinen saw that one coming.
Jaatinen avoids the body shot from Castro.
Castro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Castro misses with a low kick.
Jaatinen swinging wilding here.
Nice shot lands for Castro.
A punch combination from Jaatinen misses.
A left and a right from Castro both land. Nice combination.
Castro throws a head kick but Jaatinen moves out of range.
Castro lands a high kick!
Jaatinen throws out a loose jab but Castro uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Castro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Castro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Castro walks into a stiff left hand from Jaatinen.
Jaatinen throws a series of punches but Castro avoids them all with ease.
Jaatinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jaatinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jaatinen walks into a stiff left hand from Castro.
Castro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Castro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jaatinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jaatinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Castro throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Castro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jaatinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castro.
Castro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaatinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jaatinen swinging wilding here.
A combination from Castro does no damage.
Jaatinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro misses with a body kick.
Castro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Castro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jaatinen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Castro.
Jaatinen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Castro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Castro throws a low kick, looking for Jaatinen's leg but Jaatinen calmly moves out of range.
Castro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Castro throws a right and a left that Jaatinen avoids nicely.
Castro lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jaatinen backs up against the ropes.
Jaatinen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Castro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jaatinen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Castro.
Castro lands a nice shot to the body.
Castro swings for the body but Jaatinen moves out of range.
Castro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jaatinen avoids the head kick by Castro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Castro misses with a series of wild punches.
Castro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaatinen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Castro.
Castro throws a head kick but Jaatinen moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Castro.
Castro connects with a solid leg kick.
Jaatinen avoids the body shot from Castro.
Castro throws a sloppy head kick and Jaatinen moves out of range easily.
Jaatinen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Castro throws a front kick that sends Jaatinen stumbling back into the ropes.
Castro lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Castro throws a series of punches but Jaatinen avoids them all with ease.
Castro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jaatinen fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Castro misses with a few strikes there.
Castro throws a sloppy head kick and Jaatinen moves out of range easily.
Jaatinen dodges the punch combination from Castro.
Castro throws a nice looking combination but Jaatinen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Castro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jaatinen.
Castro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leif Jaatinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castro moves out of range of the strikes.
Castro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Castro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Castro throws a body kick that misses.
Jaatinen throws a right hand that Castro ducks under and follows up with a left that Castro also avoids with ease.
Castro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jaatinen avoids the head kick by Castro.
Jaatinen avoids the head kick by Castro.
Good leg kick by Castro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Castro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Castro throws a head kick but Jaatinen moves out of range.
Castro throws a head kick that misses.
Castro bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jaatinen misses with a two punch combination.
Castro is looking to slow Jaatinen down with leg kicks.
Jaatinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Castro.
Castro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jaatinen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jaatinen swinging wilding here.
Castro lands a head kick!
Castro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Castro throws a head kick but Jaatinen moves out of range.
Castro defending well as Jaatinen loads up on a big left hand.
Castro cracks a nice hook into Jaatinen's ribs.
A punch combination from Jaatinen misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Castro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Castro has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Castro!