PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Angel Castile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Pequeno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pequeno has chosen Cão da Morte by Mão Morta as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Castile
vs
Pequeno

155 cm
36
155 lbs
18 - 14 - 0

177 cm
34
156 lbs
30 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition

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 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angel Castile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joao Pequeno!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pequeno throws a wild body kick that Castile sees coming a mile off.
Nice body punch from Pequeno.
Castile will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Castile throws a head kick that misses.
Castile scores with a jab to the jaw.
Castile moves out of range as Pequeno strikes.
Castile fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pequeno manages to avoid it.
Castile goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Castile misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pequeno scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Angel Castile has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pequeno takes a swing at Castile's ribcage but misses.
Pequeno lands with a nice body punch.
Castile turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Castile takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pequeno goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pequeno looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Castile lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pequeno's sensitive parts.
Nice body kick from Pequeno.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pequeno scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Castile gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pequeno.
Castile throws a head kick but Pequeno moves out of range.
A low kick from Castile misses
and Pequeno counters with a good low kick that Castile was not able to check.
Pequeno looks to score with a jab to the body but Castile is just out of range.
Pequeno scores with a jab.
Castile dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pequeno fails with an attempt to clinch.
Castile tries to close the distance and clinch but Pequeno swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Castile scoring well with a low kick there.
Castile is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Castile throws a head kick but Pequeno moves out of range.
Castile throws an overhand right that lands on Pequeno's shoulder, as Pequeno tries to avoid the shot.
Pequeno dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Castile. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Pequeno misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Pequeno.
Pequeno missing with a left hand there. Castile was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pequeno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castile.
Castile throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Castile throws a head kick that misses.
Pequeno darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Castile blocks a low kick nicely.
Castile takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pequeno throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pequeno throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Castile fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pequeno manages to avoid it.
Castile seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pequeno does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Some bone on bone action there as Pequeno checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Castile clinches up with Pequeno and pushes him back against the cage.
Pequeno lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pequeno creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pequeno has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Castile creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Pequeno.
Castile throws a head punch that misses.
Castile lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pequeno misses with the head strike.
Pequeno swings wildly with an uppercut but Castile uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Castile throws an elbow but misses.
Castile wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pequeno has him pressed against the cage.
Pequeno lands with a right to the head.
Pequeno lands with a right to the head.
Castile tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pequeno avoids it.
Castile tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pequeno's elbow.
Castile avoiding damage.
Castile misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pequeno creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pequeno throws a punch but it's blocked by Castile.
Pequeno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pequeno can't find room to land a body shot as Castile controls the action.
Castile is looking to control Pequeno's arms but Pequeno gets an underhook and turns him. Now Castile has his back to the cage.
Pequeno lands a right hand.
Castile is trying to maintain a safe position but Pequeno gets an underhook and turns Castile into the cage.

Pequeno breaks the clinch.
Pequeno tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Castile manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pequeno throws a jab but it's blocked by Castile.
Pequeno lands a glancing blow to the side of Castile's head.
Pequeno scores with a punch to the head.
Pequeno goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Castile clinches with his opponent.
Castile tries to throw a body punch but Pequeno avoids it by throwing Castile back against the cage.
Pequeno lands a right hand that snaps the head of Castile backwards.
Pequeno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joao Pequeno dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Angel Castile's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Castile takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Castile scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Castile avoids the body shot from Pequeno.
Castile connects with a leg kick. Pequeno looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pequeno scores with a sloppy right hand. Castile should have avoided that one.
Castile fails to land with a series of punches.
Pequeno lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Castile pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Castile connects with a solid leg kick.
Castile throws a sloppy head kick
and Pequeno counters with a nice body shot.
Joao Pequeno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pequeno throws a big shot that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pequeno throws a low kick but Castile moves out of range easily.
Castile takes one to the side of the head.
Pequeno slips under a jab from Castile.
Castile throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Joao Pequeno has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Pequeno.
Pequeno throws a body kick that misses.
A left lands for Castile.
Castile lands a head kick!

Pequeno is rocked!
Castile tests Pequeno's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pequeno is still on wobbly legs! Can Castile finish him?
Castile tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pequeno manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pequeno seems to have recovered his senses.
Pequeno throws a head kick that misses.
Castile defending well as Pequeno loads up on a big left hand.
Pequeno looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Castile walks into a jab.
Pequeno tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castile throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castile tries to work over Pequeno's front leg with a kick but Pequeno checks it.
Pequeno scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pequeno thows a body shot but no joy.
Pequeno tries to clinch there but Castile circles away.
Pequeno buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pequeno is looking to slow Castile down with leg kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pequeno.
Castile looks to land a body kick but Pequeno moved away.
Castile lands with an overhand left.
Pequeno misses with a low kick.
Pequeno walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Castile swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pequeno throws a right hand that misses
and Castile counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Castile tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castile punishes Pequeno's body with a nice straight punch.
Pequeno takes a swing at Castile's ribcage but misses.
Jab by Pequeno.
Pequeno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castile was well out of range. Poor timing from Pequeno.
Pequeno looks for the body kick but Castile saw that one coming.

Castile instigates a clinch.
Castile is trying to force a seperation but Pequeno has the dominant position.
Pequeno tries to work over Castile's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Castile content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Castile prevents a body shot from Pequeno.
Pequeno taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pequeno scores with a hook to the body.
Pequeno misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Pequeno.
Pequeno blocks a body shot from Castile.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno lands a right hand.

Castile pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pequeno throws a head kick that misses.
Castile has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pequeno finds it's way round the side to connect with Castile's head.
Pequeno throws a sloppy head kick and Castile moves out of range easily.
Castile looks to land a right hand but Pequeno moved out of range.
Castile is looking to clinch.
Castile gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pequeno has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Castile.
Castile scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pequeno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Pequeno instigates a clinch.
Pequeno can't find room to land a body shot as Castile controls the action.
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 Angel Castile will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Pequeno drives through and clinches with Castile against the cage.

Castile breaks from the clinch.
Nice body kick there by Pequeno.
Castile takes a swing at Pequeno's ribcage but misses.
Castile keeps the fight on the outside.
Castile throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castile tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pequeno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castile manages to avoid it.
Pequeno scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pequeno lands a nice looking kick to the body. Castile takes a step back to recover.

Castile forces Pequeno back against the cage and clinches.

Castile breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pequeno thows a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Castile throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castile wants to clinch.
Pequeno throws out a loose jab but Castile uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pequeno throws a one two combo.
Pequeno finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Castile misses with a head kick.
Castile is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Castile takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Castile darts in and clinches Pequeno up against the cage.
Castile is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Castile tries to throw a body punch but Pequeno avoids it by throwing Castile back against the cage.
Castile wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pequeno.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Castile backwards.
Castile looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castile.
Pequeno swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pequeno tries to work over Castile's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Castile is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Castile misses with an elbow strike.
Castile misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pequeno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Castile backwards.
Pequeno misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pequeno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Castile working Pequeno over with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Pequeno.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castile blocking some punches.
Pequeno lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Pequeno breaks from the clinch.
Castile misses with a wild body shot.
Pequeno misses with a wild body shot.
Pequeno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castile paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pequeno scoring well with a low kick there.
Pequeno lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Castile with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pequeno to score with a decent uppercut.
Pequeno is looking to score with low kicks.
Pequeno lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Castile tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Castile lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pequeno has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pequeno and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A leg kick checked by Castile.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castile throws a leg kick but Pequeno sees it coming and moves out of range.
Castile feints and then cracks Pequeno's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pequeno down.
Castile misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pequeno smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castile misses with a low kick.
Pequeno lands the left hand.
Pequeno will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Castile misses with a head kick.
Castile with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castile throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pequeno counters with a stiff right hand.
Pequeno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castile manages to avoid it.
Pequeno misses with a straight right.
Pequeno tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castile swats him away and circles back towards the center.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joao Pequeno comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pequeno 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joao Pequeno!
After the big win, Joao Pequeno made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hellbent and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.