PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cullen Castrello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lamont Sanford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanford has chosen Stevie Wonder - Superstition as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Castrello
vs
Sanford

185 cm
30
156 lbs
19 - 6 - 2

170 cm
29
168 lbs
17 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)
Spartan Nutrition

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 19 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Cullen Castrello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lamont Sanford!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanford looks for the body kick but Castrello saw that one coming.
Sanford is looking to slow Castrello down with leg kicks.
Castrello throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Sanford throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanford lands a jab to the nose.
We've been informed that Sanford has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Castrello lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanford's sensitive parts.
Sanford connects with a leg kick. Castrello looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Donk. Sanford catches Castrello right on the button with a cross.
Castrello throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sanford counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanford is looking to slow Castrello down with leg kicks.
No joy there for Sanford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Castrello lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Sanford paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Castrello throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castrello.
Sanford looks to land a combination but Castrello avoids it well.
Sanford looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sanford is looking to chop away at Castrello's legs.
Castrello tries to clinch up but Sanford circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castrello misses with a hook to the body
and Sanford counters with an inside leg kick.
Castrello feints and then cracks Sanford's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sanford down.
Castrello pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sanford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Castrello was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sanford takes a swing at Castrello's ribcage but misses.
Castrello really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sanford throws a body kick that misses.
Good work by Sanford as he checks the leg kick.
Sanford takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sanford slips under a jab.
Sanford lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Castrello steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanford.
Castrello has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Beast in the buildup to the fight.
Sanford lands with a hook. Castrello tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sanford catches Castrello with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sanford comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sanford is looking to land body kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanford fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Castrello takes a swing at Sanford's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanford throws a head kick that half lands.
Castrello wants to clinch up but Sanford keeps it at a distance.
Castrello just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanford tries to counter with a clinch but Castrello shakes him off and moves away.

Castrello clinches.
Castrello lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Castrello can't find room to land a body shot as Sanford controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sanford.
Castrello gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sanford lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sanford lands an elbow inside.
Castrello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Castrello scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sanford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Sanford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanford lands a hook that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Sanford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Castrello blocks it with crossed arms.
Castrello lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castrello lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanford backwards.
Sanford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanford has a couple of punches blocked by Castrello.
Sanford lands a body shot in the clinch.
Castrello softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sanford has a couple of punches blocked by Castrello.
Sanford misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sanford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sanford lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Castrello.
Castrello gets through Sanford's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Castrello prevents a body shot from Sanford.
Sanford blocks an elbow strike from Castrello.
Sanford throws a head punch that misses.
Castrello pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sanford working hard to break the clinch.
Sanford digs a right hand into Castrello's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Castrello's gas tank.
Castrello misses with a knee strike.
Castrello lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castrello is working Sanford over against the cage.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Sanford.
A shot in the inside from Sanford.
Castrello pushes Sanford back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanford lands a hook that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanford managing to block the knees to the body from Castrello.
Sanford lands a hook that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Castrello lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Lamont Sanford has been cut.
Castrello pushes off an throws an elbow but Sanford leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sanford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanford misses with a body punch.
Castrello stalling in the clinch but Sanford improves position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanford misses with the head strike.
Sanford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanford misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Sanford fails to land.
Sanford is leaning against Castrello and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lamont Sanford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lamont Sanford's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Castrello misses with a looping left.
Sanford moves out of range of the body kick.
Sanford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanford blocks the body kick.
Castrello digs a good body shot into Sanford's ribs.
Castrello connects with the punch.
Sanford throws a right hand that misses
and Castrello counters with a leg kick.
Lamont Sanford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanford thows a leg kick but Castrello checks it
and Castrello counters with an inside leg kick.
Castrello moves out of range as Sanford strikes.
Sanford throws a body punch but Castrello moves out of range.
Sanford clobbers Castrello with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castrello scores with a kick to the body.
A jab from Sanford does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanford throws a shot from downtown. Castrello moves away and avoids it.
Sanford thows a leg kick but Castrello checks it
and Castrello counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Castrello is looking to wear down Sanford with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Castrello swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sanford counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Castrello, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanford on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A punch combination from Sanford misses.
Castrello takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Castrello throws a leg kick but Sanford checks it.
Sanford swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Castrello throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanford scores with a punch to the head.
Sanford misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Sanford.
Castrello blocks the body kick.
Castrello fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sanford just manages to avoid it.
Castrello tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanford wants to clinch up but Castrello keeps it at a distance.
Lamont Sanford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castrello.
Castrello just misses with a punch to the body.
Castrello avoids a kick to the body.
And Castrello counters with a quick kick to the body but Sanford blocks it.
Castrello is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Castrello takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanford. Castrello does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castrello thinks about countering with a body kick.

Castrello instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castrello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castrello swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sanford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lamont Sanford seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sanford lands a hook that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Castrello.
Sanford can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.
Castrello lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Castrello lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Castrello gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sanford blocks the elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sanford obliges.
Sanford managing to block the knees to the body from Castrello.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanford misses with a punch to the body.
Sanford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Castrello scores with a knee to the head.
Sanford is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sanford tries a body shot but Castrello blocks it.
Sanford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanford lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanford scores a nice knee to the body.
Sanford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanford blocks an uppercut.
Castrello scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sanford lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sanford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Castrello avoids it.
Castrello prevents a body shot from Sanford.
Sanford wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sanford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanford blocks an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanford working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Sanford.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Sanford.
Sanford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sanford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanford digs a right hand into Castrello's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Castrello's gas tank.
Sanford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castrello's elbow.
Sanford tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing Sanford back against the cage.
Sanford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sanford has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Castrello takes a shot to the head.
Sanford lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Sanford breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sanford.
A lazy body kick from Sanford

and Castrello counters by clinching up.
Castrello missing with knees to the body.
Sanford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lamont Sanford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lamont Sanford's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Sanford is looking to land body kicks.
Castrello moves out of range as Sanford throws a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanford. Castrello does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castrello turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sanford misses with a body kick.
Sanford is looking to land body kicks.
Sanford throws a shot from downtown. Castrello moves away and avoids it.
Sanford blocks a low kick nicely.
Castrello avoids the head kick by Sanford.
Castrello steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanford.
Castrello tries to clinch up but Sanford circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sanford rushes Castrello and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Sanford.
Nice body punch from Castrello.
Nice elbow from Castrello.
Sanford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Sanford working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castrello throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sanford tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing Sanford back against the cage.
Sanford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castrello.
Castrello trying to land knees to the body.
Castrello lands an uppercut.
Castrello prevents a body shot from Sanford.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanford avoiding damage as Castrello throws knees to the body.
Castrello tries a knee to the head but Sanford blocks it.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanford misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Castrello throws an elbow but misses.
Sanford misses with the head strike.
Castrello misses with the head strike.
Castrello can't find room to land a body shot as Sanford controls the action.
Sanford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Castrello tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cullen Castrello has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castrello trying to land knees to the body.
Castrello misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Sanford breaks from the clinch.
Castrello lands with an uppercut that bounces Sanford off the cage and back into range.
Sanford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castrello thows a body kick. Sanford tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Castrello waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanford.
As Castrello backs off Sanford throws a huge counter combo but Castrello manages to avoid it all.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanford lands with a good body shot.
Sanford dodges the punch combination from Castrello.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sanford.
Castrello scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sanford doesn't seem bothered though.
Sanford misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Castrello counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Castrello looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Castrello ducks right into an uppercut from Sanford.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanford takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sanford misses with a hook to the body
and Castrello counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castrello.
As Sanford looks to move away, Castrello throws a big counter combo but Sanford just gets out of the way.

Castrello has managed to clinch.
Castrello takes an elbow to the temple.
Sanford lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Castrello or not.
Lamont Sanford is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Castrello looking to throw knees to the head but Sanford is blocking nicely.
Sanford takes a shot to the head.
Sanford blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Castrello.
Castrello misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanford.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castrello lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That has opened up Lamont Sanford's cut even more.
Castrello misses with an elbow strike.
Sanford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castrello throws an elbow that misses.
Castrello scores with a hook to the body.
Castrello lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Castrello lands a good knee to the midsection. Sanford won't want to take too many of those.
Sanford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Castrello misses with an elbow strike.
Sanford lands a body punch in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cullen Castrello showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sanford 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lamont Sanford!
Post fight, Lamont Sanford stared into the camera and said 'check out my bosses' tracks at soundcloud.com/spinmanfinn'.