PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Noneya (ranked 5142 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Castro (ranked 7671 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Noneya has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Noneya
vs
Castro

183 cm
23
227 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

190 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin

Vegan Gains

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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Noneya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Erik Castro!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro throws a hook to the side of Noneya's head but Noneya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Castro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Noneya.
Castro tries to counter by closing the distance.

Castro clinches up against the cage.
Castro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Noneya smiles and moves away.
Noneya dives in and grabs Castro's left leg, looking for a takedown. Castro pushes down on Noneya's head and hops out.

Castro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Castro is working for takedown but Noneya is calmly controlling the position for now.
Noneya tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Castro smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Noneya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Noneya tries to score a power double leg takedown but Castro sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Noneya somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Noneya moves into range and clinches up with Castro.
Castro jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Noneya walks away with a smile on his face. Castro gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Castro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Noneya fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Castro steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Noneya.

Noneya dives in and scores a takedown into Castro's guard.
Noneya controlling from the top position.

Noneya avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Castro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Castro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Noneya gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Noneya passes Castro's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Castro actively working from the bottom here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Castro can do anything to dispel that myth.

Castro actively working from the bottom here.
Noneya takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Castro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Castro actively working from the bottom here.
Noneya passes to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noneya works to advance to full mount. Castro defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Noneya prevents Castro from getting the reversal.

Noneya working for a guillotine from mount but Castro is in no mood to give up.
Castro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Castro is squirming around, avoiding Noneya's attempts to control the action.
Castro is looking to get to half guard.
Noneya looking to control and managing it successfully.
Noneya is breathing heavily.
Castro is desperately trying to improve his position but Noneya has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noneya controlling from the full mount.

Noneya stands up from mount. Strange move.

Castro clinches.
Castro is trying to pull guard but Noneya turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Castro is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Noneya to keep the fight standing.
Castro tries to break the clinch but Noneya is controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Castro lands an elbow just above Noneya 's eye.
Castro tries to circle away but Noneya has him pinned against the cage.
A short right from Castro on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jake Noneya will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Castro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Noneya at a distance.
Castro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Noneya.

Noneya feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Noneya is stalling in the full guard.

Castro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Noneya stays in close to Castro's body and controls the position.
Jake Noneya overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Castro keeping moving, preventing Noneya from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noneya advances position into side control!
Noneya taking a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Noneya is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Castro knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Castro is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Noneya wants to control but Castro is keeping him busy.
Castro is looking to reverse the position.
Castro is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Noneya moves into full mount!

Noneya is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Castro is surviving well by controlling Noneya's body position as best he can.
Castro is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Noneya get's back to his feet.
Castro stuffs the takedown attempt from Noneya. Noneya gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro misses with the combination.

Noneya shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Noneya is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Castro!
Castro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Castro bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Castro trying to stand up but can't free himself from Noneya's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Castro drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Noneya dives on top into guard.

Noneya avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Noneya wants to control from the top but Castro keeps moving.

Castro working for a triangle but Noneya defends it easily.
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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Castro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Noneya dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Nice defenses there by Noneya.
Noneya dives in for a single leg takedown but Castro sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Noneya is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Castro can do to turn this around?
Castro misses with a body shot.

Castro clinches.
Castro tries to pull guard but Noneya won't allow it.
Castro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Noneya pulls guard successfully.
Castro wants to stand but Noneya is controlling his posture from full guard.
Noneya is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Castro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Noneya pulls his head out easily.

Castro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noneya controlling the action here.

Noneya is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Castro doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Noneya.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Castro is not content to let Noneya control the position.
Noneya is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Castro is trying to get back to full guard.

Castro actively working from the bottom here.

Castro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Noneya pulls his head out easily.
Noneya wants to lay and pray for a moment but Castro keeps working.
Noneya controlling the action here.

Castro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Noneya pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noneya sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Noneya looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Castro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Noneya pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Castro is refusing to be controlled, as Noneya sits in half guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Castro throws a right and a left that both miss.

Castro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Noneya keeps control of Castro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Castro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Noneya has him pressed against the cage.
Jake Noneya is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Castro is trying to force a seperation but Noneya has the dominant position.
Erik Castro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castro goes for a takedown in the clinch but Noneya prevents it.

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 Jake Noneya.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Noneya, 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Noneya!