PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Thompson (ranked 161 p4p, 4 weight class) and Ricardo Castillo (ranked 293 p4p, 11 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Thompson
vs
Castillo

193 cm
26
270 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

200 cm
34
275 lbs
21 - 7 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick Thompson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Castillo!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Castillo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thompson counters with a nice uppercut.
Thompson moves out of range of the strikes.
Castillo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thompson.
Castillo throws a lazy uppercut
and Thompson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Ricardo Castillo has been cut.
Thompson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Castillo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castillo connects with a looping right hand.

It looks like Patrick Thompson has been cut.
Thompson tries to land a front kick but Castillo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Castillo scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab from Castillo does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castillo lands an overhand right.
Castillo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thompson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Castillo misses with a right hand
enabling Thompson to counter with a crisp jab.
Castillo misses with a right hand
and Thompson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson walks into a straight right hand from Castillo.
A bone on bone clash there as Thompson blocks the leg kick.
Castillo throws a low kick but Thompson avoids it.
Thompson is looking to counter punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Thompson as he connects with a hook.
Castillo looks to throw the jab but Thompson is out of range.
Thompson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Castillo.

Castillo gets tackled into the cage by Thompson. Thompson maintains the clinch.
Thompson misses with a body punch.

Castillo drops Thompson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Thompson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castillo swings wildly with an uppercut but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castillo.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Castillo scores with a shoulder strike.
Thompson misses with a punch on the inside.
Thompson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castillo misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Castillo.
Castillo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.
Thompson is looking to break free of the clinch but Castillo has double underhooks.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thompson misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Thompson on the inside.
Thompson is leaning against Castillo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Castillo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thompson is keeping busy.
Thompson lands a body punch.
Castillo looks winded!
Thompson cracks Castillo with a nice body shot.
Thompson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castillo's elbow.
Thompson tries a body shot but Castillo blocks it.
A short uppercut from Thompson.
Thompson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Castillo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thompson presses Castillo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thompson scores with a shot to the side of Castillo's head.
Thompson struggles to land a body shot inside as Castillo controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Thompson on the inside.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Castillo.
Thompson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Castillo fails to land.
Thompson blocking some punches.
Castillo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thompson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Castillo backwards.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Castillo is trying to stall.
Thompson tries a body shot but Castillo blocks it.
Castillo lands an elbow inside that Thompson shrugs off.
Castillo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thompson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thompson.
Thompson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thompson is working Castillo over against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson tries to work over Castillo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thompson tries a body shot but Castillo blocks it.
Thompson pushes Castillo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thompson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Thompson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Castillo avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the cage.
Thompson can't find room to land a body shot as Castillo controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Thompson.
Thompson lands a hook that snaps the head of Castillo backwards.
Castillo blocks a body shot from Thompson.
Thompson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Castillo.
Thompson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castillo's elbow.
Thompson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Castillo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson can't find room to land a body shot as Castillo controls the action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Castillo.
Castillo blocks a body shot from Thompson.
Thompson scores with a shot to the side of Castillo's head.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Castillo avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Thompson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Thompson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Thompson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thompson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castillo.
An inside leg kick from Castillo misses.
Thompson misses with a right hand
and Castillo counters with a two punch combo.
Thompson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Castillo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thompson scrambles back to his feet.
Castillo looks to land a right hand but Thompson moved out of range.
Thompson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Thompson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Castillo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it.
Ricardo Castillo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Castillo misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Castillo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thompson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Castillo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Castillo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Thompson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Castillo.
Thompson jabs Castillo right on the nose. Castillo blinks but takes it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Castillo.

Castillo is rocked!
Castillo misses with a shot to the body
and Thompson counters with a big left hand that crumples Castillo! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Patrick Thompson!
Patrick Thompson retains his super heavyweight title!
Ricardo Castillo was interviewed post fight and said 'I still got fights left in me, I'll be back'.