PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Calixto Cardona (ranked 918 p4p, 1277 weight class) and Hratch Tzien (ranked 109 p4p, 139 weight class). Tzien has chosen R*ck It as his entrance music. Calixto Cardona is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Cardona
vs
Tzien

170 cm
35
149
31 - 20 - 2

170 cm
34
145
19 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 31 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Calixto Cardona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Hratch Tzien!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardona misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tzien counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cardona misses with a leg kick.
Tzien feints a counter leg kick.
Tzien missing with a left hand there. Cardona was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cardona lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tzien circles away quickly and effectively.
Cardona drops his hands momentarily and Tzien takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cardona misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tzien.
Cardona connects with an inside leg kick.
Tzien misses with a double jab.
Cardona ducks under a wild hook from Tzien.
Cardona lands a really nice looking cross but Tzien seems unphased.
Tzien throws a hook to the side of Cardona's head but Cardona sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cardona. Tzien does a little dance to reset his feet.

Tzien gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cardona lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Cardona's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Tzien misses.
Tzien lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A big left from Tzien misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tzien has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cardona finds it's way round the side to connect with Tzien's head.
Cardona uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cardona steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tzien. That one must have hurt.
Cardona slips under a jab from Tzien.
Cardona lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tzien takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tzien works Cardona's body with a nice hook.
Tzien lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cardona takes a step back to recover.
Tzien throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Cardona instigates a clinch.
Cardona lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cardona fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tzien scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tzien wants to get back to striking at distance but Cardona won't allow it.
Tzien lands a hook that snaps the head of Cardona backwards.
Cardona tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tzien lands a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tzien throws a punch but it's blocked by Cardona.
Cardona lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tzien or not.
Tzien blocks an uppercut.
Cardona lands an uppercut.
Cardona lands a body shot.
Tzien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Tzien pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Calixto Cardona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tzien scores with a nice right hand.
Cardona throws out a powerful jab.

Tzien moves into the clinch successfully.
Tzien misses with a punch on the inside.
Cardona swings wildly with an uppercut but Tzien uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cardona swings wildly with an uppercut but Tzien uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tzien pushes Cardona back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cardona pushes Tzien back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cardona lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tzien backwards.
Cardona lands with a short shot to the head.
Tzien swings wildly with an uppercut but Cardona uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tzien gets through Cardona's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tzien blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tzien lands with a light punch inside.
Tzien has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cardona seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tzien can turn it around.
Cardona lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tzien backwards.
Cardona lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tzien.
Cardona lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tzien has a couple of punches blocked by Cardona.
Cardona lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tzien backwards.
Cardona working aggressively here.

Tzien pulls guard.
Cardona wants to control from the top but Tzien keeps moving.

Cardona stands up and waves to Tzien to follow him.
Cardona throws a hook but Tzien blocks it.
Tzien misses with a straight left.
Tzien looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tzien throws a hook to the side of Cardona's head but Cardona sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cardona swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cardona fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tzien on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardona throws a right hand that misses
letting Tzien counter with a right hand.
Cardona fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tzien manages to avoid it.
Cardona misses with a straight right.
A big left from Tzien misses.
Cardona missing with a left hand there. Tzien was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cardona lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cardona lands a jab to the head.
Tzien misses with a body kick.
Tzien tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cardona swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cardona throws a quick counter head kick but Tzien was just out of range.
Cardona checks a low kick from Tzien.
Cardona misses with a straight left.

Cardona gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Tzien on the inside.
Cardona lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tzien lands with a right to the head.
Cardona tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cardona makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tzien blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Calixto Cardona 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.

Cardona moves into range and clinches up with Tzien.
Cardona misses with the head strike.
Tzien misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cardona working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Tzien scores with a nice short uppercut.

Tzien's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tzien throws a right and a left that Cardona avoids nicely.
A cross from Cardona lands.
Cardona throws a combination that misses
and Tzien counters with a straight right hand.
Cardona throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tzien sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cardona misses the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Cardona.
Cardona connects with a right hand. Tzien shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tzien throws a leg kick which misses Cardona's front leg but catches the back leg as Cardona tries to avoid it.
A head kick from Cardona lands but Tzien takes it in his stride.
Cardona throws a body shot but no joy.
Despite the aggression on Tzien's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cardona throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Tzien counter with a right hand.
Cardona misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tzien throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cardona sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cardona scores with a push kick.
Cardona throws a shot from downtown. Tzien moves away and avoids it.
Tzien defending well as Cardona loads up on a big left hand.
Tzien lands a really nice looking cross but Cardona seems unphased.
Cardona fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tzien has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cardona thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tzien if he has to take too many more of those.
Cardona checks a low kick from Tzien.
Cardona throws an overhand right that lands on Tzien's shoulder, as Tzien tries to avoid the shot.
Cardona throws a sloppy body shot
and Tzien connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tzien moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tzien throws a hook but Cardona blocks it.
Tzien throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tzien walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Cardona closes the distance and pushes Tzien back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cardona tries a body shot but Tzien blocks it.

Cardona breaks from the clinch.
Cardona throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cardona throws a looping overhand right but Tzien ducks down to avoid it.
Cardona checks a low kick from Tzien.
Cardona swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tzien counters with a nice uppercut.

Cardona gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cardona.
A head punch on the inside from Cardona fails to land.
Tzien misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tzien blocks a body shot from Cardona.
Tzien misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cardona misses with a punch on the inside.
Cardona lands a nice uppercut.
Tzien blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cardona misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cardona struggles to land a body shot inside as Tzien controls his hands.
Cardona misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardona lands a left hand.
Tzien misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tzien works on Cardona's body with a couple of short punches.
Calixto Cardona has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tzien blocks a body shot from Cardona.
Cardona throws a head punch that misses.

Tzien decides to pull guard.
Cardona stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tzien swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tzien controls Cardona momentarily but Cardona frees himself.
Tzien looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cardona has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cardona trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tzien managing to control the position.

Tzien had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cardona defends it easily.
Tzien keeping moving, preventing Cardona from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cardona stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Tzien avoids the body shot from Cardona.
Tzien feints and then cracks Cardona's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cardona down.
Cardona is looking to score with low kicks.
Cardona checks a leg kick nicely.
Tzien moves out of range of the body kick from Cardona.
Tzien fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cardona.
Tzien fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cardona checks it well.
Tzien tries to work over Cardona's front leg with a kick but Cardona checks it.
Tzien throws a head kick that misses
and Cardona counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tzien thinking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cardona fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cardona throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tzien lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Calixto Cardona dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Tzien looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tzien pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cardona is out of range and Tzien settles back down.
Cardona blocks a leg kick.
Cardona swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tzien lands a front kick.
A slow jab from Tzien misses its intended target.
Cardona misses with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tzien.
Cardona moves out of range as Tzien strikes.
Tzien uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cardona.
Cardona backing away here, and Tzien unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cardona lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Hratch Tzien has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cardona throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tzien counters with a stiff right hand.
Cardona connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab lands there for Cardona.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tzien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cardona.
Cardona throws a head kick but Tzien moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardona throws a jab but it's blocked by Tzien.
A leg kick checked by Cardona.
Cardona has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cardona there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tzien scores with a leg kick.
Tzien slips a jab from Cardona.
Calixto Cardona is winning the standup battle so far.
Cardona connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tzien has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cardona.
Cardona scoring well with a low kick there.
Cardona on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tzien wants to slow Cardona down by chopping away at his legs.
Cardona rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tzien cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cardona digs a good hook to Tzien's body.
Cardona throws a leg kick but Tzien sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cardona misses with a hook to the body
and Tzien counters with a three punch combo that has Cardona backing up. Cardona nods at Tzien to acknowledge the strikes.
Hratch Tzien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Tzien gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cardona blocks a body shot from Tzien.
Cardona lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cardona misses with the head strike.
Cardona tries to work over Tzien's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tzien misses with a punch to the body.
Cardona blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cardona goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tzien lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cardona lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tzien backwards.
Cardona lands a hook that snaps the head of Tzien backwards.
Cardona digs a right hand into Tzien's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tzien's gas tank.
Tzien misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tzien tries a body shot but Cardona blocks it.
Tzien misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cardona lands an uppercut.
Cardona fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Cardona escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cardona lands a slapping body shot.
Calixto Cardona is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Cardona misses its intended target.
Tzien lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tzien defending well as Cardona loads up on a big left hand.
Cardona digs a good body shot into Tzien's ribs.
Tzien finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tzien moves away from the strike by Cardona.
Cardona takes a swing at Tzien's ribcage but misses.
Tzien on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tzien walks into a straight right hand from Cardona.
Tzien misses with a body shot
and Cardona counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cardona just misses with a punch to the body.
Tzien displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cardona throws out the jab.
Tzien lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cardona's sensitive parts.
Crunch! Cardona slams his shin into Tzien's torso.
Cardona dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by Cardona.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardona misses with an uppercut
and Tzien counters with a good low kick that Cardona was not able to check.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cardona.
A nice leg kick from Tzien, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body punch from Cardona.
Cardona lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cardona fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tzien tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cardona is able to avoid easily.

Cardona clinches.
Cardona can't find room to land a body shot as Tzien controls the action.
Tzien swings wildly with an uppercut but Cardona uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cardona misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tzien lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Tzien as the two fighters clinch.
Tzien swings away with an uppercut that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Calixto Cardona showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cardona, 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calixto Cardona!
A relieved looking Calixto Cardona thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.