PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harold Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Caluha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caluha has chosen #1 as his entrance music. Mike Caluha is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Lee
vs
Caluha

168 cm
18
159 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
22
159 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harold Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Caluha!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.

Lee closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lee lands in his opponent's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Caluha is on top in guard.
Lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Lee working for a triangle but Caluha defends it easily.
Caluha throwing strikes but missing.
Caluha won't allow Lee to sweep him here.

Lee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caluha with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Caluha working some strikes from top position.
Caluha keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lee's head.
Caluha landing with the ground and pound.
Caluha distracts Lee with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Caluha is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Caluha works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lee tries to roll over but Caluha keeps him under control.
Lee trying to control but Caluha postures up.
Lee tries to roll over but Caluha keeps him under control.
Caluha working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caluha landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lee won't allow Caluha to pass to mount.
Lee is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Caluha scores with a couple of nice shots.
Caluha passes to full mount!
Caluha postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lee looks a forlorn figure.
Caluha lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Caluha cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Caluha landing shots from mount.
Caluha has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caluha lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
BOOM! Caluha connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Caluha cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caluha fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lee is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lee taking shots to the head.
Caluha dominating with strikes here.
Caluha with shots to the head and body - Lee looks very uncomfortable down there.
Caluha has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lee's face.
Lee bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Lee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Caluha works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Caluha wants to sweep here but Lee controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caluha striking from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caluha throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Lee wants to stand but Caluha is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lee preventing the sweep.
Caluha will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Caluha pinned against the cage. Caluha gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Caluha fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lee sprawls well initially but Caluha persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Caluha dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Caluha moves out of range as Lee throws a body kick.
Harold Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee tries to clinch but Caluha is having none of it.

Caluha shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Caluha is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Caluha thows a big elbow that misses.
Caluha working some strikes from top position.
Caluha is looking to work some ground and pound but Lee has wrist control.
Caluha passes Lee's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Caluha missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Caluha stops Lee from getting back to his feet.
Caluha is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caluha not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Caluha thows a huge punch but Lee dodges it nicely.
Lee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Caluha is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lee gets back to full guard.
Lee is trying to control the position but Caluha postures up.
Caluha lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Caluha won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
Caluha distracts Lee with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Caluha is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Caluha in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Caluha distracts Lee with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caluha makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Caluha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Horrible takedown by Caluha or perhaps it was just good defense by Lee which made him look bad.
Lee doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Caluha counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caluha drops an elbow to the side of Lee's head.
Caluha thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Lee to regain full guard.
Lee wants to stand and escape but Caluha is having none of it.

Lee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Caluha passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lee wants to get back to his feet but Caluha drags him back down.
Lee is trying to get back to half guard.
Lee taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lee is trying to control Caluha's posture but Caluha avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lee throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Lee on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Caluha scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lee taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lee tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Caluha landing shots from mount.
Caluha lands a big elbow.
The referee warns Lee that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Caluha working the ground and pound effectively.
Caluha is landing with some decent strikes but Lee is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Caluha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Caluha fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Harold Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caluha looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but Caluha persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee with a poor takedown

and Caluha counters with a single leg into guard. Lee didn't expect that.
Lee has momentary wrist control but Caluha slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Caluha accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lee is trying to control the position but Caluha postures up.
Caluha is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Caluha trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Caluha loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Caluha is in close to Lee's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lee manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Caluha manages to get himself to full guard.
Lee wants to control from the top but Caluha keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caluha throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Caluha throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Caluha looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Caluha punching from the bottom.
Caluha is striking but Lee is not phased and passes to half guard.
Caluha landing rabbit punches to the side of Lee's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lee has his takedown stuffed

and Caluha counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee taking some punishment here, with Caluha in his half guard.
Lee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lee makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lee.
Caluha cracks Lee with a solid left hand.
Caluha trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lee is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Caluha looking to pass the guard.
Lee is trying to control the position but Caluha postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caluha forces his way into half guard.
Lee flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Caluha throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lee is looking to improve his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lee has his takedown stuffed

and Caluha counters with a shoot takedown. Lee fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harold Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caluha lands a couple of elbows.
Caluha landing with the ground and pound.
Caluha connects with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caluha makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Caluha scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Caluha landing with the ground and pound.
Lee throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Caluha landing some decent shots from guard.
Caluha chips away with some ground and pound.
Caluha with a nice head shot there.
Caluha landing some decent shots from guard.
Caluha scoring with punches to the head and body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Caluha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Caluha winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Caluha!