PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Watson (ranked 1413 p4p, 772 weight class) and Sumbu Kalambay (ranked 178 p4p, 103 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Watson
vs
Kalambay

205 cm
25
205
7 - 4 - 0

187 cm
25
213
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sumbu Kalambay !
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Kalambay .
A countering left hand to the body from Kalambay misses.
Kalambay slips a jab from Watson.
Kalambay looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kalambay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kalambay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Watson.
Watson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kalambay connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Watson scrambles back to his feet.
Watson misses with a jab to the body
enabling Kalambay to counter with a crisp jab.
Watson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kalambay .
Watson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Watson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Watson is rocked!
Watson lands a nice hook to Kalambay 's body. Kalambay takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalambay takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Watson throws a looping overhand right but Kalambay ducks down to avoid it.
Watson throws an off balance right hand
and Kalambay counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalambay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watson.
Kalambay appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Watson misses with a hook to the body
and Kalambay counters with a right hand to the body.
Kalambay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kalambay ! But no joy.
Watson misses with a double jab
and Watson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch combination from Watson misses.
Watson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Kalambay was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Kalambay has Watson up against the cage in a clinch.
Kalambay looking to stall.
Kalambay has a couple of punches blocked by Watson.
Kalambay misses with a punch on the inside.
Watson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Watson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Watson is trying to push Kalambay away but Kalambay has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Watson pulls guard.

Watson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kalambay gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Watson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kalambay can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Watson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kalambay can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Watson trying to keep a closed guard but Kalambay is proving a slippery customer.
Watson controlling the position.
Kalambay controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Watson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Watson has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kalambay is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Watson.
Kalambay working away.
Watson trying to control but Kalambay flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Kalambay trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Watson doesn't escape.
Watson trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson staying busy and making it hard for Kalambay to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Watson biding his time here by controlling the hands, looking to escape.
Kalambay not allowing Watson to control his hands.
Kalambay is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Watson just trying to survive but Kalambay is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kalambay controls the position.
Watson trying to control but not successfully.
Watson is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
What can Watson do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Watson wants to escape the position.
Watson just trying to survive but Kalambay is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kalambay really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Watson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kalambay doesn't have the hooks in and Watson manages to turn into his guard.
Kalambay is trying to control the position but Watson postures up.
Watson wants to control from the top but Kalambay keeps moving.
Watson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Watson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kalambay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Watson postures up.
Watson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kalambay is keeping the position for now.
Kalambay keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Watson's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Watson scores with a sloppy right hand. Kalambay should have avoided that one.
Watson misses with a double jab
and Kalambay counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Watson misses with a right hand
and Kalambay counters with a stiff right hand.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Watson tests Kalambay 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Watson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Watson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Watson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kalambay moves in looking to clinch but Watson pushes him off.
Kalambay misses with a wild body shot.
Watson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalambay misses with a straight right.
Kalambay moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kalambay misses with an uppercut.
Watson throws a poor cross that misses
and Kalambay counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Watson thinking.
Nice shot lands for Watson.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kalambay slips a jab and a cross from Watson.
Watson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kalambay counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Watson lands a really nice looking cross but Kalambay seems unphased.
Kalambay defending well as Watson loads up on a big left hand.
Watson throws a hook but Kalambay blocks it.
Watson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kalambay moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Watson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kalambay misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Watson misses the target.
Kalambay misses with a shot to the body
and Watson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Watson lands a head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sumbu Kalambay will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Watson avoids the body shot from Kalambay .
A punch combination from Watson misses.
Kalambay digs a good body shot into Watson's ribs.
Watson throws a poor cross that misses
and Kalambay counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kalambay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Watson.
A countering left hand to the body from Kalambay misses.
Watson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kalambay swings for the body but Watson moves out of range.
Watson misses with a hook
and Kalambay counters with a right hand to the body.
Jake Watson is winning the standup battle so far.
Kalambay slips a jab from Watson.
Kalambay is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Watson rather than just go for the knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson misses with a right hand
and Kalambay counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Watson thinking.
Watson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalambay moves away.

Kalambay fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Watson, pushing him back against the cage.
Watson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kalambay just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalambay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kalambay scores with a nice hook to the head.
Watson tries to pull guard but Kalambay won't allow it.
Kalambay has a couple of punches blocked by Watson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kalambay just misses with a elbow thrown towards Watson's brow.
Kalambay unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A bit of stalling here from Kalambay .
Kalambay softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kalambay lands with a light punch inside.
Watson prevents a body shot from Kalambay .
Kalambay makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Watson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kalambay just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kalambay just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kalambay lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kalambay scores with a shot to the side of Watson's head.
A nice left hand lands by Kalambay .
Oh Watson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short uppercut from Kalambay .
Watson is trying to break the clinch but Kalambay has him pressed against the cage.
Kalambay scores with a shot to the side of Watson's head.
Kalambay tries to throw a body punch but Watson avoids it by throwing Kalambay back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Kalambay .
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kalambay .
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kalambay obliges.
Kalambay dips a shoulder and cracks Watson with a mighty uppercut! Watson falls back against the cage and Kalambay unloads with a barrage of strikes! Watson is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Kalambay screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sumbu Kalambay !