PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Fields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romero Calvacanti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fields comes to the cage accompanied by blue bird. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Fields
vs
Calvacanti

182 cm
23
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

182 cm
23
182 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeremy Fields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Romero Calvacanti!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calvacanti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fields tries for a takedown but Calvacanti sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Fields shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Calvacanti actively working from the bottom here.
Fields looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fields prevents Calvacanti from improving his position.

Calvacanti looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fields wants to control but Calvacanti is keeping him busy.
Calvacanti is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fields trying to pass the guard but Calvacanti defending well.

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

Calvacanti shoots in and bounces Fields off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fields looking for a sweep. Not yet Fields, not yet.

Fields is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Calvacanti is aware though and is defending well.

Calvacanti avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fields keeping moving, preventing Calvacanti from controlling successfully.
Calvacanti is fighting to break Fields's control of his arms but Fields is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calvacanti controls from within his opponent's guard.

Fields looking for a guillotine here but Calvacanti defends easily.
Calvacanti trying to control the position from guard on top but Fields is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fields looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Fields is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Calvacanti defends well.

Fields is looking for a triangle but Calvacanti pushes his legs off easily.
Fields is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calvacanti wants to control from the top but Fields keeps moving.
Calvacanti advances to half guard.
Fields wants to get back to full guard.
Calvacanti slows the pace down in half guard.

Fields looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Calvacanti is trying to control the action in half guard but Fields is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four 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.
Calvacanti sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fields defending well though.
Calvacanti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fields keeps working.
Calvacanti prevents Fields from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Calvacanti is taking a breather. Fields says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Fields looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Calvacanti!
Calvacanti is working to get back to half guard.
Calvacanti tries to hold on but Fields postures up.
Calvacanti is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Fields dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fields misses with a takedown

so Calvacanti counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Fields working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Calvacanti doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Calvacanti manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Calvacanti stays in close to Fields's body and controls the position.

Calvacanti avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Fields is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Calvacanti is aware though and is defending well.
Calvacanti must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Calvacanti content to stall in guard here.
Fields 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fields is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Calvacanti is pushing down on Fields's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fields is fighting to maintain full guard but Calvacanti has managed to sneak the leg through.

Calvacanti is working for a submission of some sort.
Fields gets back to full guard.

Fields had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Calvacanti defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fields looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Calvacanti throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fields works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Calvacanti is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Fields looking for a guillotine here but Calvacanti defends easily.
Jeremy Fields overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Calvacanti trying to control the position from guard on top but Fields is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fields can't keep his opponent in guard - Calvacanti advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Calvacanti lands a nice short elbow.
Fields makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fields.
Calvacanti trying to control the position from guard on top but Fields is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Fields working for submissions but it's allowed Calvacanti to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fields trying to control but Calvacanti postures up.
Calvacanti controlling the action here.
Fields is trying to maintain the position but Calvacanti is very close to passing his half guard.
Calvacanti works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romero Calvacanti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Fields's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Calvacanti fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Fields sprawls well initially but Calvacanti persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fields gets full guard.
Calvacanti controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Fields working for a triangle but Calvacanti defends it easily.

Fields looking for a guillotine here but Calvacanti defends easily.

Fields is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calvacanti preventing the sweep.
Calvacanti pushing down on Fields's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Fields looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Well, if Calvacanti is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Fields is looking to control Calvacanti's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fields avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Calvacanti content to control rather than advance.

Fields looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Calvacanti is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fields moves into full guard.
Calvacanti with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fields throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Calvacanti controlling from the top position.
Fields is pulling down on Calvacanti's head. It's preventing any offense from Calvacanti, at least for the moment.
Calvacanti content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Let's hope that Calvacanti has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Calvacanti trying to control but Fields is working from the bottom.
Calvacanti looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Calvacanti stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fields swivels though and keeps the full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Romero Calvacanti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Calvacanti has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romero Calvacanti!