PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Eduardo Calderon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Di Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leroy Di Santos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Eduardo Calderon
vs
Di Santos

188 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manuel Eduardo Calderon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leroy Di Santos!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Di Santos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Di Santos wants it to stay on the feet.
Di Santos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Calderon is able to avoid easily.
Manuel Eduardo Calderon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calderon misses with a head kick.
Calderon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A leg kick checked by Calderon.
Calderon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Di Santos's waist but Di Santos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Calderon off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Eduardo Calderon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Calderon misses with a takedown attempt - Di Santos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Calderon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Di Santos lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Calderon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Calderon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Di Santos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Calderon checks it well.
Calderon is looking to clinch but Di Santos is avoiding it.
Di Santos throws a leg kick but Calderon checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calderon checks the leg kick.
Calderon closes the distance and clinches up with Di Santos, looking for a takedown. Calderon pushes Di Santos against the cage but Di Santos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Di Santos throws a chopping leg kick but Calderon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Calderon is looking to clinch.
Calderon checks a leg kick.
Calderon throws a series of punches but Di Santos avoids them all with ease.
Di Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Calderon is looking to clinch.
Calderon misses with the combination.
Calderon misses with a kick to the body.

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.
Calderon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Di Santos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Calderon. That did some damage!
Calderon is breathing heavily.
No joy there for Calderon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Calderon throws a sloppy head kick and Di Santos moves out of range easily.
Di Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leroy Di Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Di Santos cracks the inside of Calderon's front leg.
Di Santos throws a leg kick but Calderon checks it.
Calderon throws a head kick but Di Santos moves out of range.
Calderon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Di Santos.
Di Santos throws a leg kick but Calderon sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Di Santos lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Calderon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Calderon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Calderon misses with a double jab.
Calderon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Calderon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Di Santos connects with a solid leg kick.
Calderon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Di Santos. Di Santos obviously looking to wear him down.
Di Santos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Di Santos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Di Santos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Calderon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Di Santos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Di Santos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Di Santos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Calderon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Di Santos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Di Santos.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Di Santos, right into the meat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Di Santos.
Di Santos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Calderon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Di Santos.
Di Santos scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Di Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leroy Di Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leroy Di Santos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Calderon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Di Santos throws a leg kick but Calderon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Calderon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Di Santos circles away.
Calderon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Di Santos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Calderon checks it well.
Calderon shoots in looking for a takedown. Di Santos tries to sprawl out of it but Calderon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Di Santos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Calderon fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Di Santos throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Calderon. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Di Santos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Calderon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Manuel Eduardo Calderon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Di Santos throws a nice inside leg kick.
A low kick from Calderon is predictable there
and Di Santos counters with a good low kick that Calderon was not able to check.
Di Santos feints and then cracks Calderon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Calderon down.
Good leg kick by Di Santos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A chopping leg kick lands by Di Santos.
Di Santos wants to slow Calderon down by chopping away at his legs.
Di Santos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Calderon checks a low kick from Di Santos.
Di Santos throws a leg kick but Calderon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Calderon blocks a leg kick.
Calderon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Di Santos counters with a good low kick that Calderon was not able to check.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Eduardo Calderon. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Di Santos scoring well with a low kick there.
Di Santos misses with a low kick.
Di Santos tries to score with a low kick but Calderon moves his leg out of the way.
Di Santos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Calderon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Di Santos.
Calderon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Di Santos can pounce on him.
Di Santos throws a solid leg kick but Calderon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Di Santos.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Di Santos.
Di Santos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Di Santos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di Santos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Di Santos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Di Santos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Di Santos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Di Santos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Di Santos.
Di Santos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Calderon clinches but Di Santos breaks the clinch
and Di Santos counters with a thumping low kick.
Di Santos cracks the inside of Calderon's front leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Di Santos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Calderon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Di Santos. Di Santos obviously looking to wear him down.
Leroy Di Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Di Santos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Di Santos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Calderon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Di Santos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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!
Di Santos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Di Santos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick from Di Santos misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Di Santos.
A nice inside leg kick there by Di Santos. That's going to slow Calderon down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leroy Di Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leroy Di Santos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Di Santos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Di Santos misses with a low kick.
Calderon darts in trying to clinch
and Di Santos counters with a nice leg kick.
Calderon throws a combination that misses
and Di Santos counters with an inside leg kick.
Calderon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Calderon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Di Santos can pounce on him.
Di Santos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Calderon shoots and misses
and Di Santos counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Calderon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Di Santos counters with a low kick, right behind Calderon 's knee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Di Santos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Calderon's calf.
Di Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A good leg kick by Di Santos.
Di Santos throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Di Santos.
A nice inside leg kick there by Di Santos. That's going to slow Calderon down.
Calderon checks the leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Di Santos.
A solid leg kick lands there for Di Santos.
Calderon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Di Santos.
Di Santos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Di Santos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calderon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Di Santos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Calderon. That did some damage!
Di Santos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Di Santos throws a leg kick but Calderon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Di Santos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Di Santos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Calderon's sensitive parts.
A slapping leg kick lands for Di Santos.
Good leg kick by Di Santos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Di Santos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Di Santos chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Di Santos.
Di Santos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Di Santos is looking to chop away at Calderon's legs.
Di Santos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Calderon's calf.
Di Santos throws a leg kick but Calderon checks it.
Di Santos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Calderon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Di Santos can pounce on him.
Calderon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Calderon has his takedown stuffed
and Di Santos counters with a good low kick that Calderon was not able to check.
A nice inside leg kick there by Di Santos. That's going to slow Calderon down.
Leroy Di Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Di Santos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Calderon clinches but Di Santos breaks the clinch
and Di Santos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Calderon's knee momentarily.
Di Santos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Di Santos motions for Calderon to come forward. Di Santos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Di Santos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Calderon.
Di Santos is looking to chop away at Calderon's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Calderon darts in trying to clinch
and Di Santos counters with a slapping leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leroy Di Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Di Santos 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 24:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leroy Di Santos!