PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Finan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincenzo Calliente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Finan
vs
Calliente

178 cm
22
170 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

179 cm
25
172 lbs
9 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Finan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincenzo Calliente!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Finan closes the distance and clinches.
Calliente tries to break free but Finan pushes him back against the cage.

Finan pulls guard.
Finan controls Calliente momentarily but Calliente frees himself.
Calliente wants to control from the top but Finan keeps moving.

Finan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Calliente can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Calliente wants to stand but Finan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Finan looking for a sweep. Not yet Finan, not yet.
Calliente postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Calliente missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Calliente throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Finan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Finan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Finan pulls Calliente in close to prevent any damage.
Calliente wants to control from the top but Finan keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calliente with a flurry of punches that miss.
Calliente with a flurry of punches that miss.
Finan is trying to keep Calliente in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calliente working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Finan's head.
Calliente won't allow Finan to sweep him here.
Calliente in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Calliente looks to land a combination but Finan avoids it well.
Tyrone Finan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Finan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Finan lands in his opponent's guard.
Finan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Calliente works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Calliente wants to stand and escape but Finan is having none of it.

Finan stands up from Calliente's guard - Finan perhaps looking for a knockout.
Calliente tries to clinch up.

Finan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Calliente looks gassed!

Finan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Calliente is staying active underneath Finan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Finan is working for a kimura but Calliente is defending it quite comfortably.
Finan passes the guard and advances to mount!
Calliente is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Finan looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Finan goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Calliente turns into him and now he's in Finan's guard.
Calliente connects with a couple of short punches.
Finan has Calliente pulled in close to control his posture.

Finan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Calliente wants to stand but Finan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Finan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Finan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Finan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Finan shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Finan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Calliente shoots in for a takedown but Finan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Calliente has taken the fight to the clinch.
Finan dodges an elbow strike from Calliente.

Calliente jumps guard and drags Finan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Finan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Calliente swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Finan has gone for a leg lock! Calliente slips out almost immediately though and dives into Finan's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Calliente working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Finan's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calliente trying to control the position from guard on top but Finan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Calliente postures up.
Calliente postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Calliente throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Finan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Calliente throws a big right hand that misses.

Finan working for a triangle but Calliente defends it easily.

Calliente avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Calliente won't allow Finan to sweep him here.

Calliente avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Calliente's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Finan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Finan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Finan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Calliente is one step ahead there.
Calliente stands up over Finan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Calliente throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Finan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Calliente with a flurry of punches that miss.

Finan has his foot on Calliente's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Calliente works his way back into a safe position though.

Finan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Calliente defends it easily.
Calliente with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Finan is looking for a triangle but Calliente pushes his legs off easily.
Calliente landing with the ground and pound.
Calliente lands a couple of digs.
Tyrone Finan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Calliente looking to sit in guard and control but Finan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Calliente trying to control the position.

Finan drops back, looking for a kneebar! Calliente looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Calliente looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Calliente!
Calliente lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Calliente crashes against the mat.
Finan is trying to get back to half guard.
Finan wants to control but Calliente postures up.
Calliente throws an elbow but Finan slips to the side and avoids it well.
Calliente wants to control but Finan is keeping him busy.
Finan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Calliente off and has taken his back!
Finan avoiding Calliente 's attempts to control his hands.

Finan looking for the choke from the back.

Finan has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Calliente has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Vincenzo Calliente will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Finan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Finan showed some decent athleticism there.
Finan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Finan is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Calliente is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tyrone Finan!