PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Finbar Calamitius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Musashi
vs
Calamitius

187 cm
21
235 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

199 cm
20
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Musashi !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Finbar Calamitius!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calamitius tries to clinch up.
Calamitius blocks a jab.

Calamitius closes the distance and clinches.
Calamitius unloads a knee to the mid-section. Musashi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Musashi takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Randy Musashi has been cut.
Calamitius lands a knee to the body.
Musashi is breathing heavily.
Calamitius effectively controlling the action here.
Calamitius throws a knee to the head but misses.
Calamitius connects with a nasty looking knee right to Musashi 's face.
Musashi takes a knee to the side of the body.

Calamitius drags the fight down to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Calamitius is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Calamitius crunches a lovely knee into Musashi 's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Calamitius.
Calamitius tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Calamitius putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Musashi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Calamitius misses with a knee strike.
Musashi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Calamitius using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Musashi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Calamitius putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Musashi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Calamitius has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Musashi is trying to keep an underhook but Calamitius manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Calamitius stands up and beckons Musashi to join him on the feet.

Calamitius drives through and clinches with Musashi against the cage.
Calamitius unloads a knee to the mid-section. Musashi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Calamitius tries to land a knee to the head but Musashi blocks with his arms.
Calamitius creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Musashi 's defenses.
Calamitius landing knees to the body.
Calamitius crunches a lovely knee into Musashi 's ribcage.
Calamitius scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Calamitius.
Calamitius is struggling to control the position.
Musashi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Calamitius utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Calamitius scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Calamitius pulls guard.
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!
Calamitius preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Calamitius wants to stand up but Musashi is controlling him.

Calamitius pushes Musashi off and scrambles back to his feet.
Calamitius wants to clinch.
Calamitius tries to clinch up but Musashi circles away and keeps his distance.
Musashi loads up on a big right hand but Calamitius slips the punch.
Calamitius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Musashi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Calamitius gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calamitius tries a knee to the head but Musashi blocks it.
Calamitius tries a knee to the head but Musashi blocks it.
Calamitius tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Calamitius lands a knee to the head.
Musashi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Calamitius gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Calamitius using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Musashi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Musashi goes for a takedown attempt but Calamitius pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Calamitius doesn't manage to clinch there - Musashi circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Calamitius looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Calamitius wants to clinch.
Calamitius tries to close the distance and clinch but Musashi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Calamitius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Musashi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Calamitius fails in his attempt to clinch.
Calamitius is looking to clinch but Musashi is avoiding it.
Musashi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Calamitius moves in looking to clinch but Musashi pushes him off.
Calamitius tries to clinch but Musashi moves out of range.
Calamitius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Calamitius looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Calamitius clinches up against the cage.
Calamitius tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Calamitius tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Calamitius connects with a nasty looking knee right to Musashi 's face.
Calamitius tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Musashi avoids it.
Musashi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Calamitius scores a nice knee to the body.

Calamitius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Finbar Calamitius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Musashi 's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

No luck for Calamitius with that takedown attempt.
Calamitius moves in looking to clinch but Musashi pushes him off.
Calamitius doesn't manage to clinch there - Musashi circles away.
Calamitius tries to close the distance and clinch but Musashi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Calamitius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Finbar Calamitius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calamitius shoots in for a takedown but Musashi shows good takedown defense.
Musashi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Calamitius tries to clinch up.
Musashi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Calamitius has time to react.
Musashi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Calamitius is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Calamitius looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calamitius is looking to clinch.
Musashi looks to land a combination. Calamitius sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Musashi .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calamitius is looking to clinch but Musashi is avoiding it.
Calamitius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Musashi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Calamitius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Musashi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Musashi misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Calamitius looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Calamitius tries to clinch but Musashi moves out of range.

Calamitius has Musashi up against the cage in a clinch.
Calamitius lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Calamitius lands a takedown into guard.
Musashi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Calamitius must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Calamitius has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Musashi is proving hard to escape from.

Calamitius gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi scores with a jab to the head.
A punch combination from Musashi misses.
Calamitius tries to clinch but Musashi moves out of range.
Calamitius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Musashi swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Calamitius clinches up with Musashi and pushes him back against the cage.
Finbar Calamitius seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Calamitius gets control of Musashi 's arms and successfully pulls guard. Calamitius will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Calamitius is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Calamitius tries a knee to the head but Musashi blocks it.
Calamitius throws a knee to the head but misses.
Musashi managing to block the knees to the body from Calamitius.
Musashi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Musashi tries for a takedown. No joy.
A knee to the head by Calamitius.
The referee calls for Calamitius to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calamitius pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Calamitius lands a good knee to the midsection. Musashi won't want to take too many of those.

Calamitius pulls Musashi into guard.
Musashi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calamitius is looking to stand up but Musashi isn't so interested in that idea.
Musashi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Calamitius can do anything to dispel that myth.
Calamitius utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Musashi drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Calamitius manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Musashi has Calamitius in his guard.
Musashi wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Calamitius manages to pass to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Calamitius stands up and beckons Musashi to join him on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Calamitius looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Randy Musashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Musashi jabs at Calamitius's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Musashi keeps the fight on the outside.
Calamitius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Calamitius tries to clinch there but Musashi circles away.
Musashi connects with a body shot that sends Calamitius's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Musashi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Randy Musashi 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Calamitius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Musashi .
The fight stays on the outside here - Calamitius looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Calamitius tries to clinch up.
Calamitius fails in his attempt to clinch.
Calamitius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Musashi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Calamitius doesn't manage to clinch there - Musashi circles away.
Musashi swats away the attempt to clinch by Calamitius.

Calamitius has Musashi up against the cage in a clinch.
Calamitius lands a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musashi fails to pull guard.
Calamitius with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Musashi is rocked!
Calamitius lands an elbow inside.
Oh Musashi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Calamitius lands a big knee! That's hurt Musashi ! Oh, he's all over the place! Calamitius lands another knee that sends Musashi to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Finbar Calamitius!