PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jarvis Calhoun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smelly Nickers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Calhoun
vs
Nickers

180 cm
21
168 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

170 cm
24
140 lbs
7 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jarvis Calhoun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Smelly Nickers!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickers walks forward, straight into a front kick from Calhoun.
Nickers missing with a left hand there. Calhoun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Calhoun - that will leave a mark!
Nice defenses there by Calhoun.
Nickers takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Smelly Nickers has been cut.
Calhoun fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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!
Nickers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Calhoun sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Calhoun gets a double leg takedown into Nickers's guard.
Calhoun thows a big elbow that misses.

Calhoun stands up from Nickers's guard - Calhoun perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nickers looks gassed!
Calhoun lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nickers takes a step back to recover.
Nickers takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Calhoun. Nickers shrugs it off though.

Calhoun closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Nickers did well to prevent Calhoun getting side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calhoun stalling.
Calhoun not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nickers has hold of Calhoun's hands but Calhoun slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Calhoun is controlling the pace.
Calhoun tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nickers knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Calhoun has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jarvis Calhoun.
Calhoun feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nickers's calf.
Nice body kick from Calhoun.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A thudding body kick lands there by Calhoun!
Calhoun throws a shot to the body.
Calhoun scores with a spinning back kick!
A thudding body kick lands there by Calhoun!
Nickers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Calhoun moves away.
Nickers walks straight into a right hand from Calhoun - that's dropped him! Calhoun jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Nickers from any more punishment! Nickers complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jarvis Calhoun!