PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ol Bastard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harvi Kalaso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bastard's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ol' Dirty Bastard - Brooklyn Zoo. Kalaso has chosen shut em down as his entrance music. Harvi Kalaso has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bastard
vs
Kalaso

175 cm
28
168 lbs
20 - 15 - 0

174 cm
33
159 lbs
24 - 20 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ol Bastard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harvi Kalaso!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalaso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bastard lands a jab to Kalaso's midsection.

Kalaso clinches up with Bastard and pushes him back against the cage.
Bastard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kalaso's elbow.
Kalaso tries a body shot but Bastard blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Bastard.
Bastard tries to work over Kalaso's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bastard misses with a punch on the inside.
Bastard is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Kalaso is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bastard can't fight it off and eventually Kalaso manages to take the fight to the floor. Bastard looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kalaso with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bastard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bastard is trying to keep Kalaso in close.
Kalaso wants to control from the top but Bastard keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalaso pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bastard is keeping the position for now.
Bastard being controlled here, momentarily.
Kalaso slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bastard is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Kalaso is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Kalaso throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kalaso lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard tries to control the position but Kalaso now has his back.
Kalaso is striking from the back but Bastard escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
Kalaso is keen to just control but Bastard is a slippery customer.

Kalaso is trying for a kimura here. Bastard looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Kalaso wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Harvi Kalaso!
Harvi Kalaso very nearly forgot to thank ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.