PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan De Pury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Calahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

De Pury
vs
Calahan

225 cm
29
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

183 cm
21
200 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan De Pury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Calahan!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

De Pury clinches up with Calahan and pushes him back against the cage.

De Pury breaks from the clinch.

De Pury shoots in and bounces Calahan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Calahan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Calahan keeping moving, preventing De Pury from controlling successfully.
De Pury is really struggling to control Calahan but he's trying to hold on to the position.

De Pury stands up from guard. Let's bang!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Calahan.

De Pury has taken the fight to the clinch.
Calahan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. De Pury fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calahan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Calahan shoots in looking for a takedown. De Pury tries to sprawl out of it but Calahan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De Pury manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ryan De Pury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Calahan.

De Pury throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Calahan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. De Pury is in Calahan's guard.
De Pury looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Calahan wants to stand but De Pury is controlling the position.
De Pury missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De Pury stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Calahan swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Pury throws a big right hand that misses.
De Pury missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Calahan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De Pury. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
De Pury advances position into side control!
Calahan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

De Pury stands up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

De Pury takes the fight into the clinch.
De Pury is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

De Pury has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Calahan is trying to keep an underhook but De Pury manages to get the takedown into half guard.
De Pury not landing any meaningful shots this time.
De Pury 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.
De Pury seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Calahan taking some punishment here, with De Pury in his half guard.
De Pury sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Calahan is trying to stand back up but De Pury is controlling him

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
De Pury keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

We're going to have a standup here because Ryan De Pury wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
De Pury fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Calahan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decent striking displayed by De Pury there.

De Pury closes the distance and clinches.

De Pury has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Calahan regains guard immediately.
De Pury trying to control but Calahan is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
De Pury pushing down on Calahan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Calahan controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan De Pury dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

De Pury lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Mark Calahan has been cut.
Calahan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and De Pury counters with a takedown into side control.

De Pury decides to stand up, so the ref orders Calahan to his feet.
De Pury connects with a solid leg 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!

De Pury shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Calahan is trying to defend but De Pury finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
De Pury frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
De Pury is landing with some decent strikes but Calahan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
De Pury landing strikes from the mount and Calahan is in trouble!

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Pury controlling his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Calahan can do anything to dispel that myth.
De Pury wants to control the pace but Calahan is squirming around nicely.
De Pury content just to control the position here.

De Pury is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
De Pury looks to land a combination. Calahan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Calahan fails with the takedown
and De Pury counters with a lovely straight right hand!

De Pury looking to score a takedown here. Calahan is defending well but De Pury drives through and ends up in Calahan's guard.

Calahan is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Pury stops Calahan from standing up.
Calahan is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Pury throwing strikes but missing.

De Pury stands up from guard. Let's bang!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
De Pury has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Calahan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

De Pury has clasped his hands together around Calahan's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
De Pury remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
De Pury in side control, throwing shots but Calahan defends.
De Pury lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Calahan down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Pury wants to lay and pray for a moment but Calahan keeps working.
Calahan gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Calahan tries to hold on but De Pury postures up.
De Pury lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Calahan hang on?

De Pury looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Calahan taking shots to the head.
De Pury lands a big elbow.
Calahan is still in real trouble! Can De Pury finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Pury controlling the pace for now.
Ryan De Pury overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

De Pury looking for a guillotine from mount but Calahan is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calahan tries to reverse the position but De Pury maintains control.
Calahan seems to have recovered his senses.
De Pury will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
De Pury throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Calahan because De Pury loaded up on that one.
De Pury controlling from the full mount.
De Pury has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
De Pury scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Calahan?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Pury fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
De Pury unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan De Pury dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Calahan'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. And we move into the final round!

De Pury closes the distance looking for a takedown. Calahan stuffs it but De Pury still has hold of him. De Pury picks Calahan up in a fireman's lift! The crowd roars in approval. De Pury slams Calahan to the floor and that's really hurt Calahan - he doesn't know where he is! De Pury throws a couple of strikes and the referee steps in to save him! This one is in the books!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan De Pury!