PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Heinrich Karl Bukowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Calahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Calahan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Karl Bukowski
vs
Calahan

189 cm
22
193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
22
200 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Great elbows
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Heinrich Karl Bukowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Calahan!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bukowski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Calahan has his takedown stuffed
and Bukowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Calahan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bukowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bukowski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bukowski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Calahan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bukowski counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bukowski scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bukowski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Calahan looks gassed!
Bukowski lands with a good body shot.
Calahan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bukowski.
Mark Calahan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bukowski thows a body kick. Calahan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bukowski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bukowski. That's going to slow Calahan down.
Bukowski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Calahan.
Bukowski cracks the inside of Calahan's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukowski lands with a kick to the ribs.

Calahan gets tackled into the cage by Bukowski. Bukowski maintains the clinch.
A body shot lands from Bukowski.
Bukowski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bukowski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Mark Calahan has been cut.
A hook to the body from Bukowski.
Calahan takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bukowski digs a right hand into Calahan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Calahan's gas tank.
Bukowski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Bukowski.
Bukowski lands a hook that snaps the head of Calahan backwards.
Bukowski lands a shoulder strike.
Bukowski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Calahan is rocked!
Bukowski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Calahan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Calahan is still on wobbly legs! Can Bukowski finish him?
Bukowski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Bukowski.
Bukowski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bukowski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bukowski.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bukowski.
Calahan is pressed against the cage. Bukowski pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Calahan! Two more big strikes from Bukowski and Calahan crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Heinrich Karl Bukowski!
An out of breath Heinrich Karl Bukowski thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.