PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brad Kalinowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramirez Izalon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalinowski comes to the cage accompanied by Crazy Train. The key to victory for Brad Kalinowski has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Kalinowski
vs
Izalon

180 cm
21
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brad Kalinowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ramirez Izalon!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalinowski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Izalon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Izalon showed some decent athleticism there.
Izalon moves nicely into side control.
Izalon lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Izalon connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kalinowski some visible discomfort.
Kalinowski is looking for a sweep.
Izalon trying to control the position but Kalinowski is working away.
Kalinowski regains half guard.
Izalon keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kalinowski wants to get back to full guard.
Kalinowski is breathing heavily.
Izalon working over Kalinowski with some ground and pound. Kalinowski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Izalon prevents Kalinowski from improving his position.
Izalon should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Kalinowski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Izalon is working for a kimura but Kalinowski is defending it quite comfortably.
Izalon performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Izalon wants to free his trapped foot but Kalinowski is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kalinowski is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Izalon's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Izalon's back!

Izalon defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Izalon wants to pass the guard but Kalinowski is keeping the position.

Izalon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Izalon advances to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kalinowski is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Izalon pulls his head out easily.
Izalon winds up and cracks Kalinowski with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Izalon is working for a kimura but Kalinowski is defending it quite comfortably.

Kalinowski looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kalinowski wants to sweep but Izalon has passed to side control!
Kalinowski is trying to improve his position.
Izalon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Izalon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Kalinowski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kalinowski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Kalinowski has gone for a leg lock! Izalon slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kalinowski's guard.

Kalinowski is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kalinowski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Kalinowski is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Izalon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Kalinowski is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kalinowski lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Izalon!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kalinowski looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Kalinowski goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Izalon is on top in guard.

Kalinowski is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Kalinowski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Izalon trying to control the position from guard on top but Kalinowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kalinowski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Kalinowski is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Kalinowski is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Kalinowski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kalinowski misses with a takedown attempt

and Izalon counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kalinowski's guard now.
Izalon wants to control from the top but Kalinowski keeps moving.
Izalon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ramirez Izalon has got the better of the ground game so far.

Kalinowski looking for a guillotine here but Izalon defends easily.

Kalinowski looking for a guillotine here but Izalon defends easily.
Izalon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Kalinowski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Izalon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Izalon is breathing heavily.
Izalon working the ground and pound but Kalinowski is defending the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Izalon thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kalinowski manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Izalon is tying to control. Kalinowski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kalinowski has hold of Izalon's hands but Izalon slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kalinowski is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Izalon scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kalinowski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kalinowski regains full guard. Nicely done.
Izalon is stalling in the full guard.
Kalinowski looking for a sweep. Not yet Kalinowski, not yet.
Kalinowski wants to improve his position but instead Izalon has moved into half guard.

Kalinowski is defending against the submission attempts here by Izalon.
Izalon frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izalon content just to control the position here.
Kalinowski tries to improve his position but instead Izalon has taken his back!
Kalinowski rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Kalinowski is trying to get back to full guard.
Kalinowski is working hard here to advance position.
Kalinowski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kalinowski wants to get back to full guard but Izalon has mounted him!

Izalon looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kalinowski tries to reverse the position but Izalon maintains control.
Kalinowski is in a horrible position here. Izalon smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The referee warns Kalinowski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalinowski can't escape the position.

Izalon working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Kalinowski is looking to improve his position but Izalon isn't that keen on the idea.
Izalon controlling the position easily from mount.
Izalon with shots to the head and body - Kalinowski looks very uncomfortable down there.

Izalon working for a guillotine from mount but Kalinowski is in no mood to give up.
Izalon landing punches.
Izalon controlling from mount.
Kalinowski is looking to improve his position but Izalon isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izalon controlling the pace for now.
Izalon landing punches.

Izalon is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kalinowski can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Kalinowski is trying desperately to improve position.
Kalinowski tries to improve his position but instead Izalon has taken his back!
Kalinowski rolls, trying to escape but Izalon keeps control of the position.
Izalon has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Kalinowski's body.
Kalinowski turns into Izalon and is now in his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kalinowski passes into half guard.
Kalinowski looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Izalon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramirez Izalon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kalinowski has his takedown stuffed

and Izalon counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kalinowski!
A nice elbow there by Izalon.
Izalon landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kalinowski keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Izalon tries to control but Kalinowski wriggling away.
Kalinowski is looking to get to half guard.
Kalinowski bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Izalon trying to keep a closed guard but Kalinowski is proving a slippery customer.

Kalinowski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kalinowski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Izalon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Izalon is pulling down on Kalinowski's head to control his posture.

Izalon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Izalon is looking for a triangle but Kalinowski pushes his legs off easily.

Kalinowski has gone for a leg lock! Izalon slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kalinowski's guard.
Izalon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Kalinowski is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Izalon has his hands clasped together but Kalinowski extends an breaks Izalon's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Kalinowski.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brad Kalinowski!