PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sahastrahabu Prabal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike McCallum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Prabal might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rush - Nobody´s Hero. Mike McCallum is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Prabal
vs
McCallum

199 cm
22
249 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
247 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sahastrahabu Prabal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike McCallum!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prabal gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and McCallum counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
McCallum prevents Prabal from standing back up.
McCallum is looking to advance position but Prabal won't allow it.
Prabal tries to get to full guard but McCallum has control of the leg.

Prabal looking for submissions off his back.

Prabal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Prabal is trying to stand.

Prabal actively working from the bottom here.
McCallum passes to full mount!
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!
McCallum connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
McCallum can't control as he wanted to and Prabal manages to get the fight back to his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prabal is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCallum is thwarting Prabal's attempts to control the position.
Prabal is trying to stand back up but McCallum is controlling him
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
McCallum tries to pass the half guard into mount. Prabal knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Prabal wants to improve his position but McCallum is controlling well.
McCallum is looking to advance position but Prabal won't allow it.
McCallum really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Prabal. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Prabal wants to get back to full guard.
McCallum looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
McCallum wants to lay and pray for a moment but Prabal keeps working.
McCallum wants to free his trapped foot but Prabal is holding on for dear life with his legs.
McCallum looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Prabal with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCallum drops an elbow to the side of Prabal's head.
Prabal wants to control but McCallum is keeping busy and won't allow it.
McCallum tries to pass the half guard into mount. Prabal knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
McCallum winds up and cracks Prabal with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCallum trying to control from half guard but Prabal is working away.
McCallum wants to pass to mount but Prabal is defending the position.
Prabal is staying active underneath McCallum, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McCallum missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Prabal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Prabal kicks off McCallum and gets to his feet.
McCallum thows a body shot but no joy.
Prabal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCallum.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCallum lands a slapping body shot.
Prabal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Prabal has McCallum up against the cage in a clinch.
Prabal stops a takedown attempt from McCallum.

Prabal has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics McCallum uses from the top position.
McCallum pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Prabal is keeping the position for now.

Prabal is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McCallum is aware though and is defending well.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sahastrahabu Prabal!
Sahastrahabu Prabal decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.