PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Calaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitzo Bitzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Calaway has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Calaway
vs
Bitzo

218 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

204 cm
25
290 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Calaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitzo Bitzo!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calaway circles away from the clinch attempt.
Calaway misses with a series of wild punches.
Bitzo misses with a jab to the body
and Calaway counters with a one-two to the body.

Calaway gets caught napping as Bitzo dives in and scores a takedown. Calaway manages to retain guard.
Bitzo trying to control but Calaway is working from the bottom.
Bitzo throwing strikes but missing.
Calaway controls Bitzo momentarily but Bitzo frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitzo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bitzo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bitzo is looking to work some ground and pound but Calaway has wrist control.
Bitzo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bitzo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bitzo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Calaway works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bitzo with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitzo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Calaway works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Calaway will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bitzo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bitzo throws a big elbow that misses.
Calaway is breathing heavily.
Bitzo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bitzo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bitzo pushing down on Calaway's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bitzo is controlling the pace.
Ground and pound from Bitzo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitzo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bitzo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Calaway blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bitzo.
Calaway avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bitzo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitzo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bitzo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bitzo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bitzo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bitzo in particular looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bitzo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitzo Bitzo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bitzo rushes Calaway and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bitzo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Calaway prevents it.
Calaway working hard to break the clinch.
Calaway prevents the takedown attempt.

Bitzo tightens his grip and picks Calaway up, before dumping him to the ground. Calaway manages to land in guard.
Bitzo wants to control from the top but Calaway keeps moving.
Calaway knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bitzo on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitzo throws a big right hand that misses.
Bitzo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bitzo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bitzo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bitzo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bitzo is looking for a kimura but Calaway is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bitzo to get the leverage.
Calaway is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bitzo scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calaway is staying active underneath Bitzo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Bitzo seems to be working for a kimura but Calaway defends the submission attempt.
Bitzo controlling the action here.
Bitzo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitzo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bitzo connects with a nice short shot to Calaway's temple.
Bitzo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bitzo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Calaway avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bitzo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calaway keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Bitzo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Calaway doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bitzo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bitzo is trying to control the action in half guard but Calaway is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitzo Bitzo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bitzo throws a body punch but Calaway moves out of range.
Bitzo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Bitzo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Calaway tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bitzo is in Calaway's guard.
Bitzo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Calaway works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bitzo stands up over Calaway, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bitzo controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitzo is working Calaway over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Calaway keeping moving, preventing Bitzo from controlling successfully.
Bitzo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bitzo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Calaway's guard.
Mark Calaway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calaway blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bitzo.

Bitzo seems to be looking for submissions.
Bitzo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Calaway defending well though.
Bitzo working over Calaway with some ground and pound. Calaway looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ground and pound from Bitzo.
Calaway taking some punishment here, with Bitzo in his half guard.
Bitzo thows a huge punch but Calaway dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bitzo seems to be working for a kimura but Calaway defends the submission attempt.
Bitzo lands with a punch from half guard.
Bitzo is nestled in close to Calaway, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bitzo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bitzo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ground and pound from Bitzo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bitzo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bitzo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bitzo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bitzo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bitzo lands a nice short elbow.

Calaway is rocked!
Bitzo lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Calaway! More strikes land and this one is all over! Bitzo jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitzo Bitzo!