PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Tilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Calagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tilly's entrance music is My Way-Limb Bizkit. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Tilly
vs
Calagan

191 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Backyard Fighting

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrew Tilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Calagan!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Calagan forces Tilly back against the cage and clinches.
Calagan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Calagan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tilly blocks an uppercut.

Tilly has picked Calagan up - he's going for a ride! Tilly dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Tilly throwing shots but Calagan is blocking nicely.
Tilly throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tilly seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Calagan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Calagan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Calagan wants to get back to full guard.
Tilly missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Calagan tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Tilly has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Tilly dominating with strikes here.
Calagan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calagan tries to lock up and control but Tilly gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tilly will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Calagan is trying desperately to improve position.

Tilly with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilly wants to control the pace but Calagan is squirming around nicely.
Tilly avoids the attempt from Calagan to control.
Tilly working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tilly tries to control but Calagan wriggling away.
Tilly connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tilly putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Calagan tries to reverse the position but Tilly maintains control.
Poor strikes thrown by Tilly there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Calagan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Calagan tries to lock up and control but Tilly gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tilly looking to finish with strikes here!
Tilly lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Calagan is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tilly jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Calagan manages to avoid the submission attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tilly misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Calagan struggling a bit here.
Tilly tries to score with some ground and pound. Calagan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Tilly tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Tilly works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tilly misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Calagan struggling a bit here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tilly misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Calagan tries to bench press Tilly off him but Tilly keeps the position.
Tilly working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Tilly working away.
Calagan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tilly haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Calagan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tilly has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Calagan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tilly wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tilly trying to control the action but Calagan is working from the bottom.

Tilly working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Calagan tries to bench press Tilly off him but Tilly keeps the position.
Calagan can't do much from the bottom here.
Tilly tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Calagan is trying to control Tilly's posture but Tilly avoids it.
Tilly scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Calagan to see if he's OK.
Tilly trying to control the action but Calagan is working from the bottom.
Tilly is chipping away with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Calagan is looking to regain half guard here but Tilly keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tilly has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Calagan fails with a takedown attempt.
Calagan closes the distance and clinches up with Tilly, looking for a takedown. Calagan pushes Tilly against the cage but Tilly circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Calagan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Tilly is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Calagan's half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tilly passes to side control.
Tilly 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.
An elbow from Tilly crashes against the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tilly trying to control the position but Calagan is working away.
Calagan is looking to regain half guard here but Tilly keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Tilly dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tilly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Calagan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Calagan is trying to break the clinch but Tilly has him pressed against the cage.

Calagan has picked Tilly up - he's going for a ride! Calagan dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Calagan with the ground and pound but Tilly uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calagan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Calagan postures up.
Calagan postures up and lands a big shot to Tilly's brow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tilly is on top in guard.
Tilly being controlled here momentarily.
Tilly wants to control from the top but Calagan keeps moving.
Calagan tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilly passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tilly misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Tilly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Calagan keeps working.
Tilly in side control, throwing shots but Calagan defends.
Tilly trying to control the action but Calagan is working from the bottom.
Calagan tries to buck Tilly off but Tilly is having none of it.
Tilly fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Tilly misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Calagan tries to buck Tilly off but Tilly is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calagan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tilly throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Andrew Tilly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Calagan is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tilly connects with a decent elbow.
Calagan can't do much from the bottom here.
Tilly wants to control but Calagan is keeping him busy.
Tilly working the ground and pound from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tilly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Calagan keeps working.
Calagan is looking for a sweep.
Tilly wants to control but Calagan is keeping him busy.

Tilly has hold of Calagan's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Calagan tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Tilly cranks the arm and Calagan screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Calagan, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Andrew Tilly!
A relieved looking Andrew Tilly thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.