PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ralfson Calvacante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sauron Heisenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calvacante kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Go to sleep bitch. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Calvacante
vs
Heisenberg

175 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

170 cm
19
153 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ralfson Calvacante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sauron Heisenberg!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heisenberg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heisenberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Calvacante manages to avoid it.
Calvacante keeps the fight on the outside.
Heisenberg keeps Calvacante at a distance using the push kick.
Heisenberg throws a leg kick
and Calvacante counters with a three punch combo that has Heisenberg backing up. Heisenberg nods at Calvacante to acknowledge the strikes.
Calvacante has his takedown stuffed
and Heisenberg counters with a slapping leg kick.
Heisenberg throws a wild body kick that Calvacante sees coming a mile off.
Heisenberg tries to clinch up.
Heisenberg misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Heisenberg.
Calvacante doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Heisenberg counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Calvacante tries to keep at a distance but Heisenberg has taken the fight into the clinch.

Heisenberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heisenberg misses with a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Heisenberg there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Heisenberg tries to clinch up but Calvacante circles away and keeps his distance.
Heisenberg displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Calvacante.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralfson Calvacante. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heisenberg throws a low kick, looking for Calvacante's leg but Calvacante calmly moves out of range.

Heisenberg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Calvacante, pushing him back against the cage.

Heisenberg breaks from the clinch.
Heisenberg throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calvacante moves out of range as Heisenberg throws a body kick.
Heisenberg swings widly with a right hand

and Calvacante counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Heisenberg has control of Calvacante's left arm, preventing Calvacante from doing any damage.
Heisenberg is looking to sweep but instead, Calvacante has passed into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Heisenberg is defending against the submission attempts here by Calvacante.
Heisenberg wants to sweep but Calvacante has passed to side control!
Heisenberg is not content to let Calvacante control the position.
Heisenberg is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg can't do much from the bottom here.

Calvacante is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Heisenberg is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Calvacante is looking to take a break and control but Heisenberg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Calvacante is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Heisenberg knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Heisenberg trying his best to control but Calvacante has mounted him.
Heisenberg tries to hold on but Calvacante pushes him away.
Heisenberg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Calvacante. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg is looking to improve his position but Calvacante isn't that keen on the idea.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Heisenberg can do anything to dispel that myth.
Heisenberg is squirming around, avoiding Calvacante's attempts to control the action.
Heisenberg tries to hold on but Calvacante pushes him away.
Heisenberg is trying desperately to improve position.
Calvacante cracks Heisenberg with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heisenberg wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

Calvacante has control of Heisenberg's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Heisenberg regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Calvacante looking to secure an arm triangle but Heisenberg defends it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Calvacante throws some wild stikes that Heisenberg manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ralfson Calvacante will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Heisenberg throws a wild body kick that Calvacante sees coming a mile off.
Good work by Calvacante as he checks the leg kick.
Calvacante blocks a jab.
Calvacante with a lazy takedown attempt
and Heisenberg counters with a low kick, right behind Calvacante 's knee.
Heisenberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heisenberg fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Calvacante.
Heisenberg throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Heisenberg scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Calvacante misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Heisenberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Calvacante moves away.
Ralfson Calvacante is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heisenberg is looking to land body kicks.
Heisenberg connects with a leg kick. Calvacante looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Calvacante is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Heisenberg tries to clinch but Calvacante moves out of range.
Heisenberg wants to clinch.
Calvacante shoots in for a takedown but Heisenberg shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralfson Calvacante. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heisenberg connects with a looping right hand.
Heisenberg scores with a leg kick.
Heisenberg throws a leg kick which misses Calvacante's front leg but catches the back leg as Calvacante tries to avoid it.
Calvacante seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sauron Heisenberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calvacante fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Calvacante has his takedown stuffed
and Heisenberg counters with a nice kick to the body.
Heisenberg throws the kick towards the body but Calvacante avoids it.
Calvacante avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Heisenberg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heisenberg fakes the leg kick and cracks Calvacante in the body.
Calvacante ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Calvacante fails with a takedown attempt.
Heisenberg throws a head kick that misses
and Calvacante counters with a straight right hand.
Heisenberg throws a body kick that misses
and Calvacante counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calvacante shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Heisenberg counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sauron Heisenberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heisenberg tries a low kick but Calvacante avoids it.
Heisenberg swings away with a body shot that misses

and Calvacante counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Calvacante is looking for a takedown.
A knee to the head by Heisenberg.
Heisenberg lands a good knee to the midsection. Calvacante won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Heisenberg tries to land knees in the clinch but Calvacante avoids the damage to the body.

Heisenberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Calvacante shoots in for a takedown but Heisenberg shows good takedown defense.
Calvacante will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Heisenberg ducks right into an uppercut from Calvacante.
A head kick from Heisenberg lands but Calvacante takes it in his stride.
Calvacante fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Heisenberg displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Calvacante.

Heisenberg clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Heisenberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Calvacante gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sauron Heisenberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Calvacante looks for a takedown but Heisenberg sprawls well.
Heisenberg misses with a body kick.
Calvacante slips a straight right by Heisenberg.
Heisenberg tries to clinch
and Calvacante counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Heisenberg - that will leave a mark!

Heisenberg clinches up with Calvacante and pushes him back against the cage.

Heisenberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Calvacante doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Heisenberg makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Heisenberg throws a sloppy head kick and Calvacante moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calvacante is trying hard to land a takedown here. Heisenberg sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralfson Calvacante. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heisenberg throws a half hearted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heisenberg. Calvacante does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heisenberg throws a half hearted mid kick.
Heisenberg is looking to chop away at Calvacante's legs.
Heisenberg connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Calvacante has a takedown stuffed.
Heisenberg throws a low kick but Calvacante moves out of range easily.
Heisenberg pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg throws a leg kick but Calvacante moved away.
Heisenberg misses with a body shot.
Heisenberg throws a head kick but Calvacante moves out of range.
Calvacante tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Heisenberg swivels and escapes.
Heisenberg tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Calvacante counters with a nice double leg into side control. Heisenberg won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The strikes coming from Calvacante are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Calvacante wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Heisenberg, who protects the arm well.
Calvacante postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Calvacante wants to control but Heisenberg is keeping him busy.
Heisenberg stops Calvacante from passing to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Calvacante tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Calvacante has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Heisenberg is trying to get back to half guard.
Heisenberg holding on.
You can see the frustration on Heisenberg's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Calvacante advances to mount.
Heisenberg wants to control but Calvacante is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calvacante trying to control but Heisenberg is having none of it.
Calvacante avoids the attempt from Heisenberg to control.

Calvacante wants to finish this one by submission but Heisenberg is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Calvacante.
Heisenberg tries to lock up and control but Calvacante gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Calvacante is working for a guillotine from mount but Heisenberg frees his head quite easily.

Calvacante is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Heisenberg can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heisenberg wants to hold on but Calvacante pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ralfson Calvacante.
I think Calvacante has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ralfson Calvacante!
Ralfson Calvacante 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.