PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Shrimp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and peter kalinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). kalinski has chosen ruska pesma as his entrance music. peter kalinski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Shrimp
vs
kalinski

219 cm
22
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
250 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Shrimp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, peter kalinski!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shrimp has managed to clinch.
Shrimp lands on the inside with an uppercut.
kalinski wants a takedown but no success here.
kalinski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
kalinski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shrimp gets the underhooks and prevents it.
kalinski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
James Shrimp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of peter kalinski.
Shrimp gets underhooks to prevent kalinski's takedown attempt.
Shrimp wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shrimp has kalinski pushed against the cage.
Shrimp lands a nice uppercut.

Shrimp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shrimp tries to clinch but kalinski is having none of it.
Shrimp tries to close the distance and clinch up but kalinski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shrimp throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shrimp doesn't manage to clinch there - kalinski circles away.
James Shrimp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A right-left combo lands from Shrimp.

It looks like peter kalinski has been cut.
kalinski keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shrimp throws a series of punches but kalinski avoids them all with ease.
James Shrimp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shrimp tries to clinch up.
Danga de danga de dang - Shrimp scores with a four punch combination!
Shrimp wants to clinch.
Shrimp throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
kalinski checks a low kick from Shrimp.
Shrimp moves in looking to clinch but kalinski pushes him off.
Shrimp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but kalinski paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Shrimp gets caught flat footed, as kalinski shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Shrimp knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for kalinski on the ground.
Shrimp utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
kalinski chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

kalinski postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Shrimp is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of kalinski, into his guard.
kalinski looks gassed!
Shrimp is looking to stand up but kalinski won't let him.
kalinski wants to sweep but no luck.
Shrimp has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of kalinski is proving hard to escape from.
kalinski throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
kalinski throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
kalinski lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Shrimp!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shrimp is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
kalinski lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Shrimp on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shrimp tries to get out of the position.
kalinski thowing shots but they're missing.
kalinski sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Shrimp trying desperately to get to his feet.
kalinski fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Shrimp avoids a series of strikes thrown by kalinski.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
kalinski throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Shrimp wants to get back to his feet.
kalinski looking to control but Shrimp is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Shrimp's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shrimp takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
kalinski lands a big elbow.
kalinski misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Shrimp dominated that round.
The cut man is working on peter kalinski's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

kalinski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shrimp tries to clinch but kalinski moves out of range.
Shrimp lands a two punch combo.
kalinski misses with a head kick.
Shrimp throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Shrimp moves in looking to clinch but kalinski pushes him off.
Shrimp keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shrimp cracks a nice hook into kalinski's ribs.
Shrimp throws a one two combo.
kalinski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shrimp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shrimp misses with a wild combination.
Shrimp tries to clinch there but kalinski circles away.
No joy there for Shrimp, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shrimp doesn't manage to clinch there - kalinski circles away.
Shrimp connects with a single shot there.
Shrimp doesn't manage to clinch there - kalinski circles away.
Shrimp misses with the combination.
Shrimp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
kalinski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice uppercut there from Shrimp.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shrimp throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shrimp throws a sloppy head kick

and kalinski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Shrimp's guard.
kalinski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shrimp's head.
Shrimp wants to get back to his feet but kalinski is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
kalinski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
kalinski chips away with some ground and pound.
kalinski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Shrimp keeping full guard, as kalinski tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
kalinski with a flurry of punches that miss.
kalinski postures up and lands a big shot to Shrimp's brow.
Shrimp is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst kalinski is controlling him.
kalinski chips away with some ground and pound.
kalinski passes easily into side control. Nice work.
kalinski lands some shots froms side control.
Sloppy strikes there by kalinski.
kalinski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Check out the look on kalinski's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Shrimp is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
kalinski working the ground and pound but Shrimp is defending the strikes.
kalinski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shrimp keeps working.
The ground and pound from kalinski seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Shrimp throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but peter kalinski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on peter kalinski's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Shrimp wants to clinch but kalinski slips to the side
and kalinski counters with a nice kick to the body.
Shrimp tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and kalinski counters with an outside leg kick.
kalinski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shrimp lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Shrimp throws a left and a right that both miss
and kalinski counters with a leg kick.
Shrimp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shrimp clinches but kalinski breaks the clinch

and kalinski counters with a takedown into side control.
kalinski works to advance to full mount. Shrimp defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
kalinski lands a big shot there that rocks Shrimp but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shrimp takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
kalinski with shots to the head and body - Shrimp looks very uncomfortable down there.
Shrimp is trying to stand.
kalinski lands with some strikes.
Shrimp is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
kalinski lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
kalinski lands a big shot there that rocks Shrimp but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Shrimp is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
kalinski lands a heavy elbow.
kalinski lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
kalinski postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Shrimp looks a forlorn figure.
kalinski throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
kalinski lands a heavy elbow.
peter kalinski has got the better of the ground game so far.

kalinski swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Shrimp is now in kalinski's guard. A big mistake from kalinski there, giving up the dominant position!
kalinski is trying to control the position but Shrimp postures up.
kalinski throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

kalinski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shrimp wants to get up but he can't break kalinski's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
kalinski throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
kalinski trying to strike off his back.
kalinski striking off his back but it's not causing Shrimp any problems.
kalinski manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
kalinski scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Shrimp?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
kalinski thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Shrimp trying desperately to get to his feet.
Shrimp holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as kalinski tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Poor strikes thrown by kalinski there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Shrimp is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
kalinski lands a big shot there that rocks Shrimp but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
kalinski has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Shrimp's face.
kalinski with good strikes from the mount here!

And that's the end of the fight!
peter kalinski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think kalinski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... peter kalinski!