PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Inspectah Deck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Calderon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deck kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Raekwon feat. Inspectah Deck, GZA-Guillotine (Swordz). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Deck
vs
Calderon

191 cm
29
207 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

188 cm
30
211 lbs
17 - 11 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Project Mayhem

Arcticus
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Inspectah Deck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Felipe Calderon!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Deck - just one landing.
Deck works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Deck lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Calderon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Deck looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Calderon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Deck.
Calderon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Calderon misses with an uppercut

and Deck counters by clinching up.
Deck controlling the action here for a moment.
Calderon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Calderon lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deck lands a hook that snaps the head of Calderon backwards.
Calderon lands with a light punch inside.
Deck tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Deck.
A nice right hand lands inside from Deck.
Calderon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Calderon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Calderon tries to break free but Deck pushes him back against the cage.
Calderon has a couple of punches blocked by Deck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deck.
Deck lands a right hand that snaps the head of Calderon backwards.
Deck definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Deck lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Deck lands with a short shot to the head.
Deck displaying some good clinch control by pressing Calderon up against the cage.
Calderon swings wildly with an uppercut but Deck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calderon misses with the head strike.
Calderon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Deck just stands there and leans against the cage.

Calderon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Calderon takes one to the chin there.
Deck lands with a thumping leg kick.
Felipe Calderon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calderon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Calderon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Deck circles away.
Deck throws a nice inside leg kick.
Deck connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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!
Deck scores with a hook to the body. Calderon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Deck lands a really nice looking cross but Calderon seems unphased.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deck lands a right hook to the body.
Deck connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Calderon's hands.
Calderon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Deck throws the left hand but Calderon avoids the punch easily.
Calderon tries to clinch up.
Calderon misses with a hook.
Deck wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Deck connects with an inside leg kick.
Calderon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Calderon looks to land a left hand but Deck moved out of range nicely.
Deck tries to counter by clinching up but Calderon breaks away and moves out of range.
Deck uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Calderon.
A big right from Calderon misses.
Deck is looking to clinch.
Deck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Calderon.
Deck lunges at Calderon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Calderon's hand.
Deck connects with a single shot there.
Deck is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Calderon throws a shot from downtown. Deck moves away and avoids it.
Deck keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Calderon.
Deck scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deck slips a straight right by Calderon.
Deck moves out of range of the strikes.
Calderon moves away from the strike by Deck.
Deck keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Calderon misses with a straight right.
Calderon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Deck is out of range and Calderon settles back down.
Calderon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Deck.
Deck buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Deck's corner calls for a 1-2. Deck obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Calderon throws a looping overhand right but Deck ducks down to avoid it.
Calderon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Calderon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Deck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Calderon throws out the jab.
Deck is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Calderon.
Deck bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Deck tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Calderon manages to circle out of the way.
Deck staying out of range there.
Calderon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Deck tries to clinch up.
Deck tries to clinch but Calderon moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calderon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab lands there for Deck.
Calderon feints a jab promting Deck to slip. Calderon then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Deck slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Calderon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Deck is out of range and Calderon settles back down.
Calderon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Deck connects with a looping right hand.
Calderon throws the left hand but Deck avoids the punch easily.
Calderon ducks right into an uppercut from Deck.
Deck scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Calderon misses the target.
An inside leg kick lands from Deck.
Deck uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Calderon.
A jab from Calderon misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Deck.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Calderon thumps Deck with a low kick.
Deck misses with a low kick.

Calderon gets tackled into the cage by Deck. Deck maintains the clinch.
A short right from Deck.
Deck misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Inspectah Deck dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Deck uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Calderon.
Deck dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Calderon. That did some damage!
Nice body kick from Deck.
Deck connects with a body shot.
A low kick from Calderon misses

and Deck counters by moving into the clinch.
Calderon gets through Deck's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Calderon blocking some punches.
Calderon takes a shot to the head.
Calderon has a couple of punches blocked by Deck.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Calderon.
Deck has a couple of punches blocked by Calderon.
Deck prevents Calderon from breaking the clinch.

Calderon successfully pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Deck looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Deck continues to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calderon keeping moving, preventing Deck from controlling successfully.
Calderon is trying to control the position but Deck postures up.

Calderon is looking for a triangle but Deck pushes his legs off easily.
Deck looking to pass the guard.

Calderon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Deck gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Calderon controlling the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Deck's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Deck pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Calderon is keeping the position for now.
Deck controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Deck loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Calderon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Deck pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Calderon is keeping the position for now.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Calderon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Calderon blocks a leg kick.
Deck connects with a solid leg kick.
Deck is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Calderon can do to turn this around?
Calderon misses with a straight left.
Calderon avoids the body shot from Deck.
Deck scores with a nice body kick.

Deck pushes Calderon up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Calderon on the inside.
A short uppercut from Calderon.
Deck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Deck misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Calderon gets through Deck's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Calderon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Deck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Calderon misses with some punches.
Deck lands with a short shot to the head.
Deck has a couple of punches blocked by Calderon.
Deck taking a breather.
Deck tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Calderon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Deck to keep the fight standing.
Deck working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Calderon blocks a body shot from Deck.
Calderon swings wildly with an uppercut but Deck uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Deck.
Deck gets through Calderon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calderon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deck blocking some punches.
Deck tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Calderon's elbow.
Calderon blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Deck.
Calderon throws a head punch that misses.
Calderon blocking some punches.
Deck presses Calderon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Calderon throws a punch but it's blocked by Deck.
Calderon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Deck softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Calderon tries to pull guard but Deck holds him up against the cage and eventually Calderon drops back down to his feet.
Calderon is breathing heavily.
Calderon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Deck just stands there and leans against the cage.
Inspectah Deck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felipe Calderon.
Deck lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Deck.
A shot in the inside from Deck.
Deck lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Calderon swings wildly with an uppercut but Deck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deck lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Inspectah Deck dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Deck lands with an uppercut that bounces Calderon off the cage and back into range.
Deck lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Calderon lands the left hand.
Calderon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Deck's hands.
Deck connects with a body shot that sends Calderon's belly button to the back.
Deck lands a nice looking body shot.
Deck lands a front kick.
Inspectah Deck is winning the standup battle so far.

Deck throws a left that rocks Calderon and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Deck dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Calderon regain composure!

Calderon is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deck works to advance to full mount. Calderon defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Calderon is still in real trouble! Can Deck finish him?
BOOM! Deck connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Deck takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Deck loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Calderon scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Deck land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Deck stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Inspectah Deck!
In his post fight interview, Inspectah Deck started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.