PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Calgrand (ranked 22206 p4p, 435 weight class) and And The (ranked 6554 p4p, 409 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Calgrand might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Badlands - Bruce Springsteen. The key to victory for Kirk Calgrand has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Calgrand
vs
The

195 cm
22
255 lbs
4 - 3 - 1

185 cm
20
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

This Is England

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 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Kirk Calgrand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, And The!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calgrand misses with a double jab

and The counters with a single leg into guard. Calgrand didn't expect that.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Calgrand manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.

Calgrand breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calgrand is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, The asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Calgrand being controlled for a moment.
Calgrand manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calgrand is trying to stand.
The performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Calgrand.
The is taking a breather. Calgrand says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Still in half guard, The seems content to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Calgrand throws a nice looking combination but The bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

The closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Calgrand is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, The asserts his dominance and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Calgrand's face as The controls the position.

The tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no The has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as The stalls from top position.
Calgrand tries to escape but The is in control.

The stands up.
Calgrand misses with a body shot

and The counters with a takedown into side control.
The staying calm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like The might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

And The dominated that round.
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.

Calgrand throws a head kick that misses

and The counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The passes Calgrand's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Calgrand actively working from the bottom here.
The takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The is controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calgrand is trying to stand up here but The is controlling him well.
The is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The trying to pass the guard but Calgrand defending well.
The controlling the pace.
The works his way into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The slows the pace down.
Calgrand is trying to improve his position.
The is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Calgrand's shoulder. That is not cool.
The's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

The scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calgrand is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, The has taken his back.
Calgrand wants to get back to his feet.
The biding his time, looking for the opening.
Calgrand is trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

Calgrand is trying to get to his feet but he's left his neck exposed and The manages to sink in a rear naked choke! Great counter grappling by The!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). And The!
In defeat, Kirk Calgrand stepped up to the mic, saying 'That's the fight game. Fair play to my opponent, he was the better man tonight. I'll be back stronger, nothing change.'.