PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Augustus Calhoun (ranked 24112 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendall Schrader (ranked 4702 p4p, 0 weight class). Kendall Schrader has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Calhoun
vs
Schrader

204 cm
19
161 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

175 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Augustus Calhoun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kendall Schrader!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Schrader there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Schrader misses with a shot to the body

and Calhoun holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Schrader is trying to pull guard but Calhoun has him pressed against the cage.
Calhoun really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Calhoun is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Calhoun goes for a takedown attempt but Schrader pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Schrader with a poor takedown

and Calhoun counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Schrader is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Calhoun pulls his head out easily.
Calhoun prevents Schrader from improving his position.
Schrader is pressing down on Calhoun's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Calhoun postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calhoun chips away with some ground and pound.
Calhoun is in close to Schrader's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Calhoun scoring with punches to the head and body.
Calhoun scoring with some ground and pound.
Schrader preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Calhoun working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calhoun postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Calhoun throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calhoun won't allow Schrader to sweep him here.
Calhoun with a nice head shot there.
Schrader not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Calhoun with a flurry of punches that miss.
Calhoun is in close to Schrader's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Calhoun stays in close to Schrader's body and controls the position.
Calhoun won't allow Schrader to get back to his feet.
Calhoun is in close to Schrader's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Calhoun postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Schrader looks winded!
Calhoun is working Schrader over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Schrader is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Calhoun scoring with punches to the head and body.
Calhoun postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun postures up and lands a big shot to Schrader's brow.
Calhoun content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Calhoun lands a couple of elbows.
Calhoun scoring with punches to the head and body.
Calhoun is working Schrader over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Calhoun lands a couple of digs.
Calhoun with a nice head shot there.

Calhoun gets to his feet. Schrader looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A low kick from Schrader misses

and Calhoun counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calhoun winds up and cracks Schrader with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Still in half guard, Calhoun seems content to control.
Nice strikes from Calhoun there.
Calhoun scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Schrader is looking to control Calhoun's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Schrader avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Calhoun slips a nice elbow through Schrader's hands, connecting with Schrader's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Calhoun lands a nice short elbow.
Calhoun perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Calhoun scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Calhoun lands a nice short elbow.
Calhoun working over Schrader with some ground and pound. Schrader looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Calhoun will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Calhoun lands with a punch from half guard.
Schrader on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Calhoun working over Schrader with some ground and pound. Schrader looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Calhoun takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Calhoun connects with a nice short shot to Schrader's temple.
Calhoun takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Calhoun looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Schrader with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Calhoun winds up and cracks Schrader with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun working Schrader over with strikes.
Calhoun lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Calhoun.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schrader is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Calhoun scores with a couple of nice shots.
Calhoun lands with a punch from half guard.
Schrader on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Schrader is trying to maintain the position but Calhoun is very close to passing his half guard.
Calhoun keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Calhoun working over Schrader with some ground and pound. Schrader looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calhoun slips a nice elbow through Schrader's hands, connecting with Schrader's forehead.
Schrader on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Calhoun is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Calhoun working Schrader over with strikes.

Calhoun stands up and beckons Schrader to join him on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Augustus Calhoun 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.

Calhoun misses with a kick to the body.
Schrader swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Calhoun seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Calhoun is defended easily by Schrader.
Schrader throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Calhoun counters with a two punch combo.
Schrader with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Calhoun to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schrader has his takedown stuffed
and Calhoun counters with a head kick. That will keep Schrader thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Schrader is breathing heavily.
Schrader throws a sloppy head kick

and Calhoun counters with a single leg into guard. Schrader didn't expect that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schrader is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Calhoun postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Calhoun stands up over Schrader, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Schrader is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Calhoun content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Calhoun lands a couple of digs.
Calhoun cracks Schrader with a solid left hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Calhoun's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Calhoun is in close to Schrader's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Calhoun lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Calhoun's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Calhoun's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Calhoun chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun postures up and lands a big shot to Schrader's brow.
Calhoun keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Schrader's head.
Calhoun slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Calhoun cracks Schrader with a solid left hand.
Calhoun working some strikes from top position.
Calhoun with a nice head shot there.
Calhoun postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Calhoun controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Calhoun scoring with punches to the head and body.
Calhoun connects with a couple of short punches.
Calhoun landing with the ground and pound.
Calhoun is stalling in the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun landing some decent shots from guard.
Calhoun slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Calhoun working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Schrader's head.
Calhoun is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Schrader trying to control the position.
Calhoun scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Calhoun's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Calhoun is in close to Schrader's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Calhoun lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Calhoun stands up over Schrader, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun postures up and lands a big shot to Schrader's brow.
Calhoun with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Calhoun is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Calhoun is in close to Schrader's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Calhoun lands a couple of elbows.
Calhoun scoring with punches to the head and body.
Calhoun connects with a couple of short punches.
Calhoun connects with a couple of short punches.
Calhoun is in close to Schrader's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Calhoun working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Calhoun engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Calhoun is in close to Schrader's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Augustus Calhoun dominated that second round.
That's time! Calhoun's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Calhoun pushes Schrader up against the cage in a clinch.

Calhoun's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Calhoun looking to score a takedown here. Schrader is defending well but Calhoun drives through and ends up in Schrader's guard.
Schrader can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Calhoun controls the pace.
Schrader wants to sweep here but Calhoun controlling him for the moment.
Schrader not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Calhoun makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calhoun landing some decent shots from guard.
Calhoun keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Schrader's head.
Calhoun keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Schrader's head.
Schrader takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Calhoun working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Calhoun landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calhoun connects with a couple of short punches.
Calhoun scoring with some ground and pound.
Calhoun is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Calhoun working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Calhoun with a nice head shot there.
Calhoun is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Schrader tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Calhoun cracks Schrader with a solid left hand.
Augustus Calhoun overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Calhoun working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Schrader's head.
Calhoun keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Schrader's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Calhoun's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Calhoun postures up and lands a big shot to Schrader's brow.
Schrader has momentary wrist control but Calhoun slips an elbow through the middle.
Calhoun scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Calhoun makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Calhoun lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Calhoun lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Calhoun working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Schrader's head.
Calhoun landing some decent shots from guard.
Calhoun postures up and lands a big shot to Schrader's brow.
Calhoun postures up and lands a big shot to Schrader's brow.
Calhoun postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Calhoun distracts Schrader with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Calhoun with a nice head shot there.
Calhoun keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Schrader's head.

Schrader throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Calhoun is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Calhoun works over Schrader with some ground and pound from guard.
Calhoun showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Schrader has momentary wrist control but Calhoun slips an elbow through the middle.
Calhoun stands up over Schrader, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Calhoun makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Calhoun scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Calhoun cracks Schrader with a solid left hand.
Schrader has momentary wrist control but Calhoun slips an elbow through the middle.
Calhoun lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Calhoun lands a couple of digs.

Calhoun decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kendall Schrader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Calhoun gets a double leg takedown into Schrader's guard.

Schrader has his foot on Calhoun's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Calhoun works his way back into a safe position though.
Calhoun with a nice head shot there.
Calhoun working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Calhoun connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Calhoun's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Calhoun postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Calhoun landing some decent shots from guard.
Calhoun distracts Schrader with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Calhoun not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kendall Schrader has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Augustus Calhoun is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Calhoun stands and steps away. Schrader gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

And that's the end of the fight!
Augustus Calhoun showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Calhoun has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:25
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Augustus Calhoun!