PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abbadon Godraker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicola Kalub (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Godraker comes to the cage accompanied by Death March. Abbadon Godraker could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nicola Kalub's chin.

Godraker
vs
Kalub

225 cm
24
252 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

189 cm
24
250 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abbadon Godraker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicola Kalub!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godraker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kalub on the side of the head.
Godraker fails to land with a series of punches.
Godraker avoids the head kick by Kalub.
Kalub looks to land a body kick but Godraker moved away.
Kalub ducks straight into an uppercut from Godraker and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Kalub maanges to regain guard straight away.

Kalub is rocked!

It looks like Nicola Kalub has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kalub throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kalub is still in real trouble! Can Godraker finish him?

Kalub has his foot on Godraker's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Godraker works his way back into a safe position though.
Kalub seems to have recovered his senses.

Kalub throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kalub throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Kalub looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Godraker passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Godraker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Godraker stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Kalub to get to his feet.
Godraker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Kalub darts in and clinches Godraker up against the cage.
Kalub digs a right hand into Godraker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Godraker's gas tank.
Kalub is trying to drag Godraker to the mat but Godraker just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Godraker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Godraker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kalub tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Godraker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kalub dodges the punch combination from Godraker.

Kalub drives through and clinches with Godraker against the cage.

Godraker manages to break the clinch.

Kalub clinches with his opponent.
Godraker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kalub has Godraker pressed against the cage, preventing Godraker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Godraker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kalub has him pressed against the cage.
Godraker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Godraker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kalub throws a head kick that misses.
Godraker misses with the combination.
Kalub misses with a head kick.
Godraker tries a head kick but it misses.
Godraker is breathing heavily.
Godraker takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Kalub gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kalub lands a knee to the body.
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!
Kalub landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kalub landing knees to the head.
Kalub misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Godraker.
Kalub misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Godraker.
Kalub throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Godraker blocks it with crossed arms.
Kalub tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Godraker avoids it.
Godraker can't break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kalub obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kalub.
Kalub tries to land knees in the clinch but Godraker avoids the damage to the body.
Godraker managing to block the knees to the body from Kalub.
Kalub is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Godraker is defending well for now.
Godraker wants to get back to striking at distance but Kalub won't allow it.
Godraker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kalub tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Godraker avoids it.
Godraker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kalub tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Godraker avoids it.
Godraker has had enough of the clinch but Kalub keeps him there for the moment.
Kalub misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Godraker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godraker tries to break free but Kalub pushes him back against the cage.
Kalub trying to land knees to the body.
Kalub keeps control of Godraker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Godraker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kalub keeps control of Godraker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kalub missing with knees to the body.
Kalub has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Godraker avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Godraker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Godraker's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Godraker duly obliges.
A combination from Godraker does no damage.
Kalub fails with an attempt to clinch.

Kalub gets a clinch.
Godraker wants to break free but Kalub has control.
Godraker working hard to break the clinch.
Godraker wants to break free but Kalub has control.
Godraker tries to break the clinch but Kalub is controlling the position.
Kalub is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kalub trying to land knees to the body.
Godraker avoiding damage as Kalub throws knees to the body.
Godraker managing to block the knees to the body from Kalub.

Godraker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from Godraker misses the target.
Godraker blocks the body kick.
Kalub misses with the combination.

Kalub has closed the distance and engaged Godraker in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Godraker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Godraker throws a head kick that misses

and Kalub holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Godraker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kalub is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Godraker is defending well for now.
Godraker managing to block the knees to the body from Kalub.

Godraker manages to break the clinch.
Godraker throws a sloppy head kick and Kalub moves out of range easily.
Kalub scoring well with a low kick there.
Godraker fails to land with a series of punches.
Godraker avoids the head kick by Kalub.
Godraker throws a sloppy head kick and Kalub moves out of range easily.
Godraker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kalub moves in looking to clinch but Godraker pushes him off.
Abbadon Godraker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalub looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Godraker blocks a head kick by Kalub.
Kalub wants to clinch up but Godraker keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Godraker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kalub.
Kalub moves in looking to clinch but Godraker pushes him off.
Kalub tries a head kick but it misses.
Godraker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Godraker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalub avoids the head kick by Godraker.
Godraker misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nicola Kalub will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nicola Kalub's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Crunch! Kalub slams his shin into Godraker's torso.
Abbadon Godraker is winning the standup battle so far.
Godraker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kalub circles away quickly and effectively.
Godraker throws a head kick that misses.
Kalub pushes Godraker away with a front kick.
Kalub throws a head kick but Godraker moves out of range.
Kalub lands a nice looking kick to the body. Godraker takes a step back to recover.

Kalub has closed the distance and engaged Godraker in a clinch.

Godraker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Godraker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kalub wants to clinch.
Kalub lands a nice leg kick that just misses Godraker's sensitive parts.

Kalub moves into the clinch successfully.
Kalub trying to land knees to the body.

Godraker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kalub is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kalub lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kalub misses with a body kick.
Godraker missing with a left hand there. Kalub was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kalub wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalub lands with a kick to the temple. Godraker shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kalub is looking to land body kicks.

Kalub clinches with his opponent.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kalub.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kalub obliges.
Kalub unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kalub tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Godraker avoids it.
Godraker avoiding damage as Kalub throws knees to the body.
Godraker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Godraker managing to block the knees to the body from Kalub.
Godraker wants to break free but Kalub has control.
Godraker can't break the clinch.
Godraker is trying to force a seperation but Kalub has the dominant position.
Kalub is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kalub is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Godraker is defending well for now.
Godraker avoiding damage as Kalub throws knees to the body.
Godraker working hard to break the clinch.
Kalub works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Godraker avoiding damage as Kalub throws knees to the body.
Kalub tries to land knees in the clinch but Godraker avoids the damage to the body.
Godraker has had enough of the clinch but Kalub keeps him there for the moment.
Godraker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kalub lands a knee to the body.
Kalub prevents Godraker from breaking the clinch.
Kalub is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Godraker is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godraker has had enough of the clinch but Kalub keeps him there for the moment.
Kalub tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Godraker avoids it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kalub in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

Godraker manages to break the clinch.
Godraker takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Godraker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Godraker tries a head kick but it misses.

Kalub has closed the distance and engaged Godraker in a clinch.
Kalub landing knees to the head.

Godraker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kalub is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Godraker misses with a head kick.
Abbadon Godraker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kalub tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Godraker throws a sloppy head kick and Kalub moves out of range easily.
Kalub throws a head kick but Godraker moves out of range.
Godraker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kalub.
Kalub scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Godraker throws a shot from downtown. Kalub moves away and avoids it.
Kalub throws a head kick that misses.
Kalub lands a head kick!
Godraker tries to bum rush Kalub with a series of wild strikes but Kalub uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godraker lands with a kick to the temple. Kalub shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kalub misses with a head kick.
Kalub fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kalub pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Kalub.
Left hook, right uppercut from Godraker.
Kalub throws a push kick but Godraker slaps the foot to one side.
Godraker throws a head kick that misses.
Kalub throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Godraker blocks a head kick by Kalub.
Kalub tries to move into range but Godraker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Godraker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Godraker lands a head kick. Kalub smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Godraker avoids a kick to the body.
Godraker misses with the combination.
Godraker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Godraker falls off balance throwing a combination

and Kalub counters by clinching up.
Kalub is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Godraker is defending well for now.
Godraker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalub tries to land knees in the clinch but Godraker avoids the damage to the body.

Godraker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kalub avoids the head kick by Godraker.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Godraker managing to block the knees to the body from Kalub.
Godraker is trying to force a seperation but Kalub has the dominant position.
Kalub using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kalub tries to land knees in the clinch but Godraker avoids the damage to the body.
Nicola Kalub seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Godraker tries to break the clinch but Kalub is controlling the position.
Kalub tries to throw a body punch but Godraker avoids it by throwing Kalub back against the cage.
Godraker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Godraker's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Godraker breaks from the clinch.
Godraker throws an overhand right that lands on Kalub's shoulder, as Kalub tries to avoid the shot.
Kalub throws a half hearted mid kick.
Godraker misses with a head kick.

Kalub closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kalub has Godraker pressed against the cage, preventing Godraker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Godraker is trying to break free.
Kalub lands a knee to the body.
Godraker wants to get back to striking at distance but Kalub won't allow it.
Kalub scores a nice knee to the body.

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

Kalub fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Godraker, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicola Kalub showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nicola Kalub's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Godraker tries to keep at a distance but Kalub has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kalub trying to land knees to the body.

Godraker breaks the clinch.
Godraker throws a sloppy head kick
and Kalub counters with a one-two to the body.
Kalub lands with a slapping head kick.
Kalub thows a body shot but no joy.
Kalub throws a head kick but Godraker moves out of range.
Godraker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Godraker blocks the body kick.
Godraker misses with the combination.
Godraker will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Godraker throws a sloppy head kick and Kalub moves out of range easily.
Godraker throws a head kick that misses.

Kalub moves into the clinch.
Kalub unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kalub tries to land knees in the clinch but Godraker avoids the damage to the body.
Kalub trying to land knees to the body.
Godraker wants to get back to striking at distance but Kalub won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kalub tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Godraker avoids it.

Godraker breaks from the clinch.
Kalub misses with a double jab.
Godraker cracks Kalub with an open hand slap.
Godraker throws a lazy head kick

and Kalub counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalub misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Godraker.

Godraker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Godraker throws a head kick that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Godraker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kalub connects with a high kick.
Kalub misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Godraker, as that shot connected.
Godraker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kalub pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Godraker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Kalub moves into range and clinches up with Godraker.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kalub obliges.

Godraker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Kalub gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Godraker has had enough of the clinch but Kalub keeps him there for the moment.
Godraker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kalub misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Godraker.
Godraker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kalub is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Godraker is defending well for now.
Godraker tries to break free but Kalub pushes him back against the cage.
Godraker wants to get back to striking at distance but Kalub won't allow it.
Godraker avoiding damage as Kalub throws knees to the body.
Godraker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Godraker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalub missing with knees to the body.
Godraker is trying to break the clinch but Kalub has him pressed against the cage.
Godraker wants to get back to striking at distance but Kalub won't allow it.
Kalub tries to land knees in the clinch but Godraker avoids the damage to the body.
Godraker avoiding damage as Kalub throws knees to the body.

Godraker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kalub throws a head kick that misses.
Kalub looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kalub tries to close the distance and clinch but Godraker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Kalub.
Godraker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Godraker misses.
Kalub throws a head kick that misses.
Kalub throws a half hearted mid kick.
Godraker cracks Kalub with a right hand to the side of the head.
Godraker tries a head kick but it misses.
Kalub tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Kalub.
Godraker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Godraker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kalub throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Kalub has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godraker wants to get back to striking at distance but Kalub won't allow it.

Godraker breaks from the clinch.
Godraker takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kalub misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Godraker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A combination from Godraker does no damage.

Kalub clinches up against the cage.
Kalub putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Godraker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Godraker breaks the clinch.
Godraker pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Kalub forces Godraker back against the cage and clinches.
Kalub tries to land knees in the clinch but Godraker avoids the damage to the body.
Kalub trying to land knees to the body.

Godraker breaks the clinch.
Godraker throws a head kick that misses.
Kalub goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Godraker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Kalub has taken the fight to the clinch.
Godraker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kalub missing with knees to the body.
Godraker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Godraker breaks the clinch.
Nicola Kalub is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalub throws a body kick that misses.
Godraker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kalub misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Godraker loads up on a big right hand but Kalub slips the punch.
Kalub throws a sloppy head kick and Godraker moves out of range easily.
Godraker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kalub works over Godraker's head and body with a nice combination.
Kalub moves in looking to clinch but Godraker pushes him off.
Godraker is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kalub tries to clinch but Godraker moves out of range.
Godraker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Godraker throws a lazy head kick
and Kalub counters with a nice body kick.

Kalub fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Godraker, pushing him back against the cage.
Kalub prevents Godraker from breaking the clinch.
Kalub tries for a takedown but Godraker manages to get underhooks.
Godraker tries to circle away but Kalub has him pinned against the cage.
Kalub tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Godraker avoids it.
Kalub prevents Godraker from breaking the clinch.
Kalub keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Godraker's efforts to push away.
Godraker wants to break free but Kalub has control.
Abbadon Godraker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kalub obliges.
Kalub misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Godraker.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nicola Kalub comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kalub winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicola Kalub!