PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wang Slanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Author Calzaghe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slanger comes to the cage accompanied by Dirty Harry. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Slanger
vs
Calzaghe

182 cm
23
199 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

194 cm
23
191 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Wang Slanger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Author Calzaghe!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calzaghe misses with a wild body shot.
Calzaghe throws an off balance right hand
and Slanger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slanger moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Calzaghe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Slanger counters with a good low kick that Calzaghe was not able to check.
Slanger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Calzaghe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Calzaghe misses with a hook
and Slanger counters with a nice body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Slanger.
Slanger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Calzaghe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Slanger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Slanger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Calzaghe misses with a lunging right hand
and Slanger counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Slanger pushes Calzaghe up against the cage in a clinch.
Slanger utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Calzaghe looks gassed!
Slanger working Calzaghe over with knees to the body.
Calzaghe managing to block the knees to the body from Slanger.
Slanger misses with a knee strike.
Slanger landing knees to the body.
Slanger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Calzaghe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Slanger lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slanger misses with a knee strike.
Slanger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Calzaghe.
Slanger lands a nice knee to the body.
Slanger landing knees to the head.
Slanger using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Slanger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Calzaghe blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Slanger.
Slanger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Calzaghe avoids it.
Slanger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Calzaghe.
Slanger trying to land knees to the body.
Slanger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Calzaghe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Slanger or not.
Calzaghe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Calzaghe lands a hook that snaps the head of Slanger backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Calzaghe.
Calzaghe lands with a light punch inside.
Calzaghe avoids a wild elbow strike from Slanger.
Slanger missing with knees to the body.
Slanger looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Calzaghe wants to get back to striking at distance but Slanger won't allow it.
Calzaghe pushes Slanger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Calzaghe.
Knees to the body from Slanger.
Slanger lands a damaging elbow.
Calzaghe dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Slanger tries to land knees in the clinch but Calzaghe avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Calzaghe.
Calzaghe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Slanger.
Calzaghe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Calzaghe lands a body shot.
Calzaghe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Slanger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Calzaghe scores with a shoulder strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Calzaghe.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Slanger as Calzaghe tries to tie him up.
Calzaghe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Calzaghe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Slanger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Calzaghe avoids it.
Calzaghe lands a nice uppercut.
Slanger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Calzaghe is defending well for now.
Calzaghe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slanger backwards.
Nice body punch from Calzaghe.
Calzaghe is trying to break the clinch but Slanger has him pressed against the cage.
Calzaghe cracks Slanger with a nice body shot.
Calzaghe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Calzaghe.
A nice right hand lands inside from Calzaghe.
A body shot lands from Calzaghe.
A right hand to the body from Calzaghe.
Calzaghe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Slanger tries to land knees in the clinch but Calzaghe avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe cracks Slanger with a nice body shot.
Calzaghe lands with a left to the head.
Slanger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Calzaghe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Calzaghe lands a left hand.
Calzaghe pushes Slanger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Calzaghe has Slanger pushed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Calzaghe.
Calzaghe lands a body shot.
Calzaghe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slanger missing with knees to the body.
Calzaghe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Calzaghe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slangers head.
A hook to the body from Calzaghe.

Calzaghe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Calzaghe lands a jab.

It looks like Wang Slanger has been cut.
Calzaghe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Calzaghe misses with a wild body shot.
Calzaghe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Slanger counters with a good low kick that Calzaghe was not able to check.
A telegraphed right hand from Slanger misses the target.
Slanger walks into a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slanger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Calzaghe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Slanger on the side of the head.
Calzaghe has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick from Slanger misses.
Slanger misses with a body kick.
Calzaghe is looking to clinch but Slanger is avoiding it.
Calzaghe throws a right hand that misses
and Slanger counters with a slapping leg kick.
Slanger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Slanger tries to bum rush Calzaghe with a series of wild strikes but Calzaghe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Calzaghe misses with a lunging right hand
and Slanger counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slanger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Calzaghe throws a poor cross that misses
and Slanger counters with a nice low kick that buckles Calzaghe's knee momentarily.
Calzaghe thows a body shot but no joy.
Calzaghe misses the body punch
and Slanger counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wang Slanger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wang Slanger's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Calzaghe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Calzaghe swings away with a body shot that misses
and Slanger counters with a one-two to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Slanger.
Calzaghe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Slanger.
Slanger thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Calzaghe if he has to take too many more of those.
Calzaghe is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Slanger swinging wildly here.
Slanger misses with a wild combination.
Calzaghe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Calzaghe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Slanger counters with a low kick, right behind Calzaghe 's knee.
Author Calzaghe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slanger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Calzaghe walks into a jab.
A lazy left from Calzaghe finds it's target.
Calzaghe throws a combination that misses
and Slanger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Calzaghe is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calzaghe throws a sloppy body shot
and Slanger counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Calzaghe is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Slanger connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Calzaghe's hands.
Slanger scores with a leg kick.
Calzaghe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Calzaghe on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A good leg kick by Slanger.
A decent looking cross lands there for Calzaghe.

Slanger gets a clinch.
Calzaghe misses with the head strike.
Slanger trying to land knees to the body.
Slanger landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Slanger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Slanger is leaning against Calzaghe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Calzaghe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Slanger scores a nice knee to the body.
Calzaghe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slanger has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Slanger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Calzaghe.
Calzaghe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Slanger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Calzaghe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Calzaghe throws a head punch that misses.
Calzaghe takes a knee to the side of the body.
Slanger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Calzaghe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slanger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Calzaghe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calzaghe has Slanger pushed against the cage.
Calzaghe lands a hook that snaps the head of Slanger backwards.
Slanger pushes Calzaghe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Calzaghe lands with a light punch inside.
Calzaghe misses with a punch to the body.
Calzaghe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Calzaghe.
Calzaghe avoiding damage as Slanger throws knees to the body.
Calzaghe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Slanger or not.
Calzaghe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Calzaghe wants to stall.

Calzaghe breaks from the clinch.
Calzaghe throws out a loose jab but Slanger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slanger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Slanger slips under a jab from Calzaghe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Slanger doesn't seem bothered though.
Calzaghe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Calzaghe throws a body punch but Slanger moves out of range.
Calzaghe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Slanger moves into the clinch.
Calzaghe managing to block the knees to the body from Slanger.
Slanger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Calzaghe avoids it.
Calzaghe pushes Slanger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Calzaghe lands a hook that snaps the head of Slanger backwards.
Calzaghe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Calzaghe lands a body punch.
Calzaghe is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Slanger missing with knees to the body.
Calzaghe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slanger backwards.
Wang Slanger has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Calzaghe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hook to the body lands for Calzaghe.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Calzaghe cracks Slanger with a nice body shot.
Calzaghe lands a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slanger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Calzaghe's elbow.
Calzaghe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Calzaghe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Calzaghe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Calzaghe lands a right hand.
Calzaghe avoiding damage as Slanger throws knees to the body.

Calzaghe breaks the clinch.
Wang Slanger is winning the standup battle so far.
Slanger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Slanger moves out of range of the strikes.
Calzaghe throws a body punch but Slanger moves out of range.
A jab from Calzaghe misses.
Slanger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Calzaghe.
Calzaghe throws a right hand that misses
and Slanger counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Calzaghe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slanger manages to avoid it.
Calzaghe misses with a double jab
and Slanger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Wang Slanger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wang Slanger's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Slanger lands a head kick!
Calzaghe connects with a body shot.
Calzaghe swinging wildly here.
Slanger throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Calzaghe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Slanger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Calzaghe throws an off balance right hand

and Slanger holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Slanger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Slanger as Calzaghe tries to tie him up.
Slanger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Calzaghe managing to block the knees to the body from Slanger.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slanger throws an elbow that misses.
Calzaghe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Calzaghe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Calzaghe avoiding damage as Slanger throws knees to the body.
Calzaghe content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calzaghe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Calzaghe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Calzaghe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Calzaghe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Slanger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Calzaghe pushes Slanger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Calzaghe lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Calzaghe - that landed with a thud.
Slanger tries to land knees in the clinch but Calzaghe avoids the damage to the body.
Calzaghe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Calzaghe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Calzaghe wants to break free but Slanger has control.
Calzaghe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Calzaghe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by Calzaghe - just one landing.
Slanger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Calzaghe.
Calzaghe fails to land with a series of punches.
Calzaghe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Slanger has time to react.
Calzaghe swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Slanger counters with a nice low kick that buckles Calzaghe's knee momentarily.
Calzaghe throws a poor cross that misses
and Slanger counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Calzaghe throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe throws an off balance right hand
and Slanger counters with a slapping leg kick.
A shot to the body from Calzaghe misses
and Slanger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice uppercut there from Slanger.
Slanger pushes Calzaghe away with a front kick.
Slanger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Calzaghe. That did some damage!
Calzaghe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Slanger.
Calzaghe throws a lazy uppercut
and Slanger counters with a solid body kick.
Author Calzaghe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Calzaghe tries to close the distance and clinch but Slanger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Calzaghe ducks right into an uppercut from Slanger.

Slanger takes the fight into the clinch.
Calzaghe has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Slanger.
Calzaghe avoiding damage as Slanger throws knees to the body.
Calzaghe is working Slanger over against the cage.
Calzaghe misses with a punch on the inside.
Calzaghe managing to block the knees to the body from Slanger.
Slanger with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Slanger lands a nice knee to the body.
Calzaghe managing to block the knees to the body from Slanger.
A short right from Calzaghe.
Slanger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Slanger takes a shot to the head.
Calzaghe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Slanger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Calzaghe is defending well for now.
Calzaghe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slanger lands a good knee to the midsection. Calzaghe won't want to take too many of those.
Calzaghe stalls.
Calzaghe lands a body punch in the clinch.

Calzaghe breaks from the clinch.
Calzaghe lands a right hook to the body.
Calzaghe jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Calzaghe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Calzaghe misses with a combination
and Slanger counters with a good low kick that Calzaghe was not able to check.
Calzaghe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wang Slanger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe misses with a left hand
and Slanger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Calzaghe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Calzaghe looks to clinch
and Slanger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Calzaghe throws a combination that misses
and Slanger counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Calzaghe thinking.
Calzaghe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Calzaghe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Slanger counters with a three punch combo that has Calzaghe backing up. Calzaghe nods at Slanger to acknowledge the strikes.
Author Calzaghe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slanger thows a body kick. Calzaghe tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Calzaghe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Calzaghe misses with a combination
and Slanger counters with a low kick, right behind Calzaghe 's knee.
Slanger explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Slanger pushes Calzaghe up against the cage in a clinch.
Slanger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Slanger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Calzaghe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Slanger putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Calzaghe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Wang Slanger.
Well Slanger 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wang Slanger!