PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Miguel Trestanon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harvi Kalaso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalaso comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hank Williams SR. kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Trestanon
vs
Kalaso

178 cm
22
171 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

174 cm
34
159 lbs
27 - 22 - 0

World class MT
Granite chin

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miguel Trestanon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 22 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harvi Kalaso!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trestanon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kalaso is out of range.
Trestanon scores with a push kick.
Kalaso throws a head kick that misses.
Kalaso tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Trestanon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harvi Kalaso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Kalaso does it's job there.
Kalaso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trestanon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kalaso avoids the head kick by Trestanon.

Kalaso drives through and clinches with Trestanon against the ropes.

Trestanon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trestanon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Trestanon takes one to the side of the head.
Kalaso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Trestanon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kalaso takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kalaso closes the distance looking to clinch
and Trestanon makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trestanon throws a leg kick which misses Kalaso's front leg but catches the back leg as Kalaso tries to avoid it.
Trestanon scores with a leg kick.
Trestanon throws a sloppy head kick and Kalaso moves out of range easily.
Trestanon throws a jab but it's blocked by Kalaso.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trestanon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kalaso misses with a head kick.
Trestanon misses with a hook. Kalaso ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Trestanon does it's job there.

Kalaso has Trestanon up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short right from Kalaso on the inside.

Trestanon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trestanon misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Trestanon.
Kalaso is looking to clinch.
Kalaso scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kalaso stuns Trestanon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Trestanon misses with an uppercut
and Kalaso counters with a nice leg kick.
Trestanon connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trestanon keeps the fight on the outside.
Trestanon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Trestanon stalks Kalaso and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kalaso's face. Kalaso staggers backwards, shaken.
Kalaso tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Trestanon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kalaso closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Kalaso.
Trestanon with a knee to the head.
Kalaso tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trestanon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kalaso manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Trestanon throws an elbow but it misses.
Kalaso misses with the head strike.
Trestanon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kalaso.
Kalaso wants to get back to striking at distance but Trestanon won't allow it.
Kalaso blocks the elbow strike.
Trestanon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kalaso can't break the clinch.
Kalaso wants to break free but Trestanon has control.
Kalaso throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Trestanons head.
Kalaso stalling the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kalaso breaks the clinch.
Trestanon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kalaso.
Kalaso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kalaso moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Trestanon finds it's way through Kalaso's defenses.
Trestanon misses with a body kick.
Kalaso tries to clinch but Trestanon is having none of it.

Kalaso rushes Trestanon and presses him up against the ropes.
Kalaso gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kalaso is trying to maintain a safe position but Trestanon gets an underhook and turns Kalaso into the ropes.
Trestanon lands a nice elbow.
Trestanon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kalaso's face.
Kalaso looking to stall.
Trestanon throws an elbow that misses.

Trestanon breaks the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Trestanon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Trestanon.
Trestanon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trestanon looks to land a body kick but Kalaso moved away.
Nice uppercut there from Kalaso.
Kalaso is looking to clinch.
Kalaso keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kalaso ducks under a wild hook from Trestanon.
Trestanon throws a right hand that misses
and Kalaso counters with a left to the body.
Trestanon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kalaso's sensitive parts.
Trestanon throws a leg kick
and Kalaso counters with a leg kick.
Miguel Trestanon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trestanon throws a push kick but Kalaso slaps the foot to one side.
Kalaso tries to close the distance and clinch but Trestanon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kalaso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trestanon.
Kalaso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kalaso takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trestanon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Trestanon throws a chopping leg kick but Kalaso manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Trestanon misses with a body kick.
Trestanon thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Miguel Trestanon will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kalaso gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Trestanon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kalaso throws a nice looking combination but Trestanon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kalaso tries to clinch up but Trestanon circles away and keeps his distance.
Kalaso takes one on the button.
Kalaso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kalaso tries to clinch but Trestanon moves out of range.
Kalaso tries to clinch but Trestanon moves out of range.
Trestanon looks for the body kick but Kalaso saw that one coming.
Miguel Trestanon is winning the standup battle so far.
Trestanon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kalaso throws a right hand that Trestanon ducks under and follows up with a left that Trestanon also avoids with ease.
Jab by Trestanon.
A head kick misses from Trestanon.
Kalaso moves out of range as Trestanon throws a body kick.
Trestanon thows a body shot but no joy.
Kalaso on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Trestanon connects with a body shot.
Trestanon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Trestanon scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trestanon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kalaso.
Kalaso fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Kalaso.

Trestanon tries to keep at a distance but Kalaso has taken the fight into the clinch.
Trestanon misses with a knee strike.
Trestanon tries to stall but Kalaso uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kalaso tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Trestanon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kalaso tries to land knees in the clinch but Trestanon avoids the damage to the body.
Trestanon pushes off an throws an elbow but Kalaso leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kalaso lands a nice knee to the body.
Trestanon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Trestanon breaks from the clinch.
Kalaso tries to clinch but Trestanon is having none of it.

Kalaso closes the distance and pushes Trestanon back into the ropes.
Kalaso dodges an elbow strike from Trestanon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kalaso.
Trestanon takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Miguel Trestanon has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trestanon throws an elbow but it misses.
Harvi Kalaso seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Trestanon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Kalaso breaks the clinch.
Trestanon scores with a decent looking hook.
Kalaso throws a head kick that half lands.
Trestanon tests Kalaso's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Trestanon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kalaso tries to clinch up.
Harvi Kalaso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trestanon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Trestanon looks to score with a jab to the body but Kalaso is just out of range.
Trestanon lands a front kick.
Trestanon just misses with a punch to the body.
Trestanon thows a body shot but no joy.
Kalaso blocks a head kick by Trestanon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kalaso tries to clinch up but Trestanon circles away and keeps his distance.
Trestanon misses with a wild body shot.
Kalaso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Kalaso gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Good body shot from Kalaso.
Trestanon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Trestanon tries to circle away but Kalaso has him pinned against the ropes.

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

Kalaso drives through and clinches with Trestanon against the ropes.
Kalaso dodges an elbow strike from Trestanon.
Kalaso stalling in the clinch.
Kalaso tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kalaso with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kalaso creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Trestanon's defenses.
Trestanon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kalaso is looking to control Trestanon's arms but Trestanon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kalaso has his back to the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Trestanon being controlled against the ropes.
Trestanon tries a knee to the head but Kalaso blocks it.
Trestanon landing knees to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kalaso tries to stall but Trestanon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kalaso avoiding damage.
Kalaso blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Trestanon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kalaso's brow.

Kalaso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A good leg kick by Trestanon.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kalaso ducks under a wild hook from Trestanon.
Crunch! Trestanon slams his shin into Kalaso's torso.
Trestanon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kalaso's sensitive parts.

Kalaso fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Trestanon, pushing him back against the ropes.
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 Miguel Trestanon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Miguel Trestanon's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Kalaso showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Trestanon.
Trestanon misses with a head kick.
Kalaso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trestanon.
Kalaso moves in looking to clinch but Trestanon pushes him off.

Kalaso moves into the clinch successfully.
Trestanon pushes off an throws an elbow but Kalaso leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kalaso has Trestanon pressed against the ropes.
Trestanon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kalaso misses with a body punch.

Kalaso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kalaso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Trestanon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trestanon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Trestanon explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Trestanon chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalaso takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Trestanon swings widly with a right hand
and Kalaso counters with a thumping low kick.
Trestanon swings for the body but Kalaso moves out of range.
Kalaso tries to clinch but Trestanon moves out of range.
Kalaso tries to clinch there but Trestanon circles away.
Kalaso wants to clinch up but Trestanon keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kalaso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trestanon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kalaso scores with a three punch combo!
A leg kick checked by Kalaso.
Kalaso throws a head kick but Trestanon moves out of range.
Trestanon 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Trestanon misses the target.
Trestanon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Trestanon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalaso moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso tries to clinch there but Trestanon circles away.
Kalaso takes one to the chin there.
Trestanon misses with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kalaso forces Trestanon back against the ropes and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Trestanon.
Kalaso's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Kalaso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Trestanon throws a big shot that misses.
Trestanon scores with a nice body kick.
Trestanon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kalaso is out of range and Trestanon settles back down.
Trestanon keeps the fight on the outside.
Trestanon swats away the attempt to clinch by Kalaso.
Kalaso doesn't manage to clinch there - Trestanon circles away.
A big left from Trestanon misses.
Trestanon misses with a double jab.
Kalaso avoids the head kick by Trestanon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso misses with a body shot.
Kalaso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Trestanon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trestanon scores with a head kick. Kalaso tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Kalaso clinches up with Trestanon and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kalaso has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Trestanon.
Still in the clinch, Kalaso scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trestanon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice elbow from Trestanon.
Kalaso lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Trestanon swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Trestanon manages to break the clinch.
Kalaso tries to clinch but Trestanon moves away
and Kalaso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Trestanon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trestanon thows a left - swing and a miss!

Kalaso closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Trestanon blocks the elbow strike.
Harvi Kalaso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trestanon letting Kalaso take a breather here.
Kalaso works on Trestanon's body with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso looking to throw knees to the head but Trestanon is blocking nicely.
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!

Trestanon breaks the clinch.
Kalaso throws a leg kick but Trestanon sees it coming and moves out of range.

Kalaso fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Trestanon, pushing him back against the ropes.
Kalaso lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kalaso with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kalaso dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Trestanon managing to block the knees to the body from Kalaso.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Trestanon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kalaso's brow.

Trestanon breaks the clinch.
Trestanon throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kalaso throws a sloppy head kick and Trestanon moves out of range easily.
Kalaso takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Miguel Trestanon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An inside leg kick lands from Trestanon.
Trestanon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Harvi Kalaso.
I think Trestanon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Miguel Trestanon!
An out of breath Miguel Trestanon thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.