PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slim Calhoun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Prozak - Under The Rain. Calhoun is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Always Strapped by: Lil Wayne. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Jones
vs
Calhoun

158 cm
32
145 lbs
20 - 14 - 1

173 cm
26
140 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Beast Body

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jordan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Slim Calhoun!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calhoun slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Calhoun looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Calhoun counters with a one-two to the body.
Jones is looking to clinch but Calhoun is avoiding it.

Jones looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones wants to take a breather but Calhoun is having none of it.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Jordan Jones has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Jones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jones.
Calhoun rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Calhoun throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Jones counters with a shoot takedown. Calhoun fights it but they end up in guard.
Calhoun looking for a sweep. Not yet Calhoun, not yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Calhoun controlling Jones's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Jones pushes Calhoun up against the cage in a clinch.
Calhoun with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Calhoun misses with a straight left.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones wants to clinch up but Calhoun keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch but Calhoun moves out of range.
Calhoun cracks Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Calhoun cracks Jones with a good jab.
Calhoun thows a body kick. Jones tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Calhoun stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Calhoun wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Calhoun misses with a wild combination.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Calhoun tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Calhoun to the ground. Calhoun escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones wants to clinch.
Calhoun throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Calhoun.
Calhoun shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Calhoun sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Calhoun misses with the combination.
Good work by Calhoun as he checks the leg kick.
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 Jordan Jones will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Danga de danga de dang - Calhoun scores with a four punch combination!
Calhoun misses with a two punch combination.
Jones tries to clinch but Calhoun moves out of range.
Jones tries to clinch but Calhoun moves out of range.
Slim Calhoun seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Calhoun will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Calhoun throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Calhoun fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
Jones pivots, looking for a leg kick but Calhoun is out of range and Jones settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calhoun blocks a head kick by Jones.
Calhoun looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Calhoun looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Calhoun looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones checks a leg kick nicely.
Calhoun fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Calhoun. Those never looked like landing.
Calhoun looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Calhoun is looking to clinch.
Jones is looking to clinch but Calhoun is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Calhoun which made him look bad.
Jones staying out of range there.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Calhoun tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Calhoun manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Calhoun shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Calhoun throws a chopping leg kick but Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Calhoun manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Calhoun lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Calhoun.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Calhoun shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jones is trying to defend but Calhoun finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jones is positioning himself well to prevent Calhoun advancing to mount.
Jones wants to improve his position but Calhoun is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sloppy strikes from Calhoun. Those never looked like landing.
Calhoun fails to land with a series of punches.
Calhoun tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Calhoun rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Calhoun circles away.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Calhoun's shoulder, as Calhoun tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slim Calhoun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Calhoun lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jones wants to clinch up but Calhoun keeps it at a distance.
Jones tries to clinch up.

Calhoun pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Calhoun is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Calhoun.
Calhoun with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Calhoun landing knees to the head.
Calhoun throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Calhoun tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Calhoun tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Calhoun with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calhoun with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones is looking for a takedown.
Calhoun tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Jones is looking to control Calhoun's arms but Calhoun gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jones has his back to the cage.
A short left from Calhoun.
Jones tries to pull guard but Calhoun holds him up against the cage and eventually Jones drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Calhoun misses with a knee to the head.
Calhoun using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Calhoun throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Calhoun with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Calhoun misses with a knee strike.
Calhoun takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Calhoun throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones is looking for a takedown.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones drags the fight down to the ground.
Jones seems keen to control Calhoun's posture.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Jones closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Calhoun to the mat! Calhoun manages to get full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jordan Jones.
Calhoun throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters with a nice low kick that buckles Calhoun's knee momentarily.
Calhoun throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Calhoun throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and moves out of range.
No joy there for Calhoun, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Jones closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Calhoun's guard.
Jones trying to control but Calhoun is working from the bottom.
Jones is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Calhoun is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jordan Jones has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A left and a right from Calhoun both land. Nice combination.

Jones shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Calhoun is trying to defend but Jones finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calhoun wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

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 Jordan Jones.
I think Jones 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Slim Calhoun!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Slim Calhoun!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight as a draw!

Slim Calhoun wins by majority decision!
Our winner, Slim Calhoun, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.