PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Deane (ranked 516 p4p, 1440 weight class) and Amri Mbeki (ranked 28 p4p, 74 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Deane might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cinderella Man. Mbeki has chosen Where The Hood At as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Deane
vs
Mbeki

194 cm
23
288
9 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
290
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calvin Deane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Amri Mbeki!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mbeki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

It looks like Calvin Deane has been cut.
Mbeki stuffs the takedown.

Mbeki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Deane is working for takedown but Mbeki is calmly controlling the position for now.
Deane goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mbeki prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calvin Deane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mbeki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Deane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mbeki working aggressively here.
Mbeki is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mbeki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mbeki content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mbeki misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deane tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mbeki swings wildly with an uppercut but Deane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deane tries to score a body lock takedown but Mbeki shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mbeki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Deane backwards.
Mbeki has a couple of punches blocked by Deane.
Mbeki misses with the head strike.
Deane blocks an uppercut.
Mbeki has a couple of punches blocked by Deane.
Mbeki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mbeki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Deane blocks it with crossed arms.
Mbeki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mbeki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mbeki misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mbeki misses with some punches.
Mbeki misses with some punches.
Mbeki's coach down at Gold Samurai's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mbeki's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Deane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mbeki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mbeki.
Mbeki has a couple of punches blocked by Deane.
Deane wants a takedown.
Mbeki throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Come on Mbeki - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mbeki is pressed up against the cage. Deane has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mbeki down to the mat. Mbeki avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Deane slips a jab from Mbeki.
Deane avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mbeki doesn't seem bothered though.

Deane shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mbeki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Deane lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mbeki is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Deane is controlling him.
Deane knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mbeki on the ground.
Deane scoring with some ground and pound.
Deane throws a big right hand that misses.
Mbeki is looking to stand up but Deane isn't so interested in that idea.
Deane missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Deane connects with a couple of short punches.
Deane makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mbeki is looking to stand up but Deane isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deane with a flurry of punches that miss.

Deane stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Mbeki has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Deane manages to get his head free but now Mbeki has transitioned to an armbar! Deane grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Mbeki! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Amri Mbeki!