PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Balboa (ranked 4125 p4p, 4772 weight class) and Diego Calamaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Balboa
vs
Calamaro

179 cm
21
155
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
150
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruce Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Diego Calamaro!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Calamaro circles away.

Balboa darts in and clinches Calamaro up against the cage.

Balboa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Balboa takes the fight into the clinch.
Balboa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Calamaro up against the cage.
Calamaro is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Balboa pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Balboa decides to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balboa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Calamaro.
Calamaro looking to sit in guard and control but Balboa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Calamaro keeping full guard, as Balboa tries to pass.
Calamaro tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calamaro is controlling Balboa's posture.
Balboa won't allow Calamaro to sweep him here.
Balboa throws a big elbow that misses.
Calamaro controlling the position.

Balboa stands up from Calamaro's guard - Balboa perhaps looking for a knockout.
Balboa fails to land the takedown.
Nice jab there from Balboa.

Balboa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Calamaro to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Calamaro wants to pass the guard but Balboa is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calamaro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Calamaro is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Calamaro trying to control but Balboa is working from the bottom.
Calamaro passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calamaro trying to control the position but Balboa is working away.
Balboa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Balboa wants to control but Calamaro postures up.
Calamaro trying to control the action but Balboa is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa tries to bench press Calamaro off him but Calamaro keeps the position.
Calamaro throws a strike aimed at the side of Balboa's head but Balboa avoids it well.
Calamaro wants to control but Balboa is keeping him busy.
Calamaro works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Calamaro taking a breather here.
The strikes coming from Calamaro are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Balboa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Calamaro on the ground.
Balboa is breathing heavily.
Balboa is not content to let Calamaro control the position.
Balboa avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Calamaro.

Calamaro is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Balboa has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Calamaro is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Balboa is trying to escape and Calamaro transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Balboa is forced to tap! Nice work there by Calamaro! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Diego Calamaro!