PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rob Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cadoc Calzaghe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pain comes to the cage accompanied by Robyn - Konichiwa Bitches. Rob Pain could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cadoc Calzaghe's chin.

Pain
vs
Calzaghe

180 cm
21
185 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

182 cm
24
178 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Cadoc Calzaghe!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain walks into a left hand.
Calzaghe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Calzaghe wants it to stay on the feet.
Pain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Calzaghe.
Calzaghe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Calzaghe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pain has a takedown stuffed.
The fighters circling - Calzaghe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Calzaghe throws a right and a left that Pain avoids nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Calzaghe as Pain shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Pain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Calzaghe connects with a crisp jab.
Pain shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Calzaghe pinned against the cage. Calzaghe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Calzaghe throws a right hand that Pain ducks under and follows up with a left that Pain also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pain.
Cadoc Calzaghe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, jab by Calzaghe - just one landing.
Calzaghe throws a good cross that connects.
Decent striking displayed by Calzaghe there.
Calzaghe just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Calzaghe as Pain shoots in.
Pain is breathing heavily.
Calzaghe swinging wilding here.
Pain shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Calzaghe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe is looking to land body kicks.
Calzaghe cracks Pain with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cadoc Calzaghe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Calzaghe coming out on top.
Pain is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Calzaghe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Calzaghe moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd cheers as Calzaghe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pain doesn't seem phased though.
Pain gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Calzaghe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A nice combination there by Calzaghe.
Calzaghe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pain at a distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Calzaghe!
Pain takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Calzaghe lands with a hook. Pain tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Calzaghe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pain.
Pain closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Some wild striking there from Calzaghe.
Calzaghe lands a head shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Calzaghe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe lands a jab-cross combination.
Calzaghe throws a right and a left that Pain avoids nicely.
Calzaghe connects with a crisp jab.
Pain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Calzaghe.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Pain. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Pain shoots for a double leg takedown but Calzaghe sprawls well. He's pushed Pain's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Calzaghe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Danga de danga de dang - Calzaghe scores with a four punch combination!
Calzaghe is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Calzaghe connects with a single shot there.
Calzaghe goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Calzaghe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cadoc Calzaghe dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pain is trying hard to land a takedown here. Calzaghe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Calzaghe connects with a nice looking jab.
Calzaghe might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Calzaghe throws a jab when Pain was well out of range.
Calzaghe connects with a single shot there.
Cadoc Calzaghe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pain looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Calzaghe throws a looping overhand right but Pain ducks down to avoid it.
Calzaghe lands a jab to Pain's midsection.
Calzaghe catches Pain with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Calzaghe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A left and a right from Calzaghe both land. Nice combination.
No joy there for Calzaghe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain shoots in but Calzaghe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pain has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Calzaghe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pain takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pain takes one on the button.
Calzaghe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pain.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Pain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Calzaghe connects with the punch.
Pain takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pain is defended easily by Calzaghe.
Pain shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe cracks Pain with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Calzaghe's corner calls for a 1-2. Calzaghe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pain looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pain takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Calzaghe works Pain's body with a nice hook.
Calzaghe scores with a hook to the body. Pain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Calzaghe fails to land with a series of punches.
Pain tries to score a power double leg takedown but Calzaghe sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pain somewhat.
Pain takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Calzaghe.
Calzaghe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Calzaghe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pain takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pain changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Calzaghe tries to avoid it but Pain manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Calzaghe to the ground. Calzaghe escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pain takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Calzaghe connects with a jab.
Calzaghe throws a series of strikes that have Pain backpedaling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Calzaghe stuffs the takedown attempt from Pain. Pain gets slowly back to his feet.
Jab by Calzaghe.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pain.
Calzaghe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Calzaghe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Calzaghe throws a series of strikes that have Pain backpedaling.
Calzaghe tests Pain's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Calzaghe looks to land a combination but Pain avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cadoc Calzaghe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Pain doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Calzaghe with a jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Pain might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Pain ducks right into an uppercut from Calzaghe.
Pain has a takedown stuffed.
Pain shoots in for a takedown but Calzaghe shows good takedown defense.
Calzaghe's corner calls for a 1-2. Calzaghe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Calzaghe cracks Pain with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Calzaghe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Calzaghe cracks Pain with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Calzaghe.
A left lands for Calzaghe.
Calzaghe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pain on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pain closes this distance looking for a takedown but Calzaghe circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Pain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pain shoots in looking for a takedown. Calzaghe tries to sprawl out of it but Pain keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Calzaghe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Calzaghe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Danga de danga de dang - Calzaghe scores with a four punch combination!
Calzaghe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Calzaghe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pain shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Calzaghe but Calzaghe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Calzaghe connects with a nice looking jab.
Calzaghe throws a jab but it's blocked by Pain.
Calzaghe moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pain moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pain shoots for a double leg takedown but Calzaghe sprawls well. He's pushed Pain's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Calzaghe misses with a few strikes there.
No luck for Pain with that takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe cracks Pain with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Calzaghe scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice uppercut lands for Calzaghe. That snapped Pain's head back.
Pain takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Calzaghe throws a right hand that Pain ducks under and follows up with a left that Pain also avoids with ease.
Calzaghe cracks Pain with a right hand to the side of the head.
Calzaghe misses with a straight right.
Pain shoots in for a double leg but Calzaghe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Calzaghe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Calzaghe throws a shot to the body.
Calzaghe thuds a left hand into Pain's body.
Cadoc Calzaghe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Calzaghe lands with a nice body punch.
Pain shoots in for a takedown but Calzaghe shows good takedown defense.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pain is defended easily by Calzaghe.
A left lands for Calzaghe.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pain takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Calzaghe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Calzaghe cracks Pain with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rob Pain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Calzaghe cracks Pain with a right hand to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cadoc Calzaghe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Calzaghe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 26:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cadoc Calzaghe!