PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Perlito Calzada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Calzada
vs
Johnson

194 cm
23
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
22
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Perlito Calzada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Johnson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calzada takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Calzada fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Calzada pushes him off.
Johnson is looking to clinch.

Calzada bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Calzada drags him back down.
Calzada advances to mount.
Johnson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

Calzada is going olschool here, as he tries to force Johnson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Johnson shrugs it off.

Calzada gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Calzada ducks right into an uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson feints and then cracks Calzada's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Calzada down.
Calzada swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnson.

It looks like Mike Johnson has been cut.
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!
Calzada shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Johnson throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Calzada shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Calzada is breathing heavily.
Johnson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Calzada tries to control but Johnson wriggling away.
Johnson trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Calzada looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Calzada is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Johnson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Johnson trying desperately to get to his feet.

Calzada looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Calzada jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Johnson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Johnson pushes Calzada away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Calzada gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson defending against the ground and pound.
Johnson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Calzada pushes him off.
Calzada shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Perlito Calzada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Calzada saw that one coming.
Mike Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calzada gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnson.
Johnson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Johnson clinches up against the cage.
Johnson slowing the pace effectively.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Calzada blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson lands a knee to the body.
Johnson trying to stall but Calzada improves his position.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Calzada tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johnson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Calzada avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calzada tries for a takedown. No joy.
Johnson gets underhooks to prevent Calzada's takedown attempt.
Johnson connects with a knee to the head.
Johnson lands a knee to the body.
Johnson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Calzada is defending well for now.
Calzada managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Johnson landing knees to the head.
Calzada blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Calzada.
Calzada blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Calzada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Calzada keeps the fight on the outside.

Calzada drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Johnson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Perlito Calzada dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Johnson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Calzada looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Calzada, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Johnson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Calzada circles away from the clinch attempt.

Johnson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Calzada blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Calzada in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Calzada's face.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Calzada avoids it.
Calzada wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Calzada wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Calzada avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson working Calzada over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson stops a takedown attempt from Calzada.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Perlito Calzada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson lands a knee to the head.
Calzada avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Johnson lands a nice knee to the body.
Calzada is trying to drag Johnson to the mat but Johnson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Johnson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Calzada in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Johnson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Calzada takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnson scores a nice knee to the body.
Calzada tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the cage.
Calzada wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Calzada avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Calzada tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johnson just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson landing knees to the body.
Calzada managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Johnson.
Calzada blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Calzada looking for a takedown.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Calzada avoids the damage to the body.
Calzada takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Calzada fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Calzada lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Calzada drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Johnson gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnson.
Perlito Calzada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Calzada shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Calzada gets slowly back to his feet.
Calzada circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calzada keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Calzada.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson lands a nice knee to the body.
Johnson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Calzada on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson stalling in the clinch.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Calzada is defending well for now.
Johnson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Calzada wants a takedown but no success here.
Johnson landing knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a knee to the head.
Calzada on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson prevents a takedown attempt there.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Calzada avoids the damage to the body.
Calzada blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Calzada.
Calzada is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Johnson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Calzada is defending well for now.
Calzada managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Johnson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Calzada manages to pull guard.

Johnson stands up from Calzada's guard - Johnson perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Calzada swinging wilding here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Calzada is defended easily by Johnson.
Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Calzada.
Nice jab there from Johnson.
Calzada takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good leg kick by Johnson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Calzada bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Johnson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Calzada has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Calzada looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Calzada throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Calzada has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Johnson!

Calzada looking to isolate an arm here. Johnson doesn't see it coming and as Calzada extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Calzada!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Perlito Calzada!