PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fabian Steal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kett dela Calzada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dela Calzada has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Kett dela Calzada is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Steal
vs
dela Calzada

175 cm
23
175 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

178 cm
22
170 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabian Steal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kett dela Calzada!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

dela Calzada gets a takedown into half guard.
Steal is trying to maintain the position but dela Calzada is very close to passing his half guard.
dela Calzada looks to land a strike but Steal avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
dela Calzada postures up.
dela Calzada stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Steal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
dela Calzada is looking to work some ground and pound but Steal has wrist control.
Steal preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
dela Calzada in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Steal looking for a sweep. Not yet Steal, not yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Steal fails with the takedown

and dela Calzada counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dela Calzada moves nicely into side control.
dela Calzada prevents Steal from escaping the position.
Steal can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
dela Calzada throwing shots but missing, from side control.

dela Calzada working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

dela Calzada stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Steal looks to clinch

and dela Calzada counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

dela Calzada escapes and gets back to his feet.

dela Calzada shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than dela Calzada was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
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!

dela Calzada has control of Steal's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Steal regains control of the situation pretty easily.
dela Calzada looks gassed!
Steal is looking to improve his position but dela Calzada isn't that keen on the idea.
Steal tries to hold on but dela Calzada pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

dela Calzada looking to secure an arm triangle but Steal defends it well.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Steal defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from dela Calzada.
You get the feeling that Steal really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Steal wants to hold on but dela Calzada pushes him away.
dela Calzada lands a big elbow.
dela Calzada sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

dela Calzada wants to finish this one by submission but Steal is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from dela Calzada.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steal wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.

dela Calzada working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

dela Calzada is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

dela Calzada looking for the choke but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
dela Calzada throwing sloppy strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kett dela Calzada dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Steal throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and dela Calzada counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
dela Calzada stops Steal from getting back to his feet.
dela Calzada not landing any meaningful shots this time.

dela Calzada is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Steal has managed to free his arm - good work.

dela Calzada is looking for a kimura here.
Steal has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. dela Calzada is working away from the top position though.
dela Calzada is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steal wants to get back to his feet.
Steal trying to control but dela Calzada postures up.

dela Calzada is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Steal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
dela Calzada is trying to control. Steal wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

dela Calzada stands up and beckons Steal to join him on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Steal wants to clinch up but dela Calzada keeps it at a distance.
dela Calzada has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Steal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Steal shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Steal working dela Calzada over with strikes here.
Steal cracks dela Calzada with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Steal misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
dela Calzada is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dela Calzada tries to lock up and control but Steal gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Steal fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Steal looking to ground and pound but dela Calzada is blocking nicely.
dela Calzada wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Steal is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. dela Calzada can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Steal breaks from dela Calzada's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Steal thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
dela Calzada is looking to get to half guard.
Steal looking to finish dela Calzada with some ground and pound. This is bad for dela Calzada!

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.
dela Calzada is squirming around, avoiding Steal's attempts to control the action.
Steal working the ground and pound effectively.
Steal landing strikes, looking to finish!
Steal fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Steal throwing strikes here but dela Calzada is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Steal knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for dela Calzada on the ground.
Steal avoids the attempt from dela Calzada to control.
Steal working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabian Steal dominated that second round.
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!

Steal fails in his attempt to clinch.

Steal clinches up against the cage.
Steal has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. dela Calzada is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Steal drops to a knee looking for a takedown but dela Calzada gets the underhooks and prevents it.
dela Calzada tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Steal just stands there and leans against the cage.
dela Calzada fails to pull the fight into his guard.

dela Calzada pulls Steal into guard.
Steal postures up in dela Calzada's guard and throws a big left but dela Calzada blocks it.
Steal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as dela Calzada works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Steal wants to control from the top but dela Calzada keeps moving.

dela Calzada pushes Steal off and gets back to his feet.
A punch combination from Steal misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steal throws a series of punches but dela Calzada moves out of range.

dela Calzada scores a takedown into full mount!
dela Calzada controlling the position easily from mount.
dela Calzada working away from the top, dropping strikes.

dela Calzada jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Steal manages to avoid the submission attempt.

dela Calzada tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steal wants to get back to his feet but dela Calzada drags him back down.
dela Calzada scoring with punches from side control.
dela Calzada wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steal keeps working.

dela Calzada looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kett dela Calzada has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

dela Calzada stands up.
Steal wants to clinch up but dela Calzada keeps it at a distance.
Steal tries to clinch but dela Calzada moves out of range.
Fabian Steal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steal tries to clinch but dela Calzada moves away

and dela Calzada counters with a nice double leg into side control. Steal won't be happy with that.

dela Calzada wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Steal, who protects the arm well.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steal takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

dela Calzada tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Steal bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
dela Calzada dodges the punch combination from Steal.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kett dela Calzada comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think dela Calzada has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kett dela Calzada!