PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Barhydt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Finbar Calamitius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barhydt comes to the cage accompanied by Fairies wear boots- Black Sabbath . Finbar Calamitius told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Barhydt
vs
Calamitius

210 cm
23
284 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

199 cm
20
240 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Decent elbows
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Barhydt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Finbar Calamitius!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barhydt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Calamitius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Barhydt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Barhydt swats away the attempt to clinch by Calamitius.

Barhydt scores with a takedown into Calamitius's guard.
Calamitius can't keep his opponent in guard - Barhydt advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Barhydt prevents Calamitius from standing back up.
Barhydt not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barhydt looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Barhydt trying to control from half guard but Calamitius is working away.
Calamitius regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Barhydt.
Calamitius wants to stand and escape but Barhydt is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barhydt wants to control from the top but Calamitius keeps moving.
Calamitius wants to stand up but Barhydt is controlling him.
Barhydt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barhydt slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barhydt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barhydt trying to control but Calamitius is working from the bottom.
Calamitius is looking to stand up but Barhydt isn't so interested in that idea.

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.
Barhydt wants to control from the top but Calamitius keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. John Barhydt wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Calamitius tries to clinch up but Barhydt circles away and keeps his distance.
Finbar Calamitius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barhydt throws a right hand that Calamitius ducks under and follows up with a left that Calamitius also avoids with ease.
Calamitius tries to clinch up but Barhydt circles away and keeps his distance.

Calamitius forces Barhydt back against the cage and clinches.
Barhydt tries a knee to the head but Calamitius blocks it.
Calamitius connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barhydt's face.

It looks like John Barhydt has been cut.

Barhydt pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Calamitius gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Barhydt gets the takedown into side control.
Calamitius dodges the ground and pound from Barhydt.
Calamitius pushes Barhydt away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Barhydt gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barhydt will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Calamitius explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Calamitius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barhydt lands a nice shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Calamitius is defended easily by Barhydt.
Barhydt lands a jab to the nose.
Calamitius tries to clinch but Barhydt is having none of it.

Barhydt shoots in and gets a takedown into Calamitius's guard.
Barhydt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Calamitius is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barhydt is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calamitius keeping moving, preventing Barhydt from controlling successfully.
Barhydt postures up in Calamitius's guard and throws a big left but Calamitius blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Calamitius wants to stand and escape but Barhydt is having none of it.
Calamitius is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Barhydt trying to control but Calamitius is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Barhydt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Barhydt's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Calamitius tries to clinch there but Barhydt circles away.
Barhydt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barhydt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Calamitius moves in looking to clinch but Barhydt pushes him off.
Calamitius wants to clinch.
Calamitius doesn't manage to clinch there - Barhydt circles away.
Barhydt tries a head kick but it misses.
Barhydt swats away the attempt to clinch by Calamitius.

Calamitius gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Calamitius is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Calamitius managing to block the knees to the body from Barhydt.
Barhydt wants to stall.

Calamitius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Calamitius tries to clinch but Barhydt moves out of range.
Barhydt shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Calamitius defends it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Calamitius tries to clinch there but Barhydt circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Barhydt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barhydt lands a right hook to the body.
John Barhydt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Calamitius tries to clinch up but Barhydt circles away and keeps his distance.
Calamitius tries to clinch but Barhydt moves out of range.
Calamitius doesn't manage to clinch there - Barhydt circles away.
Calamitius fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barhydt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Calamitius tries to clinch up but Barhydt circles away and keeps his distance.
Calamitius is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Barhydt.
Calamitius fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barhydt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Calamitius tries to clinch but Barhydt moves out of range.
Calamitius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barhydt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Calamitius wants to clinch up but Barhydt keeps it at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Calamitius.
Calamitius tries to move into range but Barhydt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barhydt misses with a series of wild punches.
Barhydt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Barhydt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Barhydt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Calamitius has taken the fight to the clinch.
Calamitius lands a knee to the head.
Barhydt can't find room to land a body shot as Calamitius controls the action.
Calamitius misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barhydt.
Calamitius throws a knee to the head but misses.
Calamitius connects with a knee to the head.
Calamitius looking to throw knees to the head but Barhydt is blocking nicely.
Barhydt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Calamitius is defending well for now.
Calamitius with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Calamitius is struggling to control the position.
Calamitius misses with an elbow strike.
Calamitius using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barhydt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barhydt trying to control the position but instead, Calamitius has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barhydt into the cage.
Barhydt managing to block the knees to the body from Calamitius.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Barhydt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Calamitius's brow.
Barhydt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Calamitius.
Calamitius looking to stall.
Barhydt is working for takedown but Calamitius is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Calamitius.
Calamitius gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Barhydt gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Barhydt wants to take a breather but Calamitius is having none of it.
Barhydt has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Calamitius is trying to stand back up but Barhydt is controlling him
Barhydt is trying to control the action in half guard but Calamitius is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up because John Barhydt just wasn't active enough.
Barhydt shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Calamitius counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Barhydt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Calamitius tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Calamitius.
Barhydt stalling in the clinch but Calamitius improves position.
Calamitius with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barhydt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Calamitius just leaning against Barhydt, taking a breather.
Calamitius lands a good knee to the midsection. Barhydt won't want to take too many of those.

Calamitius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Calamitius tries to clinch up.

Calamitius has Barhydt up against the cage in a clinch.
Calamitius lands a knee to the head.
Calamitius is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Calamitius tries a knee to the head but Barhydt blocks it.
Calamitius with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Calamitius misses with a knee strike.

Barhydt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Barhydt shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Calamitius napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barhydt is looking to take a break and control but Calamitius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Calamitius is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Barhydt is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Finbar Calamitius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Barhydt's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Barhydt scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Barhydt not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Calamitius is trying to stand up here but Barhydt is controlling him well.

Barhydt is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Calamitius doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Barhydt.
Barhydt is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Calamitius tries to kick Barhydt off in order to stand up. Barhydt Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calamitius is trying to buck Barhydt off.
Barhydt fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Barhydt is looking to take a break and control but Calamitius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Barhydt is trying to get an arm triangle but Calamitius is defending well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Calamitius can do anything to dispel that myth.
Calamitius wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Barhydt throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Barhydt is looking to take a break and control but Calamitius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Calamitius is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Barhydt asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Barhydt tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Barhydt has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Calamitius is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Barhydt is trying to get an arm triangle but Calamitius is defending well.
Calamitius is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Barhydt advances to full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Calamitius is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
John Barhydt showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Barhydt has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Barhydt!