PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Callaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Callaway comes to the cage accompanied by Scraped . Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Callaway
vs
Creed

193 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
231 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Callaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dominick Creed!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Callaway darts in trying to clinch
and Callaway takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Randy Callaway has been cut.
Creed fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Callaway avoids it really well and circles away.

Callaway has taken the fight to the clinch.
Callaway throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Creeds head.
Callaway lands with a left to the head.
Callaway throws a head punch that misses.
Callaway lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Creed backwards.
Callaway lands with a left to the head.
Creed fails to pull guard.
Callaway working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Callaway lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Creed tries to pull guard but Callaway holds him up against the cage and eventually Creed drops back down to his feet.
Randy Callaway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominick Creed.
Callaway lands a right hand that snaps the head of Creed backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Callaway.
Creed tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A nice left hand lands by Callaway.
Callaway lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Callaway creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
Creed jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Callaway walks away with a smile on his face. Creed gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Callaway gets tackled into the cage by Creed. Creed maintains the clinch.
Callaway lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Callaway working aggressively here.
Creed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Callaway misses with a punch on the inside.
Creed goes for a takedown attempt but Callaway pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Callaway fails in his attempt to clinch.
Creed fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Callaway closes the distance and pushes Creed back into the cage.
Creed blocking some punches.
Callaway lands a hook that snaps the head of Creed backwards.
Creed is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Creed jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Callaway walks away with a smile on his face. Creed gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Randy Callaway is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Creed fails with the takedown

and Callaway counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Callaway misses with a short punch on the inside.
Callaway is pressed up against the cage. Creed has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Callaway down to the mat. Callaway avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Creed looks gassed!

Callaway closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callaway throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Creeds head.
Callaway lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Creed.
Callaway swings wildly with an uppercut but Creed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Callaway lands a hook that snaps the head of Creed backwards.
Callaway lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Callaway creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Callaway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Creed is trying to push Callaway away but Callaway has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Callaway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Callaway.
A head punch on the inside from Callaway fails to land.
Callaway misses with a hook from the clinch.
Creed jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Callaway walks away with a smile on his face. Creed gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Callaway has taken the fight to the clinch.
Creed wants to break the clinch but can't.
Creed fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Callaway throws a head punch that misses.
Callaway lands a hook to the side of the head.
Callaway lands a shoulder strike.
Callaway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Callaway lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed blocking some punches.
Callaway pushes Creed back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Creed misses with a body punch.
Callaway lands a left hand.
Callaway throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Creeds head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Callaway.
Callaway lands a nice uppercut.
Callaway lands a left hand that snaps the head of Creed backwards.
Creed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Callaway pushes Creed back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Callaway scores with a shot to the side of Creed's head.
Callaway lands with a light punch inside.
Callaway lands an uppercut.
Creed jumps guard but Callaway stands there with Creed around his waist. Creed gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Creed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Callaway lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Creed blocks an uppercut.
Callaway misses with a hook from the clinch.
Callaway lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Callaway.
Callaway scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Callaway scores with a nice short uppercut.
Callaway lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Creed backwards.
Creed is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Callaway pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Creed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Creed fails to pull guard.
Callaway misses with a punch on the inside.
Callaway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Callaway.
Callaway misses with a hook from the clinch.

Creed jumps into guard, dragging Callaway to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Callaway 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Callaway postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Callaway dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Callaway'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.

Callaway rushes Creed and presses him up against the cage.
Creed has Callaway pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Callaway manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Callaway lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Callaway misses with some punches.
Callaway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Callaway lands with a light punch inside.
Creed is trying to break free.
Callaway lands with a light punch inside.
Callaway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Callaway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Callaway throws a head punch that misses.
Callaway lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Callaway.
Creed's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Callaway working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creed is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Callaway lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Callaway throws a punch but it's blocked by Creed.
Callaway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Callaway is pressed up against the cage. Creed has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Callaway down to the mat. Callaway avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Randy Callaway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominick Creed.

Callaway gets a clinch.
Callaway working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Callaway.
Callaway pushes Creed back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Callaway.
Creed tries to break free but Callaway pushes him back against the cage.
Callaway lands with a right to the head.
Callaway scores with a shot to the side of Creed's head.
A shot in the inside from Callaway.
Creed trying to stall but Callaway improves his position.
Callaway lands a hook that snaps the head of Creed backwards.
Callaway misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Callaway.
Callaway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Creed tries to pull guard but Callaway holds him up against the cage and eventually Creed drops back down to his feet.

Creed drags the fight down to the ground.
Creed wants to sweep here but Callaway controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Creed thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Creed is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Creed can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Callaway controls the pace.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Creed is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Callaway decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Callaway closes the distance and pushes Creed back into the cage.
Creed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Callaway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Callaway misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Callaway fails to land.
Callaway throws a punch but it's blocked by Creed.
Creed tries to pull guard but Callaway won't allow it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Callaway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Callaway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Creed is trying to maintain a safe position but Callaway gets an underhook and turns Creed into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Creed's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Creed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Creed looking for a takedown.
Callaway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Creed changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Callaway fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Callaway moves into the clinch.
Callaway throws a punch but it's blocked by Creed.
Callaway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Callaway prevents the takedown attempt.
Callaway pushes Creed back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Callaway lands a hook to the side of the head.
Creed tries to stall but Callaway uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Callaway swings wildly with an uppercut but Creed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Callaway misses with some punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A short uppercut from Callaway.
Callaway misses with a punch on the inside.
Creed fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Callaway misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Callaway dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Randy Callaway's cut.
That's time! Callaway's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Callaway checks the leg kick.

Creed tries to keep at a distance but Callaway has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Callaway.
Callaway swings wildly with an uppercut but Creed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Callaway lands a right hand that snaps the head of Creed backwards.
Callaway has a couple of punches blocked by Creed.
Creed is trying to force a seperation but Callaway has the dominant position.
Callaway lands a nice uppercut.
Callaway scores with a nice hook to the head.
Creed jumps guard but Callaway stands there with Creed around his waist. Creed gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Callaway lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creed jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Callaway walks away with a smile on his face. Creed gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Creed gets tackled into the cage by Callaway. Callaway maintains the clinch.
Callaway scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Creed.
Callaway misses with a short punch on the inside.
Callaway throws a punch but it's blocked by Creed.
Callaway misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Callaway lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Creed goes for a takedown attempt but Callaway pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Randy Callaway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominick Creed.
Callaway tries to clinch up
letting Creed counter with a right hand.
Creed fails to land with a series of punches.
Callaway wants to clinch.
Randy Callaway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Creed misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dominick Creed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Callaway looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Callaway has Creed up against the cage in a clinch.
Creed wants to get back to striking at distance but Callaway won't allow it.

That's two 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.
Creed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Callaway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Creed lands a right hand that snaps the head of Callaway backwards.
Callaway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Callaway throws a punch but it's blocked by Creed.
Callaway swings wildly with an uppercut but Creed uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Creed's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Callaway misses with a hook from the clinch.
Creed tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Callaway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Callaway keeps control of Creed as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Creed tries to pull guard but Callaway won't allow it.
Creed goes for a takedown in the clinch but Callaway prevents it.
Creed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Creed drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Callaway creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Callaway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed jumps guard but Callaway stands there with Creed around his waist. Creed gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Creed tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Callaway smiles and moves away.

Creed tries to keep at a distance but Callaway has taken the fight into the clinch.
Callaway misses with some punches.
Callaway misses with the head strike.
Creed wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Callaway has him pressed against the cage.
Creed missing with knees to the body.
Callaway swings wildly with an uppercut but Creed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Creed digs a right hand into Callaway's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Callaway's gas tank.
Creed tries to pull guard but Callaway won't allow it.

Creed manages to pull guard.
Callaway is stalling in the full guard.
Randy Callaway is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Creed scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Callaway closes the distance and pushes Creed back into the cage.
Creed changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Callaway fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Creed swats away the attempt to clinch by Callaway.
Dominick Creed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Creed misses with a hook. Callaway ducked under it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Callaway showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Callaway, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Callaway!