PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Dymond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarvis Calhoun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dymond might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Are you gonna go my way. Jarvis Calhoun will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Dymond
vs
Calhoun

169 cm
24
160 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

180 cm
20
168 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Dymond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jarvis Calhoun!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dymond shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dymond wants to free his trapped foot but Calhoun is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dymond is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calhoun wants to get back to full guard.
Calhoun won't allow Dymond to pass to mount.
Dymond wants to control but Calhoun is keeping him busy.
Calhoun gets back to full guard.
Dymond would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dymond wants to pass the guard but Calhoun is keeping the position.
Calhoun is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Calhoun's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of James Dymond.

Calhoun shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Calhoun showed some decent athleticism there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dymond gets full guard.
Calhoun lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Calhoun looking to sit in guard and control but Dymond gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dymond trying to control but Calhoun is working from the bottom.
Calhoun has a closed guard, preventing Dymond from standing up.
Dymond trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Calhoun slips a nice elbow through Dymond's hands, connecting with Dymond's forehead.
Dymond is trying to maintain the position but Calhoun is very close to passing his half guard.
Calhoun looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dymond with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Calhoun has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Calhoun putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Calhoun scoring with strikes but Dymond is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dymond slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calhoun wants to control but Dymond is keeping him busy.
Calhoun scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Calhoun lands with a punch from half guard.
Calhoun lands with a punch from half guard.
Dymond is breathing heavily.
Calhoun seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dymond has hold of Calhoun's hands but Calhoun slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Calhoun is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Calhoun moves into full mount! Dymond won't be happy about that!
Dymond taking shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Calhoun tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Calhoun is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dymond can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jarvis Calhoun dominated that round.
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.

Dymond scores with a takedown into Calhoun's guard.
Calhoun is adopting a defensive guard.
Calhoun preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Calhoun manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Calhoun cracks Dymond with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Calhoun has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Calhoun is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dymond can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Calhoun is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calhoun wants to control the pace but Dymond is squirming around nicely.
Calhoun controlling from the full mount.
Jarvis Calhoun has got the better of the ground game so far.
Calhoun working Dymond over with strikes here.
Calhoun looking to finish Dymond with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dymond!
Calhoun lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dymond hang on?
Calhoun is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dymond can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dymond is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Calhoun raining down shots from the mount!
Dymond is looking to get to half guard.
Calhoun raining down hammerfists from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calhoun has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dymond's face.
Calhoun punishing his opponent with strikes.
Calhoun landing strikes from the mount and Dymond is in trouble!
Dymond might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Calhoun controlling the position easily from mount.
Calhoun with shots to the head and body - Dymond looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dymond in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Calhoun controlling from the full mount.
Calhoun unloading with bombs!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun with a couple of short strikes.
Calhoun punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dymond is wriggling around trying to escape.
Calhoun content just to control the position here.
Calhoun punishing his opponent with strikes.
Calhoun controlling his opponent.
Calhoun scoring with strikes but Dymond is staying in there.
Dymond really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Calhoun lands a big shot there that rocks Dymond but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calhoun landing strikes from the mount and Dymond is in trouble!
Dymond takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Calhoun has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Calhoun raining down shots from the mount!

Dymond is rocked!
Calhoun takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Calhoun has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dymond's face.
Oh Dymond is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Calhoun drops a big elbow. That's hurt Dymond! More shots from Calhoun and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jarvis Calhoun!