PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jirka Fukala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Kalishevski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fukala
vs
Kalishevski

185 cm
24
182 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

182 cm
23
179 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Syndicate Drugs

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jirka Fukala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Kalishevski!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fukala misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fukala wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fukala pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kalishevski back to the cage. Fukala follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kalishevski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Kalishevski closes the distance and clinches.
Kalishevski misses with a knee strike.
Kalishevski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fukala cracks Kalishevski with a nice body shot.
Fukala lands a left hand.
Kalishevski landing knees to the body.
Kalishevski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fukala lands a left hand.
Kalishevski is stalling here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fukala.
Fukala lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kalishevski backwards.
Fukala lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kalishevski.
Fukala swings wildly with an uppercut but Kalishevski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalishevski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Fukala.
Fukala lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fukala lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fukala.
Kalishevski has Fukala pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalishevski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fukala blocks it with crossed arms.
Fukala softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fukala lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Fukala on the inside.
Fukala stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kalishevski looks gassed!
Kalishevski tries to land a knee to the head but Fukala blocks with his arms.
Fukala works on Kalishevski's body with a couple of short punches.
Kalishevski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fukala avoids it.
Fukala is working Kalishevski over against the cage.
Fukala lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fukala working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fukala scores with a hook to the body.
Good body shot from Fukala.
Fukala pushes Kalishevski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fukala lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fukala works on Kalishevski's body with a couple of short punches.
Fukala lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fukala pushes Kalishevski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from Fukala.
Fukala stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fukala lands with a left to the head.
Fukala lands a body punch.
Fukala lands a body shot.
Fukala lands a body punch.
Fukala pushes Kalishevski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Fukala.
Fukala lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalishevski trying to stall but Fukala improves his position.
Fukala lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Fukala.
Fukala pushes Kalishevski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fukala lands with a light punch inside.
Fukala lands a shot to the body.
Fukala lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fukala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fukala.
Fukala lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fukala misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Fukala on the inside.
Fukala lands a nice shot to the body.
Fukala gets through Kalishevski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fukala lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fukala throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fukala misses with a punch on the inside.
Fukala lands an uppercut.
Fukala digs a right hand underneath Kalishevski's ribcage. Kalishevski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fukala scores with a hook to the body.
Fukala lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kalishevski misses with a knee to the head.
Fukala lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fukala lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fukala lands a body shot.
Kalishevski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fukala blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukala lands with a right to the head.
Fukala throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fukala lands a hook that snaps the head of Kalishevski backwards.
Fukala lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kalishevski backwards.
Fukala is leaning against Kalishevski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fukala cracks Kalishevski with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fukala.
Fukala lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fukala scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kalishevski.
Fukala lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fukala lands a shoulder strike.
Fukala lands a shoulder strike.
Fukala lands a right hand.
Kalishevski missing with knees to the body.
Fukala lands with a right to the head.
Fukala managing to block the knees to the body from Kalishevski.
Kalishevski taking a breather.
Fukala lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fukala pushes Kalishevski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fukala stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fukala lands a hook that snaps the head of Kalishevski backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fukala.
Fukala blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fukala lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fukala pushes Kalishevski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fukala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kalishevski looking to throw knees to the head but Fukala is blocking nicely.
Fukala presses Kalishevski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fukala lands an uppercut.
Fukala lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fukala.
Fukala pushes Kalishevski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fukala scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fukala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kalishevski slowing the pace effectively.
Kalishevski misses with a knee to the head.
Fukala lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Fukala scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fukala lands a nice shot to the body.
Fukala working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fukala lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fukala cracks Kalishevski with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Fukala.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kalishevski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fukala lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kalishevski misses with a knee strike.
Fukala lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kalishevski.
Kalishevski takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Fukala.
Kalishevski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jirka Fukala dominated that round.
That's time! Fukala's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Fukala thuds a left hand into Kalishevski's body.
A punch combination from Fukala misses.
Fukala works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kalishevski throws a head kick but Fukala moves out of range.
Kalishevski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kalishevski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jirka Fukala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalishevski ducks under a wild hook from Fukala.
Kalishevski walks into a stiff left hand from Fukala.

Kalishevski gets caught flat footed, as Fukala shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Fukala has gone for a leg lock! Kalishevski slips out almost immediately though and dives into Fukala's guard.
Kalishevski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fukala has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kalishevski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kalishevski wants to stand but Fukala has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Kalishevski gets to his feet. Fukala looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Fukala looks to score with a jab to the body but Kalishevski is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A left and a right from Fukala both land. Nice combination.
Kalishevski ducks under a wild hook from Fukala.
Kalishevski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fukala shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kalishevski sprawls well. Kalishevski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fukala gets slowly back to his feet.
Fukala misses with a few strikes there.
Kalishevski tries a head kick but it misses.
Kalishevski throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalishevski moves out of range as Fukala strikes.
Kalishevski stuffs the takedown.
Kalishevski throws a lazy head kick
and Fukala counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fukala throws a hook but Kalishevski avoids it easily.

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

Kalishevski defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Fukala.

Fukala is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kalishevski can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalishevski squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

Fukala has hold of Kalishevski's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kalishevski manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

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

Fukala moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Kalishevski has worked his arm free - good work by Kalishevski!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jirka Fukala dominated that second round.
That's time! Fukala's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kalishevski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kalishevski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fukala.
Fukala fails with a takedown attempt.
Kalishevski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fukala blocks a head kick by Kalishevski.
Fukala dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalishevski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fukala tries to close the distance and clinch but Kalishevski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Fukala shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kalishevski manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Fukala drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kalishevski looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kalishevski looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kalishevski!
Fukala is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukala is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kalishevski wants to stand up but Fukala has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Jirka Fukala is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fukala is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Kalishevski jumps into side control!
Fukala is trying to get back to half guard.

Kalishevski decides to stand up, so the ref orders Fukala to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalishevski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fukala closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kalishevski circles away.
Fukala avoids the head kick by Kalishevski.
Fukala throws a jab when Kalishevski was well out of range.
Ivan Kalishevski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fukala just misses with a punch to the body.
Fukala thuds a left hand into Kalishevski's body.
Fukala throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ivan Kalishevski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fukala misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kalishevski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kalishevski misses with a few strikes there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fukala.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jirka Fukala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fukala is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kalishevski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fukala.
Fukala lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fukala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kalishevski throws a sloppy head kick and Fukala moves out of range easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jirka Fukala.
Well Fukala has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jirka Fukala!