PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hasimir Fenring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugene Kalivas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fenring comes to the ring accompanied by Opeth - The Grand Conjuration. Hasimir Fenring has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Fenring
vs
Kalivas

198 cm
23
184 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

179 cm
25
180 lbs
8 - 11 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hasimir Fenring!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Eugene Kalivas!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fenring scores with a shot to the body.
Fenring throws an overhand right that lands on Kalivas's shoulder, as Kalivas tries to avoid the shot.
Fenring connects with a single shot there.
Hasimir Fenring seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalivas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fenring misses with a hook

and Kalivas counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fenring blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kalivas.

Kalivas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fenring defends it well.
Fenring tries to kick Kalivas off but Kalivas keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kalivas is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fenring tries to kick Kalivas off but Kalivas keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kalivas is looking to take a break and control but Fenring is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fenring pushes Kalivas off looking to stand but Kalivas dives back in and keeps control.
Kalivas tries to pass to full mount but Fenring defends it.
Fenring has hold of Kalivas's hands but Kalivas slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kalivas stops Fenring from getting back to his feet.
Fenring really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fenring is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fenring pushes Kalivas off and gets back to his feet.
Fenring moves out of range of the body kick from Kalivas.
Kalivas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fenring sprawls well. Fenring wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kalivas gets slowly back to his feet.
Kalivas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kalivas catches Fenring with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fenring leaves Kalivas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kalivas wants to clinch.
Fenring leaves Kalivas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hasimir Fenring has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eugene Kalivas.
Fenring throws a combination. Kalivas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fenring connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kalivas momentarily.

Kalivas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fenring tries to break the clinch but Kalivas is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalivas prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fenring is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kalivas drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fenring gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kalivas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kalivas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fenring or not.
Kalivas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kalivas lands an elbow inside that Fenring shrugs off.
Fenring is trying to break the clinch but Kalivas is controlling him.
Fenring looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fenring wants a takedown.
Fenring is trying to break the clinch but Kalivas has him pressed against the ropes.
Fenring wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenring wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kalivas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fenring backwards.
Fenring drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kalivas gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kalivas stops a takedown attempt from Fenring.
Kalivas has Fenring pressed against the ropes, preventing Fenring from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fenring wants to break free but Kalivas has control.
Fenring wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kalivas has him pressed against the ropes.
Kalivas misses with a punch on the inside.
Fenring looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A body shot lands from Kalivas.
Nice elbow from Kalivas.
Fenring has Kalivas pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Kalivas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kalivas is pushing Fenring up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

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.

Kalivas pulls guard.
Kalivas pulls Fenring in close to his closed guard and prevents Fenring from doing any damage or advancing position.
Fenring wants to stand but Kalivas has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kalivas holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Eugene Kalivas was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Fenring throws a jab but it's blocked by Kalivas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eugene Kalivas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kalivas throws a right and a left that Fenring avoids nicely.
Fenring tries a head kick but it misses.

Kalivas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kalivas wants to stall.
Fenring wants to break free but Kalivas has control.
Kalivas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fenring walks away with a smile on his face. Kalivas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Kalivas closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Fenring quickly recovers to half guard.
Fenring won't allow Kalivas to pass to mount.
Kalivas tries to stand and escape but Fenring is controlling the position.

Fenring manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Kalivas tries for a takedown but Fenring sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kalivas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fenring throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fenring misses with a right hand

and Kalivas counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fenring won't be happy with that.

Kalivas stands up and beckons Fenring to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kalivas.
Hasimir Fenring has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eugene Kalivas.
Kalivas is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalivas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
No joy there for Fenring, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fenring closes the distance and clinches up with Kalivas, looking for a takedown. Fenring pushes Kalivas against the ropes but Kalivas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fenring uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kalivas has time to react.
Kalivas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kalivas.
Kalivas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fenring lands a slapping body shot.
Kalivas swinging wildly here.
Kalivas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kalivas fails with the takedown.
Fenring dips to his left and cracks Kalivas with an uppercut!
Kalivas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fenring.
Fenring scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Fenring. No joy for Kalivas on that attempt.
Fenring swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kalivas throws a low kick, looking for Fenring's leg but Fenring calmly moves out of range.
Kalivas ducks under a wild hook from Fenring.

Kalivas shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fenring avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kalivas.
Fenring is trying to stand up here but Kalivas is controlling him well.
Kalivas lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kalivas lands a nice short elbow.
Fenring is trying to stand up here but Kalivas is controlling him well.
Kalivas drops an elbow to the side of Fenring's head.
Kalivas tries to stand and escape but Fenring is controlling the position.
Kalivas prevents Fenring from standing back up.
Kalivas is keen to just control but Fenring is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenring is trying to stand up here but Kalivas is controlling him well.

Kalivas stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Fenring to get to his feet.
Kalivas throws a right and a left that Fenring avoids nicely.
Kalivas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fenring pinned against the cage. Fenring gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kalivas misses with a few strikes there.
Fenring lands with a hook. Kalivas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fenring checks a low kick from Kalivas.
Fenring stuffs the takedown.
Fenring is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kalivas throws a right and a left that Fenring avoids nicely.
Fenring takes a swing at Kalivas's ribcage but misses.
Kalivas fails with a takedown attempt.
Fenring lands a nice looking body shot.
Fenring jabs at Kalivas's body.
Kalivas fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fenring lands with a straight right. Kalivas didn't see that one coming.
Kalivas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kalivas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fenring.
Fenring punishes Kalivas's body with a nice straight punch.
Kalivas tries to clinch but Fenring moves out of range.
Fenring misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kalivas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fenring sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fenring lands with a good body shot.
Fenring throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kalivas.

Fenring gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Fenring wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kalivas throws a series of punches but Fenring avoids them all with ease.
Kalivas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fenring avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eugene Kalivas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Kalivas misses with a two punch combination.
Fenring scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice straight punches there by Fenring. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fenring.
Kalivas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fenring's corner calls for a 1-2. Fenring obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Eugene Kalivas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kalivas is looking to clinch but Fenring is avoiding it.
Fenring connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kalivas.
Kalivas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fenring slips a jab and a cross from Kalivas.
Fenring goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kalivas looks to throw the jab but Fenring is out of range.
Kalivas thows a leg kick but Fenring checks it
and Fenring cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kalivas misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenring throws a big shot that misses.
Kalivas closes the distance and clinches up with Fenring, looking for a takedown. Kalivas pushes Fenring against the ropes but Fenring circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hasimir Fenring has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eugene Kalivas.
Kalivas throws a right hand that Fenring ducks under and follows up with a left that Fenring also avoids with ease.
Fenring scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Fenring does it's job there.
Fenring listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kalivas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fenring moves away.

Fenring looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kalivas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fenring manages to get himself to full guard.
Kalivas with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fenring keeping full guard, as Kalivas tries to pass.
Kalivas stops Fenring from standing up.
Hasimir Fenring has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalivas keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fenring's head.
Fenring wants to get back to his feet but Kalivas is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fenring will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kalivas forces his way into half guard.
Fenring is trying to stand.
Kalivas drops an elbow to the side of Fenring's head.
Fenring is trying to stand up here but Kalivas is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenring scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Kalivas manages to mount him!
Kalivas trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fenring is bucking up trying to escape but Kalivas cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The referee warns Fenring that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kalivas wants to control the pace but Fenring is squirming around nicely.
Kalivas scoring with strikes but Fenring is staying in there.
Kalivas connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fenring is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Kalivas is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fenring can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Eugene Kalivas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalivas looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kalivas trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kalivas content just to control the position here.
Fenring is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Kalivas has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fenring's face.
Fenring trying desperately to get to his feet.
Kalivas sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kalivas in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eugene Kalivas.
I've got Kalivas winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eugene Kalivas!