PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Slim Calhoun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calhoun comes to the cage accompanied by Always Strapped. Slim Calhoun had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Calhoun
vs
Lucas

173 cm
21
140 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

168 cm
21
147 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ka-POW Clothing
Beast Body

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Slim Calhoun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenneth Lucas!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucas closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lucas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lucas throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Calhoun counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Kenneth Lucas has been cut.

Calhoun looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Calhoun thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lucas's head.
Calhoun is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Calhoun is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lucas works his way to full guard. Good work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lucas tries to strike from the bottom.
Lucas throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Calhoun has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Calhoun wants to control from the top but Lucas keeps moving.
Calhoun trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lucas's guard.
Calhoun pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lucas is keeping the position for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lucas is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas stopping the sweep attempt from Calhoun.
Lucas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lucas throws a big right hand that misses.
Lucas looking to sit in guard and control but Calhoun gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Calhoun stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Calhoun looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Lucas is rocked!
Nice strikes from Calhoun there.
Lucas is still in real trouble! Can Calhoun finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Calhoun in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Lucas tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Calhoun!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Slim Calhoun!