PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jon Phenomenon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Parnell Calhoun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calhoun has chosen "Big Pimpin" by Jay Z as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jon Phenomenon
vs
Calhoun

185 cm
30
220 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

187 cm
28
214 lbs
13 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Jon Phenomenon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Parnell Calhoun!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calhoun connects with a nice looking jab.
Phenomenon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Calhoun is out of range and Phenomenon settles back down.
Calhoun throws a poor cross that misses
and Phenomenon counters with a left and a right that stings Calhoun.
Phenomenon throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Calhoun to counter with a crisp jab.
Phenomenon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Calhoun closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Calhoun throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Phenomenon counters with a nice uppercut.
Calhoun moves out of range as Phenomenon throws a body kick.
Phenomenon throws a sloppy body shot
and Calhoun counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Phenomenon misses with a hook.
Calhoun throws an off balance right hand
and Phenomenon counters with a three punch combo that has Calhoun backing up. Calhoun nods at Phenomenon to acknowledge the strikes.
Calhoun slips under a jab from Phenomenon.
Phenomenon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calhoun on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Calhoun throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Phenomenon counters with a straight right hand.
Calhoun will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Calhoun throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Calhoun walks into a left hand.
Calhoun throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Phenomenon counters with a good low kick that Calhoun was not able to check.
Phenomenon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Phenomenon swings widly with a right hand
and Calhoun counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Calhoun misses with a body shot.
Calhoun throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Phenomenon counters with a straight right hand.
Calhoun jabs Phenomenon to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calhoun displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phenomenon throws out the jab.
Jon Jon Phenomenon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Phenomenon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Calhoun misses with a left hand
and Phenomenon counters with a straight right hand.
Calhoun might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Phenomenon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Calhoun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phenomenon.
Phenomenon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Calhoun misses with a wild body shot.
Phenomenon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Phenomenon connects with a leg kick. Calhoun looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Calhoun moves away from the strike by Phenomenon.
Phenomenon throws a shot from downtown. Calhoun moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phenomenon misses with a body punch
and Phenomenon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Calhoun tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phenomenon was well out of range. Poor timing from Calhoun.
Phenomenon scores with a hook.
Calhoun takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Phenomenon throws a body punch but Calhoun moves out of range.
Calhoun connects with a looping right hand.
Calhoun misses with a hook
and Phenomenon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Calhoun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phenomenon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Calhoun.
Calhoun shoots in looking for a takedown. Phenomenon tries to sprawl out of it but Calhoun keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Phenomenon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Phenomenon throws a poor cross that misses
and Calhoun counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Phenomenon.
Phenomenon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Calhoun.
Phenomenon cracks Calhoun with a right hand to the side of the head.
Phenomenon takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calhoun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phenomenon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Calhoun misses with a shot to the body
and Phenomenon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Phenomenon throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Calhoun pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Calhoun tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phenomenon was well out of range. Poor timing from Calhoun.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Jon Phenomenon dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Calhoun thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phenomenon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Phenomenon misses with a right hand
and Calhoun counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Phenomenon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Calhoun throws a right hand that misses
and Phenomenon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Calhoun thinking.
Calhoun connects with a body shot that sends Phenomenon's belly button to the back.
Calhoun stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Phenomenon.
Calhoun throws a left and a right that both miss
and Calhoun takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Calhoun throws a jab when Phenomenon was well out of range.
Calhoun avoids a punch combination nicely.
Phenomenon throws the left hand but Calhoun avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calhoun misses with a left hand
letting Phenomenon counter with a right hand.
Phenomenon bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Calhoun is breathing heavily.
Phenomenon misses with a hook
and Calhoun counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Phenomenon thinking.
Phenomenon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Calhoun makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Calhoun misses with a hook to the body
and Phenomenon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phenomenon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Calhoun counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Phenomenon throws a wild body kick that Calhoun sees coming a mile off.
Phenomenon throws a leg kick but Calhoun checks it.
Phenomenon scores with a jab. Calhoun acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Calhoun has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calhoun shoots for a takedown but Phenomenon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Phenomenon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Phenomenon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Phenomenon misses with a hook
and Calhoun counters with a nice body shot.
Calhoun lands with a right hand.
Calhoun checks a leg kick.
Phenomenon misses with a hook

and Calhoun counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Phenomenon's guard now.

Phenomenon manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phenomenon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Calhoun.
Phenomenon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Calhoun moves out of range as Phenomenon throws a body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Phenomenon.
Phenomenon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Phenomenon tries to land a front kick but Calhoun steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Calhoun throws a right and a left that both miss.
Left hook, right uppercut from Phenomenon.
Phenomenon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Phenomenon, right into the meat.
Calhoun lands with a straight right. Phenomenon didn't see that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phenomenon misses with a two punch combination.
Phenomenon misses with a double jab.
Phenomenon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Calhoun throws a body punch but Phenomenon moves out of range.
Calhoun throws a body punch but Phenomenon moves out of range.
Phenomenon slips a jab from Calhoun.
Phenomenon misses with a left hand
and Calhoun counters with a left to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phenomenon throws a lazy body kick
and Calhoun counters with a straight right hand.
Phenomenon throws a right hand that misses

and Calhoun counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calhoun lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Parnell Calhoun will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Calhoun fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Phenomenon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Phenomenon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Calhoun misses with a body shot.
Calhoun throws a jab when Phenomenon was well out of range.
Calhoun misses with a right hand
and Phenomenon counters with a nice uppercut.
Calhoun throws a hook to the side of Phenomenon's head but Phenomenon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Calhoun cracks Phenomenon with an open hand slap.
Calhoun has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Calhoun tries for a takedown but Phenomenon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Calhoun misses with a straight right.
Calhoun slips under a jab from Phenomenon.
Calhoun's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Phenomenon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phenomenon throws a poor cross that misses
and Calhoun counters with a right hand to the body.
Calhoun shoots for a takedown but Phenomenon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Calhoun blocks a head kick by Phenomenon.
Phenomenon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Calhoun tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phenomenon was well out of range. Poor timing from Calhoun.
Phenomenon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Calhoun throws a poor cross that misses
and Phenomenon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Calhoun lunges at Phenomenon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Phenomenon's hand.
Phenomenon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Phenomenon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Calhoun counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun tests Phenomenon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Calhoun rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Phenomenon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Phenomenon throws a one two combo.
Calhoun looks to throw the jab but Phenomenon is out of range.
Calhoun takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Phenomenon is looking to score with low kicks.
Calhoun lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Calhoun. Beautiful body shot.
Calhoun takes a swing at Phenomenon's ribcage but misses.
Calhoun doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Calhoun takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jon Jon Phenomenon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Parnell Calhoun.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Phenomenon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Calhoun looks to land a left hand but Phenomenon moved out of range nicely.
Calhoun misses the shot to the body.
Calhoun dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Calhoun changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Phenomenon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Calhoun connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Phenomenon some visible discomfort.
Phenomenon takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Phenomenon managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Calhoun.
Phenomenon is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Calhoun scores with a couple of short elbows.
Phenomenon wants to control but Calhoun postures up.
Calhoun sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Phenomenon is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Calhoun creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Phenomenon sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Calhoun throws an elbow but Phenomenon slips to the side and avoids it well.
Calhoun is chipping away with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An elbow from Calhoun crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phenomenon is not content to let Calhoun control the position.
Calhoun postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

And that's the end of the fight!
Parnell Calhoun comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Calhoun has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Parnell Calhoun!