PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Calamote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petr Grygera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calamote kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I'm not a Superstar. This should be fireworks!

Calamote
vs
Grygera

171 cm
21
155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
165 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paulo Calamote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Petr Grygera!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grygera blocks a low kick nicely.
Calamote lands a jab to the head.
Calamote takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Grygera throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Calamote gets a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Grygera.
Calamote lands a body punch.
Calamote slows down the pace here.
Grygera holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Grygera misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grygera wants to stall.
Grygera seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Calamote slows down the pace here.
A left hand lands to the body for Calamote.
Calamote displaying some good clinch control by pressing Grygera up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paulo Calamote.
Calamote throws a shot from downtown. Grygera moves away and avoids it.
Calamote closes the distance and clinches up with Grygera, looking for a takedown. Calamote pushes Grygera against the cage but Grygera circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A lazy left from Calamote finds it's target.
Petr Grygera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Calamote lands a head shot.
Grygera tries a head kick but it misses.
Calamote misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Calamote lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grygera doesn't seem phased though.
Calamote scores with a kick to the body.
Calamote has a takedown stuffed.
Paulo Calamote seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calamote looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Calamote shoots in looking for a takedown. Grygera tries to sprawl out of it but Calamote keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Grygera manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Calamote. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grygera walks forward, straight into a front kick from Calamote.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calamote throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Calamote tries to close the distance and clinch but Grygera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grygera moves out of range of the body kick.
Calamote fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Grygera avoids it really well and circles away.
A big left from Calamote misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grygera looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Grygera darts in and clinches Calamote up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Calamote 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.

Calamote shoots in but no luck this time.
Calamote tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grygera swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Grygera rushes Calamote and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The referee calls for Calamote to work.
Calamote gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Grygera misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Calamote decides to pull guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Calamote looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grygera is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Calamote holds on and takes a little breather.
Calamote lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Grygera!
Grygera is squirming around, avoiding Calamote's attempts to control the action.
Calamote fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Grygera really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Calamote. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Grygera bucks Calamote off and manages to get back to his feet!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Grygera. Those never looked like landing.

Calamote throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Grygera tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Calamote is in Grygera's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grygera wants to stand but Calamote is controlling the position.
Calamote's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Grygera wants to stand but Calamote is controlling the position.
Calamote slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Grygera is being controlled here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grygera dodges the ground and pound from Calamote.
Grygera is pushing Calamote's head away, looking to escape. Calamote manages to hold on to the position though.
The ground and pound from Calamote seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Calamote controlling from side mount.
Grygera is not content to let Calamote control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Calamote politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Calamote prefers to stall for the moment though.
Calamote working the ground and pound but Grygera is defending the strikes.
Calamote trying to control the action but Grygera is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grygera taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Calamote dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Calamote misses with a double jab.
Grygera takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Calamote shoots in and drives through. Grygera sprawls well.
Calamote shoots in for a takedown but Grygera shows good takedown defense.
Calamote just misses with a punch to the body.
Grygera checks the leg kick nicely there.
Grygera tries a head kick but it misses.
Calamote lands a jab to Grygera's midsection.
Grygera gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Calamote cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Calamote. That snapped Grygera's head back.
Grygera throws a sloppy head kick and Calamote moves out of range easily.
Petr Grygera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Grygera rushes Calamote and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Grygera throws a head punch that misses.
Grygera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Grygera taking a breather.
Calamote is struggling to control the position.
A frustrated look appears on Grygera's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Calamote stalling against the cage.
Grygera trying to control the position but instead, Calamote has worked for underhooks and has pushed Grygera into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calamote dodges an elbow strike from Grygera.
Grygera lands a right hand that snaps the head of Calamote backwards.
Grygera letting Calamote take a breather here.
Grygera trying to land knees to the body.
Grygera misses with a punch to the body.
Calamote avoiding damage.
Grygera working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calamote works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Grygera wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Calamote has him pressed against the cage.
Grygera is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Grygera.
Calamote avoiding damage as Grygera throws knees to the body.
Grygera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grygera wants to break the clinch but can't.
Calamote avoids a wild elbow strike from Grygera.
Calamote stalling the fight.
Grygera tries a knee to the head but Calamote blocks it.
Come on Calamote - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grygera misses with an elbow over the top.
Calamote stalls.
Petr Grygera seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Grygera misses with a knee strike.
Grygera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Calamote stalls.
Petr Grygera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

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 Paulo Calamote.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Calamote, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Calamote!