PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sean Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Calvacante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Smith
vs
Calvacante

170 cm
20
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

163 cm
24
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raphael Calvacante!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith lands with a kick to the ribs.
Calvacante takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smith throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Calvacante.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Calvacante throws a sloppy head kick
and Smith makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Calvacante really felt that one!
Calvacante has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smith.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Calvacante. That did some damage!
Calvacante stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
Smith throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
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!
Calvacante takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Calvacante looks gassed!
Calvacante throws a head kick that misses
and Smith counters with an inside leg kick.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith throws a head kick that half lands.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smith cracks the inside of Calvacante's front leg.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Calvacante down.
Smith connects with a solid leg kick.
Calvacante pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smith lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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!
Smith is looking to slow Calvacante down with leg kicks.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Calvacante. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Calvacante has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smith.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Calvacante crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Smith - the referee stops the clock and Calvacante gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Smith. Calvacante manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Calvacante's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smith keeps Calvacante at a distance using the push kick.
Calvacante chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
Calvacante on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smith fakes the leg kick and cracks Calvacante in the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith feints and then cracks Calvacante's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Calvacante down.
Smith lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Calvacante has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Smith.
Smith lands a leg kick that knocks Calvacante off balance momentarily.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Calvacante's front leg but catches the back leg as Calvacante tries to avoid it.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Raphael Calvacante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith is looking to slow Calvacante down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Smith tenderised Calvacante's leg. Calvacante is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
Calvacante takes a kick to the side of the head.
Calvacante on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
Smith lands a nice looking kick to the body. Calvacante takes a step back to recover.
Calvacante chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith.
Smith cracks the inside of Calvacante's front leg.
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Calvacante chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Calvacante down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Smith dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Smith throws a head kick that Calvacante semi-blocks.
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Calvacante sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith throws a head kick that half lands.
Smith scores with a head kick.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Calvacante throws a head kick that misses
and Smith counters with a slapping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Calvacante's calf.
Calvacante sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Calvacante has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Calvacante is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calvacante chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
Calvacante 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.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Calvacante has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smith.
Smith delivers a nice body kick.
Calvacante throws a lazy head kick
and Smith counters with a slapping leg kick.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith lands a head kick. Calvacante smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Calvacante has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Calvacante steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Smith. That one must have hurt.
Smith fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Calvacante might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Smith has got the better of the exchanges.
Calvacante takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat.
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
Calvacante takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Smith explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Smith keeps Calvacante at a distance using the push kick.
Smith lands a leg kick that knocks Calvacante off balance momentarily.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smith scores with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sean Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith feints and then cracks Calvacante's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Calvacante down.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Calvacante's sensitive parts.
Calvacante tries to clinch but Smith moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sean Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Smith lands with a nice body kick.
Smith connects with a solid leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Calvacante 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.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Calvacante stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sean Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith scores with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Smith dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Smith connects with a leg kick. Calvacante looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Calvacante can do to turn this around?
A head kick by Calvacante misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
Calvacante takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Calvacante's front leg but catches the back leg as Calvacante tries to avoid it.
Smith lands a head kick!
Smith throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Calvacante.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Calvacante's front leg but catches the back leg as Calvacante tries to avoid it.
Calvacante takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Calvacante takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith scores with a head kick. Calvacante tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Smith lands with a slapping head kick.
Smith thows a body kick. Calvacante tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Calvacante takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Smith lands a high kick!
Calvacante tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Calvacante takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith pushes Calvacante away with a front kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smith lands a head kick!
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
Calvacante steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Smith. That one must have hurt.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Calvacante's front leg but catches the back leg as Calvacante tries to avoid it.
Smith throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smith.
Smith throws a head kick that half lands.
Calvacante on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smith feints and then cracks Calvacante's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Calvacante down.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Calvacante on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
Smith plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Calvacante steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Smith. That one must have hurt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
A good leg kick by Smith.
A good leg kick by Smith.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calvacante takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Calvacante fails with the takedown.
Smith throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Smith keeps Calvacante at a distance using the push kick.
Smith scores with a head kick. Calvacante tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sean Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Raphael Calvacante has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smith.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:24
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:24
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Smith!
A very excited looking Sean Smith rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.