PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Callaghan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sakke Somali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Somali has chosen Sakke - Oonhan Suomalainen as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Callaghan
vs
Somali

185 cm
26
185 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

183 cm
25
180 lbs
12 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Callaghan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Sakke Somali!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Somali misses with a body kick.
Callaghan throws a body kick that misses.

Callaghan moves into the clinch successfully.
Somali lands an elbow inside that Callaghan shrugs off.
Callaghan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Somali is defending well for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Callaghan.
Callaghan misses with a knee strike.
Callaghan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Somali working Callaghan over with knees to the body.
Somali takes an elbow to the temple.
Somali putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Callaghan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Callaghan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Somali lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Somali trying to land knees to the body.
Somali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Callaghan on the inside.
Callaghan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Callaghan avoiding damage as Somali throws knees to the body.
Somali digs a right hand into Callaghan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Callaghan's gas tank.
Somali takes an elbow to the forehead.
Somali lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Somali lands a hook that snaps the head of Callaghan backwards.
Somali trying to control the position but instead, Callaghan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Somali into the cage.
Callaghan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Somali crunches a lovely knee into Callaghan's ribcage.
Callaghan misses with a punch to the body.
Callaghan goes for a takedown attempt but Somali pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Somali throws a nice inside leg kick.
Callaghan is breathing heavily.
Callaghan misses with a straight right.
Callaghan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Somali takes a swing at Callaghan's ribcage but misses.
Callaghan throws a nice looking combination but Somali bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Callaghan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Somali counters with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Somali.
Somali cracks the inside of Callaghan's front leg.

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!
Somali cracks the inside of Callaghan's front leg.
Nice body kick from Somali.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Somali lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Somali lands a high kick!
Somali throws a leg kick which misses Callaghan's front leg but catches the back leg as Callaghan tries to avoid it.
Callaghan misses with a combination
and Somali counters with a nice uppercut.
Somali looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Richard Callaghan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Somali turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That kick from Somali tenderised Callaghan's leg. Callaghan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sakke Somali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Somali tries to clinch up but Callaghan circles away and keeps his distance.
Callaghan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Callaghan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Callaghan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Somali swivels and escapes.
Somali with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A chopping leg kick lands by Somali.
A slapping leg kick lands for Somali.
Somali connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somali with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Callaghan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Callaghan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Somali. That's going to slow Callaghan down.
Somali buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Somali tries to clinch up.
Somali scores with a nice body kick.
A head kick from Somali lands but Callaghan takes it in his stride.
Somali fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Callaghan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Somali connects with a leg kick. Callaghan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Somali gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short body shot lands from Somali as the two fighters clinch.
Somali lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Callaghan or not.
Callaghan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Somali putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Callaghan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Somali lands a right hand.
Somali works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Somali lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Somali tries to throw a body punch but Callaghan avoids it by throwing Somali back against the cage.
Somali lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Somali blocks the elbow strike.
Callaghan misses with the head strike.
Somali lands a hook to the side of the head.
Somali is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Somali.
Somali goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Somali softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Callaghan blocks an uppercut.
Somali stalling the fight.
Callaghan blocking some punches.
Somali blocks an elbow strike from Callaghan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Somali lands an uppercut.
Somali stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Somali.
Somali dodges an elbow strike from Callaghan.
Somali scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sakke Somali dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Callaghan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sakke Somali seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Somali tries to close the distance and clinch but Callaghan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Callaghan. That's going to slow Somali down.
Somali keeps Callaghan at a distance using the push kick.
Somali lands with a kick to the ribs.
Somali throws a series of punches but Callaghan avoids them all with ease.
Callaghan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A good leg kick by Somali.
Callaghan loads up on a big right hand but Somali slips the punch.
Callaghan throws a hook to the side of Somali's head but Somali sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Somali connects with a body shot.
Somali lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Somali. Callaghan shrugs it off though.
Somali wants to clinch up but Callaghan keeps it at a distance.

Somali takes the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Callaghan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Somali throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Somali as the two fighters clinch.
Somali tries to land knees in the clinch but Callaghan avoids the damage to the body.
Somali lands a nice uppercut.
Somali lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Somali lands a right hand that snaps the head of Callaghan backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Callaghan fails to land.
Knees in the clinch landing for Somali.
Somali crunches a lovely knee into Callaghan's ribcage.
Nice body punch from Somali.
Somali unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Somali lands a nice uppercut.
Somali lands a shoulder strike.
Somali lands a right hand that snaps the head of Callaghan backwards.
Somali lands with a left to the head.
Somali goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Somali is leaning against Callaghan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Somali.
Somali lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Callaghan backwards.
Sakke Somali seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Somali tries to land knees in the clinch but Callaghan avoids the damage to the body.
Somali is stalling here.
Callaghan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Somali lands a body punch in the clinch.
Somali stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Somali has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Somali tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right hand to the body from Somali.
A hook to the body from Somali.
Somali working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Somali misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Callaghan.
Somali tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Somali lands a shoulder strike.

Callaghan is rocked!
Somali lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Callaghan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Somali creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Callaghan's defenses.
Somali lands an elbow inside.
A head punch on the inside from Callaghan fails to land.
Somali softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Somali pushes Callaghan against the cage. Somali is working some dirty boxing. Somali pushes off with a quick right hook! Callaghan goes down! Callaghan tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Somali moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sakke Somali!
Sakke Somali spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.