PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chubby Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Calaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calaway has chosen R.I.P. as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Johnson
vs
Calaway

200 cm
28
301 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

208 cm
26
289 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chubby Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Calaway!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calaway ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Calaway.
Calaway ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Calaway lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson walks into a stiff left hand from Calaway.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson tries to clinch but Calaway moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Calaway.
Calaway misses with a body shot.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Calaway looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Calaway.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Calaway circles away.
Calaway throws a one two combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calaway lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Calaway.
Chubby Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Calaway changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Johnson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Johnson looks to clinch
and Calaway counters with an inside leg kick.
Mark Calaway is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good exchange - Calaway coming out on top.
Calaway connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Calaway circles away.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Calaway circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson blocks a leg kick.

Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Calaway, pushing him back against the cage.
Calaway tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Calaway tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Johnson smiles and moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Calaway tries to keep at a distance but Johnson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Calaway tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson tries to work over Calaway's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to work over Calaway's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Calaway on the inside.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.

Calaway breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Calaway has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Johnson finds it's way round the side to connect with Calaway's head.
Calaway checks a leg kick nicely.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Calaway dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Calaway lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Calaway scores with a hook.
Calaway throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Calaway throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnson tries to clinch up
and Calaway counters with a left and a right that stings Johnson.
Calaway fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.

Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Calaway in a clinch.

Calaway gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Johnson regains guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Calaway pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Calaway trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Calaway on the ground.
Calaway looking to pass the guard.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Calaway.
Calaway trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Calaway gets to his feet. Johnson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Calaway feints a jab promting Johnson to slip. Calaway then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Johnson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Johnson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Calaway is trying to stand back up but Johnson is controlling him

Calaway kicks off Johnson and gets to his feet.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Calaway manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Calaway circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Calaway swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Calaway has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Calaway punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Decent striking displayed by Calaway there.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Calaway 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.

A combination from Calaway does no damage.
Johnson scores with a jab.
Johnson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Calaway as he avoids it easily.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Calaway takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Calaway lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Calaway sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Calaway moves into range and connects with a jab.
Calaway scores with a nice strike.
The fighters circling - Calaway throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Calaway fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Calaway scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Calaway pushes him off.
Calaway throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Nice shot by Calaway.

Johnson is rocked!
Calaway pounces like a tiger and cracks Johnson with a vicious hook! Johnson is down but not out! Calaway follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mark Calaway!
Mark Calaway decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.