PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Callaghan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiao Macale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Macale has chosen Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life as his entrance music. Richard Callaghan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Callaghan
vs
Macale

185 cm
30
185 lbs
21 - 12 - 1

173 cm
35
177 lbs
49 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Richard Callaghan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 49 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tiao Macale!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macale throws a hook but Callaghan blocks it.
Callaghan avoids a kick to the body.
Macale throws a lazy right hand but Callaghan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Macale lands with a good body shot.
Macale's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Callaghan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Macale scrambles back to his feet.
Richard Callaghan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Macale checks a leg kick.
Callaghan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Callaghan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Macale counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Callaghan slips under a jab.
Macale scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Macale swinging wildly here.
Callaghan blocks a leg kick.
Callaghan is looking to land body kicks.
Macale scores with a kick to the midsection.
Macale uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Callaghan has time to react.
Callaghan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Callaghan ducks under a wild hook from Macale.
Callaghan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Callaghan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Callaghan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macale ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Callaghan throws an off balance right hand
and Macale counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Callaghan takes one to the chin there.
Callaghan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Macale moves out of range as Callaghan strikes.
Callaghan scores with a jab to the head.
Macale throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Callaghan scores with a head kick.
Callaghan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Macale with a jab.
Macale feints and then cracks Callaghan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Callaghan down.
Macale throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Callaghan throws a low kick but Macale moves out of range easily.
Macale ducks under a wild hook from Callaghan.
Macale steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Callaghan.
Callaghan missing with a left hand there. Macale was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Macale blocks a head kick by Callaghan.
Macale steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Callaghan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Macale manages to avoid it.
Macale takes a kick to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Macale throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Macale throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Callaghan counters with a nice body shot.
Macale connects with a solid leg kick.
Macale takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Macale lands a jab to the head.
Callaghan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Macales jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Callaghan tests Macale's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Macale throws a push kick but Callaghan slaps the foot to one side.
Macale wants to land a leg kick but Callaghan is out of range.
Callaghan with a nice cross.
Callaghan throws a hook but Macale avoids it easily.
Callaghan misses with a looping right.
Macale throws a hook but Callaghan avoids it easily.
Callaghan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Macale counters with an outside leg kick.
Macale throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macale avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Macale blocks a jab.
Macale bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Macale fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Callaghan is out of range.
Macale slips a jab from Callaghan.
Macale slips under a jab from Callaghan.
Macale throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Callaghan misses with an uppercut.
Callaghan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Macale tried to score with a low kick but Callaghan checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Macale. That's going to slow Callaghan down.
Macale catches Callaghan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Macale is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Callaghan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Macale takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Callaghan misses with a hook.
Tiao Macale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good work by Callaghan as he checks the leg kick.
Callaghan doesn't manage to clinch there - Macale circles away.
Macale throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good shot there by Callaghan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Macale takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Callaghan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Callaghan throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Macale to regain full guard.
Callaghan wants to control from the top but Macale keeps moving.
Macale has his hands on Callaghan's head, controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Callaghan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Macale works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Callaghan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Macale with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Macale displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Callaghan throws out the jab.
Callaghan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Macale checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A cross from Macale lands.
Macale throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Callaghan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Callaghan tries a head kick but it misses.
Callaghan throws a right and a left that Macale avoids nicely.
Callaghan ducks under a wild hook from Macale.
Macale lands a nice looking kick to the body. Callaghan takes a step back to recover.
Macale moves out of range of the leg kick from Callaghan.
Macale lands a lovely overhand right.
Macale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Macale blocks a jab.
Callaghan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Callaghan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Macale throws a lazy body kick
and Callaghan counters with a head kick.
Macale moves out of range of the leg kick from Callaghan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macale throws a chopping leg kick but Callaghan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Callaghan lands a nice shot to the body.
A big right from Callaghan misses.
Macale connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Macale. Callaghan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Macale is looking to land body kicks.
Callaghan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Callaghan.
Callaghan misses with a leg kick.
Callaghan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Macale is looking to chop away at Callaghan's legs.
Callaghan's corner calls for a 1-2. Callaghan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Macale avoids a kick to the body.
Callaghan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Good exchange - Callaghan coming out on top.
Macale takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Callaghan looks to land a right hand but Macale moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Callaghan takes a swing at Macale's ribcage but misses.
Callaghan moves away from the strike by Macale.
Macale circles away from the clinch attempt.
Richard Callaghan is winning the standup battle so far.
Callaghan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A bone on bone clash there as Callaghan blocks the leg kick.
Macale is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Callaghan.
Callaghan dips to his left and cracks Macale with an uppercut!
Callaghan loads up on a big right hand but Macale slips the punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Macale.
Macale throws a chopping leg kick but Callaghan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Macale blocks a jab.
Macale takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Callaghan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Macale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Callaghan.
A nice leg kick lands there from Macale.
Macale uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Callaghan.
Macale throws a leg kick but Callaghan sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Macale manages to avoid it.
Callaghan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Callaghan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Callaghan throws a jab when Macale was well out of range.
Callaghan throws the kick towards the body but Macale avoids it.
A good leg kick by Macale.
Macale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Callaghan moves away.
Callaghan moves out of range of the leg kick from Macale.
Macale throws a leg kick but Callaghan checks it.
Macale takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Callaghan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A slow jab from Callaghan misses its intended target.
Macale keeps the fight on the outside.
Callaghan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Macale gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Callaghan.
Callaghan thows a body kick. Macale tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Macale looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Callaghan throws a nice head kick!
Callaghan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Macale throws a low kick but it's checked well by Callaghan.
A jab from Callaghan finds it's way through Macale's defenses.
Callaghan avoids a kick to the body.
Callaghan lands a leg kick that knocks Macale off balance momentarily.
Macale goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Callaghan misses with a kick to the body.
Macale walks into a jab.
Macale moves out of range of the body kick.
Callaghan slips under a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Macale misses the jab.
Macale defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Callaghan.
Callaghan throws a big shot that misses.
Macale throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Callaghan dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Macale swats away the attempt to clinch by Callaghan.
Macale on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Macale lands with a hook. Callaghan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Callaghan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Macale throws a hook but Callaghan avoids it easily.
Callaghan jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Callaghan moves into the clinch successfully.
Macale lands with a short shot to the head.
Callaghan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Macale is defending well for now.
Callaghan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Macale tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Callaghan's elbow.
Macale is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Callaghan is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Callaghan.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Macale blocks an elbow strike from Callaghan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Macale.
Callaghan throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macale misses with a hook to the ribs.
Macale misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A body shot lands from Callaghan.
Macale lands a left hand that snaps the head of Callaghan backwards.
Callaghan blocks a body shot from Macale.
Callaghan lands an elbow just above Macale 's eye.
Callaghan tries to land knees in the clinch but Macale avoids the damage to the body.
Macale tries a body shot but Callaghan blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nice elbow from Callaghan.

It looks like Tiao Macale has been cut.
Macale tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Callaghan's elbow.
Macale misses with a punch on the inside.
Callaghan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Macale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Macale tries a body shot but Callaghan blocks it.
Macale takes a shot to the head.

Callaghan gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Callaghan wants to control from the top but Macale keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan stopping the sweep attempt from Macale.
Callaghan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Macale working a defensive guard here.
Callaghan is fighting to break Macale's control of his arms but Macale is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Callaghan throwing strikes from guard but Macale blocks nicely.
Callaghan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macale is pulling down on Callaghan's head. It's preventing any offense from Callaghan, at least for the moment.
Callaghan wants to control from the top but Macale keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Callaghan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Macale doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick misses from Callaghan.
Callaghan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Macale throws a low kick but Callaghan moves out of range easily.
Callaghan looks to land a combination but Macale avoids it well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Callaghan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Macale has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Macale and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Macale scores with a nice strike.
Macale circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Macale counter with a right hand.

Callaghan moves into the clinch.
Richard Callaghan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan tries to work over Macale's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Macale is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Callaghan is keeping busy.
Callaghan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiao Macale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A knee to the head by Callaghan.
Macale swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Macale scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Callaghan throws a head punch that misses.
Macale tries to stall but Callaghan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from Callaghan on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A hook to the body from Callaghan.
Macale misses with a punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Macale throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Callaghan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Macale's brow.
Macale wants to stall.
Macale blocks the elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Callaghan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Callaghan 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Callaghan!
Richard Callaghan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.