PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harry Callahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Flash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeff Flash told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Callahan
vs
Flash

178 cm
25
169 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

182 cm
32
165 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Callahan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeff Flash!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flash takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Flash fails with a takedown attempt.
Callahan throws a sloppy head kick and Flash moves out of range easily.
Flash moves away from the strike by Callahan.
Flash misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Flash fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harry Callahan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Flash.
Callahan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Flash throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Callahan's waist but Callahan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Flash off to one side.
Flash will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Callahan darts in and clinches Flash up against the cage.
Flash on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Callahan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Callahan misses with a knee to the head.
Flash blocks the elbow strike.
Flash changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Callahan fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Callahan.
Flash blocks a head kick by Callahan.
Flash shoots in for a takedown but Callahan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Callahan!
Callahan scores with a body shot.
Callahan throws a looping overhand right but Flash ducks down to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Callahan 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 Flash has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Flash and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Flash fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Flash avoids the head kick by Callahan.
Harry Callahan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Callahan clinches.

Callahan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Callahan darts in and clinches Flash up against the cage.
Flash takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Jeff Flash has been cut.
Callahan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callahan tries a knee to the head but Flash blocks it.
Callahan misses with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Callahan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flash has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Callahan throws an elbow but it misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from Flash on the inside.
Callahan landing knees to the head.
A shot in the inside from Flash.
Callahan is pushing Flash up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Callahan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Callahan landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callahan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Flash is looking to take this one to the mat.
Flash looking for a takedown.
Callahan throws an elbow that misses.
Callahan stalling in the clinch.
Callahan gets underhooks to prevent Flash's takedown attempt.
Callahan lands an elbow that stopped Flash in his tracks for a moment.
Callahan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Flash avoids the elbow strike from Callahan, against the cage.
Callahan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Callahan with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flash tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Callahan.
Callahan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Callahan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Flash wants to take the fight to the mat but Callahan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Callahan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Flash's face.
Callahan blocking some punches.
Callahan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Callahan looking to stall.
Callahan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flash is defending well for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Callahan blocks a body shot from Flash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Callahan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Flash's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Callahan jabs Flash to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Callahan throws a leg kick that misses.
Callahan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Callahan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flash shoots in for a takedown but Callahan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Callahan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Flash shoots in for a takedown but Callahan shows good takedown defense.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Callahan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jab from Callahan.
Callahan thuds his right hand into Flash's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Callahan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Flash misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Harry Callahan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Flash.
Flash has a takedown stuffed.
Flash looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Callahan is fending him off so far but Flash persists. Nope, Callahan circles away and we're back to standing.
Flash has his takedown stuffed
and Callahan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flash shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Callahan defends it nicely.
Flash closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Callahan throws a right and a left that Flash avoids nicely.
Callahan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Flash looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Callahan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice sprawl there from Callahan as Flash shoots in.
Flash is trying desperately to land a takedown but Callahan is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Flash.
Callahan throws a right hand that Flash ducks under and follows up with a left that Flash also avoids with ease.
Callahan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Callahan's corner calls for a 1-2. Callahan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Flash closes the distance and clinches up with Callahan, looking for a takedown. Flash pushes Callahan against the cage but Callahan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Callahan throws out a loose jab but Flash uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flash blocks a head kick by Callahan.
Callahan tries to clinch there but Flash circles away.
Callahan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flash moves away.
Callahan throws a sloppy head kick and Flash moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Callahan.
Callahan misses with a looping left.
Flash looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Callahan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Flash.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Callahan forces Flash back against the cage and clinches.
Callahan has had enough of the clinch but Flash keeps him there for the moment.
Callahan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Callahan connects with a knee to the head.
Callahan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Callahan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Flash up against the cage.
Callahan lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callahan misses with a knee strike.
Callahan misses with a knee strike.
Flash has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Callahan after a bit of a struggle.
Harry Callahan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Callahan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Flash tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Flash managing to block the knees to the body from Callahan.
Callahan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Callahan scores a nice knee to the body.
Callahan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Callahan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Callahan misses with a knee strike.
Callahan misses with some punches.
Flash avoids the elbow strike from Callahan, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Callahan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Flash takes a knee to the side of the body.
Callahan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Flash lands an uppercut.

Flash has hold of one of Callahan's legs. Callahan is fighting the takedown attempt but Flash gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flash trying to control but Callahan is working from the bottom.
Callahan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Callahan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Flash.
Flash preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Callahan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Flash's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Flash fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters circling a little - Callahan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Callahan with a hook.
Flash fails with a takedown attempt.
Callahan tries to close the distance and clinch but Flash swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Flash moves out of range of the body kick from Callahan.
Callahan throws a sloppy head kick and Flash moves out of range easily.
Callahan tries to clinch but Flash moves out of range.
Callahan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Flash fails with a takedown attempt.
Harry Callahan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Flash.
Callahan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Callahan scores with a push kick.
Callahan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Flash.
Callahan throws a series of strikes that have Flash backpedaling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Callahan lands a jab to the nose.

Flash shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Flash showed some decent athleticism there.

Flash is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Flash tries to pass the half guard into mount. Callahan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Callahan trying to hold on to Flash's head to control him but Flash postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flash wants to free his trapped foot but Callahan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Flash trying to control from half guard but Callahan is working away.

Flash is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Callahan defends it well.

Callahan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Flash trying to pass the guard but Callahan defending well.
Harry Callahan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Flash is looking for a kimura but Callahan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Flash to get the leverage.
Callahan is looking to control Flash's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Callahan avoid being mounted?
Flash thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Callahan's head.
Flash wants to control but Callahan is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Callahan kicks Flash off and gets back to his feet.
Callahan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Flash manages to avoid it.
Flash changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Callahan tries to avoid it but Flash manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Callahan to the ground. Callahan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Callahan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Callahan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Flash moves out of range as Callahan strikes.
Flash tries for a takedown but Callahan circles away easily
and Callahan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Callahan throws a shot to the body.
Flash tries to score a power double leg takedown but Callahan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Flash somewhat.
Harry Callahan is winning the standup battle so far.
Flash misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Callahan to counter with a crisp jab.
Flash takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Callahan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flash shoots in but no luck this time.
Flash doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Flash takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Callahan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Callahan, 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Callahan!
An out of breath and clearly excited Harry Callahan thanked Mango Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).