PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Calirante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skull Crash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Calirante
vs
Crash

174 cm
21
148 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

166 cm
22
145 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Santiago Calirante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Skull Crash!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crash blocks the body kick.
Crash walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Calirante checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Good leg kick by Crash there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Calirante misses with an attempted mid kick.
Calirante scores with a leg kick.
Crash is looking to score with low kicks.
Calirante takes a swing at Crash's ribcage but misses.
Calirante lands a right hook to the body.
Calirante throws a series of punches but Crash avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Crash.
Crash chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Calirante can pounce on him.
Calirante misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Crash.
Calirante feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crash's calf.
Calirante waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crash.
Crash throws out a powerful jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calirante tries to close the distance and clinch but Crash swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Calirante pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Crash 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 Calirante has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Calirante and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Calirante takes a swing at Crash's ribcage but misses.
Calirante throws a leg kick that is checked
and Crash counters with a two punch combo.
Crash checks a low kick from Calirante.
Calirante throws a leg kick that is checked
and Crash counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Crash blocks a jab.
Crash checks a leg kick nicely.
Calirante throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Crash counter with a right hand.
Crash lands a front kick.
Calirante throws a poor cross that misses
and Crash counters with a left and a right that stings Calirante.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calirante catches Crash with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calirante looks to score with a jab to the body but Crash is just out of range.
Crash throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crash buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crash throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Calirante.
Crash uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Calirante.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Calirante, right into the meat.
Crash jabs at Calirante's body.
A head kick misses from Crash.
Calirante takes a swing at Crash's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crash.

Calirante has managed to clinch.
Crash is trying to break the clinch but Calirante has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crash.
Calirante lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calirante struggles to land a body shot inside as Crash controls his hands.
Crash has had enough of the clinch but Calirante keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Calirante on the inside.
Crash missing with knees to the body.
Calirante misses with a punch to the body.
Crash misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Calirante.
Crash is trying to break the clinch but Calirante is controlling him.
Crash tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Calirante's elbow.
Crash misses with a punch to the body.
Crash misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Calirante.
Calirante softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Crash's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Calirante.
Crash is trying to maintain a safe position but Calirante gets an underhook and turns Crash into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Calirante fails to land.
Calirante prevents Crash from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Crash's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Calirante creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crash tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Calirante avoids it.
Crash tries to circle away but Calirante has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Calirante fails to land.
Calirante controlling the action here for a moment.
Crash prevents a body shot from Calirante.
Calirante has Crash pressed against the cage, preventing Crash from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Calirante misses with a punch on the inside.
Calirante cracks Crash with a nice body shot.
Calirante prevents a body shot from Crash.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crash can't break the clinch.
Calirante lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Calirante tries to throw a body punch but Crash avoids it by throwing Calirante back against the cage.
Calirante lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crash backwards.
Calirante tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crash's elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Skull Crash will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Crash takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crash avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crash tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Calirante is able to avoid easily.
Calirante feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crash's calf.
Crash ducks right into an uppercut from Calirante.
Calirante chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Calirante misses the target.

Crash tries to keep at a distance but Calirante has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Calirante.
A nice left hand lands by Calirante.
Crash misses with a hook to the ribs.
Calirante avoids the elbow strike from Crash, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calirante misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crash tries to break free but Calirante pushes him back against the cage.
Crash wants to get back to striking at distance but Calirante won't allow it.
Crash has had enough of the clinch but Calirante keeps him there for the moment.
Crash is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Crash tries to circle away but Calirante has him pinned against the cage.
Crash blocking some punches.
Crash is looking to break free of the clinch but Calirante has double underhooks.
Crash wants to break free but Calirante has control.
Calirante lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Calirante fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Calirante.
Crash blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Crash breaks from the clinch.
Santiago Calirante is winning the standup battle so far.
Crash checks a low kick from Calirante.
Calirante misses with a lunging right hand
and Crash counters with a good, hard body kick but Calirante shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calirante feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crash's calf.
Crash has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Calirante finds it's way round the side to connect with Crash's head.
Santiago Calirante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calirante tried to score with a low kick but Crash checks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Calirante drives through and clinches with Crash against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Crash wants to break free but Calirante has control.

Crash breaks from the clinch.
Crash on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Crash misses with a body kick.
Calirante with a nice cross.
Crash blocks a leg kick.
Calirante moves to clinch but Crash breaks away
and Crash counters with a good, hard body kick but Calirante shrugs it off.
Calirante is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crash.
Calirante throws a jab but it's blocked by Crash.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calirante is looking to score with low kicks.
Crash wants to slow Calirante down by chopping away at his legs.
Calirante with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crash's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A clash of legs there as Crash blocks the low kick.
Crash looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crash tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Calirante attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Crash throws a leg kick
and Calirante counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Calirante checks a leg kick.
Calirante avoids the head kick by Crash.
A leg kick checked by Calirante.
Calirante looks to land a combination but Crash avoids it well.
Calirante throws a body punch but Crash moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calirante fails with an attempt to clinch.
Calirante swings for the body but Crash moves out of range.
Crash swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Calirante wants to slow Crash down by chopping away at his legs.
Crash lands a nice looking kick to the body. Calirante takes a step back to recover.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crash, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Calirante turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Calirante chopping away at his opponent's legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crash misses with a body kick.
Calirante lands with a cross.
Crash moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Santiago Calirante dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Calirante fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crash manages to avoid it.
Crash throws a shot to the body.
Skull Crash is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Calirante is looking to land body kicks.
Crash throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Crash.
Calirante will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Calirante throws a chopping leg kick but Crash manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Crash misses with a straight right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Calirante checks a leg kick.
Calirante throws a one two combo.
Calirante lands a slapping body shot.
Calirante misses the jab.
Calirante throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calirante tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crash was well out of range. Poor timing from Calirante.
Calirante cracks a nice hook into Crash's ribs.
Calirante slips a jab and a cross from Crash.
Calirante avoids the head kick by Crash.
Crash slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Crash.
Calirante shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Crash takes a swing at Calirante's ribcage but misses.

Calirante drives through and clinches with Crash against the cage.
A short right from Calirante on the inside.
Crash is trying to push Calirante away but Calirante has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Calirante misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Calirante avoiding damage.
Santiago Calirante has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crash misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crash working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Calirante working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Calirante as Crash tries to tie him up.
Crash is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Calirante tries a body shot but Crash blocks it.
Crash tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Calirante blocks a body shot from Crash.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Calirante pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Crash there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Calirante tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Calirante. Those never looked like landing.
Calirante thumps Crash with a low kick.
Calirante throws a predictable looking body shot
and Crash makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Calirante really felt that one!
Calirante punishes Crash's body with a nice straight punch.
Calirante dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Calirante misses.
Crash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Calirante looks to land a combination but Crash avoids it well.
Calirante throws a sloppy head kick and Crash moves out of range easily.
Calirante doesn't manage to clinch there - Crash circles away.
Calirante takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crash lands with a slapping head kick.
Calirante misses with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calirante lands with a good body shot.
Calirante jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Calirante misses with an uppercut.
Calirante misses with a low kick.
Crash lands a nice leg kick that just misses Calirante's sensitive parts.
Calirante checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Crash motions for Calirante to come forward. Crash throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crash connects with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Calirante is looking to land body kicks.
Crash slips under a jab from Calirante.
A slapping body kick lands there for Crash.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Santiago Calirante.
Well Calirante 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Santiago Calirante!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Santiago Calirante!
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Santiago Calirante!

Santiago Calirante wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Santiago Calirante started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.