PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Killblog Hermitcrab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Calvert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hermitcrab comes to the cage accompanied by Day 'N' Night. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hermitcrab
vs
Calvert

160 cm
22
137 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
146 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Killblog Hermitcrab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Calvert!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hermitcrab closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Calvert is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Calvert looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Hermitcrab cracks Calvert with a big right hand but Calvert just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Calvert avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hermitcrab.
Hermitcrab cracks Calvert with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Hermitcrab thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Calvert prevents Hermitcrab from moving into mount.
Hermitcrab landing a few strikes.
Hermitcrab working the ground and pound.
Hermitcrab has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Hermitcrab wants to control the pace but Calvert is squirming around nicely.
Hermitcrab is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Calvert can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hermitcrab with a couple of short strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermitcrab landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hermitcrab working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Calvert is rocked!
Hermitcrab lands with some strikes.
Calvert is still in real trouble! Can Hermitcrab finish him?
BOOM! Hermitcrab connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hermitcrab lands a heavy elbow.
Hermitcrab has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Calvert's face.
Calvert tries to hold on but Hermitcrab postures up.
Hermitcrab lands with some strikes.

Hermitcrab working for a submission but Calvert is keeping him at bay.
Calvert seems to have recovered his senses.
Hermitcrab wants to take Calvert's back but he can't do it this time.
Calvert working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calvert in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hermitcrab fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hermitcrab lands a big elbow.
Calvert slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hermitcrab scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Hermitcrab is trying to work for a kimura but Calvert is defending well.
Hermitcrab missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hermitcrab tries to pass the half guard into mount. Calvert knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Calvert tries to get to full guard but Hermitcrab has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermitcrab winds up and cracks Calvert with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hermitcrab uses his free foot to push down on Calvert's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Calvert.
Hermitcrab working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Calvert wants to control but Hermitcrab is having none of it.
Hermitcrab has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Calvert's face.
Calvert is working to get back to half guard.
Hermitcrab lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Hermitcrab has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Calvert is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Killblog Hermitcrab!