PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ein Stein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Calbrentes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Stein
vs
Calbrentes

167 cm
22
145 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

167 cm
25
146 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ein Stein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Calbrentes!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calbrentes doesn't manage to clinch there - Stein circles away.
Stein slips under a jab.
Stein does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Calbrentes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Calbrentes just misses with a punch to the body.
Calbrentes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stein gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Calbrentes lands a nice shot that snaps Stein's head back.

It looks like Ein Stein has been cut.
A leg kick checked by Stein.
A telegraphed right hand from Calbrentes misses the target.
Calbrentes tries to clinch up but Stein circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Stein.
Stein swings for the body but Calbrentes moves out of range.
Stein throws an overhand right that lands on Calbrentes's shoulder, as Calbrentes tries to avoid the shot.
Calbrentes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stein tries to avoid it but Calbrentes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stein to the ground. Stein escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Calbrentes throws a leg kick

and Stein counters with a nice double leg into side control. Calbrentes won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Stein scoring with punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calbrentes is looking to regain half guard here but Stein keeps moving and retains side control.
Calbrentes struggling a bit here.
Calbrentes sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Calbrentes taking some punishment here, with Stein in his half guard.

Stein is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Stein is trying to control the action in half guard but Calbrentes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calbrentes tries to kick Stein off but Stein keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Calbrentes trying to control but Stein postures up.
Stein working the head and body with strikes.
Calbrentes taking some punishment here, with Stein in his half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stein trying to control from half guard but Calbrentes is working away.
Stein works his way into side control.
Stein working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calbrentes tries to bench press Stein off him but Stein keeps the position.
Stein landing strikes.
Stein scores with punches from side control.

Stein wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Calbrentes, who protects the arm well.
Calbrentes is not content to let Stein control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stein scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calbrentes wants to control but Stein postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stein trying to control the position but Calbrentes is working away.
Calbrentes regains half guard, as Stein was trying to land strikes.
Calbrentes is staying active underneath Stein, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Calbrentes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stein trying to control from half guard but Calbrentes is working away.

Stein is working for a kimura but Calbrentes is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stein passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ein Stein dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ein Stein's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Stein lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

It looks like Julio Calbrentes has been cut.
Calbrentes lands a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Calbrentes.
Stein punishes Calbrentes's body with a nice straight punch.
Stein avoids the head kick by Calbrentes.
Stein has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Stein misses with a double jab.
Stein throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Calbrentes on the side of the head.
Calbrentes throws an off balance right hand

and Stein counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stein is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Stein tries to free his leg and advance position but Calbrentes is retaining full guard.
Stein has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Calbrentes wants to get back to his feet but Stein is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calbrentes keeping full guard, as Stein tries to pass.
Stein throws a big elbow that misses.
Calbrentes keeping moving, preventing Stein from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stein sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Calbrentes's guard.

Stein is looking for a kimura here.
Stein is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein is trying to control the action in half guard but Calbrentes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stein passes to full mount!
Stein is landing with some decent strikes but Calbrentes is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Stein lands a nice shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Stein jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Calbrentes is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Calbrentes and Stein has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

Stein tries for a kimura but Calbrentes is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stein taking a breather here.
Stein looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Calbrentes is avoiding damage well.

Stein thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Stein trying to control the action but Calbrentes is working from the bottom.

Stein goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Calbrentes rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Stein's guard! Nice work there by Calbrentes!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calbrentes trying to stand up but can't free himself from Stein's guard.
Stein is pulling down on Calbrentes's head. It's preventing any offense from Calbrentes, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calbrentes wants to control from the top but Stein keeps moving.
Stein tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stein is working hard here to advance position.
Calbrentes postures up in Stein's guard and throws a big left but Stein blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ein Stein dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Stein getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Julio Calbrentes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stein feints and then cracks Calbrentes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Calbrentes down.
Calbrentes lands with an uppercut that bounces Stein off the cage and back into range.
Calbrentes avoids the body shot from Stein.
Calbrentes is looking to clinch but Stein is avoiding it.
Calbrentes has a takedown stuffed.
Calbrentes throws a hook but Stein avoids it easily.
Calbrentes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stein.
Calbrentes throws a lazy right hand but Stein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Calbrentes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stein throws a right hand that Calbrentes ducks under and follows up with a left that Calbrentes also avoids with ease.
Calbrentes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Calbrentes slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein throws a good cross that connects.
Calbrentes shoots and misses

and Stein counters by clinching up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Calbrentes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Calbrentes breaks from the clinch.
Stein is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Stein has managed to clinch.
Stein tries to work over Calbrentes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Calbrentes is looking to break free of the clinch but Stein has double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Stein.
Stein is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Calbrentes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Calbrentes is trying to break the clinch but Stein is controlling him.
Ein Stein is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein lands a shot to the body.
Calbrentes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Calbrentes can't break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Calbrentes misses with the head strike.

Stein drags the fight down to the ground.
Calbrentes trying to control but Stein is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stein controls Calbrentes momentarily but Calbrentes frees himself.
Calbrentes looking to sit in guard and control but Stein gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stein controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calbrentes keeping moving, preventing Stein from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Stein sitting in guard here, content to control.

Ein Stein has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Stein lunges at Calbrentes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Calbrentes's hand.
Calbrentes missing with a left hand there. Stein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Calbrentes tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Stein counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stein.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stein scores with a nice hook to the head.
Calbrentes blocks a body shot from Stein.
Calbrentes looking to stall.
Stein lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stein can't find room to land a body shot as Calbrentes controls the action.
Calbrentes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stein tries to throw a body punch but Calbrentes avoids it by throwing Stein back against the cage.
Stein digs a right hand underneath Calbrentes's ribcage. Calbrentes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Stein.
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!
Calbrentes swings wildly with an uppercut but Stein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stein lands a left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Stein gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Stein wants to take a breather but Calbrentes is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ein Stein showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stein 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ein Stein!
A relieved looking Ein Stein thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.