PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Calirante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calirante's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bob Marley - I Shot The Sheriff. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Calirante
vs
Jackson

174 cm
22
143 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

184 cm
23
154 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Santiago Calirante!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mac Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Calirante is just out of range.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Calirante is just out of range.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Calirante moves away.
Calirante throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Calirante throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Calirante sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jackson throws a head kick that half lands.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Jackson darts in and clinches Calirante up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calirante working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Calirante.
Calirante lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control the position but instead, Calirante has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jackson into the cage.
Calirante managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Calirante has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Jackson keeps control of Calirante as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Calirante swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
Jackson stalls.
Calirante trying to stall but Jackson improves his position.
Jackson is trying to maintain a safe position but Calirante gets an underhook and turns Jackson into the cage.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
Calirante lands a body punch in the clinch.
Calirante working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calirante goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Calirante up against the cage.
Calirante misses with a body punch.
Calirante's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Calirante taking a breather.
Calirante avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Jackson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Calirante.
The referee calls for Jackson to work.
Calirante struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Jackson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson prevents a body shot from Calirante.
Jackson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Calirante.
Jackson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Calirante misses with a body punch.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Calirante tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Calirante misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Calirante manages to break the clinch.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Calirante swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Calirante swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Calirante cracks Jackson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Calirante does a little dance to reset his feet.
Calirante scores with a decent looking hook.
Jackson slips a straight right by Calirante.
A cross from Jackson lands.

It looks like Santiago Calirante has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calirante misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Calirante does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Calirante avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Calirante bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson tries to clinch but Calirante is having none of it.
Jackson lunges at Calirante with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Calirante's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mac Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Santiago Calirante's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Calirante delivers a nice body kick.
Calirante fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Calirante lands a nice hook to Jackson's body. Jackson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Jackson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jackson is looking to control Calirante's arms but Calirante gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jackson has his back to the cage.
Jackson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Calirante lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Calirante fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calirante tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Calirante back against the cage.
Calirante avoiding damage.
Calirante lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jackson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jackson lands an elbow that stopped Calirante in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Calirante looking to slow down the pace here.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Calirante uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mac Jackson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jackson lands a nice uppercut.
Jackson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Calirante misses with a punch on the inside.
Calirante misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Calirante tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Jackson.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calirante tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Calirante back against the cage.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Calirante controls his hands.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Calirante throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
Calirante tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
Jackson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Calirante tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Calirante goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Calirante misses with a hook from the clinch.
Calirante throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson lands a damaging elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jackson trying to control the position but instead, Calirante has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jackson into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calirante working hard to break the clinch.
Calirante lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jackson or not.
Calirante just leaning against Jackson, taking a breather.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Calirante controls the action.
Jackson slows down the pace here.
Calirante misses with a hook from the clinch.
Calirante blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Calirante tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Calirante back against the cage.
Calirante tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Calirante struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Calirante throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calirante working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Calirante tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson wants to stall.
Jackson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Calirante up against the cage.
Calirante stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Calirante lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Calirante works on Jackson's body with a couple of short punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left hand lands to the body for Calirante.
A body shot lands from Calirante.
Jackson has Calirante pressed against the cage, preventing Calirante from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Calirante lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Santiago Calirante dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Santiago Calirante's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Calirante dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Calirante sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Calirante rushes Jackson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Calirante tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jackson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short uppercut from Calirante.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Calirante's efforts to push away.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Calirante breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Calirante keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab from Calirante.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson walks into a straight right hand from Calirante.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Calirante throws a chopping leg kick but Jackson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jackson throws a solid leg kick but Calirante takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jackson.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Mac Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Calirante is looking to control Jackson's arms but Jackson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Calirante has his back to the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Calirante tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Calirante back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Calirante makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Calirante misses with the head strike.
Calirante can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calirante is working Jackson over against the cage.
Calirante misses with a hook from the clinch.
Calirante misses with the head strike.
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!
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Calirante tries to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling the position.
Calirante misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson avoiding damage.
Calirante blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Calirante swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Calirante misses with a body punch.
Calirante swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calirante lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Calirante.
Calirante lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calirante tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Calirante back against the cage.
Calirante misses with a hook from the clinch.
Calirante being controlled against the cage.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Calirante uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calirante misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson taking a breather.
Calirante has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Calirante dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
Calirante working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The referee calls for Jackson to work.
Calirante taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Calirante tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Calirante working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Calirante blocking some punches.
Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson is stalling here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Calirante's elbow.
Calirante throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Calirante controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Santiago Calirante clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Santiago Calirante's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Calirante takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Calirante circles away from the clinch attempt.
Donk. Calirante catches Jackson right on the button with a cross.
Jackson takes a swing at Calirante's ribcage but misses.
A punch lands to the side of Calirante 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Calirante blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Jackson tries to clinch but Calirante moves out of range.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Calirante throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Calirante is avoiding it.
Calirante misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Calirante moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Calirante steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Calirante throws a shot to the body.
Calirante throws a right hand that misses
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Calirante looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Jackson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Calirante doesn't seem bothered though.
Calirante tries a head kick but it misses.

Calirante gets tackled into the cage by Jackson. Jackson maintains the clinch.
Calirante misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Calirante blocking some punches.
Jackson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Calirante works on Jackson's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson gets through Calirante's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jackson lands an elbow inside that Calirante shrugs off.
Calirante tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson is looking to control Calirante's arms but Calirante gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jackson has his back to the cage.
Calirante misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Calirante fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson tries a body shot but Calirante blocks it.
Jackson blocking some punches.

Calirante breaks from the clinch.
Jackson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Jackson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jackson.
Calirante misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Calirante.
Calirante works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Jackson.
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!
Jackson lands an elbow that stopped Calirante in his tracks for a moment.
Jackson lands a nice elbow.
Calirante can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Calirante misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Calirante swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mac Jackson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Santiago Calirante's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Calirante takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jackson tests Calirante's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Calirante connects with a single shot there.
Calirante tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mac Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jackson lands a head kick!

Calirante is rocked!
Calirante slips a jab from Jackson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Calirante does a little dance to reset his feet.
Calirante connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Calirante throws a front kick aimed at Jackson's knee but Jackson avoids it well.
Jackson connects with a body shot that sends Calirante's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Calirante.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
A jab from Calirante finds it's way through Jackson's defenses.
Calirante swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Calirante manages to avoid it.
Jackson tries to clinch up
and Calirante counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Calirante.
Jackson scores with a body shot.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Calirante paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Calirante's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jackson under the eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Calirante throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson tries to clinch but Calirante moves out of range.
Calirante throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jackson swings for the body but Calirante moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Calirante throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackson tries to clinch but Calirante is having none of it.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Calirante moves away and avoids it.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Calirante wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Calirante there.
Jackson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Calirante.
Jackson misses with a left hand
and Calirante counters with a nice body kick.
Jackson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Jackson wants to clinch up but Calirante keeps it at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Calirante is struggling to control the position.
Calirante misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Calirante breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Calirante cracks Jackson with an open hand slap.
Calirante keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Calirante thows a left - swing and a miss!
Calirante slips under a jab from Jackson.
Jackson takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Jackson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calirante throws an overhand right that drops Jackson like a sack of potatoes! Calirante dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santiago Calirante!
Santiago Calirante retains his featherweight title!
A very excited looking Santiago Calirante rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.