PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kett Dela Calzada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Dimagiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dela Calzada comes to the ring accompanied by Papercut. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Dela Calzada
vs
Dimagiba

175 cm
21
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

186 cm
21
175 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kett Dela Calzada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jose Dimagiba!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimagiba avoids a punch combination nicely.

Dimagiba clinches up with Dela Calzada and pushes him back against the ropes.
Dimagiba throws an elbow that misses.
Dela Calzada blocks the elbow strike.
Dimagiba digs a right hand into Dela Calzada's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dela Calzada's gas tank.
Dela Calzada takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dela Calzada is trying to break free.
Dela Calzada looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Dimagiba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dela Calzada wants to break free but Dimagiba has control.
Dimagiba has Dela Calzada pressed against the ropes, preventing Dela Calzada from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dela Calzada blocks an elbow strike from Dimagiba.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dimagiba.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dimagiba.

Dimagiba breaks from the clinch.
Dimagiba digs a good hook to Dela Calzada's body.

Dimagiba closes the distance and clinches.

Dimagiba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dimagiba pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Calzada swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dimagiba counters with a thumping low kick.
Dimagiba tries to clinch up but Dela Calzada circles away and keeps his distance.
Dela Calzada misses with a double jab.
Dela Calzada fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dela Calzada misses with a wild combination.
Dela Calzada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dela Calzada throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dimagiba wants to clinch but Dela Calzada slips to the side
and Dela Calzada counters with a stiff right hand.
Dela Calzada throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dimagiba counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dimagiba tries to clinch up but Dela Calzada circles away and keeps his distance.
Dela Calzada swinging wildly here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dela Calzada.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dela Calzada. Dimagiba does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba misses with a series of wild punches.
Dimagiba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dela Calzada.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left lands for Dela Calzada.
Dimagiba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Dela Calzada paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dimagiba misses with a two punch combination.
Dela Calzada lands a nice looking body shot.
Dela Calzada takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dela Calzada keeps the fight on the outside.
Dimagiba fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dimagiba wants to clinch but Dela Calzada slips to the side
and Dela Calzada counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dimagiba attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dela Calzada ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dela Calzada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dimagiba moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dela Calzada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dela Calzada looks to score with a jab to the body but Dimagiba is just out of range.
A nice combination there by Dimagiba.
Dimagiba throws a right hand that Dela Calzada ducks under and follows up with a left that Dela Calzada also avoids with ease.
Dimagiba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dela Calzada moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dimagiba throws a series of punches but Dela Calzada moves out of range.
Dela Calzada connects with a nice looking jab.
Dela Calzada looks to score with a jab to the body but Dimagiba is just out of range.
Dimagiba wants to clinch.
Dela Calzada looks to land a combination but Dimagiba avoids it well.
Good exchange - Dela Calzada coming out on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dela Calzada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dimagiba tries to clinch up but Dela Calzada circles away and keeps his distance.
Dela Calzada throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dimagiba counters with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimagiba takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Dimagiba drives through and clinches with Dela Calzada against the ropes.
Dimagiba lands an elbow inside that Dela Calzada shrugs off.
Dela Calzada looking to stall.
Dimagiba lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dela Calzada.

Dimagiba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dimagiba tries to clinch there but Dela Calzada circles away.
Dela Calzada throws a right hand that Dimagiba ducks under and follows up with a left that Dimagiba also avoids with ease.
Dela Calzada dodges the punch combination from Dimagiba.

Dimagiba moves into range and clinches up with Dela Calzada.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dela Calzada lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Dela Calzada.
Dimagiba pushes Dela Calzada back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Dela Calzada's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Dimagiba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Dimagiba manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Dela Calzada misses.
Dimagiba fails to land with a series of punches.
Dimagiba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dela Calzada moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dimagiba tries to clinch up but Dela Calzada circles away and keeps his distance.
Dela Calzada keeps the fight on the outside.
Dimagiba lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dimagiba tries a head kick but it misses.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Dimagiba rushes Dela Calzada and presses him up against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Dimagiba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dela Calzada misses with a wild combination.
Dela Calzada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dela Calzada falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dimagiba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dela Calzada throws a body punch but Dimagiba moves out of range.
Dimagiba slips a jab and a cross from Dela Calzada.
Dela Calzada circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dela Calzada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dela Calzada swings widly with a right hand
and Dimagiba counters with a solid body kick.
Dela Calzada will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dela Calzada throws a series of punches but Dimagiba moves out of range.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba lands a jab.
A punch combination from Dimagiba misses.
Dela Calzada lands with a nice combination. Dimagiba backs away looking to recover.
Dela Calzada punishes Dimagiba's body with a nice straight punch.
Dela Calzada misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dela Calzada!
Dimagiba is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dimagiba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Dela Calzada paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dimagiba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dela Calzada swings for the body but Dimagiba moves out of range.
Dimagiba fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dela Calzada lands a right hook to the body.
Dela Calzada works over Dimagiba's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimagiba fails in his attempt to clinch.

Dimagiba has Dela Calzada up against the ropes in a clinch.
Dimagiba comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dimagiba lands a damaging elbow.
Dela Calzada takes an elbow to the temple.
Dimagiba throws an elbow that misses.

Dimagiba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dela Calzada throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dimagiba counters with a nice leg kick.
Dimagiba cracks Dela Calzada with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dimagiba fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba fails to land with a series of punches.
Dimagiba with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dimagiba needs to keep his hands up - Dela Calzada had a free shot at his head there.
Dimagiba moves in looking to clinch but Dela Calzada pushes him off.
Dela Calzada throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dimagiba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dimagiba tries to clinch up.
Dimagiba fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dela Calzada misses with a series of wild punches.
Dimagiba fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dela Calzada.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dela Calzada keeps the fight on the outside.
Dimagiba is looking to clinch but Dela Calzada is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kett Dela Calzada will probably get the nod.
That's time! Dela Calzada's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Dela Calzada swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dimagiba counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dela Calzada's knee momentarily.
Dela Calzada bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dela Calzada slips a jab and a cross from Dimagiba.
Nice defenses there by Dimagiba.
Dela Calzada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dimagiba manages to avoid it.
Dela Calzada rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dimagiba finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Dimagiba misses with a body shot.
Dela Calzada connects with a nice looking jab.
Dimagiba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dimagiba dodges the punch combination from Dela Calzada.
Donk. Dela Calzada catches Dimagiba right on the button with a cross.
Kett Dela Calzada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Dimagiba clinches up against the ropes.
Dela Calzada struggles to land a body shot inside as Dimagiba controls his hands.
Dela Calzada has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Calzada working hard to break the clinch.
Dimagiba blocks a body shot from Dela Calzada.
Dimagiba lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dela Calzada backwards.
Dela Calzada takes an elbow to the temple.

Dimagiba breaks from the clinch.
Dimagiba is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dimagiba misses with a series of wild punches.
Dela Calzada throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dimagiba counters with a two punch combo.
No joy there for Dela Calzada, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Dimagiba darts in and clinches Dela Calzada up against the ropes.
Dimagiba throws a punch but it's blocked by Dela Calzada.
Dela Calzada takes a shot to the head.

Dimagiba breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dela Calzada. Dimagiba does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba wants to clinch up but Dela Calzada keeps it at a distance.

Dimagiba has closed the distance and engaged Dela Calzada in a clinch.

Dimagiba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Dela Calzada gets tackled into the ropes by Dimagiba. Dimagiba maintains the clinch.
Dimagiba lands a damaging elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dimagiba throws a punch but it's blocked by Dela Calzada.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Dimagiba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dimagiba lands an elbow inside that Dela Calzada shrugs off.
Dimagiba has Dela Calzada pressed against the ropes, preventing Dela Calzada from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Dimagiba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dimagiba takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dela Calzada bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dimagiba tries to clinch there but Dela Calzada circles away.
A punch combination from Dela Calzada misses.
Dela Calzada takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba throws a low kick but Dela Calzada moves out of range easily.
Dela Calzada throws a series of punches but Dimagiba avoids them all with ease.
Dela Calzada lands with a nice combination. Dimagiba backs away looking to recover.
Dimagiba tries to clinch up but Dela Calzada circles away and keeps his distance.
Dela Calzada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dimagiba moves out of range as Dela Calzada strikes.
Dela Calzada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dela Calzada misses with the combination.
Dela Calzada lands with a nice body punch.
Dela Calzada fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big right from Dela Calzada misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dimagiba.
Kett Dela Calzada is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dela Calzada takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dela Calzada swats away the attempt to clinch by Dimagiba.
Dela Calzada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dela Calzada rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dimagiba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Dimagiba instigates a clinch.
Dela Calzada wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimagiba landing knees to the head.

Dimagiba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dela Calzada misses with a double jab.
Dela Calzada is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dela Calzada throws a body punch but Dimagiba moves out of range.
Dela Calzada bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dimagiba's head backwards.
Dimagiba throws a nice inside leg kick.

Dimagiba closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dimagiba.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dela Calzada wants to get back to striking at distance but Dimagiba won't allow it.
Dimagiba unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dimagiba pushes Dela Calzada back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Dimagiba lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Dimagiba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dimagiba lands with a kick to the temple. Dela Calzada shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dimagiba fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dela Calzada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dimagiba was well out of range. Poor timing from Dela Calzada.

Dela Calzada gets tackled into the ropes by Dimagiba. Dimagiba maintains the clinch.

Dimagiba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dimagiba ducks under a wild hook from Dela Calzada.
A punch combination from Dela Calzada misses.
Dimagiba avoids the body shot from Dela Calzada.
Dela Calzada throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dimagiba.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dela Calzada scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Dimagiba rushes Dela Calzada and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
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!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dimagiba.
Dimagiba lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dimagiba lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dimagiba lands a right hand.
Dimagiba lands a nice elbow.
A short uppercut from Dimagiba.
Dela Calzada takes an elbow to the temple.

Dela Calzada is rocked!

Dimagiba breaks the clinch.
Oh Dela Calzada is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dimagiba scoring well with a low kick there.
Dimagiba lands a nice looking body kick.
Dela Calzada gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Dimagiba gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Dimagiba!
In his post fight interview, Jose Dimagiba started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.