PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rey Calindo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Calindo
vs
Hall

169 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

150 cm
18
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Steel Penn's All 160

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 New York, Rey Calindo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Hall!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calindo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hall looks to throw the jab but Calindo is out of range.

Calindo takes the fight into the clinch.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Calindo.
Calindo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hall is pushing Calindo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Calindo can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
Calindo is leaning against Hall and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Calindo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calindo scores with a shot to the side of Hall's head.
Calindo being controlled against the cage.
Calindo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calindo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Calindo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Calindo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Calindo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Calindo.
Calindo has a couple of punches blocked by Hall.
Hall is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Calindo misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hall takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calindo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Calindo swings wildly with an uppercut but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Calindo.
Calindo blocking some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hall as Calindo tries to tie him up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right from Calindo on the inside.
Calindo swings wildly with an uppercut but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calindo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
Calindo scores with a shot to the side of Hall's head.
Stalling in the clinch from Hall.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Calindo misses with the head strike.
Hall looking to stall.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hall misses with some punches.
Calindo being controlled against the cage.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Calindo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Calindo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Calindo swings wildly with an uppercut but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Calindo misses with some punches.
A short left from Calindo.
Hall blocking some punches.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Calindo.
Calindo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hall will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Calindo up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Calindo scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Calindo lands a body shot.
Calindo misses with some punches.
Calindo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rey Calindo dominated that round.
That's time! Calindo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Calindo has managed to clinch.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Calindo scores with a shoulder strike.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Calindo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calindo tries a body shot but Hall blocks it.
Calindo misses with some punches.
Calindo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hall's elbow.
Calindo pushes Hall back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Calindo gets through Hall's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Calindo.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Calindo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Calindo.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Calindo.
The referee calls for Calindo to work.
Calindo scores with a shot to the side of Hall's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hall throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Calindos head.
Calindo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
Calindo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Calindo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calindo lands a left hand.
Hall taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Calindo swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall blocking some punches.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hall is trying to maintain a safe position but Calindo gets an underhook and turns Hall into the cage.
Hall is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hall taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dean Hall.
Calindo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Calindo closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Calindo.
Rey Calindo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hall misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calindo has a couple of punches blocked by Hall.
Hall blocks a body shot from Calindo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Calindo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hall.
Calindo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hall leaning against his opponent.
Calindo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
Hall misses with some punches.
Calindo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Calindo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Calindo.
Calindo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Calindo.
Hall is stalling here.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Calindo.
Calindo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Calindo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Calindo is stalling here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
Hall's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall trying to control the position but instead, Calindo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hall into the cage.
Hall stalling the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Calindo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Calindo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rey Calindo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Calindo rushes Hall and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Calindo.
Calindo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Calindo.
Hall taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Calindo scores with a shot to the side of Hall's head.
Calindo has a couple of punches blocked by Hall.
Calindo blocks an uppercut.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Calindo.
Calindo pushes Hall back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Calindo lands with a light punch inside.
Hall is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall misses with some punches.
Hall misses with the head strike.
Calindo misses with a punch on the inside.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Calindo working aggressively here.
Calindo scores with a shoulder strike.
Calindo misses with a punch on the inside.
Calindo throws a head punch that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Calindo working aggressively here.
Calindo misses with some punches.
Calindo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Calindo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Calindo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calindo lands a shoulder strike.
Calindo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
Hall misses with the head strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Calindo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Calindo working aggressively here.
Rey Calindo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Calindo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Calindo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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!
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hall working aggressively here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hall - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Calindo blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall blocks an uppercut.
Hall prevents a body shot from Calindo.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Calindo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hall misses with some punches.
Hall stalling.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hall as Calindo tries to tie him up.
Calindo misses with a punch to the body.
Calindo lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Calindo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calindo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Calindo.
Hall leaning against his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
Calindo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Calindo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Calindo.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Calindo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
Calindo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dean Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Calindo lands a hook that snaps the head of Hall backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rey Calindo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Calindo 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rey Calindo!
In his post fight interview, Rey Calindo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.