PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Spenser Kalkbrenner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerard Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kalkbrenner
vs
Musashi

167 cm
25
164 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

170 cm
26
166 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Spenser Kalkbrenner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gerard Musashi!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Kalkbrenner. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kalkbrenner.
Kalkbrenner misses with an uppercut
and Musashi counters with a nice uppercut.
Kalkbrenner throws a body punch but Musashi moves out of range.
Kalkbrenner throws a low kick but Musashi avoids it.
Musashi throws a series of punches but Kalkbrenner moves out of range.
Musashi falls off balance throwing a combination

and Kalkbrenner counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Musashi!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Musashi is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kalkbrenner is controlling him well.
Musashi is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Musashi struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kalkbrenner working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kalkbrenner trying to control the action but Musashi is working from the bottom.
Musashi is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kalkbrenner has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Musashi is trying to control Kalkbrenner's posture but Kalkbrenner avoids it.
Musashi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kalkbrenner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The strikes coming from Kalkbrenner are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalkbrenner creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Musashi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Musashi is pushing Kalkbrenner's head away, looking to escape. Kalkbrenner manages to hold on to the position though.
Musashi is not content to let Kalkbrenner control the position.
Musashi taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kalkbrenner postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

Kalkbrenner looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Musashi tries to escape but Kalkbrenner is in control.
Kalkbrenner tries to score with some ground and pound. Musashi controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kalkbrenner could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Musashi is pushing Kalkbrenner's head away, looking to escape. Kalkbrenner manages to hold on to the position though.
Kalkbrenner scoring with punches from side control.
Musashi is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Musashi can't do much from the bottom here.
Kalkbrenner in side control, throwing shots but Musashi defends.
Kalkbrenner postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalkbrenner creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Musashi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Musashi is looking to regain half guard here but Kalkbrenner keeps moving and retains side control.
Musashi keeps trying to improve his position.
Kalkbrenner 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.
Musashi is pushing Kalkbrenner's head away, looking to escape. Kalkbrenner manages to hold on to the position though.
Musashi told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Kalkbrenner trying to control the action but Musashi is working from the bottom.
Musashi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kalkbrenner seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Musashi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Musashi wants to improve his position but Kalkbrenner is controlling well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalkbrenner prevents Musashi from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spenser Kalkbrenner dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Musashi staying out of range there.

Musashi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kalkbrenner sprawls well initially but Musashi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kalkbrenner is looking for a sweep. Musashi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kalkbrenner gets full guard.
Musashi wants to control from the top but Kalkbrenner keeps moving.
Kalkbrenner wants to sweep here but Musashi controlling him for the moment.
Kalkbrenner throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Kalkbrenner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Musashi's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalkbrenner landing some decent shots from guard.
Kalkbrenner scoring with some ground and pound.
Musashi pulls Kalkbrenner in close to prevent any damage.

Musashi manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Musashi checks a leg kick.
Musashi dives in and grabs Kalkbrenner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kalkbrenner pushes down on Musashi's head and hops out.
Musashi doesn't manage to clinch there - Kalkbrenner circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kalkbrenner throws a hook to the side of Musashi's head but Musashi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kalkbrenner is looking to land body kicks.
A swing and a miss from Kalkbrenner.
Musashi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kalkbrenner.
Musashi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Kalkbrenner counters with a single leg into guard. Musashi didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalkbrenner won't allow Musashi to sweep him here.
Kalkbrenner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Spenser Kalkbrenner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Musashi wants to improve his position but instead Kalkbrenner has moved into half guard.
Musashi wants to get back to his feet.
Musashi trying to control but Kalkbrenner postures up.
Kalkbrenner working the head and body with strikes.
Musashi has a hand on Kalkbrenner's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Kalkbrenner takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kalkbrenner is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Musashi to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Musashi shrugs it off.
Kalkbrenner misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Musashi can't escape the position.
Musashi regains half guard.
Kalkbrenner is trying to control the action in half guard but Musashi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Musashi wants to control but Kalkbrenner passes into side.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Musashi tries to bench press Kalkbrenner off him but Kalkbrenner keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spenser Kalkbrenner dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

A leg kick checked by Musashi.
Musashi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kalkbrenner misses with a straight left.
Gerard Musashi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Musashi darts in and clinches Kalkbrenner up against the cage.
Musashi goes for a takedown attempt but Kalkbrenner pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
An inside leg kick from Kalkbrenner misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalkbrenner connects with a body shot.
A slow jab from Kalkbrenner misses its intended target.
Kalkbrenner throws a looping overhand right but Musashi ducks down to avoid it.

Musashi moves into the clinch.
Kalkbrenner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Musashi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kalkbrenner just stands there and leans against the cage.

Kalkbrenner has clasped his hands together around Musashi's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Musashi is looking to regain half guard here but Kalkbrenner keeps moving and retains side control.
Musashi is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi is pushing Kalkbrenner's head away, looking to escape. Kalkbrenner manages to hold on to the position though.
Kalkbrenner misses with the ground and pound.
Kalkbrenner working away.

Kalkbrenner is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Musashi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Musashi managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kalkbrenner.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalkbrenner works to advance to full mount. Musashi defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Musashi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Musashi is squirming around, avoiding Kalkbrenner's attempts to control the action.
Musashi blocking the ground and pound.
Spenser Kalkbrenner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kalkbrenner tries to control but Musashi wriggling away.
Musashi tries to hold on but Kalkbrenner pushes him away.
Kalkbrenner controlling the position easily from mount.
Kalkbrenner tries to control but Musashi wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musashi wants to try and get back to his feet.
Kalkbrenner wants to control the pace but Musashi is squirming around nicely.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kalkbrenner content just to control the position here.
Gerard Musashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kalkbrenner trying to control but he's not successful this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Spenser Kalkbrenner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kalkbrenner, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spenser Kalkbrenner!
Spenser Kalkbrenner decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.