PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ali Cali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hranica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cali comes to the cage accompanied by It's a Fight. Ali Cali is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Cali
vs
Hranica

167 cm
22
149 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

178 cm
20
158 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ali Cali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Hranica!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hranica misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hranica is defended easily by Cali.

Hranica moves into the clinch.
Cali using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hranica jumps guard but Cali turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Hranica manages to pull guard.
Cali wants to stand but Hranica is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hranica tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cali wants to stand but Hranica has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hranica is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hranica wants to stand and escape but Cali is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hranica fails with the takedown.
Ali Cali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Hranica.
Hranica dives in for a single leg takedown but Cali sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Cali tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cali throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cali lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hranica backwards.
Cali misses with a knee to the head.
Cali missing with knees to the body.
Cali holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hranica is trying to break the clinch but Cali has him pressed against the cage.
Hranica blocks an elbow strike.
Cali lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cali lands an elbow that stopped Hranica in his tracks for a moment.
Cali using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hranica has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cali looking to throw knees to the head but Hranica is blocking nicely.
Hranica avoiding damage as Cali throws knees to the body.
Hranica has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.

Hranica breaks from the clinch.
Hranica wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cali tries to close the distance and clinch but Hranica swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cali stuffs the takedown attempt from Hranica. Hranica gets slowly back to his feet.
Hranica scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cali in his tracks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hranica instigates a clinch.
Hranica dodges an elbow strike from Cali.
Cali wants to stall.
Cali using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hranica has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Hranica gets control of Cali's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hranica will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Cali has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hranica is proving hard to escape from.

Hranica looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Cali stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hranica is looking to land body kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hranica rushes Cali and presses him up against the cage.
Hranica wants to break free but Cali has control.
Cali throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hranica blocks it with crossed arms.
Hranica is working for takedown but Cali is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hranica'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.
Hranica is looking for a takedown.
Cali tries a knee to the head but Hranica blocks it.
Hranica is trying to break the clinch but Cali has him pressed against the cage.
Hranica is trying to push Cali away but Cali has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cali tries a knee to the head but Hranica blocks it.
Cali tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cali stalling in the clinch but Hranica improves position.
Hranica blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mike Hranica will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hranica throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Cali tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hranica is in Cali's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hranica wants to get up but he can't break Cali's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Cali is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hranica must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Hranica decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cali, up you get!
Hranica keeps the fight on the outside.
Cali displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hranica.
Ali Cali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hranica looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cali moves into the clinch.
Cali throws an elbow that misses.
Cali misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Cali fails to land.
Cali throws a knee to the head but misses.

Hranica escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cali tries to clinch up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hranica blocks an elbow strike from Cali.
Cali connects with a knee to the head.

Hranica pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hranica throws a lazy head kick
and Cali counters with a big head kick but Hranica shrugs it off.
Hranica fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ali Cali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Hranica.
Hranica avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hranica lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've been told by Cali's head coaches at Body Pain_12elite_599$+VM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
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!
Hranica clobbers Cali with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cali stuffs the takedown attempt from Hranica. Hranica gets slowly back to his feet.

Hranica gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cali with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cali looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ali Cali has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hranica avoids the elbow strike from Cali, against the cage.
Hranica blocks an elbow strike.

Hranica successfully pulls guard.
Cali is looking to stand up but Hranica won't let him.
Hranica has control of Cali's left arm, preventing Cali from doing any damage.
Cali is looking to stand up but Hranica won't let him.
Hranica controlling Cali's posture.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Hranica manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Cali holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hranica is trying to pull guard but Cali turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cali tries to land a knee to the head but Hranica blocks with his arms.
Hranica looking to throw knees to the head but Cali is blocking nicely.
Cali misses with an elbow strike.
Cali tries to land knees in the clinch but Hranica avoids the damage to the body.
Cali misses with an elbow strike.
Cali using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hranica has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hranica lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cali backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cali wants to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cali throws an elbow but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cali tries to land a knee to the head but Hranica blocks with his arms.
Cali creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hranica managing to block the knees to the body from Cali.
Hranica avoiding damage as Cali throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mike Hranica will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Cali avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hranica fails with the takedown
and Cali counters with a nice body kick.

Hranica closes the distance and clinches.
Hranica blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Cali.
Hranica takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cali throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hranica blocks it with crossed arms.
Cali throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cali tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hranica prevents a body shot from Cali.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cali throws an elbow but misses.
Cali throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cali tries to land knees in the clinch but Hranica avoids the damage to the body.
Cali with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cali misses with a punch to the body.
Cali using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hranica has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cali gets underhooks to prevent Hranica's takedown attempt.

Hranica breaks from the clinch.
Cali keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ali Cali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Hranica.
Cali has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hranica.

Hranica rushes Cali and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Hranica successfully pulls guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hranica is on top in guard.

Hranica postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Cali is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hranica, into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hranica looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cali wanted to stand there but Hranica had control of the position.
Hranica wants to sweep but no luck.
Hranica keeps trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hranica pulls Cali in to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hranica fails with the takedown

and Cali counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hranica's guard now.

Cali stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hranica misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hranica bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hranica throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cali's waist but Cali gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hranica off to one side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hranica has his takedown stuffed
and Cali counters with a series of strikes. Hranica will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cali manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hranica on his heels. He'll look to pass Hranica's guard now, I'm sure.
Hranica looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ali Cali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hranica trying to control the position.
Cali loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Hranica is working an open guard so Cali takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Cali gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hranica tries to pull guard but Cali won't allow it.
Cali using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hranica has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mike Hranica is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hranica is looking to take this one to the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ali Cali showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hranica has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mike Hranica!
Our winner, Mike Hranica, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Ali Cali spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck it, I'll be back'.