PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kato Kiyomasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kett Dela Calzada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dela Calzada comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Papercut kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kato Kiyomasa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kiyomasa
vs
Dela Calzada

185 cm
26
152 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
24
166 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kato Kiyomasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kett Dela Calzada!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dela Calzada misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Dela Calzada, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dela Calzada takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dela Calzada has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kiyomasa tries to clinch there but Dela Calzada circles away.
A combination from Dela Calzada does no damage.
Kiyomasa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dela Calzada.
Kiyomasa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dela Calzada.
Kiyomasa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kiyomasa swings for the body but Dela Calzada moves out of range.
Kiyomasa misses with a shot to the body
letting Dela Calzada counter with a right hand.
Dela Calzada blocks a jab.
Dela Calzada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dela Calzada jabs at Kiyomasa's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Calzada throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dela Calzada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dela Calzada throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kiyomasa counters with a left to the body.
Some wild striking there from Dela Calzada.

Kiyomasa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kiyomasa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kiyomasa lands a nice uppercut.
Kiyomasa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dela Calzada wants to break the clinch but can't.

Dela Calzada breaks from the clinch.
Dela Calzada misses with a double jab.
Kett Dela Calzada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dela Calzada misses with a two punch combination.
A punch lands to the side of Dela Calzada 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dela Calzada dips to his left and cracks Kiyomasa with an uppercut!
A big left from Kiyomasa misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiyomasa misses the shot to the body.
Kiyomasa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dela Calzada was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiyomasa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiyomasa misses with a straight left.
Kiyomasa throws a right hand that Dela Calzada ducks under and follows up with a left that Dela Calzada also avoids with ease.
Dela Calzada swinging wildly here.
Kiyomasa is looking to wear down Dela Calzada with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kiyomasa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kiyomasa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dela Calzada manages to avoid it.
Kiyomasa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kiyomasa misses with a double jab.
Dela Calzada tries to bum rush Kiyomasa with a series of wild strikes but Kiyomasa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dela Calzada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kiyomasa.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dela Calzada. Kiyomasa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dela Calzada misses with the combination.
Kiyomasa slips under a jab from Dela Calzada.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiyomasa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dela Calzada uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kiyomasa.
Kiyomasa misses with an uppercut.
Kiyomasa thows a body shot but no joy.
Dela Calzada steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kiyomasa.
Dela Calzada misses with a hook.
A left and a right from Kiyomasa both land. Nice combination.
No joy there for Kiyomasa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dela Calzada lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kiyomasa circles away quickly and effectively.
Kiyomasa throws a body punch but Dela Calzada moves out of range.
Dela Calzada throws a series of strikes that have Kiyomasa backpedaling.
Dela Calzada throws a right and a left that Kiyomasa avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Dela Calzada.
Dela Calzada rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kiyomasa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kiyomasa wants to clinch up but Dela Calzada keeps it at a distance.
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 jab from Dela Calzada misses.
Jab by Kiyomasa.
Kiyomasa throws a series of punches but Dela Calzada avoids them all with ease.
Dela Calzada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dela Calzada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dela Calzada lands a glancing blow to the side of Kiyomasa's head.
Dela Calzada thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dela Calzada takes a swing at Kiyomasa's ribcage but misses.
Kiyomasa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sloppy strikes from Dela Calzada. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kett Dela Calzada will probably get the nod.
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.

Dela Calzada looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kiyomasa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dela Calzada displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dela Calzada throws a big shot that misses.
Dela Calzada moves out of range as Kiyomasa strikes.
Dela Calzada connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kiyomasa throws a series of punches but Dela Calzada moves out of range.
Kiyomasa misses with a few strikes there.
Kiyomasa digs a good hook to Dela Calzada's body.
Kiyomasa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dela Calzada paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dela Calzada lands a nice shot to the body.
Dela Calzada misses with a body shot.
Dela Calzada swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kiyomasa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kiyomasa thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Calzada fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dela Calzada lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kiyomasa circles away quickly and effectively.
Dela Calzada stalks Kiyomasa and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kiyomasa's face. Kiyomasa staggers backwards, shaken.
Dela Calzada will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dela Calzada scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dela Calzada misses with a body shot.
Kiyomasa swings for the body but Dela Calzada moves out of range.
Dela Calzada swings for the body but Kiyomasa moves out of range.
Dela Calzada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dela Calzada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab lands there for Dela Calzada.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela Calzada swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kiyomasa counters with a series of strikes. Dela Calzada will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kiyomasa moves in looking to clinch but Dela Calzada pushes him off.
Dela Calzada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kiyomasa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dela Calzada misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kiyomasa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dela Calzada tries to bum rush Kiyomasa with a series of wild strikes but Kiyomasa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dela Calzada scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kiyomasa doesn't seem bothered though.
Kiyomasa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dela Calzada throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dela Calzada throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kato Kiyomasa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dela Calzada swats away the attempt to clinch by Kiyomasa.
The crowd cheers as Kiyomasa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dela Calzada doesn't seem phased though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiyomasa misses with a hook
and Dela Calzada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kiyomasa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dela Calzada.
Dela Calzada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kiyomasa moves away.
Dela Calzada will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kiyomasa throws a right hand that Dela Calzada ducks under and follows up with a left that Dela Calzada also avoids with ease.
Kett Dela Calzada seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dela Calzada. Kiyomasa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kiyomasa throws a body punch but Dela Calzada moves out of range.
Dela Calzada throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab lands there for Kiyomasa.
Dela Calzada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kiyomasa was well out of range. Poor timing from Dela Calzada.
Dela Calzada throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dela Calzada throws a series of punches but Kiyomasa avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiyomasa looks to score with a jab to the body but Dela Calzada is just out of range.
Dela Calzada throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Kiyomasa counter with a right hand.
Kiyomasa connects with a right hand. Dela Calzada shakes it off.
Dela Calzada throws a series of punches but Kiyomasa moves out of range.
Dela Calzada is breathing heavily.
Kiyomasa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dela Calzada.
Dela Calzada throws a series of punches but Kiyomasa moves out of range.
Dela Calzada throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kiyomasa misses with a double jab.
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!
Dela Calzada lands a nice hook to Kiyomasa's body. Kiyomasa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kiyomasa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dela Calzada circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kiyomasa lands the left hand.
Dela Calzada swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dela Calzada works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kett Dela Calzada showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kiyomasa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dela Calzada fails to land with a series of punches.
Dela Calzada slips a jab and a cross from Kiyomasa.
Dela Calzada changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kiyomasa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Dela Calzada.
Dela Calzada throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kiyomasa throws an overhand right that lands on Dela Calzada's shoulder, as Dela Calzada tries to avoid the shot.
Dela Calzada misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dela Calzada misses with an uppercut. Kiyomasa saw that one coming.
Dela Calzada takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dela Calzada thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiyomasa connects with a crisp jab.
Dela Calzada looks to score with a jab to the body but Kiyomasa is just out of range.
Dela Calzada swings for the body but Kiyomasa moves out of range.
Dela Calzada lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kiyomasa circles away quickly and effectively.
Dela Calzada takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kiyomasa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dela Calzada on the side of the head.
Dela Calzada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiyomasa shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dela Calzada eats them both and turns towards Kiyomasa to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Dela Calzada is rocked!
Dela Calzada slips a jab and a cross from Kiyomasa.
Dela Calzada is still on wobbly legs! Can Kiyomasa finish him?
Dela Calzada walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Kiyomasa! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kato Kiyomasa!