PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marc Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giuseppe Calabrese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marc Small is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Small
vs
Calabrese

163 cm
18
278 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

225 cm
18
267 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marc Small!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Giuseppe Calabrese!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Calabrese throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Small tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Calabrese is in Small's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Small pulls Calabrese in to control the position.
Small looking to control.
Small might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Calabrese wants to control from the top but Small keeps moving.

Giuseppe Calabrese has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Small avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Small could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Small looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Calabrese looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Small!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Calabrese tries to move into full mount but can't pass Small's legs.
Small manages to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Small tries to get to full guard but Calabrese has control of the leg.
Small keeping control of the position.
Calabrese sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Small defending well though.

Small is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Calabrese pulls his head out easily.
Calabrese is keen to just control but Small is a slippery customer.
Calabrese might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Small haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Small missing with punches from the bottom.
Calabrese is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Calabrese not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Small makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Small.
Small has a closed guard, preventing Calabrese from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Small keeping moving, preventing Calabrese from controlling successfully.
Small is trying to keep Calabrese in close.
Small knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Calabrese on the ground.

Small has an active guard here but Calabrese has managed to pass into half guard.
Calabrese thows a huge punch but Small dodges it nicely.
Calabrese lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Calabrese there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calabrese wants to stand up but Small has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Calabrese wants to control but Small is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calabrese is pressing down on Small's thigh, looking to free his foot. Small is holding on for now.
Calabrese is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Calabrese looks winded!
Small is looking to control Calabrese's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Small avoid being mounted?
Calabrese thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Calabrese is looking to take a break and control but Small is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Small controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Calabrese drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calabrese preventing the sweep.

Small is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Calabrese defends well.
Calabrese stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Small swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Calabrese postures up.
Small doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Small is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Calabrese trying to control the position from guard on top but Small is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Calabrese is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giuseppe Calabrese dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Calabrese looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Small!
Calabrese trying to control the action but Small is working from the bottom.
Calabrese tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
What's Small going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Small is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Small struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Small tries to improve position but can't.

Calabrese thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Calabrese looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Calabrese is breathing heavily.

Calabrese tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Giuseppe Calabrese has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ground and pound from Calabrese seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Calabrese tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Small struggling a bit here.
Small dodges the ground and pound from Calabrese.
Small throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Small taking punishment in the form of punches.
Small tries to buck Calabrese off but Calabrese is having none of it.
Calabrese wants to lay and pray for a moment but Small keeps working.
Small is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Calabrese in particular looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Small trying to control the position.
Small is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Calabrese is looking for a sweep. Small is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Calabrese avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Small.
Small missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Small tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Calabrese.
Calabrese keeping control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calabrese missing with punches from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Small.
Small seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Calabrese is trying to control but can't.
Small prevents Calabrese from standing back up.
Ground and pound from Small.
This has been an exciting period of action!
It looks like Small is going to stand back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Small is nestled in close to Calabrese, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Small blocks the strikes from Calabrese.
Small tries to stand but can't do so whilst Calabrese controls his leg.
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 Marc Small will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Calabrese feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Small working a defensive guard here.
Small managing to control the position.
Calabrese is looking to stand up but Small won't let him.
Small is trying to control the position but Calabrese postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Marc Small just wasn't active enough.

Calabrese shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Small's guard.

Small has his foot on Calabrese's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Calabrese works his way back into a safe position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calabrese tries to free his leg and advance position but Small is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Small throws his legs up looking for a submission but Calabrese uses it to pass to side control.
Calabrese wants to stand but Small is controlling his arm.
Calabrese wants to control but Small is keeping him busy.
Small wants to control but Calabrese postures up.
Calabrese tries to advance to mount but Small denies him.
Small is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Small prevents Calabrese from moving into mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Calabrese tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Calabrese has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Small is not content to let Calabrese control the position.
You can see the frustration on Small's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Small is looking to regain half guard here but Calabrese keeps moving and retains side control.
Calabrese wants to stand but Small is controlling his arm.
Calabrese trying to control the action but Small is working from the bottom.
Small avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Calabrese.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Calabrese tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Small tries to bench press Calabrese off him but Calabrese keeps the position.
Small controls the position for a moment.
Calabrese in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Small wants to control but Calabrese postures up.
Calabrese throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Small is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calabrese trying to control the position but Small is working away.
You can see the frustration on Small's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Calabrese is trying to get an arm triangle but Small is defending well.
Calabrese fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Calabrese looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Small is avoiding damage well.
Calabrese wants to control but Small is keeping him busy.

Calabrese looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

And that's the end of the fight!
Giuseppe Calabrese comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Calabrese has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giuseppe Calabrese!