PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zani Kallark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prince Melo Gapuz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prince Melo Gapuz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Zani Kallark's chin.

Kallark
vs
Melo Gapuz

155 cm
23
149 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

187 cm
19
145 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zani Kallark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Prince Melo Gapuz!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gapuz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kallark circles away.
Gapuz closes the distance and clinches up with Kallark, looking for a takedown. Gapuz pushes Kallark against the cage but Kallark circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gapuz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kallark swivels and escapes.
Zani Kallark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Prince Melo Gapuz.
Gapuz misses with a takedown attempt - Kallark sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gapuz shoots in but Kallark avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Some wild striking there from Kallark.
Kallark lands the left hand.
Kallark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gapuz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kallark.
Kallark creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kallark really is a fat lump.
Gapuz throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kallark tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kallark has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gapuz is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kallark off and has taken his back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallark is trying to break free.
Gapuz lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Gapuz.
Kallark is really stuck here.
Well, with Gapuz on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Kallark is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kallark manages to reverse the position and now he's in Gapuz's guard. Nice work there by Kallark.
Kallark throws a big right hand that misses.
Kallark has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kallark preventing the sweep.
Kallark knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gapuz on the ground.
Gapuz looks gassed!

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Gapuz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kallark counters with a big head kick but Gapuz shrugs it off.
Gapuz shoots in looking for a takedown. Kallark tries to sprawl out of it but Gapuz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kallark manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kallark lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gapuz backs up against the cage.
Gapuz shoots and misses
and Kallark counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gapuz is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gapuz blocks a head kick by Kallark.
Kallark digs a good body shot into Gapuz's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gapuz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kallark lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kallark.
Gapuz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kallark rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gapuz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kallark lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kallark fails to land with a series of punches.

Gapuz gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kallark forces his way into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kallark passes to side control.

Kallark tries for a kimura but Gapuz is defending well.
Gapuz is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kallark's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kallark is working for a kimura but Gapuz is defending it quite comfortably.
Kallark trying to mount his opponent but Gapuz defends it.
Kallark is working hard here to advance position.
Kallark seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gapuz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Kallark is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kallark misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gapuz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kallark scores with a one two! Gapuz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kallark throws a head kick but Gapuz moves out of range.
Kallark misses with a wild combination.
Gapuz fails with the takedown
and Kallark counters with a series of strikes. Gapuz will be more careful next time no doubt.
A right-left combo lands from Kallark.
Gapuz tries for a takedown but Kallark sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kallark tries a head kick but it misses.
Kallark fails to land with a series of punches.
Gapuz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kallark counters with a nice body kick.
A left and a right from Kallark both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zani Kallark dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kallark throws a head kick but Gapuz moves out of range.
Gapuz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gapuz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kallark is looking to clinch but Gapuz is avoiding it.
Kallark fails to land with a series of punches.
Kallark scores with a one two! Gapuz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Zani Kallark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kallark looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kallark seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kallark stalling away here and it's allowed Gapuz to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Gapuz keeping full guard, as Kallark tries to pass.

Kallark postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gapuz is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kallark, into his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gapuz stands up over Kallark, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gapuz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kallark tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gapuz is working Kallark over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kallark looking to control.
Kallark lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Kallark keeping full guard, as Gapuz tries to pass.
Kallark wants to sweep but no luck.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gapuz tries for a takedown but Kallark sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kallark will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kallark lands a head shot.
Kallark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kallark keeps Gapuz at a distance using the push kick.
Kallark works over Gapuz's head and body with a nice combination.
Kallark throws a nice head kick!
Kallark is working the combinations to good effect here.
Some wild striking there from Kallark.
A punch combination from Kallark misses.
Gapuz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kallark counters with a three punch combo that has Gapuz backing up. Gapuz nods at Kallark to acknowledge the strikes.
Kallark throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice takedown defense from Kallark. No joy for Gapuz on that attempt.
Zani Kallark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Prince Melo Gapuz.
Kallark cracks Gapuz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kallark throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kallark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zani Kallark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gapuz misses with a takedown attempt - Kallark sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kallark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gapuz tries to keep at a distance but Kallark has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gapuz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kallark is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Knees to the body from Kallark.
Gapuz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kallark lands a knee to the head.
Kallark pushes Gapuz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gapuz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kallark gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Kallark has picked Gapuz up - he's going for a ride! Kallark dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Kallark is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Gapuz still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Gapuz has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Kallark sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kallark has a hand on Gapuz's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Gapuz takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Gapuz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kallark can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kallark takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kallark might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kallark is trying desperately to improve position.
BOOM! Gapuz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kallark is trying desperately to improve position.
Gapuz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kallark working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zani Kallark dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Kallark throws a head kick that half lands.
Kallark throws a right hand that Gapuz ducks under and follows up with a left that Gapuz also avoids with ease.
Kallark throws a right hand that Gapuz ducks under and follows up with a left that Gapuz also avoids with ease.
Nice sprawl there from Kallark as Gapuz shoots in.
Kallark scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kallark will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kallark tries to bum rush Gapuz with a series of wild strikes but Gapuz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kallark will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kallark fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kallark throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Kallark, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gapuz shoots in looking for a takedown. Kallark tries to sprawl out of it but Gapuz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kallark manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kallark goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kallark scores with a takedown into Gapuz's guard.
Gapuz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gapuz winds up and cracks Kallark with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gapuz tries to pass to full mount but Kallark defends it.
Kallark wants to get back to full guard.
Gapuz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kallark's head.
Kallark moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gapuz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Kallark is looking for a triangle but Gapuz pushes his legs off easily.
Zani Kallark overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kallark throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gapuz fails with the takedown
and Kallark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zani Kallark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Prince Melo Gapuz.
Kallark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kallark lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
No joy there for Kallark, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kallark throws a sloppy head kick and Gapuz moves out of range easily.
Kallark swinging wilding here.
Kallark misses with the combination.
Kallark looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A left and a right from Kallark both land. Nice combination.

Gapuz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kallark's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gapuz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kallark working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gapuz.
Gapuz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kallark striking off his back but it's not causing Gapuz any problems.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gapuz tries to free his leg and advance position but Kallark is retaining full guard.

Kallark is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Kallark is looking for a triangle but Gapuz pushes his legs off easily.

Kallark is looking for a triangle here but Gapuz uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Gapuz working the head with strikes.
Kallark gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kallark wants to control but Gapuz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kallark misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Gapuz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kallark blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gapuz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kallark on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kallark gets back to full guard.
Gapuz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Kallark looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Gapuz has picked Kallark up and slammed him! Kallark can't keep hold of the triangle and Gapuz manages to pass to side control!
Kallark tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gapuz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kallark is trying to work for a sweep but Gapuz has mounted him!
Gapuz working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kallark is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gapuz lands a big shot there that rocks Kallark but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kallark is desperately trying to improve his position but Gapuz has a good base and remains in mount.
Gapuz working away from the top, dropping strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Zani Kallark.
Well Kallark 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zani Kallark!