PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ron Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralfson Calvacante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calvacante has chosen Go to sleep bitch as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ron Paul has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Paul
vs
Calvacante

172 cm
32
135 lbs
13 - 13 - 0

175 cm
23
145 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ron Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ralfson Calvacante!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Calvacante gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Paul tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Calvacante avoids it.
Paul lands a nice knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Paul.
Calvacante is looking to break free of the clinch but Paul has double underhooks.
Paul lands an elbow inside that Calvacante shrugs off.
Paul prevents Calvacante from breaking the clinch.
Paul landing knees to the body.
Calvacante missing with knees to the body.
Calvacante takes an elbow to the forehead.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Calvacante tries to throw a body punch but Paul avoids it by throwing Calvacante back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calvacante on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Calvacante takes an elbow to the temple.
Calvacante tries to pull guard but Paul won't allow it.
Calvacante blocks an elbow strike.
Paul gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul lands a damaging elbow.
Paul working aggressively here.
Calvacante is trying to break the clinch but Paul has him pressed against the cage.
Calvacante fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Paul tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Calvacante is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ron Paul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralfson Calvacante.
Calvacante is looking to take this one to the mat.
Calvacante is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Calvacante wants a takedown but no success here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Paul obliges.
Calvacante takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Paul just misses with a elbow thrown towards Calvacante's brow.
Calvacante is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Paul to keep the fight standing.
Paul goes for a takedown in the clinch but Calvacante prevents it.
Paul misses with an elbow over the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calvacante with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Paul lands a nice knee to the body.

Calvacante gets control of Paul's arms and successfully pulls guard. Calvacante will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Calvacante is looking to stand up but Paul isn't so interested in that idea.
Calvacante keeping moving, preventing Paul from controlling successfully.
Calvacante wants to stand up but Paul is controlling him.

Paul thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Paul with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calvacante wants to stand but Paul is controlling the position.
Paul wants to control from the top but Calvacante keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Calvacante swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Calvacante is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Calvacante gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

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

Paul rushes Calvacante and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Paul with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Paul stalls.
Paul using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calvacante blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Calvacante tries to pull guard but Paul won't allow it.
Paul looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Paul is struggling to control the position.
Calvacante blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Calvacante is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Paul is defending well.

Calvacante manages to break the clinch.
Calvacante swats away the attempt to clinch by Paul.
Ralfson Calvacante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paul tries to clinch up but Calvacante circles away and keeps his distance.
Paul moves in looking to clinch but Calvacante pushes him off.
Paul throws a leg kick which misses Calvacante's front leg but catches the back leg as Calvacante tries to avoid it.

Calvacante fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Paul, pushing him back against the cage.
Paul lands an elbow just above Calvacante 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Paul dominated that round.
That's time! Paul's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Paul shoots in for a double leg but Calvacante sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Calvacante throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paul throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Paul tries to clinch but Calvacante moves out of range.

Paul moves into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Paul.
Calvacante takes a knee to the side of the body.
Paul gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Paul landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Paul goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paul looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Paul lands an elbow inside.
Paul is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Calvacante can do to turn this around?
Paul lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calvacante managing to block the knees to the body from Paul.
Paul lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Paul pushes off an throws an elbow but Calvacante leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Paul takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Calvacante manages to break the clinch.
Paul dives in for a single leg takedown but Calvacante sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Calvacante throws a right hand that Paul ducks under and follows up with a left that Paul also avoids with ease.
Paul tries to clinch but Calvacante moves out of range.

Calvacante has taken the fight to the clinch.
Calvacante fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Paul lands an elbow just above Calvacante 's eye.
Paul landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Paul lands an elbow inside.
Paul lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Paul is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ron Paul has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Paul throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Paul working Calvacante over with knees to the body.
Paul stalls.
Paul lands a good knee to the midsection. Calvacante won't want to take too many of those.
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!
Paul unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Calvacante is trying to break the clinch but Paul is controlling him.
Calvacante blocks an elbow strike from Paul.
Knees to the body from Paul.
Paul lands a damaging elbow.
Calvacante jumps guard but Paul stands there with Calvacante around his waist. Calvacante gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Paul unloads a knee to the mid-section. Calvacante lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Paul tries to land a knee to the head but Calvacante blocks with his arms.
Calvacante blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul tries to throw a body punch but Calvacante avoids it by throwing Paul back against the cage.
Paul lands a knee to the body.
Calvacante blocks the elbow strike.
Paul changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Calvacante fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Paul. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Calvacante has managed to clinch.
Calvacante wants to break free but Paul has control.
Paul tries to land knees in the clinch but Calvacante avoids the damage to the body.
Calvacante is working for takedown but Paul is calmly controlling the position for now.

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

Calvacante rushes Paul and presses him up against the cage.
Paul lands with a light punch inside.
Paul misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Calvacante.
Paul trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul avoiding damage as Calvacante throws knees to the body.
Paul comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Calvacante tries to pull guard but Paul holds him up against the cage and eventually Calvacante drops back down to his feet.
Calvacante swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Calvacante throws a punch but it's blocked by Paul.
Paul lands an elbow inside.
Calvacante tries to break the clinch but Paul is controlling the position.
Paul lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calvacante wants to break free but Paul has control.
Paul lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Calvacante managing to block the knees to the body from Paul.
Calvacante blocks an elbow strike.
Calvacante tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Paul holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Paul dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Paul looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Calvacante gets a clinch.
Calvacante is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Paul to keep the fight standing.
Paul gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Calvacante wants to break the clinch but can't.
Calvacante lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paul creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Calvacante's defenses.
Calvacante is trying to pull guard but Paul turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Paul stops a takedown attempt from Calvacante.
Ron Paul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralfson Calvacante.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calvacante takes a knee right on the jaw!

Calvacante is rocked!
A frustrated look appears on Calvacante's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Calvacante drops down looking for an ankle pick but Paul pulls his leg out and moves away.

Calvacante rushes Paul and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calvacante managing to block the knees to the body from Paul.
Calvacante goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Calvacante tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Paul smiles and moves away.
Calvacante misses with a series of wild punches.
Paul looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Calvacante misses with a two punch combination.
Paul lands a body shot.
Calvacante ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paul moves away.
Paul wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Paul tries to land knees in the clinch but Calvacante avoids the damage to the body.
Paul connects with a nasty looking knee right to Calvacante's face.
Calvacante wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Paul misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Calvacante.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Calvacante in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Calvacante on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Paul throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Calvacante blocks it with crossed arms.
Calvacante is trying to break the clinch but Paul has him pressed against the cage.
Calvacante misses with a punch to the body.
Paul creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Paul creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Calvacante's defenses.
Calvacante is still on wobbly legs! Can Paul finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calvacante takes an elbow to the temple.
Paul lands an elbow that stopped Calvacante in his tracks for a moment.
Paul creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Calvacante's defenses.
Paul creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Calvacante! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Paul.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ron Paul!