PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jon Calderwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Calderwood
vs
Alves

180 cm
18
143 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

165 cm
18
143 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Calderwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Alves!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Alves has closed the distance and engaged Calderwood in a clinch.
Alves manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Alves lands with a short shot to the head.
Alves swings wildly with an uppercut but Calderwood uses good head movement to avoid it.

Alves breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Alves, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Calderwood feints and then cracks Alves's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alves down.
Calderwood shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Alves sprawls well. Alves wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Calderwood gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calderwood shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alves pinned against the cage. Alves gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Alves closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calderwood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alves unleashes a big counter combination but Calderwood bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Alves slaps away a takedown attempt from Calderwood, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Calderwood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Calderwood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Calderwood scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Alves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alves will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Calderwood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alves misses with a series of wild punches.
Calderwood throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alves's waist but Alves gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Calderwood off to one side.

Alves clinches.
Alves is trying to break free.
Alves lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Calderwood backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Calderwood has him pressed against the cage.
Alves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alves.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Alves manages to break the clinch.
Alves falls off balance throwing a combination
and Calderwood counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Alves rushes Calderwood and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alves missing with knees to the body.
Calderwood is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Alves pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Calderwood is trying to push Alves away but Alves has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Alves wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Calderwood has him pressed against the cage.
Calderwood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alves effectively controlling the action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Calderwood creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Calderwood really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Calderwood.
Calderwood shoots in for a takedown but Alves shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Calderwood lands with a kick to the temple. Alves shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Calderwood darts in looking for a takedown but Alves gets double underhooks and turns Calderwood into the cage.
Calderwood is breathing heavily.
Alves stalks Calderwood and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Calderwood's face. Calderwood staggers backwards, shaken.
Alves moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Alves tries to bum rush Calderwood with a series of wild strikes but Calderwood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alves keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Alves forces Calderwood back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calderwood is trying to drag Alves to the mat but Alves just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Calderwood prevents Alves from breaking the clinch.
Alves pushes Calderwood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Calderwood tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Alves with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Calderwood fails to pull guard.
Calderwood tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Alves smiles and moves away.

Alves takes the fight into the clinch.
Calderwood has Alves pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Alves manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Alves dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Alves moves into the clinch successfully.
Calderwood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Calderwood tries to pull guard but Alves holds him up against the cage and eventually Calderwood drops back down to his feet.
Alves is stalling here.
Calderwood fails to pull guard.
Calderwood trying to stall but Alves improves his position.
Alves stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Alves with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Calderwood tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Calderwood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alves.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Calderwood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jon Calderwood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Calderwood throws a nice looking combination but Alves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Calderwood scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Alves forces Calderwood back against the cage and clinches.
Calderwood blocks the elbow strike.
Calderwood is looking for a takedown.
Calderwood wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alves has him pressed against the cage.
Calderwood tries to circle away but Alves has him pinned against the cage.
Alves holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Alves tries to land knees in the clinch but Calderwood avoids the damage to the body.
Calderwood fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Calderwood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alves swings wildly with an uppercut but Calderwood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alves lands a shoulder strike.
Gabriel Alves seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calderwood jumps guard but Alves stands there with Calderwood around his waist. Calderwood gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Alves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Calderwood shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Calderwood dodges the punch combination from Alves.

Alves moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calderwood is trying to maintain a safe position but Alves gets an underhook and turns Calderwood into the cage.
Alves lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alves is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alves softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alves lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alves breaks the clinch.
Alves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Calderwood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alves.

Alves drives through and clinches with Calderwood against the cage.
Alves misses with an elbow over the top.
Alves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Calderwood wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Alves lands with a light punch inside.
Alves lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Alves breaks from the clinch.
Calderwood shoots for a double leg takedown but Alves sprawls well. He's pushed Calderwood's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alves throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Calderwood trying to control the position but instead, Alves has worked for underhooks and has pushed Calderwood into the cage.
Alves working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves lands a hook to the side of the head.
Calderwood jumps guard but Alves stands there with Calderwood around his waist. Calderwood gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Alves prevents Calderwood from breaking the clinch.
Alves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Calderwood.
Alves is pressed up against the cage. Calderwood has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Alves down to the mat. Alves avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Calderwood.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Alves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Some wild striking there from Alves.
Calderwood tries to score a power double leg takedown but Alves sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Calderwood somewhat.
Alves is looking to clinch but Calderwood is avoiding it.
Alves displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Calderwood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alves swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Alves drops Calderwood with a beautiful combination! Calderwood stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Alves is looking for the KO!

Calderwood is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calderwood misses with a wild combination.
Oh Calderwood is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Calderwood shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alves defends it nicely.
Alves looks to land a combination but Calderwood avoids it well.
As Alves tries to get set, Calderwood tries to push him back and clinch up but Alves manages to avoid the attempt.
Gabriel Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Alves misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Alves rushes Calderwood and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Alves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Calderwood tries to clinch there but Alves circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves fails to land with a series of punches.
Calderwood seems to have got his legs back now.
Calderwood tries to clinch but Alves moves out of range.
Gabriel Alves seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alves keeps the fight on the outside.
Calderwood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alves.
Calderwood tries to close the distance and clinch but Alves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alves changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Alves defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Calderwood.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Calderwood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Alves wants it to stay on the feet.
Calderwood tries to clinch up.
Alves lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Alves.
Calderwood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Calderwood tries to clinch up but Alves circles away and keeps his distance.
Alves swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alves throws a nice looking combination but Calderwood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a right and a left that Calderwood avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Alves misses.
Alves throws a series of punches but Calderwood moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Calderwood misses the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves tries to bum rush Calderwood with a series of wild strikes but Calderwood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Calderwood is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alves sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Calderwood fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alves avoids it really well and circles away.
No joy there for Alves, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Calderwood misses with a takedown attempt - Alves sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alves tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alves will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Calderwood moves into range and clinches up with Alves.
Alves stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Alves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Calderwood looks for a takedown but Alves sprawls well.
Calderwood moves in looking to clinch but Alves pushes him off.
Alves misses with a wild combination.
Calderwood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Calderwood closes the distance and clinches up with Alves, looking for a takedown. Calderwood pushes Alves against the cage but Alves circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses with a wild combination.
Calderwood will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alves scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Calderwood tries to clinch but Alves moves out of range.
Alves tries to clinch up.
Calderwood tries to counter by clinching up but Alves breaks away and moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Calderwood.

Alves gets a clinch.
Calderwood dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Calderwood goes for a takedown attempt but Alves pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Alves comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Alves 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 25:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 25:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Alves!