PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kusimo Kalante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Stuart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kalante
vs
Stuart

190 cm
24
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
24
218 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kusimo Kalante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lee Stuart!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalante lands a right hook to the body.
Stuart takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stuart tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kalante lands a front kick.
Stuart goes for a double leg but Kalante avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kalante continues to drive forward.
Stuart takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kalante lands with a right hand.
Kalante thumps Stuart with a low kick.
Kalante connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kalante lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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 punch combination from Stuart misses.
Kalante rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stuart moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kalante turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuart dives in for a single leg takedown but Kalante sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Stuart misses with a takedown
and Kalante connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kusimo Kalante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Stuart.
Kalante scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stuart doesn't seem bothered though.
Kalante lands a high kick!
Kalante scores with a leg kick.
Stuart misses with a hook to the body
and Kalante connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kalante stuffs the takedown.
Stuart looks winded!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kalante. Stuart shrugs it off though.
Kalante pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stuart on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuart on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalante catches Stuart with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kalante works Stuart's body with a nice hook.
Kalante fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stuart.
Kalante lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stuart will feel that in the morning.
Kalante throws a head kick that misses.
Kalante connects with a high kick.
Stuart takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kalante lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kalante tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stuart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Despite the aggression on Stuart's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kalante.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Kalante.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kalante lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stuart has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stuart and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kalante thumps Stuart with a low kick.

Kalante darts in and clinches Stuart up against the cage.
Kalante working aggressively here.
Stuart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kalante lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kalante.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kalante.
Stuart has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kalante avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Stuart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stuart's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalante tries a body shot but Stuart blocks it.
A short left from Kalante.
Kalante misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Kalante.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalante leaning against his opponent.
Kalante lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stuart being controlled against the cage.
Kalante lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kalante lands a shoulder strike.
Kalante stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kusimo Kalante dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Stuart misses with a straight left.
Stuart walks into a jab.
Kalante moves in looking to clinch but Stuart pushes him off.
Stuart fails with the takedown.
Stuart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kalante manages to avoid it.
Kalante lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kalante scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalante misses with a body shot.
Stuart stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kalante.
Kalante tries to clinch there but Stuart circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuart throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kalante tried to counter with a leg kick but Stuart avoided it.
Kalante lands the left hand.

Kalante lands a big head kick that sends Stuart tumbling to the mat! Kalante takes a step backwards and waves Stuart back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Stuart is rocked!
Stuart should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Stuart leaves his chin hanging out and Kalante seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Stuart crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kusimo Kalante!