PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Long Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claudius Calaeabius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wang
vs
Calaeabius

165 cm
25
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Long Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Claudius Calaeabius!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wang misses the shot to the body.
Calaeabius tries to clinch but Wang is having none of it.
Wang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Calaeabius.
Calaeabius stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Calaeabius wants it to stay on the feet.
Wang fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Calaeabius instigates a clinch.
Wang is trying to stall.
Calaeabius with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang being controlled against the cage.
Wang wants a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Calaeabius takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wang is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Calaeabius stalls.
Calaeabius throws an elbow but it misses.
Calaeabius misses with a knee to the head.
Wang wants to get back to striking at distance but Calaeabius won't allow it.
Calaeabius 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.
Wang has had enough of the clinch but Calaeabius keeps him there for the moment.
Calaeabius lands a shoulder strike.
Wang trying to land knees to the body.
Calaeabius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calaeabius throws a punch but it's blocked by Wang.
Wang fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Long Wang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wang is trying to break the clinch but Calaeabius has him pressed against the cage.

Wang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wang misses with a hook.
Wang misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little jabbing left from Calaeabius on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wang closes the distance and clinches up with Calaeabius, looking for a takedown. Wang pushes Calaeabius against the cage but Calaeabius circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wang.
Calaeabius swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Calaeabius darts in and clinches Wang up against the cage.
Wang has had enough of the clinch but Calaeabius keeps him there for the moment.
Wang tries to land knees in the clinch but Calaeabius avoids the damage to the body.
Calaeabius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Calaeabius throws a punch but it's blocked by Wang.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Calaeabius just leaning against Wang, taking a breather.
Wang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Calaeabius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wang tries to break the clinch but Calaeabius is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Wang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wang managing to block the knees to the body from Calaeabius.
Calaeabius is struggling to control the position.

Calaeabius has hold of one of Wang's legs. Wang is fighting the takedown attempt but Calaeabius gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Calaeabius scoring with punches to the head and body.
Calaeabius with a flurry of punches that miss.
Calaeabius loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wang trying to keep a closed guard but Calaeabius is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calaeabius pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wang is keeping the position for now.

Calaeabius got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wang has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Calaeabius has managed to get both his arms back between Wang's legs - danger averted.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Calaeabius has eaten all the pies!
Wang preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Calaeabius loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Calaeabius lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Calaeabius postures up in Wang's guard and throws a big left but Wang blocks it.
Calaeabius is looking to work some ground and pound but Wang has wrist control.
Wang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Calaeabius throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wang works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wang working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Calaeabius.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Calaeabius clinches up with Wang and pushes him back against the cage.
Wang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Claudius Calaeabius dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Wang scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wang moves away from the strike by Calaeabius.
Wang connects with a good right hand that stumbles Calaeabius. Calaeabius circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wang misses with a straight left.
A shot to the liver by Wang. Beautiful body shot.
Calaeabius moves out of range as Wang throws a body kick.
Wang swings for the body but Calaeabius moves out of range.
Wang looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calaeabius throws a big shot that misses.

Calaeabius closes the distance and pushes Wang back into the cage.
Wang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wang throws a punch but it's blocked by Calaeabius.
Calaeabius prevents Wang from breaking the clinch.
Calaeabius pressing his opponent against the cage.
Calaeabius trying to land knees to the body.
Wang tries to circle away but Calaeabius has him pinned against the cage.
Wang stalling.
Wang is working for takedown but Calaeabius is calmly controlling the position for now.
Calaeabius stalling against the cage.
Calaeabius tries to throw a body punch but Wang avoids it by throwing Calaeabius back against the cage.
Wang drops down looking for an ankle pick but Calaeabius pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Long Wang. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two 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.
Wang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wang loads up on a big right hand but Calaeabius slips the punch.

Calaeabius darts in and clinches Wang up against the cage.
Calaeabius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Calaeabius taking a breather.

Calaeabius manages to break the clinch.
Wang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Calaeabius.
Wang misses with an uppercut. Calaeabius saw that one coming.
Calaeabius throws a jab when Wang was well out of range.
Wang shoots in looking for a takedown but Calaeabius manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wang's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Calaeabius tries to counter by closing the distance.
Calaeabius connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Calaeabius fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wang, pushing him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Calaeabius takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Calaeabius looking to throw knees to the head but Wang is blocking nicely.
Wang drops down looking for an ankle pick but Calaeabius pulls his leg out and moves away.
An inside leg kick from Wang misses.
Long Wang is winning the standup battle so far.
Wang swats away the attempt to clinch by Calaeabius.
Calaeabius has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Calaeabius rushes Wang and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Calaeabius is pushing Wang up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Calaeabius stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang avoiding damage as Calaeabius throws knees to the body.
Calaeabius slowing the pace effectively.
Calaeabius trying to land knees to the body.
Calaeabius misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wang.
Stalling in the clinch from Calaeabius.
Calaeabius struggles to land a body shot inside as Wang controls his hands.
Wang tries a body shot but Calaeabius blocks it.
Calaeabius taking a breather.
Wang trying to stall but Calaeabius improves his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Calaeabius struggles to land a body shot inside as Wang controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Claudius Calaeabius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Wang ducks under a wild hook from Calaeabius.

Calaeabius instigates a clinch.
Calaeabius blocks an uppercut.
Wang tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wang fails to pull guard.
Claudius Calaeabius seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Calaeabius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wang darts in looking for a takedown but Calaeabius gets double underhooks and turns Wang into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Long Wang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Calaeabius misses with a straight right.
Wang swings for the body but Calaeabius moves out of range.
Calaeabius wants to counter the offense by Wang and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Calaeabius.
Wang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Calaeabius.
Calaeabius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calaeabius misses with a straight right.
Wang ducks under a wild hook from Calaeabius.
Calaeabius throws the left hand but Wang avoids the punch easily.
Wang is looking to counter punch.
Wang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Long Wang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Calaeabius was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wang moves out of range of the strikes.
Calaeabius might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Calaeabius moves out of range as Wang strikes.
Wang lands a body shot.

Calaeabius clinches with his opponent.
Calaeabius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Calaeabius has Wang pressed against the cage, preventing Wang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Long Wang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Calaeabius is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calaeabius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Calaeabius creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wang blocks the elbow strike.

Wang gets control of Calaeabius's arms and successfully pulls guard. Wang will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Wang bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Calaeabius's guard.

Calaeabius really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wang. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Calaeabius is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wang is controlling him.
Wang postures up in Calaeabius's guard and throws a big left but Calaeabius blocks it.
Wang will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Calaeabius is looking to stand up but Wang isn't so interested in that idea.
Wang forces his way into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang wants to pass to mount but Calaeabius is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calaeabius looks like he's trying to stand up.
Calaeabius is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Wang is working for a kimura but Calaeabius is defending it quite comfortably.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Calaeabius pushes Wang off looking to stand but Wang dives back in and keeps control.
Calaeabius on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Calaeabius avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wang.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Calaeabius is trying to stand up here but Wang is controlling him well.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Calaeabius missing with a left hand there. Wang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wang. Calaeabius does a little dance to reset his feet.

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 Long Wang.
I think Calaeabius has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Claudius Calaeabius!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Claudius Calaeabius!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Claudius Calaeabius!

Claudius Calaeabius wins by unanimous decision!