PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Callen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanson Recall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Recall has chosen Stairway to Heaven as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Callen
vs
Recall

178 cm
25
165 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

178 cm
23
165 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bryan Callen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hanson Recall!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Recall lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Callen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Recall looks to land a left hand but Callen moved out of range nicely.
Recall just misses with a punch to the body.
Callen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Good exchange - Callen coming out on top.
Recall throws a head kick but Callen moves out of range.
Recall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Recall connects with a nice looking jab.
Callen misses with an uppercut. Recall saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Callen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Callen misses with the combination.
Recall lands a jab to the head.
A jab lands there for Recall.
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 Callen misses.
Callen throws a body punch but Recall moves out of range.
Recall throws a leg kick that is checked
and Callen counters with a stiff right hand.
Callen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Recall circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Recall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Recall is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Recall has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Callen misses with a wild combination.
Recall walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Callen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Callen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Recall moves into range and connects with a jab.
Recall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Callen throwing a counter right hand but Recall manages to avoid it.
Callen connects with a right hand. Recall shakes it off.
Callen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Callen throws out a loose jab but Recall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Callen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Callen throws a body shot but no joy.
Callen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Recall scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Callen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Recall dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Callen. That did some damage!
Callen tries to bum rush Recall with a series of wild strikes but Recall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Callen misses with a left hand
and Recall counters with a right hand to the body.
Recall explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Recall pivots, looking for a leg kick but Callen is out of range and Recall settles back down.
A counter left hand to the body from Callen misses its target.
Recall throws a wild body kick that Callen sees coming a mile off.
Recall throws the kick towards the body but Callen avoids it.
It looked like Callen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Recall tries a low kick but Callen avoids it.
A slow jab from Callen misses its intended target.
Recall throws a low kick but Callen moves out of range easily.
Recall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Callen's calf.
Callen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Recall scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Callen blocks a head kick by Recall.
Callen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Recall can pounce on him.
Recall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Recall fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Callen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Recall scoring well with a low kick there.
Recall throws a leg kick but Callen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Callen misses with a double jab.
Recall feints a counter leg kick.
Recall fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Callen checks it well.
Recall clobbers Callen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Recall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Recall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Recall misses with a head kick.
A clash of legs there as Callen blocks the low kick.
Recall misses with a series of wild punches.
Callen takes one to the side of the head.
Good shot there by Callen.
Recall lands with a hook. Callen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Callen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Recall slips a straight right by Callen.
Recall jabs Callen right on the nose. Callen blinks but takes it well.
Callen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheers as Recall lands an impressive looking overhand right. Callen doesn't seem phased though.
Callen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Recall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Recall.
Recall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hanson Recall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Callen throws a right hand that misses
and Recall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Recall.
Recall lands with a nice combination. Callen backs away looking to recover.
Callen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Recall throws a right hand that Callen ducks under and follows up with a left that Callen also avoids with ease.
Callen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Callen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Callen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Recall.
Recall misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Recall on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Recall tries a head kick but it misses.
Callen with a hook.
Callen throws a series of punches but Recall avoids them all with ease.
Recall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Recall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hanson Recall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Recall throws a solid leg kick but Callen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Recall.
Callen misses with an uppercut. Recall saw that one coming.
Recall lands with a nice combination. Callen backs away looking to recover.
Recall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Recall walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Callen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Callen looks to throw the jab but Recall is out of range.
Recall is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Callen lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Callen checks the leg kick.
Recall slips a jab from Callen.
Recall steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Callen.
Recall misses with a body shot.
Recall punishes Callen's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Recall scores with a jab to the jaw.
Recall throws a leg kick that misses.
Recall swinging wildly here.
Recall throws a looping overhand right but Callen ducks down to avoid it.
Recall misses with a body kick.
Recall throws the kick towards the body but Callen avoids it.
It looked like Callen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Recall.
Callen connects with a body shot that sends Recall's belly button to the back.
Callen tries to bum rush Recall with a series of wild strikes but Recall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Recall throws a series of punches but Callen moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Recall 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 Callen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Callen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Callen dips to his left and cracks Recall with an uppercut!
Callen throws the left hand but Recall avoids the punch easily.
Callen blocks a leg kick.
Recall throws a low kick but it's checked well by Callen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Recall steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Recall throws a front kick that sends Callen stumbling back into the cage.
Recall connects with a body shot that sends Callen's belly button to the back.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Callen might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Recall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Recall lands a head shot.
Callen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Recall manages to avoid it.
Recall scores with a crisp jab that stopped Callen in his tracks.
Recall with a nice cross.
Callen throws a combination that misses
and Recall counters with a left and a right that stings Callen.
An inside leg kick lands from Recall.
Recall plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Callen misses with an uppercut. Recall saw that one coming.
Recall misses with a leg kick
and Callen counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Callen checks a leg kick.
Recall misses with an attempted mid kick.
Recall avoids the body shot from Callen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Recall throws a head kick but Callen moves out of range.
Recall misses with the combination.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Callen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Recall was well out of range. Poor timing from Callen.
Recall throws a quick inside leg kick.
Recall fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Recall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Recall ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Recall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Callen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Callen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Recall tries to work over Callen's front leg with a kick but Callen checks it.
Callen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Recall lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Recall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An attempted straight right counter from Callen misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Recall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Callen.
Recall is trying to counter with his kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Recall smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice cross by Recall.
Bryan Callen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Recall connects with an inside leg kick.
Callen throws a hook but Recall avoids it easily.
Recall tries a head kick but it misses.
Recall finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Callen checks a leg kick.
Recall misses with an uppercut. Callen saw that one coming.
Callen swings for the body but Recall moves out of range.
Recall tries to score with a low kick but Callen moves his leg out of the way.
Callen lands with a cross.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Recall, right into the meat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Callen fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hanson Recall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Recall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Recall throws a lazy body kick
and Callen counters with a nice uppercut.
Recall throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Recall. Callen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Recall misses with a few strikes there.
Recall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Recall.
Callen throws a looping overhand right but Recall ducks down to avoid it.
Recall swinging wildly here.
Callen checks a low kick from Recall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Recall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Recall slips under a jab.
Some wild striking there from Recall.
Callen throws a nice looking combination but Recall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Recall misses with a low kick as Callen jumps back.
Recall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Callen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Recall moves away.
Callen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Recall.
A telegraphed right hand from Recall misses the target.
Callen misses with a combination
and Recall counters with a left and a right that stings Callen.
Recall darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Recall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Callen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Callen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Callen works Recall's body with a nice hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Callen blocks the leg kick.
Callen loads up on a big right hand but Recall slips the punch.
Callen throws out a loose jab but Recall uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Recall fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Callen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Recall lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Callen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Recall tried to score with a low kick but Callen checks it.
Callen misses with a hook. Recall ducked under it nicely.
Recall lands a nice leg kick that just misses Callen's sensitive parts.
Recall misses with a few strikes there.
A leg kick checked by Callen.
Recall shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Callen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Callen cracks Recall with a good jab.
Recall lands a nice shot to the body.
Recall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Recall 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 Callen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Callen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A quick step to the side and Callen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Recall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Recall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Recall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Callen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Callen throws the left hand but Recall avoids the punch easily.
Nice body kick from Recall.
Nice body kick from Recall.
Callen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Callen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bryan Callen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Recall misses with an attempted mid kick.
Callen blocks the body kick.
Callen blocks a low kick nicely.
Callen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Recall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Recall throws a nice looking combination but Callen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Callen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Recall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Callen misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Callen.
Recall feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Callens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Callen takes a swing at Recall's ribcage but misses.
Recall cracks Callen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Callen throws a poor cross that misses
and Recall counters with a nice body shot.
Recall scores with a decent looking hook.
Callen looks to throw the jab but Recall is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Callen.
Recall bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Callen's head backwards.
Recall looks to land a body kick but Callen moved away.
Callen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Callen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Recall.
Hanson Recall is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Recall misses with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hanson Recall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Recall 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hanson Recall!
Hanson Recall bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.