PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Von Magnaron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kett Dela Calzada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dela Calzada is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Enter Sandman. This should be fireworks!

Magnaron
vs
Dela Calzada

175 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

176 cm
26
175 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Powerful

Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Von Magnaron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kett Dela Calzada!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dela Calzada with a poor takedown
and Magnaron connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dela Calzada changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Magnaron misses with a hook

and Dela Calzada counters with a takedown into side control.
Magnaron gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Magnaron has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Magnaron trying to control from the bottom.

Dela Calzada looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Magnaron slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Magnaron is looking for a triangle but Dela Calzada pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnaron looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Magnaron is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dela Calzada trying to control but Magnaron is working from the bottom.

Magnaron is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dela Calzada pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Magnaron is keeping the position for now.
Dela Calzada forces his way into half guard.
Magnaron wants to control but Dela Calzada is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dela Calzada is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Magnaron regains full guard. Nicely done.

Magnaron escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dela Calzada gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Magnaron not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Dela Calzada is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Magnaron is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Magnaron has escaped and now he's on top!

Magnaron preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Calzada utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Magnaron wants to control from the top but Dela Calzada keeps moving.

Magnaron avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Magnaron showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dela Calzada keeping moving, preventing Magnaron from controlling successfully.
Dela Calzada is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dela Calzada is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

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.

Dela Calzada is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Magnaron is aware though and is defending well.
Magnaron trying to control the position from guard on top but Dela Calzada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magnaron passes Dela Calzada's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Dela Calzada looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Magnaron is looking to advance position but Dela Calzada won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Magnaron wants to control but Dela Calzada is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Von Magnaron will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dela Calzada fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dela Calzada slips a jab from Magnaron.
Dela Calzada moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dela Calzada moves out of range of the strikes.
Dela Calzada throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Magnaron misses with a hook.
Magnaron cracks Dela Calzada with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magnaron connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dela Calzada momentarily.
Magnaron misses with a straight left.
Dela Calzada shoots in and drives through. Magnaron sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnaron throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dela Calzada sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dela Calzada takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Magnaron misses with a body shot.
Dela Calzada is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Magnaron with a body shot.
Magnaron throws an off balance right hand
and Dela Calzada counters with a nice uppercut.
Magnaron loads up on a big right hand but Dela Calzada slips the punch.
Dela Calzada misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Magnaron is looking to counter punch.
Dela Calzada shoots in for a takedown but Magnaron shows good takedown defense.
Magnaron is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Von Magnaron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kett Dela Calzada.
Magnaron stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Magnaron uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dela Calzada.
Magnaron throws a lazy right hand but Dela Calzada sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Magnaron throws a jab but it's blocked by Dela Calzada.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela Calzada bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Magnaron gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dela Calzada to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dela Calzada would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Magnaron is looking for a triangle but Dela Calzada pushes his legs off easily.

Dela Calzada drops back, looking for a kneebar! Magnaron looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Magnaron looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Magnaron!

Magnaron working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Magnaron tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Magnaron has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Magnaron thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Magnaron is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dela Calzada can do to turn this around?
Magnaron misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Magnaron is looking to take a break and control but Dela Calzada is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dela Calzada tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Magnaron easily slips into full mount!
Magnaron controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dela Calzada has given up his back here. Will Magnaron look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Magnaron is not going to allow Dela Calzada to sit and survive in this position.
Magnaron is punishing Dela Calzada with some ground and pound.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Magnaron controlling the positon.

Dela Calzada is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Magnaron gets his way!

Magnaron working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Dela Calzada is doing well to defend. Magnaron seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Dela Calzada is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Von Magnaron!