PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juvendy Kusuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Callen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryan Callen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Juvendy Kusuma's chin.

Kusuma
vs
Callen

187 cm
18
176 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juvendy Kusuma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bryan Callen!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Callen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kusuma throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Callen on the side of the head.
Callen misses with a body punch
and Kusuma counters with a low kick, right behind Callen 's knee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Callen. Kusuma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Callen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kusuma was well out of range. Poor timing from Callen.
Kusuma tries to clinch there but Callen circles away.
Callen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Callen takes a swing at Kusuma's ribcage but misses.
Kusuma seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
An inside leg kick lands from Kusuma.
Callen leaves Kusuma with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Callen stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Callen. Kusuma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Callen looks to score with a jab to the body but Kusuma is just out of range.
Kusuma tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Callen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kusuma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kusuma slips a jab from Callen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Callen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kusuma.
Callen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kusuma rather than just go for the knockout.
Kusuma shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juvendy Kusuma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kusuma slips under a jab.
Kusuma looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Callen has closed the distance and engaged Kusuma in a clinch.
Kusuma tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Callen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Callen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Callen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Kusuma is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Callen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Kusuma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Callen - that landed with a thud.
Kusuma is breathing heavily.
Callen has a couple of punches blocked by Kusuma.
Callen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kusuma.
Callen throws a punch but it's blocked by Kusuma.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Callen.
Callen swings wildly with an uppercut but Kusuma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kusuma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Callen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Callen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Callen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Callen works on Kusuma's body with a couple of short punches.
Callen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kusuma blocks an uppercut.
Callen misses with a punch on the inside.
Callen has a couple of punches blocked by Kusuma.
A left hand lands to the body for Callen.
Kusuma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Callen has a couple of punches blocked by Kusuma.
Callen throws a head punch that misses.
Callen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kusuma seems to have got his legs back now.
Callen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Callen.
Callen scores with a shoulder strike.
Callen is pushing Kusuma up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Callen creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Kusuma with a big uppercut! Kusuma tries to clinch up but Callen pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Kusuma to the mat! Kusuma covers up and Callen unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bryan Callen!