PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ahmed Pate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Calandrino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Pate
vs
Calandrino

170 cm
20
177 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

225 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ahmed Pate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Calandrino!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Calandrino looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pate could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Calandrino is looking to advance position but Pate won't allow it.
Pate is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Calandrino scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pate tries to get to full guard but Calandrino has control of the leg.
Calandrino keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Calandrino winds up and cracks Pate with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Calandrino looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Calandrino tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Pate.
Calandrino scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pate wants to get back to full guard.
Calandrino content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Pate tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Pate is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calandrino prevents Pate from standing back up.
Calandrino stalling.
Calandrino has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pate manages to get to full guard.
Calandrino is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Calandrino chips away with some ground and pound.
Pate has a closed guard, preventing Calandrino from standing up.
Calandrino controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pate is trying to keep Calandrino in close.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pate can't keep his opponent in guard - Calandrino advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calandrino is taking a breather. Pate says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Calandrino is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Let's hope that Calandrino has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Calandrino moves nicely into side control.
Pate struggling a bit here.

Calandrino has hold of Pate's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Pate seems comfortable defending it but Calandrino has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Pate is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Pate is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Calandrino couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nick Calandrino!
Nick Calandrino thanked the fans post fight for their support.