PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adalberto Caldwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demetrius Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demetrius Johnson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Adalberto Caldwell's chin.

Caldwell
vs
Johnson

158 cm
18
278 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

217 cm
19
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adalberto Caldwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demetrius Johnson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.

Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Caldwell turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Adalberto Caldwell has been cut.

Johnson manages to pull guard.
Caldwell won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Caldwell distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Caldwell lands a couple of digs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caldwell is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

It looks like Demetrius Johnson has been cut.
Johnson is looking to sweep but instead, Caldwell has passed into half guard.
Caldwell is thwarting Johnson's attempts to control the position.
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.
Ground and pound from Caldwell.
Caldwell lands strikes from half guard.
Caldwell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Caldwell takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Caldwell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Caldwell scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Caldwell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Caldwell slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.
Caldwell winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That has opened up Demetrius Johnson's cut even more.
Johnson looks winded!
Johnson is trying to stand up here but Caldwell is controlling him well.

Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Caldwell prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Caldwell scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Caldwell.
Caldwell takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Caldwell slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.
Caldwell is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

The cut above Demetrius Johnson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Caldwell decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Adalberto Caldwell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Caldwell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell lands a jab to the head.
Caldwell misses with a head kick.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Caldwell throws a head kick that misses.
Caldwell tries a head kick but it misses.
And Johnson responds with a good body kick, but Caldwell manages to step out the way in time.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Caldwell.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Caldwell.
Caldwell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
Caldwell throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.

Johnson moves into range and clinches up with Caldwell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adalberto Caldwell dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Caldwell throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed

and Caldwell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Caldwell has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Caldwell gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnson.

Caldwell pulls Johnson into guard.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Caldwell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Caldwell is on top in guard.

Caldwell is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Johnson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Caldwell might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Caldwell works over Johnson with some ground and pound from guard.
Caldwell is standing up over Johnson. Johnson looks to escape but Caldwell dives into side control.
Johnson tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Caldwell easily slips into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Caldwell.
Caldwell landing punches.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Caldwell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Demetrius Johnson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Demetrius Johnson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Adalberto Caldwell!