PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Yung (ranked 3282 p4p, 345 weight class) and Iancu Calmuschi (ranked 5417 p4p, 505 weight class). Yung comes to the cage accompanied by 陳小春 - 亂世巨星. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yung
vs
Calmuschi

173 cm
28
166 lbs
10 - 12 - 0

177 cm
28
165 lbs
11 - 5 - 1

Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, David Yung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Iancu Calmuschi!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yung throws a leg kick but Calmuschi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yung connects with an inside leg kick.
Yung throws a right hand that misses
and Calmuschi counters with a straight right hand.
Yung misses with a low kick.
Calmuschi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yung connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yung walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Calmuschi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yung throws a chopping leg kick but Calmuschi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yung throws a head kick but Calmuschi moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yung throws a half hearted mid kick.
Calmuschi misses with a low kick.
Calmuschi fakes the leg kick and cracks Yung in the body.
Yung throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calmuschi connects with a high kick.
Calmuschi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yung avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yung throws out a leg kick but Calmuschi moves out of range and Yung only half commits.
Yung bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Calmuschi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Calmuschi avoids the head kick by Yung.
Yung bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yung throws a sloppy head kick and Calmuschi moves out of range easily.
Calmuschi avoids the head kick by Yung.
Yung throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Calmuschi tries to counter by closing the distance.
Calmuschi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yung.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calmuschi thuds his right hand into Yung's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yung swings widly with a right hand
and Calmuschi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calmuschi moves out of range of the strikes.
Yung moves out of range of the body kick from Calmuschi.
Yung does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Calmuschi darts in and clinches Yung up against the cage.
Yung prevents a body shot from Calmuschi.
Yung is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Calmuschi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Calmuschi lands a shot to the body.
Calmuschi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Calmuschi lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Calmuschi.
Yung misses with a punch to the body.
Calmuschi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calmuschi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Calmuschi can't find room to land a body shot as Yung controls the action.
Calmuschi struggles to land a body shot inside as Yung controls his hands.
Calmuschi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yung tries to work over Calmuschi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yung blocks an uppercut.
Calmuschi throws a punch but it's blocked by Yung.

Calmuschi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Calmuschi looks to score with a jab to the body but Yung is just out of range.
Yung fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Calmuschi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good exchange - Calmuschi coming out on top.
Yung loads up on a big right hand but Calmuschi slips the punch.
Yung lunges at Calmuschi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Calmuschi's hand.
Yung ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yung tries to counter with a takedown but Calmuschi is quick to defend against it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yung uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Calmuschi has time to react.
Calmuschi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yung misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Calmuschi.
Yung keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yung fakes the leg kick and cracks Calmuschi in the body.
Yung attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice body kick from Calmuschi.
Calmuschi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Calmuschi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Calmuschi tries to clinch up.
Calmuschi is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Calmuschi misses with an uppercut.
Calmuschi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A jab from Calmuschi misses.
Yung tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Iancu Calmuschi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Calmuschi misses with a head kick.
As Calmuschi backs away, Yung returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Yung looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yung takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yung.
Yung 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calmuschi connects with a leg kick. Yung looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Calmuschi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Yung on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Calmuschi scores with a head kick. Yung tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Calmuschi cracks Yung with an open hand slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calmuschi throws a hook but Yung avoids it easily.
Calmuschi throws a head kick but Yung moves out of range.
Calmuschi throws a sloppy head kick and Yung moves out of range easily.
Yung tries to land a leg kick but Calmuschi saw it coming and moves away.
Yung ducks under a wild hook from Calmuschi.
Yung uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Calmuschi.
Calmuschi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yung counters with a leg kick.
Calmuschi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Calmuschi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yung misses with a leg kick
and Calmuschi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yung thows a leg kick but Calmuschi checks it
and Calmuschi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yung misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yung.
Calmuschi scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yung bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yung lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Calmuschi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yung on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yung goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Calmuschi avoids the body shot from Yung.
Yung scores with a head kick. Calmuschi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Yung throws a looping overhand right but Calmuschi ducks down to avoid it.
Yung throws a hook but Calmuschi blocks it.
Yung attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Calmuschi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yung.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yung lands a nice leg kick that just misses Calmuschi's sensitive parts.
A low kick from Yung misses
and Calmuschi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yung, right into the meat.
Calmuschi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Yung if he has to take too many more of those.
Calmuschi takes one on the button.
Yung throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Calmuschi! But no joy.
Yung blocks a leg kick.
Yung half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Calmuschi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yung.
Calmuschi connects with a looping right hand.
Yung thumps Calmuschi with a low kick.
Calmuschi misses with a double jab
and Yung counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calmuschi scores with the left hand. Yung knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yung. Calmuschi shrugs it off though.
Calmuschi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yung manages to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yung.
Calmuschi wants to clinch up but Yung keeps it at a distance.
Yung blocks a head kick by Calmuschi.
Yung moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Calmuschi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yung thumps Calmuschi with a low kick.
Calmuschi moves out of range of the leg kick from Yung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Iancu Calmuschi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

Calmuschi throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yung throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Calmuschi's head.
Calmuschi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yung's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Calmuschi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yung misses with a body kick.
Calmuschi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A swing and a miss from Yung.
Yung tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calmuschi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Calmuschi cracks Yung with a good jab.
Yung throws a leg kick
and Calmuschi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danga de danga de dang - Calmuschi scores with a four punch combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calmuschi moves out of range of the leg kick from Yung.
Yung takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Yung is rocked!
Yung does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Yung is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oh Yung is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yung lunges at Calmuschi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Calmuschi's hand.
Yung seems to have got his legs back now.
Yung walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Calmuschi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Calmuschi lands a nice shot that snaps Yung's head back.
Calmuschi rushes Yung and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Yung is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Calmuschi piles on the pressure and Yung crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iancu Calmuschi!
Iancu Calmuschi thanked the fans post fight for their support.