PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Iancu Calmuschi (ranked 5281 p4p, 536 weight class) and Paulski McBeth (ranked 1950 p4p, 234 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Calmuschi
vs
McBeth

177 cm
29
165 lbs
12 - 7 - 1

173 cm
26
165 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

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 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Iancu Calmuschi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paulski McBeth!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBeth pivots, looking for a leg kick but Calmuschi is out of range and McBeth settles back down.
Calmuschi throws a head kick but McBeth moves out of range.
McBeth feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Calmuschi's calf.
McBeth throws a series of punches but Calmuschi moves out of range.
McBeth throws a body kick that misses
and Calmuschi counters with a straight right hand.
McBeth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McBeth tries to counter by closing the distance.
Calmuschi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McBeth.
Calmuschi checks a leg kick.
McBeth throws a leg kick
and Calmuschi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McBeth throws a head kick but Calmuschi moves out of range.
McBeth with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McBeth throws a hook but Calmuschi avoids it easily.
Calmuschi throwing a counter right hand but McBeth manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calmuschi jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calmuschi tries to clinch up but McBeth circles away and keeps his distance.
Calmuschi staying out of range there.
Calmuschi tries to counter by clinching up but McBeth breaks away and moves out of range.

Calmuschi closes the distance and clinches.
Calmuschi throws a punch but it's blocked by McBeth.
McBeth misses with a body punch.
McBeth lands a nice shot to the body.
McBeth displaying some good clinch control by pressing Calmuschi up against the cage.
Calmuschi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McBeth tries to work over Calmuschi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Calmuschi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Calmuschi struggles to land a body shot inside as McBeth controls his hands.
McBeth scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Calmuschi breaks from the clinch.
McBeth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Calmuschi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McBeth.
A nice leg kick lands there from McBeth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBeth lands a nice looking body kick.
Calmuschi misses with a two punch combination.
McBeth let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Calmuschi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McBeth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McBeth comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Calmuschi.
McBeth avoids the body shot from Calmuschi.
A low kick from McBeth misses
and Calmuschi counters with a three punch combo that has McBeth backing up. McBeth nods at Calmuschi to acknowledge the strikes.
McBeth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McBeth throws a quick inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Calmuschi misses the target.

Calmuschi moves into the clinch.
McBeth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calmuschi can't find room to land a body shot as McBeth controls the action.
Calmuschi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McBeth digs a right hand into Calmuschi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Calmuschi's gas tank.
McBeth lands a right hand that snaps the head of Calmuschi backwards.
McBeth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Calmuschi lands a body punch.
A short right from McBeth.
McBeth blocks a body shot from Calmuschi.
McBeth tries to throw a body punch but Calmuschi avoids it by throwing McBeth back against the cage.
Calmuschi misses with a punch to the body.
Calmuschi managing to block the knees to the body from McBeth.

Calmuschi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McBeth scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McBeth looks for the body kick but Calmuschi saw that one coming.
McBeth throws a leg kick but Calmuschi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Calmuschi looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Calmuschi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McBeth staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Calmuschi.
McBeth is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
McBeth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calmuschi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Calmuschi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
McBeth scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McBeth scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McBeth's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McBeth duly obliges.
McBeth misses with the combination.
Nice defenses there by Calmuschi.
An attempted straight right counter from Calmuschi misses the target.
Calmuschi misses with a hook.
Calmuschi 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.
McBeth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulski McBeth dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

McBeth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McBeth counters with a body kick.
McBeth misses with a jab to the body
and Calmuschi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Calmuschi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McBeth feints and then cracks Calmuschi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Calmuschi down.
McBeth misses with a shot to the body
letting Calmuschi counter with a right hand.
Calmuschi misses with a body shot.
McBeth follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
McBeth lands with a thumping leg kick.
Calmuschi misses with a body punch
and McBeth counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McBeth throws a hook but Calmuschi avoids it easily.
Calmuschi thinks about countering with a head kick.
McBeth throws a leg kick that is checked
and Calmuschi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Paulski McBeth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McBeth misses with a low kick.
It looked like Calmuschi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McBeth.
A swing and a miss from Calmuschi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calmuschi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McBeth moves away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from McBeth in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Calmuschi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McBeth was well out of range. Poor timing from Calmuschi.
Calmuschi tests McBeth's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McBeth staying out of range there.
McBeth moves out of range as Calmuschi strikes.
McBeth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Calmuschi tries to land a body kick
and McBeth counters with a nice uppercut.
McBeth moves out of range of the strikes.
Calmuschi tries to land a leg kick but McBeth saw it coming and moves away.
Calmuschi backing away here, and McBeth unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Calmuschi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Paulski McBeth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Calmuschi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
McBeth scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Calmuschi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McBeth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McBeth scores with a decent looking hook.
Calmuschi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from McBeth misses the target.
McBeth takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Calmuschi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A shot to the liver by McBeth. Beautiful body shot.
McBeth slips a straight right by Calmuschi.
Calmuschi swings for the body but McBeth moves out of range.
Calmuschi blocks a head kick by McBeth.
Calmuschi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McBeth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Calmuschi.
McBeth 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBeth moves away from the strike by Calmuschi.
The fighters circling - McBeth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McBeth keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McBeth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Calmuschi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McBeth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McBeth lands a slapping body shot.
Calmuschi throws a body shot but no joy.
McBeth scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Calmuschi throws a hook to the side of McBeth's head but McBeth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McBeth slips a jab and a cross from Calmuschi.
McBeth feints a counter leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calmuschi throws a right hand that misses
and McBeth counters with a stiff right hand.
McBeth misses with a two punch combination.
McBeth throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Calmuschi to counter with a crisp jab.
McBeth checks a low kick from Calmuschi.
Calmuschi slips a jab from McBeth.
Calmuschi connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McBeth stalks Calmuschi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Calmuschi's face. Calmuschi staggers backwards, shaken.
Calmuschi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McBeth.
McBeth steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Calmuschi.
McBeth's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McBeth duly obliges.
Calmuschi misses with a shot to the body
and McBeth counters with a slapping leg kick.
A big right from Calmuschi misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Paulski McBeth will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

McBeth scores with a shot to the body.
McBeth pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Calmuschi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McBeth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McBeth ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Calmuschi closes the distance and clinches.
McBeth misses with a punch to the body.
Calmuschi scores with a hook to the body.
McBeth lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McBeth lands a shot to the body.
McBeth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McBeth lands a hook to the side of the head.
McBeth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McBeth lands a hook that snaps the head of Calmuschi backwards.
Calmuschi misses with some punches.
McBeth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Come on McBeth - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from McBeth.
A right handed body shot lands from Calmuschi.
McBeth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Calmuschi managing to block the knees to the body from McBeth.
McBeth lands with a short shot to the head.
Calmuschi blocks an uppercut.
McBeth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Calmuschi misses with a short punch on the inside.
McBeth misses with a hook to the ribs.
McBeth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McBeth is working Calmuschi over against the cage.
Calmuschi can't find room to land a body shot as McBeth controls the action.
Calmuschi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McBeths head.
McBeth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from McBeth.
McBeth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Calmuschi backwards.
McBeth trying to land knees to the body.
McBeth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Calmuschi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Iancu Calmuschi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calmuschi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McBeth's elbow.
McBeth misses with a body punch.
McBeth throws a punch but it's blocked by Calmuschi.
McBeth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Calmuschi fails to land.
Paulski McBeth seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Calmuschi prevents a body shot from McBeth.
Calmuschi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Calmuschi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Calmuschi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Calmuschi can't find room to land a body shot as McBeth controls the action.
Calmuschi misses with some punches.
McBeth works on Calmuschi's body with a couple of short punches.
McBeth misses with a hook to the ribs.
McBeth lands a right hand.
McBeth scores with a shoulder strike.
McBeth blocking some punches.
Calmuschi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McBeth lands a left hand.
Calmuschi misses with the head strike.
McBeth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calmuschi can't find room to land a body shot as McBeth controls the action.
McBeth tries a body shot but Calmuschi blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from McBeth.
Calmuschi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McBeth.
McBeth is working Calmuschi over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McBeth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Calmuschi.
McBeth lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Calmuschi.
McBeth lands with a left to the head.
McBeth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McBeth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from McBeth as the two fighters clinch.
Calmuschi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Calmuschi misses with the head strike.
McBeth tries to work over Calmuschi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McBeth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Calmuschi prevents a body shot from McBeth.
A head punch on the inside from Calmuschi fails to land.
McBeth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBeth misses with a body punch.
McBeth misses with a body punch.
McBeth lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McBeth makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McBeth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McBeth.
McBeth throws an elbow but it misses.
Calmuschi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Calmuschi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Still in the clinch, McBeth scores with a nice short uppercut.
Calmuschi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from McBeth.
McBeth scores with a hook to the body.
McBeth stalling against the cage.
Calmuschi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McBeth softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McBeth prevents a body shot from Calmuschi.
Paulski McBeth is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Calmuschi takes a shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paulski McBeth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McBeth has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulski McBeth!