PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Franklin Mooney (ranked 24749 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sal Calhoun (ranked 4927 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Mooney
vs
Calhoun

154 cm
22
151 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franklin Mooney!
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, Sal Calhoun!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calhoun lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Mooney gets a clinch.
Mooney wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Calhoun has him pressed against the cage.
Mooney really is a fat lump.
Mooney scores with a knee to the head.

Calhoun turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Calhoun manages to end up in side control.
Mooney is trying to get back to half guard.
Mooney can't do much from the bottom here.

Calhoun tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mooney tries to buck Calhoun off but Calhoun is having none of it.
A lull in the action here as Calhoun stalls from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mooney wants to control but Calhoun postures up.
Calhoun tries to move to mount but Mooney blocks the move with his legs.

Calhoun is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mooney knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Calhoun controls the position.
Mooney is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Mooney looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Calhoun looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mooney is trying to stand up here but Calhoun is controlling him well.
Calhoun content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Calhoun looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mooney throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Calhoun controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Calhoun stands up out of the half guard.
Calhoun tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mooney was well out of range. Poor timing from Calhoun.

Calhoun drives through with a takedown into Mooney's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Mooney has an active guard here but Calhoun has managed to pass into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Calhoun in particular looking to stall.

Calhoun decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Mooney wants to clinch up but Calhoun keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Calhoun looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Calhoun wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mooney keeps working.
Calhoun tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mooney knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mooney is trying to maintain the position but Calhoun is very close to passing his half guard.
Mooney might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mooney wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Mooney actively working from the bottom here.

Calhoun moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Mooney.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sal Calhoun dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Calhoun throws a series of punches but Mooney avoids them all with ease.
Mooney feinted with a counter takedown.
A punch combination from Calhoun misses.
Mooney tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Calhoun defends well and Mooney ends up having to push Calhoun into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mooney tries to clinch up.

Calhoun gets the takedown into side control.
Mooney tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Mooney trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Calhoun slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mooney manages to stand up with Calhoun still on his back. Eventually Calhoun drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Mooney walks into a left hand.

Calhoun closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Calhoun has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Calhoun darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Mooney looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Calhoun stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Sal Calhoun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Calhoun changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mooney looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Mooney throws Calhoun to one side and escapes!
Calhoun falls off balance throwing a combination

and Mooney counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mooney.

Calhoun scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Mooney shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Calhoun counters with a two punch combo.

Mooney is rocked!
Calhoun throws a monster overhand right that drops Mooney! Calhoun follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sal Calhoun!