PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad The Brat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frane Kalinic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Brat comes to the cage accompanied by Täällä pohjantähden alla. Brad The Brat has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

The Brat
vs
Kalinic

185 cm
23
220 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
250 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brad The Brat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frane Kalinic!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from The Brat. No joy for Kalinic on that attempt.
Kalinic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but The Brat swivels and escapes.
A punch combination from The Brat misses.

Kalinic looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kalinic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but The Brat does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kalinic tries to pass the half guard into mount. The Brat knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The Brat is trying to stand up here but Kalinic is controlling him well.
The Brat slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kalinic passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
The Brat is looking for a sweep. Kalinic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kalinic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The Brat wants to get back to his feet.
Kalinic throwing shots but The Brat is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalinic is trying to control the action in half guard but The Brat is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kalinic is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kalinic is trying to control. The Brat wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kalinic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brad The Brat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frane Kalinic.

The Brat gets the takedown into side control.
Kalinic looks gassed!
The Brat working the head and body with strikes.
Kalinic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kalinic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but The Brat wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

The Brat stands up and we're back to a striking position.

The Brat closes the distance and pushes Kalinic back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Brat has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kalinic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kalinic keeps control of The Brat as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

The Brat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The Brat looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kalinic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The Brat trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Kalinic isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. The Brat stacks Kalinic on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by The Brat!
Kalinic is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

The Brat is trying to get an arm triangle but Kalinic is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Brat advances to mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, The Brat cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kalinic is trying to escape the mount.
The Brat landing punches.
The Brat working the ground and pound effectively.
Kalinic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kalinic is in all sorts of trouble here.
The Brat connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four 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.
Kalinic tries to lock up and control but The Brat gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The Brat with good strikes from the mount here!
Kalinic tries to hold on but The Brat postures up.
The Brat trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kalinic wants to control but The Brat is having none of it.
Kalinic is bucking up trying to escape but The Brat cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The Brat with good strikes from the mount here!
Kalinic is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The Brat landing punches.
The Brat controlling the pace for now.
The Brat cracks Kalinic with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad The Brat dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kalinic takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

The Brat gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Kalinic drops back, looking for a kneebar! The Brat looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. The Brat looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from The Brat!
The Brat wants to control but Kalinic is keeping him busy.
The Brat is working Kalinic over with some ground and pound from side control.
The Brat wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kalinic keeps working.
The Brat scoring with punches from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Brat landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Brat wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kalinic keeps working.
The Brat lands an elbow.
The Brat fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The Brat trying to control the position but Kalinic is working away.
Kalinic regains half guard.
The Brat wants to take a breather but Kalinic is having none of it.
The Brat throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brad The Brat overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kalinic throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The Brat not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kalinic gets full guard.
The Brat stands up over Kalinic, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kalinic throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kalinic keeping moving, preventing The Brat from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kalinic with a lazy takedown attempt

and The Brat holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The Brat is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The Brat is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kalinic tries for a takedown but The Brat manages to get underhooks.

The Brat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Kalinic tries to keep at a distance but The Brat has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kalinic goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Brat prevents it.
Brad The Brat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frane Kalinic.
The Brat is trying to break free.
The Brat wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The Brat wants a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Brat can't break the clinch.

Kalinic pulls guard.
The Brat tries to stand but Kalinic is controlling from the bottom.
The Brat wants to control from the top but Kalinic keeps moving.
Kalinic trying to control the position.
Kalinic seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The Brat postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kalinic keeping full guard, as The Brat tries to pass.
The Brat stopping the sweep attempt from Kalinic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kalinic is pulling down on The Brat's head to control his posture.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kalinic keeps the fight on the outside.

Kalinic clinches with his opponent.
Kalinic gets underhooks to prevent The Brat's takedown attempt.
Kalinic tries to score a body lock takedown but The Brat shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

The Brat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Kalinic drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The Brat regains half guard there - taking advantage of Kalinic's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frane Kalinic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kalinic has his takedown stuffed
and The Brat counters with a three punch combo that has Kalinic backing up. Kalinic nods at The Brat to acknowledge the strikes.

The Brat instigates a clinch.

Kalinic lands a takedown into guard.

The Brat had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Kalinic is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. The Brat Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Kalinic's back instead.
You can see the frustration on Kalinic's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The Brat not allowing Kalinic to control his hands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kalinic tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The Brat lands a big elbow.
Kalinic tries to hold on but The Brat pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalinic is trying to escape the mount.
The Brat working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The Brat dominating with strikes here.
Kalinic is in all sorts of trouble here.
The Brat trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kalinic really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The Brat is landing with some decent strikes but Kalinic is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The Brat with good strikes from the mount here!
The Brat lands a big shot there that rocks Kalinic but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

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.
Kalinic keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The Brat working the ground and pound effectively.
Kalinic bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The Brat keeping moving, preventing Kalinic from controlling successfully.
Kalinic wants to pass the guard but The Brat is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Brat punching from the bottom - just letting Kalinic know he's still in a fight.
The Brat wants to sweep here but Kalinic controlling him for the moment.
The Brat striking off his back but it's not causing Kalinic any problems.
Kalinic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The Brat is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kalinic is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The Brat tries a head kick but it misses.

Kalinic moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The Brat is working for takedown but Kalinic is calmly controlling the position for now.
The Brat gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kalinic.

The Brat has Kalinic pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. The Brat pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kalinic tumbling to the mat - The Brat dives into Kalinic's guard.
Kalinic controlling The Brat's posture.
Kalinic is trying to control the position but The Brat postures up.
The Brat thows a big elbow that misses.
The Brat content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kalinic keeping moving, preventing The Brat from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brad The Brat.
Well The Brat has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad The Brat!