PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alan Buckets (ranked 2631 p4p, 23223 weight class) and Jay Calico (ranked 289 p4p, 484 weight class). Calico has chosen The Real American Anthem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jay Calico has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Buckets
vs
Calico

178 cm
28
155
4 - 2 - 0

178 cm
22
158
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

The Dirty Needle Project
HELLBENT

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Alan Buckets!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Calico!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buckets fails with the takedown.
Calico dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Buckets gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Calico to counter with a crisp jab.
Calico slaps away a takedown attempt from Buckets, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alan Buckets. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good shot there by Calico.
A telegraphed right hand from Calico misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Buckets on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Calico lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Buckets is trying hard to land a takedown here. Calico sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Calico appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Calico jabs Buckets to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good leg kick by Calico.
Alan Buckets seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calico throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Buckets sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Buckets fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
It seemed like Calico was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Buckets.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calico leaves Buckets with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calico misses with a hook.
It looked like Buckets was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Buckets misses with a takedown
and Calico cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Buckets closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

It looks like Alan Buckets has been cut.
Buckets's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Calico connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Buckets scrambles back to his feet.

Buckets is rocked!
Calico drops Buckets with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Buckets! Calico dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Calico!
Jay Calico thanked the fans post fight for their support.