PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eros Valentino (ranked 2352 p4p, 3826 weight class) and Trevor McCallen (ranked 152 p4p, 253 weight class). Valentino comes to the cage accompanied by Faint - Linkin Park. This should be fireworks!

Valentino
vs
McCallen

169 cm
25
144
1 - 1 - 0

171 cm
25
138
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eros Valentino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trevor McCallen!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentino takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Valentino throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Valentino with a jab.
Valentino looks to land a right hand but McCallen moved out of range.
Valentino throws a jab but it's blocked by McCallen.
McCallen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Valentino throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCallen.
McCallen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Valentino takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jab from McCallen.
Valentino takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valentino fails with a takedown attempt.
Valentino throws a wild body kick that McCallen sees coming a mile off.
McCallen lands an overhand right.

Valentino is rocked!
Valentino uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McCallen has time to react.
McCallen works the jab nicely.
Oh Valentino is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Valentino has McCallen up against the cage in a clinch.
McCallen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valentino has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Valentino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valentino seems to have got his legs back now.
Valentino trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentino is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but McCallen is defending well.
Valentino lands a body punch in the clinch.
McCallen misses with the head strike.
McCallen misses with a hook from the clinch.
McCallen trying to land knees to the body.
McCallen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Valentino backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Valentino's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McCallen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCallen.
Valentino misses with a hook to the ribs.
McCallen has a couple of punches blocked by Valentino.
McCallen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McCallen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valentino.
McCallen has a couple of punches blocked by Valentino.
Valentino lands a body punch.
McCallen lands a nice uppercut.
Valentino lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCallen.
McCallen swings wildly with an uppercut but Valentino uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentino controlling the action here for a moment.
Valentino misses with a punch to the body.
Valentino lands a nice shot to the body.
Valentino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valentino tries a body shot but McCallen blocks it.
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!

Valentino breaks from the clinch.
McCallen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Valentino is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McCallen with a nice cross.
Valentino misses with a combination
and McCallen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab by Valentino.
McCallen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Valentino sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McCallen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sloppy strikes from Valentino. Those never looked like landing.
Valentino throws a wild body kick that McCallen sees coming a mile off.
It seemed like McCallen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McCallen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Valentino had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
McCallen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Valentino under the eye.
Nice uppercut lands for McCallen. That snapped Valentino's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McCallen feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Valentino sprawling to the canvas! Valentino rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can McCallen finish him?!
Valentino rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McCallen counters with a crisp right that sends Valentino to the canvas! McCallen follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trevor McCallen!
Trevor McCallen was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Eros Valentino was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm a lover..'.