PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Calibre (ranked 4213 p4p, 4377 weight class) and Bens Jamins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Calibre
vs
Jamins

182 cm
25
180
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
25
180
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Calibre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bens Jamins!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Calibre dives in and scores a takedown into Jamins's guard.
Jamins should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Calibre tries to free his leg and advance position but Jamins is retaining full guard.

Calibre thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Calibre drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Calibre jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Calibre passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Calibre is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jamins doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Calibre.
Calibre works his foot free and advances to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calibre with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Jamins tries to hold on but Calibre postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Calibre wants to finish this one by submission but Jamins is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Calibre.
Jamins wants to hold on but Calibre pushes him away.
Jamins is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

Calibre is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Jamins can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Calibre working for a submission but Jamins is keeping him at bay.

Calibre is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Jamins is surviving well by controlling Calibre's body position as best he can.

Calibre working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Calibre with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.

Calibre has hold of Jamins's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Jamins manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamins is wriggling around trying to escape.

Calibre goes for an armbar but Jamins turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Jamins.

Calibre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jamins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jamins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Calibre is looking for a triangle but Jamins pushes his legs off easily.

Calibre looking for a guillotine here but Jamins defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Calibre is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jamins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Calibre. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Calibre is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Calibre looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jamins must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Calibre looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Calibre looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jamins passes into side control.
Jamins wants to stand but Calibre has his arm trapped.
Calibre manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jamins's best efforts.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Calibre is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jamins pulls his head out easily.

Calibre is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jamins pulls his head out easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Calibre 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.

Calibre shoots in but no luck this time.

Calibre shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Calibre was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Calibre working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jamins tries to improve position but can't.

Calibre tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Calibre is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jamins has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Calibre is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jamins has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jamins is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Calibre is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jamins is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Calibre is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jamins has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Jamins's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Calibre tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Calibre has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Calibre wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jamins, who protects the arm well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamins is trying to get back to half guard.

Calibre working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Calibre working away.

Calibre tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jamins is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Calibre is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Calibre is trying to get an arm triangle but Jamins is defending well.
Jamins is trying to buck Calibre off.

Calibre tries for a kimura but Jamins is defending well.

Calibre wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jamins, who protects the arm well.
Jamins tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Calibre tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Calibre has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Calibre tries to advance to mount but Jamins denies him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamins is trying to buck Calibre off.
Jamins is looking to regain half guard here but Calibre keeps moving and retains side control.

Calibre tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jamins is trying to control Calibre's posture but Calibre avoids it.
Calibre tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Calibre tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Calibre dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Calibre shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Jamins is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Calibre defends well.
Calibre will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Calibre is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Calibre pushes down on Jamins's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Jamins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jamins has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Calibre is working away from the top position though.
Jamins is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calibre works his way into side control.

Calibre working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Calibre is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jamins has escaped the position, nice work there.

Calibre tries for a kimura but Jamins is defending well.
Jamins tries to buck Calibre off but Calibre is having none of it.

Calibre is trying to get an arm triangle but Jamins is defending well.
Calibre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jamins can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Calibre is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Jamins is surviving well by controlling Calibre's body position as best he can.

Calibre wants to finish this one by submission but Jamins is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Calibre.

Calibre jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jamins manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Calibre tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Calibre has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Calibre looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Calibre is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jamins knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Jamins's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jamins is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Calibre is controlling him well.

Calibre goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Jamins has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Calibre but great work by Jamins.
Jamins tries to stand but Calibre is controlling his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Jamins drops Calibre with a beautiful combination! Calibre stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jamins is looking for the KO!

Calibre is rocked!

It looks like Ben Calibre has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calibre shoots in looking for a takedown but Jamins manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Calibre's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jamins throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Calibre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ben Calibre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jamins cracks Calibre's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Calibre slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Jamins can do further damage! This one is done, son!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bens Jamins!