PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hjallis Kalske (ranked 819 p4p, 1658 weight class) and Deividas Vilkas (ranked 124 p4p, 229 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vilkas's choice of entrance music: Fortunate Son. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kalske
vs
Vilkas

190 cm
25
230
6 - 2 - 0

193 cm
25
240
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)
FF Gear

Conviction

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hjallis Kalske!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Deividas Vilkas!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalske cracks a nice hook into Vilkas's ribs.
Vilkas swings widly with a right hand
and Vilkas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Deividas Vilkas has been cut.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kalske.
Kalske throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kalske tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Vilkas struggling a bit here.
Vilkas is looking for a sweep.
Kalske in side control, throwing shots but Vilkas defends.
Kalske looks up at the clock and then as Vilkas takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kalske smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Vilkas defending against the ground and pound.
Vilkas regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalske is looking to stall here but Vilkas recovers full guard.
Vilkas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kalske stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vilkas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kalske throws a big right hand that misses.
Kalske throws a strike but Vilkas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Kalske looking for a sweep. Not yet Kalske, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vilkas tries to free his leg and advance position but Kalske is retaining full guard.
Kalske manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vilkas manages to get himself to full guard.

Kalske looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kalske accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kalske postures up in Vilkas's guard and throws a big left but Vilkas blocks it.
Kalske throwing strikes but missing.
Vilkas is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vilkas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kalske throws an elbow that misses. Vilkas uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kalske's guard. Nice move by Vilkas!

Kalske throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Vilkas escapes and throws Kalske's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Kalske is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilkas taking a breather here.
Kalske manages to get back to half guard.
Vilkas is thwarting Kalske's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kalske wants to improve his position but Vilkas is controlling well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kalske tries to roll over but Vilkas keeps him under control.
Vilkas wants to take a breather but Kalske is having none of it.
Vilkas prevents Kalske from improving his position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kalske wants to get back to full guard but Vilkas has mounted him!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hjallis Kalske dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Deividas Vilkas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kalske closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kalske slips a nice elbow through Vilkas's hands, connecting with Vilkas's forehead.
Kalske missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kalske missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kalske not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kalske looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Kalske seems to be working for a kimura but Vilkas defends the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kalske lands a nice short elbow.
Kalske throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalske missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vilkas manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kalske is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vilkas can do to turn this around?
Kalske postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vilkas controlling Kalske's posture.
Vilkas is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vilkas lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Kalske is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kalske is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vilkas trying to control the position from guard on top but Kalske is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Kalske throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kalske tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vilkas is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Kalske has his foot on Vilkas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vilkas works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilkas stopping the sweep attempt from Kalske.

Kalske has his foot on Vilkas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vilkas works his way back into a safe position though.
Kalske wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Vilkas takes a swing at Kalske's ribcage but misses.

Kalske has taken the fight to the clinch.

Vilkas breaks from the clinch.
Vilkas missing with a left hand there. Kalske was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kalske connects with a single shot there.
Vilkas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vilkas.
Kalske was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kalske walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vilkas misses with a straight right.
Vilkas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kalske tries to clinch there but Vilkas circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kalske throws a wild body kick that Vilkas sees coming a mile off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vilkas! But no joy.
Vilkas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kalske counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hjallis Kalske dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Deividas Vilkas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.

Vilkas throws a hook to the side of Kalske's head but Kalske sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vilkas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kalske is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Vilkas rushes Kalske and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vilkas misses with some punches.
Kalske is trying to pull guard but Vilkas has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vilkas misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vilkas.
Vilkas swings wildly with an uppercut but Kalske uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalske blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vilkas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kalske is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilkas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vilkas throws a punch but it's blocked by Kalske.
Kalske goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kalske lands a shoulder strike.
Vilkas misses with a punch on the inside.
Kalske keeps control of Vilkas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Vilkas.
Kalske goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Kalske breaks from the clinch.
Kalske jabs Vilkas right on the nose. Vilkas blinks but takes it well.
Kalske dives in for a single leg takedown but Vilkas sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
It seemed like Vilkas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kalske lands a shot to the body.

Vilkas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kalske throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilkas with the inside leg kick.
Vilkas looks for the body kick but Kalske saw that one coming.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalske tries to pull guard but Vilkas holds him up against the cage and eventually Kalske drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hjallis Kalske. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kalske blocking some punches.
Kalske misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kalske misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vilkas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kalske blocking some punches.
Kalske is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalske lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vilkas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kalske.
Kalske misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kalske works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kalske scores with a hook to the body.
Vilkas content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kalske tries to throw a body punch but Vilkas avoids it by throwing Kalske back against the cage.

Kalske pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vilkas moves out of range of the body kick from Kalske.
Kalske tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vilkas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vilkas throws a looping overhand right but Kalske ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalske looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vilkas scores with a leg kick.

Kalske clinches.
Vilkas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kalske struggles to land a body shot inside as Vilkas controls his hands.
Hjallis Kalske has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vilkas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kalske backwards.
Vilkas trying to stall but Kalske improves his position.
Vilkas can't find room to land a body shot as Kalske controls the action.
Vilkas misses with a punch on the inside.
Kalske lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vilkas dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Deividas Vilkas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vilkas throws a punch but it's blocked by Kalske.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Deividas Vilkas.
I think Kalske has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hjallis Kalske!
Hjallis Kalske thanked the fans post fight for their support.