PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Valdo Calamari (ranked 926 p4p, 1069 weight class) and Cyrus Deangelo Queen (ranked 118 p4p, 137 weight class). Calamari comes to the cage accompanied by Bellini - Samba Do Brasil. Queen has chosen Go Hard as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Cyrus Deangelo Queen enters the cage!

Calamari
vs
Queen

177 cm
28
170
16 - 10 - 0

189 cm
30
175
18 - 16 - 0

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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 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Valdo Calamari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cyrus Deangelo Queen!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calamari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Queen.
Queen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Queen misses with an uppercut.
Calamari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Queen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Calamari lands with a straight right. Queen didn't see that one coming.
Queen lands with a shot to the body.
Queen throws a shot from downtown. Calamari moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Calamari wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Calamari connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Calamari lands with an overhand left.
Queen misses with an uppercut
and Calamari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Calamari fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Queen slips under a jab from Calamari.
Calamari tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Queen counter with a right hand.
Queen misses with a left hand
and Calamari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen ducks under a wild hook from Calamari.
Queen pushes Calamari away with a front kick.
Queen throws a shot from downtown. Calamari moves away and avoids it.
Calamari throws a right hand that misses
and Queen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Calamari's knee momentarily.
We've been hearing reports that Calamari has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Queen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Queen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Calamari lands with a hook. Queen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Calamari misses the jab.
Queen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Calamari.
Calamari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Queen feints and as Calamari raises his hands in defense, Queen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Calamari has Queen pulled in close to control his posture.
Queen with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calamari has his hands on Queen's head, controlling the position.
Queen wants to pass the guard but Calamari is keeping the position.
Calamari tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calamari working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Queen.
Queen postures up in Calamari's guard and throws a big left but Calamari blocks it.
Queen is working Calamari over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Queen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Calamari wants to sweep here but Queen controlling him for the moment.
Calamari controlling the position.
Queen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen is looking to work some ground and pound but Calamari has wrist control.
Queen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Calamari's head.
Calamari managing to control the position.
Calamari avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Queen stopping the sweep attempt from Calamari.
Queen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Queen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Calamari controlling the position.
Calamari preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calamari lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Calamari controls from within his opponent's guard.
Calamari distracts Queen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calamari trying to control but Queen is working from the bottom.
Calamari lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Queen throws his legs up looking for a submission but Calamari uses it to pass to side control.
Calamari wants to lay and pray for a moment but Queen keeps working.
Queen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Calamari lands a decent elbow from side control.
Calamari cracks Queen with a big right hand but Queen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Queen is trying to improve his position.
A lull in the action here as Calamari stalls from top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Valdo Calamari dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Calamari throws a lazy right hand but Queen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Queen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Calamari jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Valdo Calamari is winning the standup battle so far.
Queen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Queen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Calamari.
Queen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Calamari scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Calamari slips a jab from Queen.
Calamari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Queen can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calamari getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Calamari misses with a looping right.
Queen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Calamari looks to land a combination. Queen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calamari connects with a right hand. Queen shakes it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen slips a straight right by Calamari.
Calamari ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Calamari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Queen moves away.
Calamari misses with a looping right.
Queen throws a body kick that misses
letting Calamari counter with a right hand.
Calamari scores with a nice head shot.
Calamari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Queen manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Queen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Calamari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Calamari takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Calamari gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Queen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Calamari.
Queen pushes Calamari back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Calamari blocks a body shot from Queen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen controlling the action here for a moment.
Queen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Queen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Queen blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Calamari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Queen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Calamari scores with a shoulder strike.
Queen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Queen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Queen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Calamari.
Queen lands with a right to the head.
Queen lands a shoulder strike.
Queen taking a breather.
Queen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Calamari creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Calamari throws a punch but it's blocked by Queen.
Queen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Queen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Calamari blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Queen.
Calamari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Calamari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Queen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Queen throws a punch but it's blocked by Calamari.
Calamari misses with the head strike.
Calamari throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Queens head.
Calamari lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Queen backwards.
Queen lands with a right to the head.
Queen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calamari scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Calamari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Queen can't find room to land a body shot as Calamari controls the action.
Calamari blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Calamari.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Calamari.
Queen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cyrus Deangelo Queen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Queen struggles to land a body shot inside as Calamari controls his hands.
Queen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Calamari backwards.
Queen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Calamari has a couple of punches blocked by Queen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Queen.

Queen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calamari. Queen does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Queen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Queen moves out of range of the strikes.
Queen misses with a head kick.
Queen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Calamari.
Calamari misses the body punch
and Queen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Queen misses with a straight right.
Queen ducks under a wild hook from Calamari.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Valdo Calamari dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Calamari throws a good cross that connects.
Calamari keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Queen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Queen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Calamari.
Queen throws an off balance right hand
and Calamari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Queen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Calamari throws a jab when Queen was well out of range.
Calamari connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Queen momentarily.
Calamari is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Queen misses with an uppercut
and Calamari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calamari throws a body punch but Queen moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Queen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Calamari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Queen.
Queen lands with a nice body punch.

Queen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calamari regains half guard.
Calamari manages to get to full guard.
Calamari looking for a sweep. Not yet Calamari, not yet.
Calamari utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Calamari looking to hit a scissor sweep but Queen is one step ahead there.
Queen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Queen stopping the sweep attempt from Calamari.
Queen is fighting to break Calamari's control of his arms but Calamari is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Cyrus Deangelo Queen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calamari's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Calamari is trying to control the position but Queen postures up.
Queen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Calamari works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Queen stopping the sweep attempt from Calamari.
Calamari seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Calamari looking for a sweep. Not yet Calamari, not yet.
Queen throws a strike but Calamari rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Calamari with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Queen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Calamari wants to control from the top but Queen keeps moving.
Calamari cracks Queen with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Calamari's guard.

Calamari manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Queen manages to get himself to full guard.

Calamari trying to control but Queen is working from the bottom.

Queen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Queen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Calamari can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Calamari postures up and lands a big shot to Queen's brow.
Queen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Calamari manages to get himself to full guard.

Queen preventing the sweep.
Queen throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calamari looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Calamari bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Queen's guard.

Calamari preventing the sweep.
Queen striking off his back but it's not causing Calamari any problems.
Cyrus Deangelo Queen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Calamari sitting in guard here, content to control.
Calamari with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Calamari controlling from the top position.

Queen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Calamari defends well.
Queen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Calamari has passed into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Queen tries to strike but it doesn't land.

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 Valdo Calamari.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Calamari, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valdo Calamari!
Valdo Calamari bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.