|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between johnny stape (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Calvio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). stape's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, conan soundtrack. stape is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
20
240 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
|
193 cm
22
241 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
|
Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined |
|
| |
|
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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, johnny stape!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Calvio!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calvio scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
stape is breathing heavily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Calvio lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Calvio lands a nice short elbow.
Calvio is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Calvio working over stape with some ground and pound. stape looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Calvio wants to take a breather but stape is having none of it.
Calvio is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calvio thows a huge punch but stape dodges it nicely.
Calvio working stape over with strikes.
Calvio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Calvio seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
stape is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Calvio scores with a couple of nice shots.
Calvio is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Calvio winds up and cracks stape with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nice strikes from Calvio there.
Calvio working over stape with some ground and pound. stape looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
stape is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Calvio scores with a couple of nice shots.
Calvio lands with a punch from half guard.
stape keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Calvio wants to work for an arm triangle but stape is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Calvio throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calvio throwing shots but stape is blocking nicely.
Calvio takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
stape taking some punishment here, with Calvio in his half guard.
Calvio looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Calvio sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. stape defending well though.
stape blocking the ground and pound attempt from Calvio.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
stape is refusing to be controlled, as Calvio sits in half guard.
Calvio working the head and body with strikes.
Calvio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calvio slips a nice elbow through stape's hands, connecting with stape's forehead.
Nice strikes from Calvio there.
stape looks like he's trying to stand up.
Calvio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
stape on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
stape avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Calvio.
Calvio drops an elbow to the side of stape's head.
Calvio is nestled in close to stape, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Calvio lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Calvio scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calvio drops an elbow to the side of stape's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Calvio connects with a nice short shot to stape's temple.
Calvio decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
stape throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
stape misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Calvio changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. stape looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
stape pushes Calvio away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Calvio gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Calvio cracks stape with a big right hand but stape just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
stape is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Calvio lands a nice forearm strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Calvio dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
stape looks to land a combination but Calvio avoids it well.
Calvio looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for stape!
Calvio pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Calvio trying to control but he's not successful this time.
stape is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Calvio scoring with strikes but stape is staying in there.
Calvio lands a heavy elbow.
Calvio working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Calvio is in the full mount, landing strikes.
stape in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calvio in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Calvio looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Calvio lands a big elbow.
Calvio looking to finish stape with some ground and pound. This is bad for stape!
Calvio lands a heavy elbow.
stape takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Calvio won't let stape get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Calvio lands a big shot there that rocks stape but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Calvio working stape over with strikes here.
Calvio unloading with bombs!
Calvio with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Calvio connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Calvio postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. stape looks a forlorn figure.
Calvio lands a big elbow.
Calvio working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Calvio in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Calvio with shots to the head and body - stape looks very uncomfortable down there.
stape really wants to buck Calvio off and get back to his feet.
Calvio working the ground and pound effectively.
Calvio with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
stape tries to buck Calvio off but he can't manage it.
Calvio unloading with bombs!
Victor Calvio has got the better of the ground game so far.
Calvio lands a big shot there that rocks stape but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Calvio working stape over with strikes here.
Calvio scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish stape?
Calvio landing strikes from the mount and stape is in trouble!
stape is trying to stand up.
Calvio looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Calvio lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by Calvio.
Calvio cracks stape with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calvio pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Calvio moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, stape has worked his arm free - good work by stape!
stape parries the strikes from Calvio easily there. Calvio is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable stape to escape.
Calvio scoring with punches from side control.
Calvio cracks stape with a big right hand but stape just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Calvio prevents stape from escaping the position.
Calvio in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Calvio is chipping away with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Calvio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Calvio moves in looking to clinch but stape pushes him off.
Calvio scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Calvio is chipping away with strikes.
Calvio scores with punches from side control.
Calvio trying to control the position but stape is working away.
Calvio stands up and we're back to a striking position.
stape throws a right and a left that both miss.
Calvio closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming stape to the mat! stape manages to get full guard.
Calvio slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
stape is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Calvio is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calvio with a nice head shot there.
Calvio must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Calvio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
stape wants to get back to his feet but Calvio is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Calvio scoring with some ground and pound.
Calvio lands a couple of elbows.
Calvio connects with a couple of short punches.
stape wants to stand up but Calvio is controlling him.
Calvio connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Calvio scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Calvio working some strikes from top position.
Calvio postures up in stape's guard and throws a big left but stape blocks it.
Calvio throws a strike but stape rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Calvio is trying to control the position but stape postures up.
Calvio wants to sweep here but stape controlling him for the moment.
Calvio trying to strike off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calvio is trying to control the position but stape postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
stape misses with a double jab.
johnny stape is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Calvio closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Calvio sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but stape is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Calvio postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Calvio is trying to ground and pound but stape uses the momentary lack of control by Calvio to regain half guard.
Calvio lands with a punch from half guard.
johnny stape has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calvio is nestled in close to stape, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Calvio there.
Calvio throwing shots but stape is blocking nicely.
stape is trying to stand up here but Calvio is controlling him well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Calvio connects with a nice short shot to stape's temple.
Calvio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Still in half guard, Calvio seems content to control.
Calvio prevents stape from standing back up.
Calvio working the head and body with strikes.
Calvio controlling the action here.
stape regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Calvio.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Calvio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Calvio has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Calvio!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
51% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
