PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Bispen (ranked 303 p4p, 312 weight class) and Hjallis Kalske (ranked 39 p4p, 41 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Bispen
vs
Kalske

180 cm
30
220
18 - 9 - 0

190 cm
33
207
19 - 12 - 0

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World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Bispen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hjallis Kalske!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalske moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bispen lands the left hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Bispen scores with a four punch combination!
Bispen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bispen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kalske.
Bispen lands with a good body shot.
Kalske takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kalske throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bispen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kalske counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bispen digs a good body shot into Kalske's ribs.
Ivan Bispen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bispen checks a low kick from Kalske.
Bispen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bispen throws a right hand that misses
and Kalske makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bispen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kalske counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bispen's knee momentarily.
Kalske bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bispen cracks Kalske with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bispen throws a big shot that misses.
Kalske bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bispen lands a two punch combo.
Ivan Bispen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bispen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kalske connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bispen scrambles back to his feet.
Kalske has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bispen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kalske on the side of the head.
A head kick from Kalske lands but Bispen takes it in his stride.
Bispen throws a lazy uppercut
and Kalske counters with a nice uppercut.
Bispen throws out a loose jab but Kalske uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalske throws out a powerful jab.
Kalske gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd cheers as Bispen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kalske doesn't seem phased though.
Kalske uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bispen.
Kalske does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kalske uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bispen.
Bispen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Kalske.
Bispen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalske slips a straight right by Bispen.
Bispen scores with a punch to the head.
Bispen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kalske goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Ivan Bispen has been cut.
Bispen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bispen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kalske is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The fighters circling - Bispen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kalske is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Bispen misses with a jab to the body
and Kalske counters with an inside leg kick.
Kalske throws a nice looking combination but Bispen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bispen is looking to counter punch.
Bispen misses with a right hand
and Kalske counters with a straight right hand.
Bispen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kalske.
A jab from Bispen finds it's way through Kalske's defenses.
Bispen lands a jab.
Donk. Kalske catches Bispen right on the button with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalske dodges the punch combination from Bispen.
Kalske scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kalske slips a jab from Bispen.
Bispen connects with a body shot.
Kalske throws a low kick, looking for Bispen's leg but Bispen calmly moves out of range.
Bispen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kalske gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kalske dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bispen. That did some damage!
Bispen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bispen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bispen tests Kalske's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch combination from Bispen misses.
Bispen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalske moves away.
Kalske has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalske steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bispen.
Kalske flicks out a counter leg kick but Bispen steps away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Bispen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kalske scores with a push kick.
Bispen misses with a body shot.
Bispen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bispen throws a hook but Kalske avoids it easily.
Bispen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bispen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kalske counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bispen is breathing heavily.
Bispen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big left from Kalske misses.
Bispen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bispen throws a sloppy body shot
and Kalske counters with a big head kick but Bispen shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bispen tries to bum rush Kalske with a series of wild strikes but Kalske uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kalske uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bispen.
Kalske throws out a loose jab but Bispen uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ivan Bispen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ivan Bispen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bispen moves forwards but Kalske connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bispen throws a hook but Kalske blocks it.
Kalske shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bispen misses with a hook
and Kalske counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kalske throws a shot from downtown. Bispen moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Bispen misses the target.
Bispen blocks a low kick nicely.
Bispen looks to land a left hand but Kalske moved out of range nicely.
Kalske slips a jab from Bispen.
Kalske throws out a counter right but Bispen avoids it with no problem.
Kalske takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bispen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bispen throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bispen throws a nice looking combination but Kalske bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bispen throws a shot from downtown. Kalske moves away and avoids it.
Bispen throws a jab but it's blocked by Kalske.
Bispen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bispen backing away here, and Kalske unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bispen misses the jab.
Kalske throws a big shot that misses.
A cross from Bispen lands.
Kalske slips a straight right by Bispen.
Bispen throws a lazy right hand but Kalske sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bispen throws the left hand but Kalske avoids the punch easily.
Kalske uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bispen.
A big left from Bispen misses.
Nice straight punches there by Kalske. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kalske.
Bispen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bispen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kalske counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Bispen misses its intended target.
Bispen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kalske connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut there from Bispen.
Ivan Bispen is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalske throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Bispen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kalske.
A jab from Bispen misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bispen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bispen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kalske tried to score with a low kick but Bispen checks it.
Bispen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Kalske misses the target.
Bispen ducks under a wild hook from Kalske.
Bispen misses the shot to the body.
Bispen throws a right hand that misses
and Kalske counters with a good low kick that Bispen was not able to check.
Bispen tries to bum rush Kalske with a series of wild strikes but Kalske uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bispen looks to land a left hand but Kalske moved out of range nicely.
Kalske drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bispen defends it well.
Kalske dips to his left and cracks Bispen with an uppercut!
Bispen misses with a double jab
and Kalske connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bispen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bispen throws a lazy uppercut
and Kalske counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bispen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kalske.
Kalske with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bispen. Kalske does a little dance to reset his feet.

Kalske cracks Bispen with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kalske has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bispen to stand back up!

Bispen is rocked!
Bispen misses with a lunging right hand
and Kalske counters with a huge right that knocks Bispen out cold! Kalske is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hjallis Kalske!
Hjallis Kalske decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.