PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grady Bronze (ranked 1479 p4p, 667 weight class) and Sumbu Kalambay (ranked 204 p4p, 97 weight class). Grady Bronze is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Bronze
vs
Kalambay

178 cm
25
215
10 - 9 - 0

187 cm
25
213
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grady Bronze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sumbu Kalambay !
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronze throws an off balance right hand
and Kalambay makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kalambay misses the shot to the body.
Bronze avoids the body shot from Kalambay .
Bronze swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bronze fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kalambay moves away from the strike by Bronze.
Bronze throws an off balance right hand
and Kalambay counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kalambay keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kalambay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grady Bronze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalambay jabs at Bronze's body.
Bronze fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grady Bronze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bronze thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Kalambay on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kalambay lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalambay scores with a sloppy right hand. Bronze should have avoided that one.
Bronze avoids the body shot from Kalambay .

Bronze looking to score a takedown here. Kalambay is defending well but Bronze drives through and ends up in Kalambay 's guard.
Kalambay pulls Bronze in close to his closed guard and prevents Bronze from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kalambay looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kalambay utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kalambay can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bronze controls the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kalambay can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bronze wants to control from the top but Kalambay keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronze missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bronze seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bronze tries to clinch there but Kalambay circles away.
Bronze motions for Kalambay to come forward. Bronze throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bronze shoots in for a double leg but Kalambay sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bronze on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bronze misses with a jab to the body
and Kalambay counters with a nice uppercut.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Kalambay enables Bronze to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kalambay manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalambay pulls Bronze in close to his closed guard and prevents Bronze from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalambay has momentary wrist control but Bronze slips an elbow through the middle.
Bronze sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kalambay preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bronze advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bronze taking a breather here.
Bronze is looking to take a break and control but Kalambay is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bronze content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Kalambay tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kalambay avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bronze.
Bronze grinds an elbow into Kalambay 's temple.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bronze is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Kalambay 's shoulder. That is not cool.
Kalambay tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bronze wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bronze happy to just control the position for now.
Bronze tries to move into full mount but can't pass Kalambay 's legs.
Bronze working the ground and pound.
Bronze working the ground and pound.
Kalambay is being controlled here.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bronze scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kalambay is looking for a sweep.
Bronze is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kalambay will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bronze creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kalambay struggling a bit here.
Bronze trying to control the action but Kalambay is working from the bottom.
Bronze taking a breather here.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bronze working the ground and pound from side control.
Bronze sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kalambay is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bronze throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
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Bronze throws an elbow but Kalambay slips to the side and avoids it well.
An elbow from Bronze crashes against the mat.
Kalambay can't do much from the bottom here.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Bronze goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kalambay rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bronze's guard! Nice work there by Kalambay !

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

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

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bronze looking to control.
Bronze looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Kalambay avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Kalambay got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bronze has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kalambay has managed to get both his arms back between Bronze's legs - danger averted.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Grady Bronze dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bronze shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kalambay sprawls well. Kalambay wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bronze gets slowly back to his feet.
Bronze takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bronze misses with a lunging right hand
letting Kalambay counter with a right hand.
Sumbu Kalambay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bronze closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kalambay circles away.
Bronze is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kalambay sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grady Bronze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronze swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kalambay counters with a right hand to the body.
Bronze has his takedown stuffed
and Kalambay counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bronze shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kalambay defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronze shoots and misses
and Kalambay counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bronze changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kalambay tries to avoid it but Bronze manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kalambay to the ground. Kalambay escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kalambay doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bronze shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kalambay as he avoids it easily.
Kalambay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bronze manages to avoid it.
Kalambay listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kalambay is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bronze rather than just go for the knockout.
Bronze tries for a takedown but Kalambay circles away easily
and Kalambay counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bronze misses the body punch
and Kalambay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No luck for Bronze with that takedown attempt.
Kalambay looks to land a right hand but Bronze moved out of range.
Kalambay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalambay digs a good body shot into Bronze's ribs.
Kalambay checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bronze with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kalambay counters with a nice uppercut.
Kalambay has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bronze is landing a low percentage of strikes.

Bronze drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalambay is pulling down on Bronze's head to control his posture.
Bronze postures up.
Kalambay keeping moving, preventing Bronze from controlling successfully.
Bronze has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kalambay is pulling down on Bronze's head. It's preventing any offense from Bronze, at least for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalambay keeping moving, preventing Bronze from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bronze tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kalambay sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bronze somewhat.
A nice side step and Kalambay releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bronze closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kalambay circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bronze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalambay moves away.
Kalambay defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bronze.
Kalambay lands a jab to the head.
Kalambay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bronze.
Kalambay throws out a counter right but Bronze avoids it with no problem.
Kalambay misses the shot to the body.
Bronze with a poor takedown
and Kalambay counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bronze with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kalambay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kalambay takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Bronze is rocked!
Kalambay drops Bronze with a big left hand! Bronze is injured, injured bad! Kalambay jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sumbu Kalambay !
Grady Bronze spoke after the fight, saying 'Well I think it's about time to let the young guys take over. I don't feel the drive to fight anymore. I'm just happy I had the opportunity to fight along some of the scariest opponents TOF has to offer.'.