PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Haley (ranked 3394 p4p, 1225 weight class) and Junior Calderon (ranked 278 p4p, 122 weight class). Haley comes to the cage accompanied by Floor 555. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Haley
vs
Calderon

180 cm
26
145
7 - 3 - 0

177 cm
27
150
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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BANZAI NUTRITION

BANZAI NUTRITION
Pulling Guard

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lukas Haley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Calderon!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calderon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Junior Calderon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

It looks like Lukas Haley has been cut.

Haley shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Calderon manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Calderon 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.
Haley with a flurry of punches that miss.

Haley drops back, looking for a kneebar! Calderon looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Calderon looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Calderon!

Calderon working away.
Haley is trying to get back to half guard.
Calderon has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haley swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Haley regains half guard.
Calderon wants to stand but Haley has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calderon prevents Haley from improving his position.
Calderon controlling the action here.
Calderon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calderon is continuing to stall.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Calderon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Calderon throws a shot from downtown. Haley moves away and avoids it.
Calderon cracks Haley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Calderon misses the jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Calderon, as that shot connected.

Haley is rocked!

Calderon clinches up against the cage.
Oh Haley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Calderon taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Calderon gets through Haley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Calderon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Calderon.
Come on Calderon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Calderon stalls.
Calderon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calderon lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Haley to his knees! Calderon keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Calderon!
In defeat, Lukas Haley stepped up to the mic, saying '..'.