PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Bispen (ranked 1358 p4p, 1214 weight class) and Sumbu Kalambay (ranked 183 p4p, 161 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bispen
vs
Kalambay

180 cm
32
220
19 - 14 - 0

187 cm
26
213
7 - 3 - 0

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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 19 - 14 - 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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sumbu Kalambay !
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalambay looks for the body kick but Bispen saw that one coming.
Bispen fails to land with a series of punches.
Kalambay moves out of range as Bispen strikes.
Kalambay connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bispen's hands.
Kalambay takes a swing at Bispen's ribcage but misses.
Bispen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kalambay is out of range and Bispen settles back down.
A big right from Kalambay misses.
Bispen misses with a hook.
Kalambay now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bispen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bispen misses with a wild combination.
Kalambay scores with a jab. Bispen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Bispen as he checks the leg kick.
Ivan Bispen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bispen throws a hook but Kalambay blocks it.
Bispen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kalambay doesn't manage to clinch there - Bispen circles away.
Bispen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kalambay throws a hook but Bispen blocks it.
Kalambay lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bispen throws a nice looking combination but Kalambay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kalambay slips a straight right by Bispen.
A nice side step and Kalambay releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bispen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kalambay works the jab nicely.
Bispen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bispen slips a jab from Kalambay .
An attempted straight right counter from Bispen misses the target.
Good leg kick by Kalambay .
A big left from Bispen misses.
Kalambay has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bispen is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kalambay throws a leg kick
and Bispen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bispen blocks a jab.
Bispen connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Kalambay .
Kalambay misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kalambay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bispen is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kalambay 's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bispen connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalambay throws an off balance right hand
and Bispen counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bispen misses with a head kick.
Bispen throws a body shot but no joy.
Kalambay swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kalambay cracks Bispen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bispen ducks under a wild hook from Kalambay .
Bispen misses with a few strikes there.
Kalambay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bispen.
Bispen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kalambay checks a leg kick.
Bispen looks to score with a jab to the body but Kalambay is just out of range.
Kalambay thuds his right hand into Bispen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kalambay feints and then cracks Bispen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bispen down.
That kick from Kalambay tenderised Bispen's leg. Bispen is trying to keep his angry face on.

Kalambay darts in and clinches Bispen up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kalambay fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Bispen.
Kalambay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bispen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kalambay misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalambay will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bispen up against the cage.
Bispen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bispen wants to break free but Kalambay has control.
Kalambay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bispen pushes Kalambay back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kalambay misses with the head strike.
Kalambay has a couple of punches blocked by Bispen.
A right hook to the body lands for Bispen.
Kalambay dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Bispen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kalambay swings wildly with an uppercut but Bispen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bispen holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bispen is trying to break the clinch but Kalambay has him pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bispen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kalambay scores with a shot to the side of Bispen's head.
Kalambay tries to land knees in the clinch but Bispen avoids the damage to the body.
Kalambay gets through Bispen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bispen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kalambay scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kalambay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kalambay is struggling to control the position.
Kalambay throws a punch but it's blocked by Bispen.
Kalambay is looking to control Bispen's arms but Bispen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kalambay has his back to the cage.
Bispen blocks an uppercut.
Kalambay misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalambay lands a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sumbu Kalambay dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bispen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bispen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kalambay tries a quick counter leg kick but Bispen is wise to it.
Kalambay darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bispen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bispen throws out a loose jab but Kalambay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalambay throws an overhand right that lands on Bispen's shoulder, as Bispen tries to avoid the shot.
Kalambay swings for the body but Bispen moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kalambay .
A cross from Kalambay lands.
Kalambay wants to clinch up but Bispen keeps it at a distance.
Kalambay with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bispen to score with a decent uppercut.
Kalambay has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bispen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kalambay has time to react.
Kalambay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bispen was well out of range. Poor timing from Kalambay .
Donk. Bispen catches Kalambay right on the button with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bispen throws a leg kick but Kalambay sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bispen misses with a looping left.
Kalambay misses with an uppercut.
Kalambay lands a nice hook to Bispen's body. Bispen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bispen cracks a nice hook into Kalambay 's ribs.
Kalambay slips a straight right by Bispen.
Kalambay looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bispen throws a body punch but Kalambay moves out of range.
Bispen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kalambay takes one to the chin there.
Kalambay lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bispen's sensitive parts.

Kalambay rushes Bispen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bispen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kalambay is stalling here.
Stalling in the clinch from Kalambay .
Kalambay continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A nice left hand lands by Bispen.

Bispen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bispen works over Kalambay 's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kalambay loads up on a big right hand but Bispen slips the punch.
Bispen misses with an uppercut. Kalambay saw that one coming.
Kalambay moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Bispen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Kalambay moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kalambay fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bispen.
Kalambay pushes Bispen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kalambay misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bispen.
Bispen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Kalambay scores with a nice short uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kalambay lands a left hand.
Bispen throws a punch but it's blocked by Kalambay .
Bispen is looking to break free of the clinch but Kalambay has double underhooks.
Bispen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bispen is looking to break free of the clinch but Kalambay has double underhooks.
Sumbu Kalambay seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bispen is looking to break free of the clinch but Kalambay has double underhooks.
Bispen struggles to land a body shot inside as Kalambay controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalambay is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kalambay 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bispen lands a nice shot to the body.
Bispen digs a right hand underneath Kalambay 's ribcage. Kalambay let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bispen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kalambay missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Bispen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bispen.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kalambay lands with a left to the head.

Bispen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bispen misses with a wild combination.
Bispen misses with a body shot
enabling Kalambay to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bispen swings widly with a right hand
and Kalambay counters with an inside leg kick.
Kalambay takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kalambay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kalambay looks to land a right hand but Bispen moved out of range.
Bispen takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bispen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kalambay takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kalambay checks the leg kick.
Kalambay throws a solid leg kick but Bispen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kalambay .
Some wild striking there from Bispen.
Kalambay throws out a powerful jab.
Kalambay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bispen.
Kalambay misses with an uppercut.
Kalambay tries to clinch up.
A low kick from Bispen misses
and Kalambay makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sumbu Kalambay will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Bispen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kalambay is able to avoid easily.
Bispen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bispen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bispen takes one on the button.
Bispen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bispen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kalambay .
Bispen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kalambay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kalambay swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kalambay tries a head kick but it misses.
Bispen throws an off balance right hand
and Kalambay counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick lands for Kalambay .
Bispen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalambay 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bispen under the eye.
Bispen misses with a looping left.
Bispen backing away here, and Kalambay unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd cheers as Bispen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kalambay doesn't seem phased though.
Bispen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kalambay misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bispen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kalambay works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bispen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kalambay lands a nice looking body shot.
Kalambay throws a hook to the side of Bispen's head but Bispen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sumbu Kalambay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Bispen misses.
Kalambay lands a glancing blow to the side of Bispen's head.
Kalambay cracks Bispen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bispen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kalambay cracks Bispen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kalambay takes a swing at Bispen's ribcage but misses.
Bispen tries to move into range but Kalambay moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kalambay throws a hook but Bispen blocks it.
Bispen checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bispen tries a low kick but Kalambay avoids it.
Kalambay scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kalambay looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Kalambay closes the distance and pushes Bispen back into the cage.
Kalambay prevents a body shot from Bispen.
Bispen tries to stall but Kalambay uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kalambay taking a breather.

Bispen breaks from the clinch.
Bispen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kalambay .
Kalambay dodges the punch combination from Bispen.
Kalambay dodges the punch combination from Bispen.
Bispen scores with a body shot.
Kalambay takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bispen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bispen misses with an uppercut.
Bispen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kalambay .
Ivan Bispen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kalambay takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kalambay cracks Bispen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bispen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bispen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bispen throws an overhand right that lands on Kalambay 's shoulder, as Kalambay tries to avoid the shot.
Kalambay walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kalambay takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kalambay throws a head kick but Bispen moves out of range.
Bispen scores with a jab to the head.
Kalambay connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kalambay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bispen was well out of range. Poor timing from Kalambay .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Kalambay has closed the distance and engaged Bispen in a clinch.
Kalambay lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bispen looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kalambay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bispen is defending well for now.
Kalambay misses with the head strike.
Kalambay lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bispen struggles to land a body shot inside as Kalambay controls his hands.

Bispen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice uppercut there from Bispen.
Kalambay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bispen misses with a hook
and Kalambay counters with a stiff right hand.
Bispen misses with a leg kick
and Kalambay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kalambay takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bispen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kalambay .
Kalambay has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bispen missing with a left hand there. Kalambay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sumbu Kalambay .
I've got Kalambay winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sumbu Kalambay !