PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hemmo Kalske (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calico James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Kalske
vs
James

210 cm
28
281 lbs
16 - 5 - 1

175 cm
31
220 lbs
23 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Hemmo Kalske!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calico James!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalske with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kalske. That's going to slow James down.
A telegraphed right hand from James misses the target.
Kalske pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kalske scores with a nice strike.
Hemmo Kalske seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalske cracks the inside of James's front leg.
James misses with a body shot.
Good work by James as he checks the leg kick.
Kalske throws an overhand right that lands on James's shoulder, as James tries to avoid the shot.
Kalske walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. James checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Kalske does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James blocks the body kick.
James lunges at Kalske with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kalske's hand.
Kalske on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kalske moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big left from James misses.
James swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kalske connects with an inside leg kick.
Kalske scores with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James checks a leg kick nicely.
James moves out of range of the leg kick from Kalske.
Nice defenses there by Kalske.
Kalske cracks the inside of James's front leg.
Kalske moves out of range of the strikes.
Kalske connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kalske.
James shoots in for a double leg but Kalske sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kalske throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalske throws a right hand that misses
and James counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kalske lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
James shoots and misses
and Kalske counters with a solid body kick.
James looks gassed!
Kalske tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Kalske misses the target.
Kalske swings for the body but James moves out of range.
James throws a lazy uppercut
and Kalske counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kalske keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
James throws out a loose jab but Kalske uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James slips under a jab.
James avoids the body shot from Kalske.
That kick from Kalske tenderised James's leg. James is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kalske avoids it really well and circles away.
Hemmo Kalske has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Calico James.
Kalske misses with a looping left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kalske moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hemmo Kalske dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kalske misses with a hook. James ducked under it nicely.
James fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
James works Kalske's body with a nice hook.
Kalske is looking to chop away at James's legs.
Kalske delivers a nice body kick.
Kalske fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and James has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kalske pushes James away with a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalske throws a head kick that half lands.
James is breathing heavily.
Kalske stuns James with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalske scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
James throws a nice looking combination but Kalske bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kalske plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kalske smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
James defending well as Kalske loads up on a big left hand.
James blocks a head kick by Kalske.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kalske.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bone on bone clash there as James blocks the leg kick.
Hemmo Kalske is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalske throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck James on the side of the head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but James might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kalske has got the better of the exchanges.
Kalske uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by James.
Kalske dips to his left and cracks James with an uppercut!
Kalske catches James with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kalske missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kalske is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that James can do to turn this around?
James has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kalske.
Kalske misses with a body kick.
Kalske tries a low kick but James avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James swings for the body but Kalske moves out of range.
Kalske throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
James misses with a hook. Kalske ducked under it nicely.
Kalske uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from James.
Kalske is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
James checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kalske is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from James.
Kalske tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
James avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A left lands for James.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James lands a nice hook to Kalske's body. Kalske takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalske moves away.
Kalske attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
James throws a poor cross that misses
and Kalske counters with an inside leg kick.
Kalske tries to land a front kick but James steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
James dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kalske rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but James moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kalske avoids the body shot from James.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hemmo Kalske dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

James lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kalske circles away quickly and effectively.
Kalske throws a low kick, looking for James's leg but James calmly moves out of range.

Kalske has managed to clinch.
Kalske tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and James avoids it.
Kalske lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kalske just misses with a elbow thrown towards James's brow.
James wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kalske has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kalske.
James's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
James takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Calico James has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalske landing knees to the head.
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kalske connects with a nasty looking knee right to James's face.
Kalske utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kalske landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalske lands an elbow that stopped James in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Kalske.

James is rocked!
The referee is keeping an eye on Kalske - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
James is still on wobbly legs! Can Kalske finish him?
James fails to pull guard.
Kalske landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
James seems to have recovered his senses.
Kalske lands an elbow inside that James shrugs off.
Kalske lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kalske lands an elbow just above James 's eye.
Kalske has James pressed against the cage. He pushes James back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Kalske throws a beautiful elbow that sends James crashing to the floor! Kalske piles on the pressure with more strikes! James is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hemmo Kalske!