PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Calzaghe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Kendall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calzaghe's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Pride of Wales. Joe Calzaghe could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chris Kendall's chin.

Calzaghe
vs
Kendall

182 cm
22
173 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

176 cm
20
173 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Calzaghe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Kendall!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calzaghe takes a swing at Kendall's ribcage but misses.

Kendall clinches with his opponent.
Calzaghe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Calzaghe is trying to push Kendall away but Kendall has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kendall keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Calzaghe's efforts to push away.
Kendall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kendall misses with a body punch.
Kendall prevents Calzaghe from breaking the clinch.
Calzaghe has had enough of the clinch but Kendall keeps him there for the moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kendall.
Calzaghe tries to break free but Kendall pushes him back against the cage.
Kendall can't find room to land a body shot as Calzaghe controls the action.
Kendall pushes Calzaghe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kendall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Calzaghe backwards.
Calzaghe working hard to break the clinch.
Kendall lands a body shot.
Calzaghe has had enough of the clinch but Kendall keeps him there for the moment.
Calzaghe misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calzaghe is trying to break free.
Kendall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Calzaghe lands with a short punch from the clinch.

It looks like Chris Kendall has been cut.
Kendall lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Calzaghe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kendall lands a hook that snaps the head of Calzaghe backwards.
Kendall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Calzaghe blocks a body shot from Kendall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calzaghe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Calzaghe is trying to break the clinch but Kendall is controlling him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kendall as Calzaghe tries to tie him up.
Calzaghe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kendall stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kendall prevents Calzaghe from breaking the clinch.
Calzaghe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kendall lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kendall misses with a hook to the ribs.

Kendall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kendall looks to land a right hand but Calzaghe moved out of range.
A jab from Kendall misses.
Kendall throws a sloppy head kick and Calzaghe moves out of range easily.
Kendall thows a body shot but no joy.
Kendall lands a nice looking body shot.
Calzaghe thows a body shot but no joy.
Kendall lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kendall scores with a jab. Calzaghe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kendall thumps Calzaghe with a low kick.
Kendall works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Calzaghe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kendall.
Kendall scores with a push kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kendall fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chris Kendall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kendall throws a body punch but Calzaghe moves out of range.
Calzaghe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kendall moves away.
Calzaghe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Calzaghe throws a lazy right hand but Kendall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Calzaghe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kendall.
Kendall misses with a body punch
and Calzaghe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kendall looks to score with a jab to the body but Calzaghe is just out of range.
Calzaghe lands the left hand.
Kendall with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab lands there for Calzaghe.

Kendall forces Calzaghe back against the cage and clinches.
Calzaghe is trying to break the clinch but Kendall has him pressed against the cage.
Calzaghe blocks a body shot from Kendall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kendall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Calzaghe backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Calzaghe.
Calzaghe working hard to break the clinch.
Kendall scores with a shot to the side of Calzaghe's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Kendall.
Calzaghe wants to get back to striking at distance but Kendall won't allow it.
Calzaghe can't break the clinch.
Kendall lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kendall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kendall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kendall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kendall lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from Kendall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Kendall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Kendall's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kendall misses with a body shot.
Kendall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Calzaghe moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kendall. Calzaghe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kendall misses with a head kick.
Kendall tries to clinch up.
A punch lands to the side of Kendall 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Calzaghe lands with a nice body punch.
Chris Kendall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Calzaghe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Calzaghe lands a right hook to the body.
Kendall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Calzaghe's calf.
Kendall throws a hook but Calzaghe avoids it easily.
Kendall misses with a low kick.
Calzaghe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kendall throws a combination that misses
and Calzaghe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Calzaghe works Kendall's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Calzaghe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kendall doesn't seem phased though.
Calzaghe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kendall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice body punch from Kendall.
Calzaghe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Calzaghe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A big left from Kendall misses.
Calzaghe throws a series of punches but Kendall moves out of range.
Calzaghe throws a combination that misses
and Kendall counters with an inside leg kick.
Kendall keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Calzaghe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kendall's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Calzaghe.
Calzaghe avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Kendall misses.
Calzaghe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kendall throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kendall misses with an attempted mid kick.
Calzaghe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A lazy left from Kendall finds it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calzaghe. Kendall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kendall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Calzaghe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Calzaghe lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kendall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Calzaghe.
Calzaghe ducks under a wild hook from Kendall.

Kendall clinches up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Kendall.
Calzaghe is trying to break the clinch but Kendall has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kendall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Calzaghe backwards.
Calzaghe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Calzaghe.

Kendall breaks the clinch.
Kendall throws a right hand that misses
and Calzaghe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Calzaghe defending well as Kendall loads up on a big left hand.
Kendall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Calzaghe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A slow jab from Calzaghe misses its intended target.
Calzaghe thows a body shot but no joy.
Calzaghe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calzaghe. Kendall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Calzaghe jabs Kendall to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Some wild striking there from Calzaghe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kendall lands with a nice body kick.
Kendall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Calzaghe was well out of range. Poor timing from Kendall.
Kendall lands a leg kick that knocks Calzaghe off balance momentarily.
Kendall throws a right and a left that Calzaghe avoids nicely.
Calzaghe misses with a looping right.
Kendall stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Calzaghe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Calzaghe swings for the body but Kendall moves out of range.
Kendall fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Calzaghe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kendall can pounce on him.
A jab lands there for Calzaghe.
Calzaghe moves away from the strike by Kendall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Kendall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris Kendall's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Kendall closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kendall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Calzaghe backwards.
Kendall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Calzaghe backwards.
Kendall tries to throw a body punch but Calzaghe avoids it by throwing Kendall back against the cage.
Calzaghe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kendall pushes Calzaghe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kendall scores with a shot to the side of Calzaghe's head.
Kendall has Calzaghe pressed against the cage, preventing Calzaghe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kendall gets through Calzaghe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kendall holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kendall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Kendall - that landed with a thud.
Calzaghe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Calzaghe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kendall has him pressed against the cage.
Calzaghe can't find room to land a body shot as Kendall controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calzaghe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kendall works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Kendall breaks from the clinch.
Calzaghe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kendall manages to avoid it.
Kendall cracks the inside of Calzaghe's front leg.
A shot to the liver by Kendall. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Kendall has managed to clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nice body punch from Kendall - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kendall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kendall lands with a right to the head.
Kendall stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chris Kendall is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kendall keeps control of Calzaghe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Calzaghe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kendall has Calzaghe pressed against the cage, preventing Calzaghe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kendall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kendall keeps control of Calzaghe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Calzaghe can't find room to land a body shot as Kendall controls the action.
Nice body punch from Kendall.
Kendall lands a nice shot to the body.
Calzaghe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Calzaghe can't break the clinch.
Kendall lands a right hand.
Calzaghe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kendall has Calzaghe pressed against the cage, preventing Calzaghe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kendall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Calzaghe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Kendall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Calzaghe lands with an overhand left.
Kendall swings for the body but Calzaghe moves out of range.
Calzaghe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kendall slips a jab from Calzaghe.
Calzaghe misses with a looping right.
Kendall looks to score with a jab to the body but Calzaghe is just out of range.
Calzaghe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kendall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Calzaghe moves away.
Calzaghe throws a lazy uppercut
and Kendall counters with an inside leg kick.
Kendall jabs Calzaghe to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Calzaghe finds it's target.
Calzaghe walks into a straight right hand from Kendall.
Calzaghe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calzaghe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Calzaghe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joe Calzaghe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kendall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kendall just misses with a punch to the body.
Kendall cracks Calzaghe with a good jab.
Kendall scores with a hook to the body. Calzaghe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kendall tries to clinch but Calzaghe moves out of range.
Kendall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Calzaghe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Kendall misses the target.
Calzaghe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kendall moves away.
Kendall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Calzaghe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Kendall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kendall has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Kendall!