|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Decimus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Calaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meridius comes to the cage accompanied by Ça Vaut Mieux Que D'attraper la Scarlatine . Calaway has chosen R.I.P. as his entrance music. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
 |
|
 |
| 150 cm
26
285 lbs
10 - 4 - 1 |
|
208 cm
27
289 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Maximus Decimus Meridius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Calaway!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meridius looks to throw the jab but Calaway is out of range.
Meridius is breathing heavily.
Calaway checks a leg kick nicely.
Meridius on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Meridius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Calaway lands with a good body shot.
Calaway lands a really nice looking cross but Meridius seems unphased.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Calaway throws a one two combo.
Calaway throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Meridius is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Calaway.
Calaway takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Meridius looks to land a combination but Calaway avoids it well.
Calaway fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Meridius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meridius misses with an uppercut.
Meridius throws a shot from downtown. Calaway moves away and avoids it.
Calaway lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Donk. Calaway catches Meridius right on the button with a cross.
Meridius misses with a wild combination.
Calaway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Calaway finds it's way through Meridius's defenses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Meridius.
Calaway fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Meridius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Meridius needs to keep his hands up - Calaway had a free shot at his head there.
Meridius throws out a loose jab but Calaway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calaway works the jab nicely.
Calaway scores with a nice strike.
Meridius throws a right and a left that both miss.
Calaway moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Calaway is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Meridius had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Calaway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meridius manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Calaway.
Calaway waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meridius.
Meridius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Calaway misses with a wild combination.
Meridius scores with a leg kick.
No joy there for Calaway, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius lands with a kick to the ribs.
Meridius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Calaway keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meridius.
Calaway ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A combination from Meridius does no damage.
Calaway slips a jab and a cross from Meridius.
Calaway scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meridius swinging wildly here.
Calaway lands a jab-cross combination.
Calaway scores with a jab to the head.
Calaway has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Meridius doesn't manage to clinch there - Calaway circles away.
Calaway is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Meridius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Calaway.
Meridius misses with a jab, cross combination.
Meridius closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Calaway thuds a left hand into Meridius's body.
A combination from Meridius does no damage.
Meridius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calaway throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Calaway lands a jab-cross combination.
Calaway stalks Meridius and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Meridius's face. Meridius staggers backwards, shaken.
The fighters circling - Meridius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Calaway sizes up Meridius with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Meridius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Calaway was well out of range. Poor timing from Meridius.
Calaway lands a nice shot that snaps Meridius's head back.
Calaway misses with a looping right.
Calaway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meridius looks to land a right hand but Calaway moved out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Meridius lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Calaway has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Calaway and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Meridius swings for the body but Calaway moves out of range.
Calaway listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Calaway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meridius. Calaway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Calaway blocks a leg kick.
Calaway lands a jab to Meridius's midsection.
Meridius looks to score with a jab to the body but Calaway is just out of range.
Meridius is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Calaway's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calaway uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meridius.
Meridius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Calaway manages to avoid it.
Meridius tries to clinch but Calaway is having none of it.
Meridius 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.
Calaway scores with a jab to the head.
Calaway throws a series of strikes that have Meridius backpedaling.
Meridius thows a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calaway with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Calaway is working the combinations to good effect here.
Calaway lands a jab to Meridius's midsection.
Meridius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Meridius.
Meridius on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Calaway connects with a nice looking jab.
Calaway cracks Meridius with a good jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Calaway ducks under a wild hook from Meridius.
Meridius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Calaway swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Calaway lands with a nice body punch.
Calaway scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Calaway dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Calaway pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Calaway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Calaway cracks Meridius with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
An inside leg kick lands from Meridius.
Nice defenses there by Calaway.
Meridius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Calaway was well out of range. Poor timing from Meridius.
Meridius takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Calaway bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Meridius throws a push kick but Calaway slaps the foot to one side.
Meridius looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Calaway scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Calaway scores with a jab.
Meridius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Calaway throws a series of punches but Meridius avoids them all with ease.
Mark Calaway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meridius has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Calaway finds it's way round the side to connect with Meridius's head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Meridius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Meridius tries to close the distance and clinch but Calaway swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Meridius misses with a two punch combination.
Meridius shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Meridius throws a body punch but Calaway moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calaway uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Meridius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Meridius takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Calaway moves out of range as Meridius strikes.
Calaway lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Calaway jabs Meridius right on the nose. Meridius blinks but takes it well.
Calaway with a nice cross.
Meridius misses with a straight right.
Some wild striking there from Calaway.
Meridius throws a big shot that misses.
Calaway lands with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Meridius misses the target.
Meridius's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Calaway connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Meridius scrambles back to his feet.
Mark Calaway seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Meridius drops his hands momentarily and Calaway takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Meridius takes a swing at Calaway's ribcage but misses.
Donk. Calaway catches Meridius right on the button with a cross.
Meridius misses with a low kick as Calaway jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Meridius misses the shot to the body.
Calaway shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Meridius eats them both and turns towards Calaway to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Meridius tries to clinch up.
Calaway misses with a jab, cross combination.
Calaway takes a swing at Meridius's ribcage but misses.
Calaway bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Meridius's head backwards.
Calaway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meridius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Calaway manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calaway connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Meridius takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Meridius misses with a head kick.
Meridius takes one to the side of the head.
Meridius looks to throw the jab but Calaway is out of range.
Nice shot by Calaway.
Calaway fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Meridius on the side of the head.
Meridius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Calaway.
Calaway keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius misses with a few strikes there.
Calaway scores with a nice head shot.
Meridius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Calaway jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Calaway lunges at Meridius with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Meridius's hand.
Calaway throws a series of punches but Meridius avoids them all with ease.
Meridius misses with a straight left.
Meridius misses with a looping left.
Calaway checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Calaway lands a right hook to the body.
Calaway slips a straight right by Meridius.
The crowd cheers as Calaway lands an impressive looking overhand right. Meridius doesn't seem phased though.
Meridius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Meridius has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Meridius there as he acknowledges the shot.
Meridius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Calaway manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meridius. Calaway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meridius on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Calaway lands with a hook. Meridius tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meridius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Calaway swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Calaway throws a series of punches but Meridius avoids them all with ease.
Calaway lands a nice shot to the body.
Meridius misses with a few strikes there.
Calaway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Calaway fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Meridius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Calaway steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meridius.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meridius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Meridius takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Meridius misses with a series of wild punches.
Calaway scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Calaway lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Meridius connects with an inside leg kick.
Calaway throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Calaway blocks a jab.
Meridius throws a body punch but Calaway moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mark Calaway will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Meridius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Calaway throws a one two combo.
Meridius swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Calaway keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meridius.
Meridius misses with a two punch combination.
Meridius takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Calaway connects with a jab.
Meridius misses with a looping left.
Meridius throws a lazy right hand but Calaway sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Meridius needs to keep his hands up - Calaway had a free shot at his head there.
Calaway uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meridius.
Calaway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Meridius slips a jab and a cross from Calaway.
Meridius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Calaway throws out a powerful jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Calaway cracks Meridius with a right hand to the side of the head.
Calaway looks to score with a jab to the body but Meridius is just out of range.
Meridius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Meridius walks into a stiff left hand from Calaway.
Meridius is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meridius looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meridius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Meridius misses the jab.
Meridius misses with a body kick.
Calaway thuds his right hand into Meridius's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Calaway's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Calaway duly obliges.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calaway. Meridius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Calaway avoids the body shot from Meridius.
Calaway uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meridius.
Meridius doesn't manage to clinch there - Calaway circles away.
Meridius ducks right into an uppercut from Calaway.
Calaway lands with a right hand.
Meridius throws a body punch but Calaway moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meridius. Calaway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Calaway lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab from Meridius misses.
Calaway misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius throws a big shot that misses.
Calaway lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A nice combination there by Calaway.
Calaway tests Meridius's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Calaway displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meridius throws out the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Calaway. Those never looked like landing.
Meridius throws a body punch but Calaway moves out of range.
Maximus Decimus Meridius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Calaway fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meridius. Calaway does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Calaway's corner calls for a 1-2. Calaway obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Calaway cracks Meridius with a right hand to the side of the head.
Meridius misses with a jab, cross combination.
Calaway lands a nice shot that snaps Meridius's head back.
Meridius takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Calaway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meridius misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Calaway was well out of range. Poor timing from Meridius.
Meridius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Calaway scores with a hook.
A cross from Calaway lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Calaway scores with a four punch combination!
Meridius misses with a few strikes there.
Calaway tests Meridius's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Calaway connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Meridius momentarily.
Mark Calaway is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Calaway moves away from the strike by Meridius.
Calaway lands a two punch combo.
Meridius takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Meridius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Calaway moves out of range of the strikes.
Calaway looks to land a combination but Meridius avoids it well.
Calaway lands a right hook to the body.
Calaway works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meridius swings for the body but Calaway moves out of range.
Calaway keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meridius.
Calaway misses with the combination.
Meridius misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Meridius.
Calaway with a nice cross.
Meridius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Calaway.
Calaway comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Calaway jabs Meridius right on the nose. Meridius blinks but takes it well.
Meridius misses with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meridius moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Calaway connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Calaway ducks under a wild hook from Meridius.
Meridius misses with an uppercut. Calaway saw that one coming.
Nice jab there from Calaway.
Calaway lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Meridius just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Calaway comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Calaway 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Calaway!
Mark Calaway very nearly forgot to thank Vitality amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
