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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mychal Callahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spar Boxing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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193 cm
24
233 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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195 cm
22
245 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mychal Callahan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spar Boxing! The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Callahan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boxing paws at him with a jab and circles away. Callahan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Boxing manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Callahan tries to clinch but Boxing moves out of range. Callahan throws a right and a left that both miss. Nice uppercut lands for Boxing. That snapped Callahan's head back.
Boxing throws a nice looking combination but Callahan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Callahan is looking to clinch but Boxing is avoiding it.
Boxing lands a big right hand that sends Callahan crashing to the mat! Boxing stays standing though and waves Callahan back to his feet!
It looks like Mychal Callahan has been cut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Boxing keeps the fight on the outside. Callahan closes the distance looking to clinch and Callahan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Callahan is rocked! Boxing waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Callahan. Callahan moves into range and clinches up with Boxing. Callahan tries to land knees in the clinch but Boxing avoids the damage to the body. Callahan lands an elbow inside that Boxing shrugs off. A short right from Callahan on the inside. Callahan taking a breather. A short uppercut from Boxing. Callahan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round. Boxing stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Boxing working hard to break the clinch. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Boxing taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Boxing blocks an uppercut.
Callahan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boxing blocks it with crossed arms. Boxing is looking to break free of the clinch but Callahan has double underhooks. A head punch on the inside from Callahan fails to land. Callahan is leaning against Boxing and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Callahan misses with a hook from the clinch. Callahan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Callahan scores with a nice hook to the head. Callahan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boxing's efforts to push away. A nice right hand lands inside from Callahan. Callahan lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Callahan misses with an elbow strike.
Callahan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Callahan misses with a knee strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Callahan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boxings head. Callahan has a couple of punches blocked by Boxing.
Callahan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Callahan has a couple of punches blocked by Boxing.
Boxing has had enough of the clinch but Callahan keeps him there for the moment. Callahan dodges an elbow strike from Boxing.
Boxing taking a breather. Callahan stalls. A head punch blocked on the inside by Boxing. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boxing as Callahan tries to tie him up. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Callahan prevents Boxing from breaking the clinch. Boxing is trying to break the clinch but Callahan has him pressed against the cage. Boxing blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Callahan has a couple of punches blocked by Boxing.
Boxing avoids the elbow strike from Callahan, against the cage.
Callahan has Boxing pressed against the cage, preventing Boxing from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Boxing is struggling to control the position. Boxing wants to get back to striking at distance but Callahan won't allow it.
Callahan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Boxing is keeping busy. Boxing wants to stall.
Boxing is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Callahan has denied him. Boxing misses with a punch on the inside.
Boxing blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Boxing's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Callahan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Boxing lands with a nice combination. Callahan backs away looking to recover. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Boxing misses with a looping right. Boxing forces Callahan back against the cage and clinches. Boxing is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Callahan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boxing blocks it with crossed arms. Callahan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Callahan has Boxing pressed against the cage, preventing Boxing from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Callahan misses with a punch on the inside.
Callahan tries a body shot but Boxing blocks it.
Boxing misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Callahan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Boxing tries to stall but Callahan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Boxing takes a shot to the head. Callahan throws a head punch that misses. Boxing wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Spar Boxing will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Mychal Callahan's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Boxing misses with a jab, cross combination.
Callahan fails in his attempt to clinch. Callahan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boxing paws at him with a jab and circles away. Boxing looks to throw the jab but Callahan is out of range. Callahan moves into the clinch. Callahan looking to throw knees to the head but Boxing is blocking nicely.
Callahan misses with a hook from the clinch. A short uppercut from Callahan. Callahan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boxing tries to circle away but Callahan has him pinned against the cage. Callahan misses with a hook from the clinch. Boxing wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Callahan has him pressed against the cage. Boxing has a couple of punches blocked by Callahan.
Mychal Callahan has scored more points in the clinch so far. Callahan lands with a left to the head. 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! A nice right hand lands inside from Callahan. Boxing dodges an elbow strike from Callahan.
Callahan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Callahan.
That's one minute gone in the round. Callahan blocks a body shot from Boxing. Boxing is looking to break free of the clinch but Callahan has double underhooks. A head punch on the inside from Callahan fails to land. Boxing scores with a nice hook to the head. Still in the clinch, Callahan scores with a nice short uppercut. Callahan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boxing is trying to break the clinch but Callahan has him pressed against the cage. Boxing tries to break the clinch but Callahan is controlling the position. Boxing blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Boxing's face as he tries to break the clinch. Callahan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boxing is defending well for now. Boxing is trying to break the clinch but Callahan is controlling him. Boxing is trying to break free. Callahan misses with a knee to the head. Callahan tries to land a knee to the head but Boxing blocks with his arms.
Callahan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Callahan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boxing looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A battle for position here, against the cage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Boxing. Boxing trying to control the position but instead, Callahan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Boxing into the cage. Boxing blocking some punches.
Callahan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Boxing has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. A head punch blocked on the inside by Boxing. Boxing is looking to break free of the clinch but Callahan has double underhooks. Boxing pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Callahan tries to clinch but Boxing moves out of range. Boxing jabbing away but nothing is landing. Callahan moves in looking to clinch but Boxing pushes him off. Callahan is looking to clinch but Boxing is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Callahan moves into the clinch. A head punch blocked on the inside by Boxing. Callahan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on Boxing's face as he tries to break the clinch. Boxing taking a breather. Callahan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boxing is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Boxing with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boxing breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Callahan wants to clinch and Boxing counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Boxing lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Callahan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. This has been an exciting period of action! Boxing lands a big uppercut and Callahan crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Callahan looks OK. Boxing waves Callahan back to his feet! Oh Callahan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Boxing throws the left hand but Callahan avoids the punch easily. Boxing looks to land a right hand but Callahan moved out of range. Callahan tries to close the distance and clinch but Boxing swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Mychal Callahan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Callahan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boxing.
Callahan wants to clinch. Callahan seems to have got his legs back now. Spar Boxing seems to be getting the better of the standup. Boxing drops Callahan with a big left hand! Callahan is injured, injured bad! Boxing jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spar Boxing!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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