PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Spenser Kalkbrenner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azoth Verormulth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kalkbrenner
vs
Verormulth

167 cm
24
164 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

173 cm
24
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

CEC Nutrition Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Spenser Kalkbrenner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Azoth Verormulth!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalkbrenner looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Verormulth looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Verormulth is looking to pass Kalkbrenner's guard but actually Kalkbrenner recovers to full guard.
Verormulth looking to sit in guard and control but Kalkbrenner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Verormulth had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kalkbrenner defends it easily.
Kalkbrenner passes into half guard.

Verormulth looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kalkbrenner is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Verormulth doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kalkbrenner.
Verormulth wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Verormulth works his way to full guard. Good work.
Verormulth keeping full guard, as Kalkbrenner tries to pass.
Verormulth can't keep his opponent in guard - Kalkbrenner advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verormulth makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Verormulth.
Verormulth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kalkbrenner is one step ahead there.
Kalkbrenner wants to control from the top but Verormulth keeps moving.

Kalkbrenner got a little sloppy there for a moment and Verormulth has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kalkbrenner has managed to get both his arms back between Verormulth's legs - danger averted.
Verormulth is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kalkbrenner with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verormulth is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kalkbrenner wants to stand but Verormulth has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kalkbrenner preventing the sweep.

Verormulth is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kalkbrenner wants to stand but Verormulth has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verormulth is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kalkbrenner trying to control the position from guard on top but Verormulth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Verormulth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kalkbrenner is one step ahead there.
Kalkbrenner has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Verormulth is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Verormulth has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Verormulth fails with a takedown attempt.

Verormulth drives through with a takedown into guard.
Verormulth trying to control the position from guard on top but Kalkbrenner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Kalkbrenner looking for a guillotine here but Verormulth defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Verormulth is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Azoth Verormulth has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kalkbrenner pulls Verormulth in close to his closed guard and prevents Verormulth from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kalkbrenner is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Verormulth defends well.

Verormulth drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Verormulth jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Verormulth stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kalkbrenner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kalkbrenner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Verormulth trying to control the position from guard on top but Kalkbrenner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kalkbrenner has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Verormulth can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Verormulth wants to control from the top but Kalkbrenner keeps moving.
Kalkbrenner keeping full guard, as Verormulth tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verormulth seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Azoth Verormulth hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kalkbrenner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kalkbrenner stuffs the takedown attempt from Verormulth. Verormulth gets slowly back to his feet.
Spenser Kalkbrenner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Azoth Verormulth.
Verormulth with a poor takedown

and Kalkbrenner counters with a nice double leg into side control. Verormulth won't be happy with that.
Verormulth can't do much from the bottom here.
Verormulth is breathing heavily.
Kalkbrenner throws a strike aimed at the side of Verormulth's head but Verormulth avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verormulth parries the strikes from Kalkbrenner easily there. Kalkbrenner is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Verormulth to escape.
Kalkbrenner wants to control but Verormulth is keeping him busy.
Verormulth is trying to get back to half guard.
Kalkbrenner wants to stand but Verormulth is controlling his arm.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kalkbrenner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Verormulth keeps working.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Verormulth can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Spenser Kalkbrenner will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Verormulth fails with the takedown

and Kalkbrenner counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kalkbrenner.

Kalkbrenner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Kalkbrenner decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kalkbrenner thows a huge punch but Verormulth dodges it nicely.
Kalkbrenner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Verormulth pushes Kalkbrenner off looking to stand but Kalkbrenner dives back in and keeps control.
Kalkbrenner is trying to control. Verormulth wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Verormulth is trying to stand.
Verormulth wants to improve his position but Kalkbrenner is controlling well.
Kalkbrenner trying to control the action but Verormulth is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Verormulth wants to control but Kalkbrenner is keeping busy.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Spenser Kalkbrenner just wasn't active enough.

Kalkbrenner closes the distance and pushes Verormulth back into the cage.
Verormulth is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kalkbrenner is defending well.

Kalkbrenner turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kalkbrenner manages to end up in side control.
Kalkbrenner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Verormulth keeps working.

Kalkbrenner tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kalkbrenner has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kalkbrenner is looking to take a break and control but Verormulth is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verormulth is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Kalkbrenner looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Verormulth tries to buck Kalkbrenner off but Kalkbrenner is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Verormulth's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kalkbrenner misses with the ground and pound.
Verormulth manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kalkbrenner tries to roll over but Verormulth keeps him under control.
Verormulth is trying to control. Kalkbrenner wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kalkbrenner trying to hold on to Verormulth's head to control him but Verormulth postures up.

Kalkbrenner is defending against the submission attempts here by Verormulth.
Verormulth wants to free his trapped foot but Kalkbrenner is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Verormulth is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kalkbrenner doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Verormulth.
Verormulth is looking to stall here but Kalkbrenner recovers full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kalkbrenner wants to get back to his feet but Verormulth is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Spenser Kalkbrenner showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kalkbrenner has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Spenser Kalkbrenner!
A relieved looking Spenser Kalkbrenner thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.