PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angel Finley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TOnda Kalas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Finley
vs
Kalas

182 cm
26
346 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

185 cm
25
296 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Likes musicals

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angel Finley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, TOnda Kalas!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kalas closes the distance and pushes Finley back into the cage.
Kalas is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Kalas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Kalas closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Finley could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A lull in the action here.
Finley tries to bench press Kalas off him but Kalas keeps the position.

Kalas working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finley is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finley is looking to reverse the position.
Kalas misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Kalas stands up and beckons Finley to his feet.
Finley throws a head kick that misses.

Kalas moves into the clinch.
Finley jumps guard but Kalas stands there with Finley around his waist. Finley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Kalas ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kalas no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finley trying to control but Kalas is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kalas is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kalas trying to control the position.
Kalas wants to stand up but Finley is controlling him.
Kalas looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kalas can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Kalas darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Finley throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Finley tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kalas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalas misses with a head shot. Finley uses the momentum to regain guard.

Finley is working an open guard so Kalas takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Kalas clinches.

Kalas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Finley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kalas is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Kalas looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Finley has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Kalas is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TOnda Kalas dominated that round.
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.

Oooooh!!! Kalas has knocked Finley down with a huge combo! Kalas steps away and waves a wobbly Finley back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Finley is rocked!

It looks like Angel Finley has been cut.

Kalas moves into the clinch successfully.
Oh Finley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right handed body shot lands from Kalas.

Kalas tightens his grip and picks Finley up, before dumping him to the ground. Finley manages to land in guard.
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!
Kalas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Finley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kalas is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kalas works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kalas with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kalas lands a big elbow - Finley is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Kalas!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). TOnda Kalas!