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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Faustino Porter (ranked 24739 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Kalkbrenner (ranked 24897 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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193 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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175 cm
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185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Faustino Porter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Kalkbrenner!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porter fails with a takedown attempt.
Kalkbrenner tries to counter by closing the distance.
Porter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kalkbrenner as he jumps to the side.
Porter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kalkbrenner circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Faustino Porter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice defenses there by Porter.
Kalkbrenner throws a right hand that Porter ducks under and follows up with a left that Porter also avoids with ease.
Kalkbrenner gets caught napping as Porter dives in and scores a takedown. Kalkbrenner manages to retain guard.
Kalkbrenner is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Porter dives into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalkbrenner is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalkbrenner looks winded!
Kalkbrenner can't do much from the bottom here.
Kalkbrenner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Porter working the ground and pound but Kalkbrenner is defending the strikes.
Porter could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kalkbrenner trying his best to control but Porter has mounted him.
Porter fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kalkbrenner wants to control but Porter is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter scoring with strikes but Kalkbrenner is staying in there.
Kalkbrenner regains half guard.
Porter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Porter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kalkbrenner's head.
Porter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Porter seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kalkbrenner is looking for a sweep. Porter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalkbrenner tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Ground and pound from Porter.
Porter seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Porter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Porter working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kalkbrenner can do anything to dispel that myth.
Porter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kalkbrenner is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Porter jumps into side control!
Porter in side control, throwing shots but Kalkbrenner defends.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Porter lands some shots froms side control.
Porter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kalkbrenner misses with a strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalkbrenner is trying to control Porter's posture but Porter avoids it.
Kalkbrenner tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Porter wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Porter scoring with punches from side control.
Kalkbrenner can't do much from the bottom here.
Porter lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Porter sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kalkbrenner is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Porter lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Faustino Porter 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.
Porter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kalkbrenner as he jumps to the side.
Kalkbrenner feints a counter leg kick.
Porter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kalkbrenner can do to turn this around?
Kalkbrenner throws a right and a left that Porter avoids nicely.
Kalkbrenner throws a series of punches but Porter moves out of range.
Faustino Porter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Porter fails with a takedown attempt.
Porter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kalkbrenner darts in looking for a takedown but Porter gets double underhooks and turns Kalkbrenner into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kalkbrenner circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Faustino Porter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Porter shoots in but Kalkbrenner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kalkbrenner is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalkbrenner stuffs the takedown.
Kalkbrenner steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Porter.
Porter shoots in and drives through. Kalkbrenner sprawls well.
Kalkbrenner throws a right hand that Porter ducks under and follows up with a left that Porter also avoids with ease.
Porter tries for a takedown but Kalkbrenner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Porter shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kalkbrenner napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kalkbrenner is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalkbrenner is still trying to improve position.
Kalkbrenner tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Porter lands with some strikes.
Porter lands a heavy elbow.
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!
Porter working for a submission but Kalkbrenner is keeping him at bay.
Porter wants to control the pace but Kalkbrenner is squirming around nicely.
Porter thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalkbrenner in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kalkbrenner tries to hold on but Porter postures up.
Porter prevents Kalkbrenner from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Porter avoids the attempt from Kalkbrenner to control.
Porter lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Porter lands a big shot there that rocks Kalkbrenner but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Porter breaks from Kalkbrenner's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Faustino Porter dominated that second round.
That's time! Porter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Porter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kalkbrenner swivels and escapes.
Kalkbrenner darts in and clinches Porter up against the cage.
Kalkbrenner is trying to pull guard but Porter turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kalkbrenner breaks from the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Kalkbrenner as Porter shoots in.
Kalkbrenner swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalkbrenner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Porter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Porter shoots for a takedown but Kalkbrenner saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Faustino Porter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kalkbrenner gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kalkbrenner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Porter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kalkbrenner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Porter.
Porter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Porter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kalkbrenner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Porter landing with the ground and pound.
Porter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kalkbrenner's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Porter is standing up over Kalkbrenner. Kalkbrenner looks to escape but Porter dives into side control.
Porter prevents Kalkbrenner from escaping the position.
The ground and pound from Porter seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Porter landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kalkbrenner can't do much from the bottom here.
Faustino Porter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kalkbrenner is trying to get back to half guard.
Porter creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kalkbrenner sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kalkbrenner sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kalkbrenner is looking for a sweep.
Porter is chipping away with strikes.
Kalkbrenner is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Kalkbrenner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Porter is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Kalkbrenner looks calm but he's in trouble here. Porter gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Kalkbrenner is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Porter lets go of the hold and Kalkbrenner can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Faustino Porter!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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