PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Staszek Kalin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spurdy Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kalin
vs
Jay

175 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Staszek Kalin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Spurdy Jay!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kalin closes the distance and pushes Jay back into the cage.
Kalin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kalin tries to pull guard but Jay won't allow it.
Jay is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Kalin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jay shoots for a double leg takedown but Kalin sprawls well. He's pushed Jay's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jay looks to clinch

and Kalin counters with a single leg into guard. Jay didn't expect that.
Jay trying to strike off his back.
Kalin trying to control the position from guard on top but Jay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jay lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kalin!
Jay looking to ground and pound but Kalin is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalin is desperately trying to improve his position but Jay has a good base and remains in mount.
Jay tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kalin tries to hold on but Jay pushes him away.
Jay trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kalin is trying to escape the mount.
Jay controlling from the full mount.
Kalin tries to hold on but Jay postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kalin can't escape the position.
Kalin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jay tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jay unloads with some shots from mount but Kalin bucks and avoids them well.
Jay punching from mount but Kalin doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jay punching from mount but Kalin doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jay controlling his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kalin tries to hold on but Jay pushes him away.
Jay punching from mount but Kalin doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalin is working to get back to half guard.
Jay throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kalin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

It looks like Staszek Kalin has been cut.
Jay sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jay content just to control the position here.
Kalin is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jay breaks from Kalin's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalin can't escape the position.
Jay throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kalin because Jay loaded up on that one.
Kalin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jay throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kalin wants to hold on but Jay pushes him away.
Kalin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jay.
Kalin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kalin is breathing heavily.
Kalin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jay tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jay throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kalin is trying to escape the mount.
Jay sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Spurdy Jay will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Staszek Kalin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kalin lands a head kick!
Jay looks to clinch
and Kalin counters with a nice leg kick.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kalin.
Kalin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jay on the ground.
Jay manages to get back to half guard.
Jay has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kalin is working away from the top position though.
Jay gets full guard.
Jay looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kalin puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
It looks like Kalin is going to stand back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jay keeping hold of Kalin's head, controlling as best he can.
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.
Jay regains full guard. Nicely done.

Jay is looking for a triangle but Kalin pushes his legs off easily.
Kalin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jay is proving hard to escape from.
Kalin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jay trying to keep a closed guard but Kalin is proving a slippery customer.
Jay is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jay keeping moving, preventing Kalin from controlling successfully.
Jay has Kalin pulled in close to control his posture.
Kalin trying to control the position from guard on top but Jay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jay bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kalin's guard.
Jay won't allow Kalin to sweep him here.
Jay postures up in Kalin's guard and throws a big left but Kalin blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jay throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jay not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jay perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jay throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jay is keen to just control but Kalin is a slippery customer.
Kalin trying to control from the bottom.
Kalin is trying to stand.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jay wants to clinch but Kalin slips to the side

and Kalin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jay won't be happy with that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jay throws Kalin to one side and escapes!

Jay clinches with his opponent.
Kalin trying to stall but Jay improves his position.

Jay gets control of Kalin's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jay will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kalin trying to control but Jay is working from the bottom.
Jay throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Jay is pulling down on Kalin's head. It's preventing any offense from Kalin, at least for the moment.
Kalin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jay's guard.
Jay has his hands on Kalin's head, controlling the position.
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 Staszek Kalin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Staszek Kalin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Jay moves into the clinch.
Kalin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jay prevents it.
Kalin wants to get back to striking at distance but Jay won't allow it.
Kalin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jay smiles and moves away.
Jay shoots in but Kalin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Kalin misses.
Jay closes the distance but Kalin moves to the side
and Kalin counters with a good low kick that Jay was not able to check.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kalin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jay closes the distance but Kalin moves to the side
and Kalin counters with a big head kick but Jay shrugs it off.
Jay tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kalin counters with a big head kick but Jay shrugs it off.
Kalin tries to move into range but Jay moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kalin throws a good cross that connects.
Kalin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jay's head.
Kalin fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Staszek Kalin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kalin swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Jay takes the fight into the clinch.
Jay tries to score a body lock takedown but Kalin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay wants to break free but Kalin has control.
Jay lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jay digs a right hand underneath Kalin's ribcage. Kalin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jay is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Kalin pulls Jay into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jay looking to sit in guard and control but Kalin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jay trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Jay looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kalin trying to control but Jay is working from the bottom.
Jay controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalin stops Jay from standing up.
Jay is pulling down on Kalin's head. It's preventing any offense from Kalin, at least for the moment.

Jay is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jay wants to sweep here but Kalin controlling him for the moment.
Jay throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kalin wants to stand but Jay is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jay pulls Kalin in to control the position.

Jay is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jay is striking from the bottom but Kalin uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Jay taking some punishment here, with Kalin in his half guard.
Kalin is trying to control the action in half guard but Jay is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Staszek Kalin.
I think Kalin 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Staszek Kalin!