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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Project Doom (ranked 591 p4p, 91 weight class) and Alvaro Fernandez De Calderon (ranked 604 p4p, 92 weight class). Doom's entrance music is Battle Beast - Touch in the Night. A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 cm
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179 lbs
20 - 11 - 0 |
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182 cm
26
182 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Project Doom! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alvaro Fernandez De Calderon! The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A big left from Fernandez De Calderon misses. Doom ducks under a wild hook from Fernandez De Calderon. A quick step to the side and Doom tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Fernandez De Calderon fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Doom to the ground. Fernandez De Calderon is now in Doom's guard. Doom is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fernandez De Calderon is controlling him. Fernandez De Calderon chips away with some ground and pound. Doom wants to get back to his feet but Fernandez De Calderon is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Fernandez De Calderon landing with the ground and pound. Fernandez De Calderon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Fernandez De Calderon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Doom works some decent striking defense from the bottom. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Doom is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fernandez De Calderon is controlling him. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Fernandez De Calderon postures up in Doom's guard and throws a big left but Doom blocks it. Fernandez De Calderon lands a couple of decent looking shots. Fernandez De Calderon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fernandez De Calderon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Fernandez De Calderon lands a couple of elbows. Doom is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. Doom really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Fernandez De Calderon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Our sources have told us that Doom has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight. Doom tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fernandez De Calderon avoids it. Doom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fernandez De Calderon is defending well for now. Fernandez De Calderon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fernandez De Calderon leaning against his opponent.
Doom lands with a short head shot on the inside. Fernandez De Calderon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Doom as Fernandez De Calderon tries to tie him up. Fernandez De Calderon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Doom is keeping busy. Doom throws a punch but it's blocked by Fernandez De Calderon. Fernandez De Calderon wants the takedown. Doom is fighting it off but Fernandez De Calderon persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Doom's guard against the cage. Doom is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Doom misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fernandez De Calderon has Doom pushed against the cage. Fernandez De Calderon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doom misses with a short punch on the inside. Doom misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Doom.
A right handed body shot lands from Fernandez De Calderon.
A head punch on the inside from Doom fails to land. We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Fernandez De Calderon has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Fernandez De Calderon has Doom pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Doom manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. A nice right hand lands inside from Doom. A head punch on the inside from Fernandez De Calderon fails to land. Doom misses with the head strike.
Doom lands a body shot. Doom lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Doom misses with the head strike.
Fernandez De Calderon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Project Doom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alvaro Fernandez De Calderon. Doom tries to land a knee to the head but Fernandez De Calderon blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A head punch blocked on the inside by Doom. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fernandez De Calderon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Doom lands a knee to the head.
Doom tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fernandez De Calderon avoids it. Fernandez De Calderon throws a punch but it's blocked by Doom. Fernandez De Calderon tries to score a body lock takedown but Doom shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Doom misses with a knee strike.
Fernandez De Calderon turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Fernandez De Calderon manages to end up in side control. Doom is trying to get back to his feet. Doom trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful. Fernandez De Calderon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Doom keeps working. Doom bucks up and tries to throw Fernandez De Calderon off but instead Fernandez De Calderon has got his back! Fernandez De Calderon has good solid back control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Doom covers up after that shot from Fernandez De Calderon.
Fernandez De Calderon lands a shot to the head. This has been an exciting period of action! Fernandez De Calderon scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Doom is looking for a way out. Doom is trying to stand back up. Fernandez De Calderon struggling to land strikes to the head as Doom covers up. Doom wants to get back to his feet. Doom manages to stand up with Fernandez De Calderon still on his back. Eventually Fernandez De Calderon drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position. Doom moves out of range as Fernandez De Calderon strikes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Project Doom will probably get the nod. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fernandez De Calderon misses with a looping right. Doom throws a series of punches but Fernandez De Calderon moves out of range. Fernandez De Calderon looks for a takedown but Doom sprawls well. Fernandez De Calderon throws a right hand that misses
and Doom counters with a nice uppercut. Doom thuds a left hand into Fernandez De Calderon's body. Alvaro Fernandez De Calderon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Fernandez De Calderon throws the left hand but Doom avoids the punch easily. Fernandez De Calderon lands with a nice combination. Doom backs away looking to recover. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Doom lands a glancing blow to the side of Fernandez De Calderon's head. Fernandez De Calderon looks to throw the jab but Doom is out of range. Fernandez De Calderon throws a good cross that connects.
Doom misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Doom ducks under a wild hook from Fernandez De Calderon. Fernandez De Calderon misses with an uppercut. Doom throws a shot from downtown. Fernandez De Calderon moves away and avoids it. Alvaro Fernandez De Calderon seems to be getting the better of the standup. Fernandez De Calderon looks to land a combination but Doom avoids it well. The crowd cheers as Fernandez De Calderon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Doom doesn't seem phased though. Doom takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Fernandez De Calderon throws a lazy right hand but Doom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Fernandez De Calderon missing with a left hand there. Doom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Fernandez De Calderon scores with a jab to the head.
Doom scores with a head kick. Fernandez De Calderon tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Fernandez De Calderon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Fernandez De Calderon takes a swing at Doom's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Doom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fernandez De Calderon. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Doom slips under a jab from Fernandez De Calderon. Doom tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Fernandez De Calderon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Fernandez De Calderon throws a lazy right hand but Doom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Fernandez De Calderon misses with an uppercut. Doom throws a series of punches but Fernandez De Calderon moves out of range. Horrible takedown attempt by Fernandez De Calderon or perhaps it was just good defense by Doom, which made it look bad. A slow jab from Fernandez De Calderon misses its intended target. Doom throws a hook to the side of Fernandez De Calderon's head but Fernandez De Calderon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fernandez De Calderon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Doom's hands. Fernandez De Calderon throws an off balance right hand
and Doom counters with a stiff right hand. Fernandez De Calderon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doom. Doom throws a nice head kick!
Doom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fernandez De Calderon throws out the jab. Whack! Doom lands a heavy head kick that drops Fernandez De Calderon. The ref tackles Doom to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Fernandez De Calderon was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Project Doom! Project Doom tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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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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