PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jacque Joteel (ranked 1140 p4p, 132 weight class) and Calixto Cardona (ranked 922 p4p, 107 weight class). Joteel comes to the cage accompanied by Moogwalzer. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Joteel
vs
Cardona

175 cm
23
154 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

170 cm
25
150 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacque Joteel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calixto Cardona!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardona tries to close the distance and clinch but Joteel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cardona tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Joteel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joteel circles away from the clinch attempt.

Cardona has closed the distance and engaged Joteel in a clinch.
Joteel definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cardona throws a head punch that misses.
Joteel cracks Cardona with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Cardona fails to land.
A short right from Joteel.
Cardona working aggressively here.
Cardona managing to block the knees to the body from Joteel.

Joteel breaks from the clinch.

Cardona clinches up against the cage.
Joteel scores with a shot to the side of Cardona's head.
Joteel presses Cardona against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Joteel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Joteel misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Joteel.
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!
Cardona throws a punch but it's blocked by Joteel.
Joteel tries to throw a body punch but Cardona avoids it by throwing Joteel back against the cage.

Joteel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Joteel scores with a leg kick.
Cardona wants to clinch up but Joteel keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardona tries to clinch but Joteel is having none of it.
Joteel misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cardona! But no joy.

Cardona has managed to clinch.
Joteel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cardona backwards.
Joteel works on Cardona's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joteel.

Joteel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've been informed that Cardona has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

Cardona forces Joteel back against the cage and clinches.
Joteel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cardona blocking some punches.
Joteel lands with a light punch inside.
Joteel blocking some punches.

Joteel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cardona closes the distance but Joteel moves to the side
and Joteel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cardona looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joteel appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cardona is looking to clinch but Joteel is avoiding it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cardona blocks an elbow strike from Joteel.
Cardona fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joteel looking to slow down the pace here.
Joteel blocking some punches.
Cardona scores with a nice hook to the head.
Joteel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Joteel.
Joteel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cardona's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joteel.
Joteel misses with a punch on the inside.
Cardona throws a head punch that misses.
Joteel misses with some punches.
Joteel looking to slow down the pace here.
Cardona throws a punch but it's blocked by Joteel.
Cardona misses with some punches.

Joteel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Cardona has closed the distance and engaged Joteel in a clinch.
Cardona swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joteel misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joteel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joteel.
Joteel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cardona scores with a shoulder strike.
Joteel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cardona misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cardona fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joteel works on Cardona's body with a couple of short punches.
Cardona swings wildly with an uppercut but Joteel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joteel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cardona backwards.
Cardona blocks a body shot from Joteel.
Joteel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joteel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joteel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Joteel misses with the head strike.
Cardona lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Joteel backwards.
Cardona fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joteel pushes Cardona back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cardona swings wildly with an uppercut but Joteel uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joteel.
Cardona misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cardona tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Joteel.

Joteel breaks the clinch.
Joteel swats away the attempt to clinch by Cardona.
Cardona tries to clinch there but Joteel circles away.
Cardona tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joteel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cardona tries to clinch up
and Joteel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cardona fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cardona wants to clinch.
Cardona wants to clinch up but Joteel keeps it at a distance.
Cardona blocks a low kick nicely.
Cardona takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacque Joteel dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cardona tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Joteel counters with a straight right hand.
Cardona tries to close the distance and clinch but Joteel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cardona closes the distance looking to clinch
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
letting Joteel counter with a right hand.

Cardona is rocked!
Calixto Cardona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Joteel closes the distance and clinches.
Joteel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Cardona fails to land.

Joteel breaks from the clinch.

Joteel tries to keep at a distance but Cardona has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joteel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joteel misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Joteel.
Still in the clinch, Joteel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cardona is still on wobbly legs! Can Joteel finish him?
Joteel creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Cardona's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Cardona drops to his knees and Joteel pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacque Joteel!
Jacque Joteel bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.