PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lafayette Blackstone (ranked 4728 p4p, 4790 weight class) and Carpet Muncher (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.

Blackstone
vs
Muncher

200 cm
25
280
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
265
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lafayette Blackstone!
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, Carpet Muncher!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muncher throws a predictable looking body shot

and Blackstone holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Blackstone pulls guard successfully.
Muncher postures up.
Muncher prevents Blackstone from getting back to his feet.
Muncher missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Blackstone tries to strike from the bottom.

Blackstone looking for a guillotine here but Muncher defends easily.
Muncher prevents Blackstone from getting back to his feet.
Muncher must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blackstone is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muncher wants to hit a sweep here but Blackstone passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Muncher there!
Blackstone lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Muncher can't escape the position.
Muncher swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Blackstone lands a heavy elbow.
Blackstone with the ground and pound from mount.
Muncher wants to hold on but Blackstone pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Blackstone cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Blackstone lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Blackstone tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Blackstone looking to finish Muncher with some ground and pound. This is bad for Muncher!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muncher has given up his back here.
Blackstone is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Blackstone gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Blackstone gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Blackstone apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Muncher is looking to clinch.
Muncher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Muncher fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muncher tries to land a leg kick but Blackstone saw it coming and moves away.
Muncher fails to land the takedown.
Blackstone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Muncher stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Muncher wants it to stay on the feet.
Blackstone tries to clinch up.
Blackstone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Muncher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Muncher fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lafayette Blackstone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carpet Muncher.
A head kick misses from Muncher.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Muncher enables Blackstone to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Muncher manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Muncher working a defensive guard but Blackstone passes into half guard.
Blackstone wants to take a breather but Muncher is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muncher trying to hold on to Blackstone's head to control him but Blackstone postures up.

Muncher is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Blackstone pulls his head out easily.
It looks like Blackstone is going to stand back up.
Blackstone 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.
Blackstone throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Blackstone 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.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lafayette Blackstone 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.

Muncher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blackstone was well out of range. Poor timing from Muncher.
Muncher shoots for a takedown but Blackstone saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Muncher has Blackstone up against the cage in a clinch.

Muncher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Muncher moves into the clinch.
Muncher wants a takedown.
Muncher holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Muncher fails to pull guard.
Lafayette Blackstone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carpet Muncher.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muncher goes for a takedown in the clinch but Blackstone prevents it.
The referee calls for Muncher to work.
Muncher drops down looking for an ankle pick but Blackstone pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blackstone bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Blackstone lands an elbow.
Blackstone trying to control the action but Muncher is working from the bottom.
Blackstone is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Muncher will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Blackstone wants to stand but Muncher has his arm trapped.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackstone wants to control but Muncher is keeping him busy.
Blackstone working the ground and pound.
Muncher is trying to control Blackstone's posture but Blackstone avoids it.
Muncher tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Blackstone presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Blackstone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Muncher can do to turn this around?
Blackstone fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Muncher is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Blackstone tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muncher is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lafayette Blackstone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Blackstone is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Muncher has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Blackstone controlling the position easily from mount.
Blackstone tries to control but Muncher wriggling away.
Muncher is just holding on here. Blackstone manages to take his back.

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.
Muncher trying to control but not successfully.
Blackstone controls the position.
Blackstone controlling well, preventing Muncher from escaping the position.
Blackstone trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Blackstone tightening his grip on Muncher, looking for the choke.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lafayette Blackstone dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Muncher shoots in for a takedown but Blackstone shows good takedown defense.
Blackstone goes for a double leg but Muncher avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Muncher continues to drive forward.

Muncher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Muncher misses with a takedown attempt - Blackstone sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No luck for Blackstone with that takedown attempt.
Blackstone avoids the head kick by Muncher.
Muncher moves out of range of the leg kick from Blackstone.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Blackstone fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Muncher to the ground. Blackstone is now in Muncher's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Muncher can do anything to dispel that myth.
Muncher looking for a sweep. Not yet Muncher, not yet.
Blackstone postures up.
Blackstone chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muncher working a defensive guard but Blackstone manages to pass into side control anyway.
Blackstone working the ground and pound from side control.
Blackstone trying to control the position but Muncher is working away.
Muncher can't do much from the bottom here.
Blackstone trying to control the action but Muncher is working from the bottom.
Muncher is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Blackstone is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Muncher wants to control but Blackstone postures up.
Muncher is looking to reverse the position.
Muncher wants to control but Blackstone postures up.
Blackstone works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Muncher is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Blackstone is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Muncher working to try and regain half guard.
Blackstone pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muncher is looking to improve his position but Blackstone isn't that keen on the idea.

Blackstone looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Blackstone landing punches.
Blackstone wants to control the pace but Muncher is squirming around nicely.
Muncher is trying to escape the mount.

Blackstone with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muncher is trying to reverse the position but instead Blackstone has taken his back - oops!

Blackstone has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Muncher tries to escape but Blackstone has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Blackstone scores with punches from the back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Muncher trying to get back to his feet but Blackstone is in full control for now.
Carpet Muncher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lafayette Blackstone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lafayette Blackstone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blackstone, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lafayette Blackstone!