PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luka Blakvic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and pol ernest cuaresma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blakvic comes to the cage accompanied by Satyricon - Filthgrinder. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blakvic
vs
ernest cuaresma

150 cm
22
140 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

160 cm
20
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luka Blakvic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, pol ernest cuaresma!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blakvic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from cuaresma.
Blakvic throws a leg kick that is checked

and cuaresma decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Blakvic's guard.
Blakvic pulls cuaresma in close to his closed guard and prevents cuaresma from doing any damage or advancing position.
cuaresma is looking to work some ground and pound but Blakvic has wrist control.
cuaresma wants to control from the top but Blakvic keeps moving.
Blakvic is controlling cuaresma's posture.
Blakvic keeping moving, preventing cuaresma from controlling successfully.
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.
cuaresma passes Blakvic's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Blakvic controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
cuaresma slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
cuaresma tries to stand and escape but Blakvic is controlling the position.
cuaresma is taking a breather. Blakvic says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

cuaresma is working for a kimura but Blakvic is defending it quite comfortably.
Blakvic is holding on to half guard well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
cuaresma is keen to just control but Blakvic is a slippery customer.
cuaresma trying to control from Blakvic's half guard. Blakvic has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
cuaresma working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
cuaresma throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blakvic keeping moving, preventing cuaresma from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blakvic is adopting a defensive guard.

Blakvic pushes cuaresma off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
cuaresma lands a two punch combo.
Blakvic misses with a straight right.
cuaresma wants to clinch up but Blakvic keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Blakvic throws a head kick that misses
and cuaresma counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A low kick from Blakvic is predictable there

and cuaresma counters by clinching up.
cuaresma looking for a takedown.

cuaresma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
cuaresma throws a head kick that misses.
Blakvic gets off balance looking for a body kick

and cuaresma counters with a shoot takedown. Blakvic fights it but they end up in guard.
cuaresma trying to control the position from guard on top but Blakvic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blakvic has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Blakvic is trying to keep cuaresma in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.

cuaresma gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
cuaresma fakes the leg kick and cracks Blakvic in the body.
pol ernest cuaresma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blakvic throws a lazy head kick
and cuaresma counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
cuaresma shoots in for a takedown but Blakvic shows good takedown defense.
Luka Blakvic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blakvic.
cuaresma shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blakvic but Blakvic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Luka Blakvic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of pol ernest cuaresma.
Blakvic throws a head kick that misses

and cuaresma counters with a single leg into guard. Blakvic didn't expect that.
Blakvic has control of cuaresma's left arm, preventing cuaresma from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
cuaresma wants to control from the top but Blakvic keeps moving.
cuaresma wants to stand but Blakvic is controlling his posture from full guard.

cuaresma thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
cuaresma wants to get up but he can't break Blakvic's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Blakvic holds on and takes a little breather.
Blakvic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
cuaresma has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Blakvic is proving hard to escape from.
Blakvic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Blakvic tries to get out of the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Blakvic throws a head kick that misses
and cuaresma counters with a good low kick that Blakvic was not able to check.
Blakvic could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blakvic.
cuaresma has a takedown stuffed.
Blakvic throws a head kick but cuaresma moves out of range.
cuaresma checks a leg kick.
Blakvic throws a head kick that misses
and cuaresma counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

pol ernest cuaresma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

cuaresma lands a body shot.
cuaresma wants to clinch.
Blakvic throws a leg kick

so cuaresma counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
cuaresma thows a big elbow that misses.
cuaresma working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

cuaresma stands up and waves to Blakvic to follow him.
Blakvic throws a leg kick

and cuaresma counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
cuaresma trying to control the action but Blakvic is working from the bottom.

cuaresma swings around for an armbar but Blakvic sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into cuaresma's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blakvic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
cuaresma looking to control but Blakvic passes into half guard.
Blakvic controlling the action here.

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.
Blakvic prevents cuaresma from improving his position.
cuaresma has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Blakvic is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blakvic controlling the pace.
Blakvic is pressing down on cuaresma's thigh, looking to free his foot. cuaresma is holding on for now.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's four 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.
cuaresma gets back to full guard.
Blakvic not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
cuaresma looking to control but Blakvic passes into half guard.
Blakvic is controlling the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
pol ernest cuaresma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well cuaresma has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... pol ernest cuaresma!