PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guy Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and samsung bronze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guy Blake has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Blake
vs
bronze

200 cm
18
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

199 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

HGH Nutrients

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Guy Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, samsung bronze!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bronze stuffs the takedown attempt from Blake. Blake gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick misses from bronze.
bronze with a poor takedown

and Blake counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Blake pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. bronze is keeping the position for now.
Blake trying to control but bronze is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
bronze trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Blake drops back, looking for a kneebar! bronze looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. bronze looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from bronze!

bronze decides to stand back up. bronze steps back and let's Blake get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bronze shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Blake counters with a shoot takedown. bronze fights it but they end up in guard.
Blake wants to control from the top but bronze keeps moving.
Blake is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because bronze is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Blake sitting in guard, not really doing much.
bronze looking for a sweep. Not yet bronze, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bronze pulls Blake in close to prevent any damage.
bronze keeping moving, preventing Blake from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blake is breathing heavily.
bronze is looking to stand back up but Blake counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by bronze.
bronze has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Blake is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake wants to lay and pray for a moment but bronze keeps working.
bronze wants to control but Blake is keeping busy.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
bronze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Blake shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Blake controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
bronze trying to strike off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

bronze wriggles free and stands up.
bronze tries a head kick but it misses.
Blake has his takedown stuffed

and bronze decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Blake's guard.
bronze stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blake swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blake wants to sweep here but bronze controlling him for the moment.

bronze stands up from guard. Let's bang!
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 Guy Blake 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.

Blake tries to keep at a distance but bronze has taken the fight into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as bronze takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Blake holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Blake fails to pull guard.

bronze decides to pull guard.
bronze is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Blake wants to control from the top but bronze keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bronze is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Blake is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blake won't allow bronze to sweep him here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Blake shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Blake was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
bronze is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Blake lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bronze tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blake tries to control but bronze wriggling away.
bronze wants to control but Blake is having none of it.
Blake sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Blake get's back to his feet.

bronze drives through and clinches with Blake against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. bronze is defending well for now.
bronze can't break the clinch.
Blake misses with a knee to the head.
bronze is working for takedown but Blake is calmly controlling the position for now.

Blake turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Blake manages to end up in side control.
Blake tries to move into full mount but can't pass bronze's legs.
bronze has one of Blake's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
bronze is not content to let Blake control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
bronze is trying to control Blake's posture but Blake avoids it.

bronze throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blake gets underhooks to prevent bronze's takedown attempt.
bronze is pushing Blake up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Blake tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. bronze smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guy Blake 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. This is the final round!

bronze shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Blake counters with a shoot takedown. bronze fights it but they end up in guard.
Blake tries to free his leg and advance position but bronze is retaining full guard.
Blake trying to control but bronze is working from the bottom.
bronze is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Blake tries to free his leg and advance position but bronze is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blake stopping the sweep attempt from bronze.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Blake scores with a leg kick.
bronze defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blake.
bronze shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blake as he jumps to the side.

bronze has taken the fight to the clinch.
bronze lands an elbow inside.

Blake breaks from the clinch.
Blake doesn't succeed with the takedown

and bronze counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Blake wriggles free and stands up.
Blake wants to clinch but bronze slips to the side
and bronze counters with a body kick that stops Blake in his tracks momentarily.
Blake doesn't succeed with the takedown

and bronze counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guy Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
bronze tries to stand but can't do so whilst Blake controls his leg.
Blake is trying to escape back to his feet but bronze uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Blake pushes bronze away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, bronze gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bronze passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Blake!
bronze controlling the position easily from mount.

bronze with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Blake regains half guard.
Blake tries to roll over but bronze keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
bronze with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Blake is looking for a sweep. bronze is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
bronze is just content to waste time from the top position. Blake takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
bronze trying to control but Blake is working from the bottom.
Blake trying to keep a closed guard but bronze is proving a slippery customer.

And that's the end of the fight!
samsung bronze comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blake 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guy Blake!