PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jean Sebastien Blais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Rodriguez de Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Blais might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Metallica - One. Luiz Rodriguez de Lima has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Sebastien Blais
vs
Rodriguez de Lima

167 cm
23
145 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

165 cm
21
155 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Global Nutritional (Q145 for $16)

Fightworld Formula
Fightworld Formula

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Sebastien Blais!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luiz Rodriguez de Lima!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blais tries to clinch up.
Blais shoots in but no luck this time.
Rodriguez de Lima misses the jab.
Blais shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blais moves in looking to clinch but Rodriguez de Lima pushes him off.
Rodriguez de Lima is looking to slow Blais down with leg kicks.
Jean Sebastien Blais seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blais looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blais stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rodriguez de Lima.
Rodriguez de Lima stuns Blais with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Rodriguez de Lima gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Blais throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rodriguez de Lima dodges an elbow strike from Blais.
Rodriguez de Lima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blais jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rodriguez de Lima walks away with a smile on his face. Blais gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Sebastien Blais. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blais tries to clinch up

and Rodriguez de Lima counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Rodriguez de Lima is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Rodriguez de Lima is working for a kimura but Blais is defending it quite comfortably.
Rodriguez de Lima is thwarting Blais's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blais slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rodriguez de Lima works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Well, if Rodriguez de Lima is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Rodriguez de Lima is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Blais doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rodriguez de Lima.
Blais is looking to improve his position.

Rodriguez de Lima is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Blais defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rodriguez de Lima is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rodriguez de Lima looks gassed!

Blais looking for submissions off his back.

Rodriguez de Lima is looking for a kimura but Blais is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rodriguez de Lima to get the leverage.
Blais is trying to get back to full guard.

Rodriguez de Lima is looking for a kimura but Blais is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rodriguez de Lima to get the leverage.

Rodriguez de Lima is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Blais looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blais is not content to let Rodriguez de Lima control the position.
Blais holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

Rodriguez de Lima is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Blais defends it well.
Blais is looking for a sweep. Rodriguez de Lima is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

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

and Rodriguez de Lima counters by clinching up.
Rodriguez de Lima lands a shot to the body.
Rodriguez de Lima lands with a light punch inside.
Rodriguez de Lima unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blais lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Blais pushes off an throws an elbow but Rodriguez de Lima leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Blais misses with a knee strike.
Blais tries to pull guard but Rodriguez de Lima holds him up against the cage and eventually Blais drops back down to his feet.
Blais fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Blais using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rodriguez de Lima has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Blais breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez de Lima lands with a cross.
Blais tries to clinch but Rodriguez de Lima moves away
enabling Rodriguez de Lima to counter with a crisp jab.
Blais tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rodriguez de Lima counters with a nice uppercut.
Blais has his takedown stuffed

and Rodriguez de Lima counters by clinching up.
Rodriguez de Lima just leaning against Blais, taking a breather.
Rodriguez de Lima with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rodriguez de Lima gets underhooks to prevent Blais's takedown attempt.
Blais fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Blais misses with an elbow strike.

Rodriguez de Lima has picked Blais up - he's going for a ride! Rodriguez de Lima dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Blais actively working from the bottom here.

Rodriguez de Lima is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blais is in trouble now - Rodriguez de Lima has advanced to mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Rodriguez de Lima working for a guillotine from mount but Blais is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Rodriguez de Lima dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Blais misses with a takedown
and Rodriguez de Lima counters with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blais looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blais tries to clinch but Rodriguez de Lima is having none of it.
Rodriguez de Lima throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blais sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blais tries to clinch up.
Rodriguez de Lima throws a head kick that half lands.

Rodriguez de Lima rushes Blais and presses him up against the cage.
Blais misses with an elbow strike.
Blais on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rodriguez de Lima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blais tries to pull guard but Rodriguez de Lima holds him up against the cage and eventually Blais drops back down to his feet.

Rodriguez de Lima has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Blais uses from the top position.
Blais trying to control but Rodriguez de Lima is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez de Lima looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodriguez de Lima, not yet.
Rodriguez de Lima is breathing heavily.
Blais looking to pass the guard.
Blais wants to control from the top but Rodriguez de Lima keeps moving.

Blais got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rodriguez de Lima has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Blais has managed to get both his arms back between Rodriguez de Lima's legs - danger averted.
Blais not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rodriguez de Lima seems keen to control Blais's posture.

Blais is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Rodriguez de Lima had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blais defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez de Lima manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blais manages to get himself to full guard.
Rodriguez de Lima postures up.
Rodriguez de Lima landing with the ground and pound.
Rodriguez de Lima trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Rodriguez de Lima is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Blais throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rodriguez de Lima thows a big elbow that misses.
Rodriguez de Lima looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blais working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rodriguez de Lima.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Blais moves into the clinch successfully.
Rodriguez de Lima misses with a knee to the head.
Blais using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rodriguez de Lima has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blais prevents a takedown attempt there.

Blais decides to pull guard.
Luiz Rodriguez de Lima has got the better of the ground game so far.

Blais working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rodriguez de Lima doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rodriguez de Lima manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Blais keeping moving, preventing Rodriguez de Lima from controlling successfully.

Rodriguez de Lima thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rodriguez de Lima looking to pass the guard.
Rodriguez de Lima trying to control but Blais is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Blais is trying to control the position but Rodriguez de Lima postures up.

Blais working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rodriguez de Lima doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Blais is tightening it up a little... Rodriguez de Lima has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Rodriguez de Lima reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Rodriguez de Lima taps out! nice BJJ there by Blais!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jean Sebastien Blais!