PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Lobo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seventies Blackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lobo comes to the cage accompanied by Moonspell - Opium. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lobo
vs
Blackman

212 cm
23
282 lbs
5 - 0 - 1

190 cm
24
235 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

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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 5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pablo Lobo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seventies Blackman!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lobo clinches.
Blackman takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Seventies Blackman has been cut.
Blackman managing to block the knees to the body from Lobo.
Blackman tries to score a body lock takedown but Lobo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Blackman lands with a light punch inside.
Blackman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Lobo.
Blackman looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lobo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lobo landing knees to the head.

Blackman is rocked!
Lobo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blackman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lobo connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Lobo.
Lobo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Blackman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Blackman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lobo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lobo wants to clinch.
Lobo tries to clinch but Blackman is having none of it.
No joy there for Blackman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Lobo rushes Blackman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lobo with a knee to the head.
Lobo lands a good knee to the midsection. Blackman won't want to take too many of those.
Lobo with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackman tries to score a body lock takedown but Lobo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pablo Lobo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seventies Blackman.
Lobo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lobo scores a nice knee to the body.
Lobo scores with a knee to the head.
Blackman blocks an elbow strike from Lobo.
Lobo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lobo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blackman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lobo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lobo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blackman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blackman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Blackman has Lobo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lobo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Blackman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lobo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lobo is pressed up against the cage. Blackman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lobo down to the mat. Lobo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lobo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lobo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blackman misses with a few strikes there.
Blackman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lobo but Lobo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lobo dives in and grabs Blackman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Blackman pushes down on Lobo's head and hops out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackman throws a right and a left that Lobo avoids nicely.
Lobo is looking to clinch but Blackman is avoiding it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Lobo rushes Blackman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lobo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blackman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lobo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lobo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lobo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blackman.
Blackman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lobo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Blackman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lobo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blackman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lobo prevents the takedown attempt.
Lobo connects with a knee to the head.
Lobo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lobo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blackman goes for a takedown attempt but Lobo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Blackman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lobo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Blackman coming out on top.
Blackman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lobo.
Blackman misses with a takedown attempt

and Lobo counters by clinching up.
Blackman goes for a takedown attempt but Lobo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Blackman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lobo defends it nicely.

Lobo rushes Blackman and presses him up against the cage.
Lobo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blackman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lobo missing with knees to the body.
Blackman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lobo prevents it.
Blackman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lobo fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Lobo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Blackman regains half guard.
Lobo seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackman moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Blackman has his hands on Lobo's head, controlling the position.

Lobo stands and steps away. Blackman gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Lobo is looking to clinch but Blackman is avoiding it.
Blackman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lobo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lobo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lobo wants it to stay on the feet.
Blackman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Blackman swats away the attempt to clinch by Lobo.
Lobo doesn't manage to clinch there - Blackman circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blackman throws a one two combo.

Lobo moves into the clinch.
Lobo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lobo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Lobo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seventies Blackman's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Blackman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lobo tries to clinch but Blackman is having none of it.
Blackman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blackman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lobo as he jumps to the side.

Lobo has managed to clinch.
Blackman is trying to drag Lobo to the mat but Lobo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Blackman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pablo Lobo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seventies Blackman.
Lobo tries to land a knee to the head but Blackman blocks with his arms.
Pablo Lobo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lobo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lobo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lobo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lobo landing knees to the head.
Lobo tries a knee to the head but Blackman blocks it.
Blackman dodges an elbow strike from Lobo.
Lobo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blackman is trying to drag Lobo to the mat but Lobo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Lobo rushes Blackman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lobo obliges.

Blackman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blackman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lobo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blackman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blackman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blackman throws a looping overhand right but Lobo ducks down to avoid it.
Seventies Blackman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lobo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blackman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blackman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lobo avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Lobo.
Lobo doesn't manage to clinch there - Blackman circles away.
Lobo is looking to clinch.
Blackman tries for a takedown but Lobo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lobo tries to clinch but Blackman is having none of it.
Blackman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blackman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lobo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blackman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blackman stuffs the takedown attempt from Lobo. Lobo gets slowly back to his feet.
Lobo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blackman dives in and grabs Lobo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lobo pushes down on Blackman's head and hops out.
Lobo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blackman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blackman shoots in but Lobo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lobo fails with an attempt to clinch.

Lobo forces Blackman back against the cage and clinches.
Blackman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lobo working Blackman over with knees to the body.
Lobo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blackman's face.
Lobo gets underhooks to prevent Blackman's takedown attempt.
Lobo lands a nice knee to the body.
Lobo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lobo with a knee to the head.
Lobo gets underhooks to prevent Blackman's takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackman can't break the clinch.
Lobo working Blackman over with knees to the body.
Lobo landing knees to the head.
Lobo misses with an elbow strike.
Blackman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lobo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lobo scores with a knee to the head.
Lobo misses with a knee to the head.
Blackman looking for a takedown.
Lobo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lobo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blackman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lobo misses with a knee strike.
Lobo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blackman.
Lobo working Blackman over with knees to the body.

Blackman breaks the clinch.
Blackman has his takedown stuffed

and Lobo moves into the clinch.
Blackman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blackman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lobo landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackman wants a takedown.
Lobo misses with a knee to the head.
Lobo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blackman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blackman tries to score a body lock takedown but Lobo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Blackman is trying to force a seperation but Lobo has the dominant position.
Lobo landing knees to the head.
Lobo tries to land knees in the clinch but Blackman avoids the damage to the body.
Lobo stops a takedown attempt from Blackman.
Lobo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lobo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lobo tries a knee to the head but Blackman blocks it.
Lobo prevents the takedown attempt.
Blackman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lobo prevents it.
Knees to the body from Lobo.
Lobo landing knees to the body.
Blackman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lobo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blackman is working for takedown but Lobo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Knees to the body from Lobo.
Blackman looking for a takedown.
Lobo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lobo trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Lobo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Seventies Blackman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Blackman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lobo was well out of range. Poor timing from Blackman.
Blackman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lobo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lobo doesn't manage to clinch there - Blackman circles away.
Blackman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lobo was well out of range. Poor timing from Blackman.
Lobo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blackman.
Blackman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lobo avoids it really well and circles away.
Lobo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lobo tries to close the distance and clinch but Blackman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackman missing with a left hand there. Lobo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blackman misses with a body shot.
Lobo shoots in for a double leg but Blackman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lobo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lobo moves in looking to clinch but Blackman pushes him off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blackman looks to land a combination. Lobo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Blackman slaps away a takedown attempt from Lobo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Lobo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobo takes a jab right on the kisser.

Blackman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lobo!
Blackman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Blackman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Blackman content just to control the position here.
Blackman's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Blackman looking to ground and pound but Lobo is blocking nicely.
Blackman breaks from Lobo's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackman wants to control the pace but Lobo is squirming around nicely.
Lobo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Blackman.
Lobo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Blackman landing punches.
Blackman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lobo is looking to escape.
Blackman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Blackman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blackman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Blackman lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Blackman lands a nice shot to the head.
Blackman controlling the position easily from mount.
Lobo is in a horrible position here. Blackman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The referee warns Lobo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blackman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Blackman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Blackman looking to finish Lobo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lobo!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Lobo really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Lobo is bucking up trying to escape but Blackman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Blackman controlling the pace for now.
Blackman working Lobo over with strikes here.
Blackman wants to control the pace but Lobo is squirming around nicely.
Seventies Blackman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blackman lands a big elbow.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackman is landing with some decent strikes but Lobo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Blackman.

Lobo is rocked!

It looks like Pablo Lobo has been cut.
Blackman looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Lobo covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seventies Blackman!