PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chase Blagg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Grantton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Blagg
vs
Grantton

165 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chase Blagg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Grantton!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blagg shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grantton defends it nicely.
Grantton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grantton throws a hook but Blagg blocks it.
Grantton leaves Blagg with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Grantton throws a right and a left that Blagg avoids nicely.
Grantton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blagg fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chase Blagg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grantton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grantton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blagg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grantton digs a good body shot into Blagg's ribs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grantton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grantton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grantton scores with a jab. Blagg acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

It looks like Chase Blagg has been cut.
Grantton tries to land a front kick but Blagg steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blagg shoots for a takedown but Grantton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Blagg shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grantton pinned against the cage. Grantton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Blagg slips a jab and a cross from Grantton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blagg ducks under a wild hook from Grantton.
Grantton misses the shot to the body.
Grantton is looking to clinch but Blagg is avoiding it.
A slow jab from Grantton misses its intended target.
Grantton misses with a wild combination.
Grantton leaves Blagg with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Blagg shoots in for a double leg but Grantton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Grantton scores with a jab to the head.
Blagg could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Grantton displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blagg tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grantton swivels and escapes.
Vitor Grantton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Grantton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Grantton showed some decent athleticism there.
Grantton content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blagg is trying to stand back up but Grantton is controlling him

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grantton takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Grantton looks gassed!
Let's hope that Grantton has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Grantton's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Blagg gets back to full guard.
Blagg scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.

Blagg has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Grantton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Grantton stopping the sweep attempt from Blagg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitor Grantton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chase Blagg's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Grantton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Grantton connects with a single shot there.
Blagg misses with a takedown attempt
and Grantton counters with a nice uppercut.
Blagg shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Grantton counters with a left to the body.
Grantton misses with the combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grantton.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grantton shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Blagg manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Grantton's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Blagg is looking to sweep but instead, Grantton has passed into half guard.
Grantton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Grantton connects with a nice short shot to Blagg's temple.
Grantton looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Blagg wants to control but Grantton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Grantton is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Grantton scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grantton controlling his opponent.
Blagg keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Grantton lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Grantton controlling from mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Despite being in the dominant position, Vitor Grantton just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Grantton tests Blagg's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blagg bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Blagg is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Grantton has escaped the position, nice work there.
Grantton is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Grantton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Blagg seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Grantton gets back to full guard.
Grantton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blagg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grantton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blagg.
Blagg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grantton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blagg trying to control the position from guard on top but Grantton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Grantton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grantton misses with a hook.
Blagg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grantton.
Grantton misses with a series of wild punches.
Chase Blagg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Grantton shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitor Grantton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chase Blagg's cut.
That's time! Blagg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Blagg fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Grantton sprawls well initially but Blagg persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Blagg with the ground and pound but Grantton uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Blagg looking to sit in guard and control but Grantton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Grantton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blagg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Grantton controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blagg is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Grantton is aware though and is defending well.
Blagg is trying to keep Grantton in close.
Grantton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Blagg is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Grantton defends well.
Grantton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Blagg might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Grantton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vitor Grantton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blagg is trying to control the position but Grantton postures up.
Blagg can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Grantton controls the pace.
Grantton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Grantton controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Vitor Grantton just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Grantton throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Blagg was covering up waiting for the punch and Grantton finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Grantton showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Blagg keeping moving, preventing Grantton from controlling successfully.
Blagg looking to control.

Blagg is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Grantton is aware though and is defending well.
Grantton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Grantton stands up and waves to Blagg to follow him.
Blagg misses with a takedown attempt

and Grantton counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Blagg is looking to improve his position.
Grantton not doing much here.
Vitor Grantton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blagg is looking for a sweep. Grantton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, Grantton seems content to control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blagg is trying to stand back up but Grantton is controlling him
Grantton is taking a breather. Blagg 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.

Blagg looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chase Blagg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Blagg actively working from the bottom here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor Grantton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grantton 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitor Grantton!