PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between jamie blackford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Raczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raczynski has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Damian Raczynski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

blackford
vs
Raczynski

200 cm
23
265 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

206 cm
22
275 lbs
1 - 3 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, jamie blackford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Damian Raczynski!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raczynski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Raczynski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Damian Raczynski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raczynski looks gassed!
Raczynski misses with a wild combination.
blackford dodges the punch combination from Raczynski.
blackford shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Raczynski pinned against the cage. Raczynski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
blackford shoots for a takedown but Raczynski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
blackford shoots for a takedown but Raczynski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jamie blackford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
blackford shoots in but Raczynski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Raczynski throws a right and a left that blackford avoids nicely.

blackford scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

blackford is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

blackford wants to work for an arm triangle but Raczynski is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

blackford is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

blackford is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

blackford is working for a submission of some sort.

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.

blackford has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Raczynski defend it? blackford steps over the head and cranks it - Raczynski is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for blackford!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). jamie blackford!