PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rory Blair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Ceelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blair's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lil Wayne - I Miss My Dawgs. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blair
vs
Ceelo

183 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
214 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rory Blair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Curtis Ceelo!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blair throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ceelo.
Blair throws a sloppy head kick and Ceelo moves out of range easily.
Ceelo avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ceelo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ceelo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circling - Blair throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blair swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ceelo counters with a one-two to the body.
Blair lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blair misses with a wild body shot.
Blair misses with a double jab

and Ceelo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Blair's guard now.
Ceelo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ceelo with a nice head shot there.
Ceelo cracks Blair with a solid left hand.

Blair is rocked!
Ceelo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Oh Blair is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ceelo prevents Blair from getting back to his feet.

Ceelo drops back looking for a leg! Blair is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Blair manages to kick Ceelo off! Ceelo jumps back into Blair's guard.
Blair seems to have got his legs back now.
Ceelo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Blair's head.
Ceelo landing some decent shots from guard.

Ceelo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Blair is breathing heavily.
Ceelo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ceelo trying to control the position from guard on top but Blair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ceelo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blair wants to get back to his feet but Ceelo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ceelo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ceelo thows a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ceelo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Blair scores with a nice strike.

Ceelo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Blair's guard.
Ceelo is stalling in the full guard.
Ceelo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blair swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ceelo landing with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blair wants to stand and escape but Ceelo is having none of it.
Ceelo passes into half guard.

Ceelo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Blair sees it coming and defends easily.
Ceelo working Blair over with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ceelo working Blair over with strikes.
Blair avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ceelo.
Ceelo controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Ceelo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Blair is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ceelo.
Blair looks to land a combination but Ceelo avoids it well.
Blair throws a shot from downtown. Ceelo moves away and avoids it.
Blair misses with a wild body shot.
Blair swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ceelo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Blair throws a combination that misses

and Ceelo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ceelo thows a huge punch but Blair dodges it nicely.
Ceelo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ceelo controlling the action here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Ceelo seems to be looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ceelo not doing much here.
Ceelo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Blair is looking to escape.
Ground and pound from Ceelo.
Curtis Ceelo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ceelo moves nicely into side control.
Ceelo staying calm.
Ceelo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ceelo scores with punches from side control.

Ceelo stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Ceelo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Blair was covering up waiting for the punch and Ceelo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ceelo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ceelo trying to control the position from guard on top but Blair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ceelo working some strikes from top position.
Ceelo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Ceelo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ceelo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ceelo stays in close to Blair's body and controls the position.
Ceelo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ceelo lands a decent elbow from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Blair is trying to control Ceelo's posture but Ceelo avoids it.
Ceelo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ceelo advances to full mount.
A nice elbow there by Ceelo.

Ceelo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Blair manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Ceelo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Ceelo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Blair tries to land a body kick

and Ceelo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Blair tries to break free but Ceelo pushes him back against the cage.

Ceelo has hold of one of Blair's legs. Blair is fighting the takedown attempt but Ceelo gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Ceelo looking to sit in guard and control but Blair gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Blair is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ceelo has control of Blair's left arm, preventing Blair from doing any damage.
Blair thows a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blair stopping the sweep attempt from Ceelo.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blair accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ceelo throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Blair is looking to work some ground and pound but Ceelo has wrist control.
Ceelo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Blair chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blair misses with a double jab

and Ceelo counters with a shoot takedown. Blair fights it but they end up in guard.
Blair wants to get back to his feet but Ceelo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ceelo lands a couple of elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Blair is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ceelo is aware though and is defending well.
Blair working a defensive guard here.
Ceelo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blair's head.
Ceelo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blair swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rory Blair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ceelo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ceelo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blair is keeping the position for now.
Ceelo working some strikes from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ceelo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ceelo thows a big elbow that misses.
Ceelo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Curtis Ceelo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ceelo forces his way into half guard.
Ceelo passes to side control.
Ceelo is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Blair will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Ceelo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ceelo 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 26:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Ceelo!