PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tajhon Blahs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Mad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mad is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Move aside and let the man go through. Max Mad acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Blahs
vs
Mad

170 cm
23
169 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

180 cm
26
164 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Hell's Balls Recovery

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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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tajhon Blahs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Max Mad!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mad has a takedown stuffed.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

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

Mad is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Blahs is just riding it out for now. Mad eventually gives up the hold.
Mad thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mad thows a huge punch but Blahs dodges it nicely.

Mad is looking for a kimura here.
Blahs tries to roll over but Mad keeps him under control.
Blahs pushes Mad off looking to stand but Mad dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blahs wants to improve his position but Mad is controlling well.
Blahs is refusing to be controlled, as Mad sits in half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Blahs clinches.
Blahs throws a punch but it's blocked by Mad.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Blahs.
Blahs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mad prevents a body shot from Blahs.
Blahs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blahs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blahs lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mad drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mad has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Blahs avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tajhon Blahs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Mad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Blahs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mad tries to clinch
and Blahs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blahs feints and then cracks Mad's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mad down.
Mad looks gassed!

Blahs shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Blahs was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blahs fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mad is trying to escape the mount.
Blahs tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Blahs connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mad squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Blahs sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mad wants to control but Blahs is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mad really wants to buck Blahs off and get back to his feet.
Mad is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Blahs tries to control but Mad wriggling away.
Blahs with a couple of short strikes.
Blahs looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Blahs trying to control but Mad is having none of it.
Blahs looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blahs lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mad hang on?
Blahs has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mad working to try and regain half guard.
Mad is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Blahs breaks from Mad's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blahs cracks Mad with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Mad is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blahs takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mad sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tajhon Blahs dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Blahs scores with a nice head shot.
Mad is still on wobbly legs! Can Blahs finish him?
Blahs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mad seems to have recovered his senses.
Blahs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab by Blahs.
The fighters circling - Blahs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blahs throws a looping overhand right but Mad ducks down to avoid it.
Blahs throws a jab when Mad was well out of range.
Mad slips a jab from Blahs.
Blahs throws the left hand but Mad avoids the punch easily.
Mad scores with a jab to the body.

Mad bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Blahs manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Mad is thwarting Blahs's attempts to control the position.
Mad tries to pass the half guard into mount. Blahs knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mad is working for a submission of some sort.
Blahs is concentrating on defense, preventing Mad from advancing position.
Mad not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mad is pressing down on Blahs's thigh, looking to free his foot. Blahs is holding on for now.
Blahs keeping hold of Mad's head, controlling as best he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mad throws a nice looking combination but Blahs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mad shoots for a takedown but Blahs saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Blahs moves away from the strike by Mad.
Nice body kick there by Blahs.
Blahs swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Mad counter with a right hand.
Blahs misses the shot to the body.
Blahs cracks Mad with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Blahs closes the distance and clinches.
Blahs scores with a shot to the side of Mad's head.
Mad looking for a takedown.
Blahs digs a right hand into Mad's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mad's gas tank.
Blahs lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blahs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blahs throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Blahs lands a body shot in the clinch.

Blahs works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Blahs with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Blahs stands up from Mad's guard - Blahs perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mad closes the distance and clinches up with Blahs, looking for a takedown. Mad pushes Blahs against the cage but Blahs circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tajhon Blahs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Mad.
Blahs lands a high kick!
Mad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blahs dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Blahs fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mad, pushing him back against the cage.
Blahs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blahs pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blahs lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mad or not.
Mad drops down looking for an ankle pick but Blahs pulls his leg out and moves away.
Blahs throws a lazy right hand but Mad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blahs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blahs takes a swing at Mad's ribcage but misses.
Donk. Blahs catches Mad right on the button with a cross.
Mad looks to throw the jab but Blahs is out of range.
Blahs misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mad gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Blahs to counter with a crisp jab.
Blahs scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mad keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tajhon Blahs dominated that second round.
That's time! Blahs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Mad shoots and misses
and Blahs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blahs throws a right and a left that Mad avoids nicely.
Blahs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mad's corner calls for a 1-2. Mad obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mad misses with a takedown

and Blahs counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mad!
Mad is in a horrible position here. Blahs smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mad sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Blahs seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Blahs escapes and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mad is defended easily by Blahs.
Tajhon Blahs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Mad.
Blahs swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blahs lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mad's sensitive parts.
Mad misses with a takedown
and Mad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Mad tries to keep at a distance but Blahs has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blahs avoiding damage.
Blahs throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blahs is pressed up against the cage. Mad has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Blahs down to the mat. Blahs avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mad stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blahs.
Blahs ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from Blahs - that landed with a thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blahs works on Mad's body with a couple of short punches.
Mad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Blahs.

Blahs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blahs doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mad looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blahs throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blahs keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jab from Mad.
Mad lunges at Blahs with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blahs's hand.
Mad misses the body punch

and Blahs counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tajhon Blahs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blahs is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mad wants to get back to his feet but Blahs is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Blahs is pushing down on Mad's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mad is fighting to maintain full guard but Blahs has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mad is looking to get back to full guard here but Blahs has managed to pass to side control instead.
Blahs is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Blahs is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Blahs postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mad looks a forlorn figure.
Mad tries to hold on but Blahs postures up.
Blahs lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mad hang on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mad wants to hold on but Blahs pushes him away.
Blahs scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Blahs looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mad tries to buck Blahs off but he can't manage it.
Tajhon Blahs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mad tries to reverse the position but Blahs maintains control.
Blahs lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blahs controlling the pace for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tajhon Blahs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blahs has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tajhon Blahs!