PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alan Blaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Sisk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaver comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC's Hells Bells. 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.

Blaver
vs
Sisk

185 cm
22
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

186 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alan Blaver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Sisk!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Sisk.
Sisk shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blaver tries a head kick but it misses.
Sisk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Blaver has managed to clinch.

Blaver breaks from the clinch.
Blaver is looking to clinch.
Blaver scores with a spinning back kick!
Blaver bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sisk closes the distance and clinches up with Blaver, looking for a takedown. Sisk pushes Blaver against the cage but Blaver circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Blaver throws a looping overhand right but Sisk ducks down to avoid it.
Sisk blocks a head kick by Blaver.
Blaver lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaver stuffs the takedown.
Blaver works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Blaver looks to land a combination but Sisk avoids it well.
Sisk takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sisk looks gassed!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blaver, right into the meat.
Blaver stuns Sisk with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Blaver drives through with a takedown into guard.
Blaver preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaver lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sisk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blaver's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Sisk is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Sisk throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sisk looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blaver is one step ahead there.
Blaver wants to pass the guard but Sisk is keeping the position.

Sisk is looking for a triangle but Blaver pushes his legs off easily.
Blaver has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sisk keeping moving, preventing Blaver from controlling successfully.

Sisk escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blaver gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Sisk working for a triangle but Blaver defends it easily.
Blaver distracts Sisk with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaver content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Blaver pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sisk is keeping the position for now.
Blaver landing some decent shots from guard.
Sisk manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blaver manages to get himself to full guard.
Blaver will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Sisk drops back, looking for a kneebar! Blaver looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Blaver looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Blaver!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaver in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Blaver lands a nice forearm strike.
Blaver working the ground and pound.

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

Blaver drives through and clinches with Sisk against the cage.
Blaver scores a nice knee to the body.
Blaver landing knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Blaver.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sisk managing to block the knees to the body from Blaver.
Sisk stalling in the clinch but Blaver improves position.
Sisk fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Alan Blaver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Sisk.
Sisk is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Blaver gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Blaver has hold of one of Sisk's legs. Sisk is fighting the takedown attempt but Blaver gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Sisk manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blaver manages to get himself to full guard.
Sisk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blaver swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sisk pushes down on Blaver's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Sisk is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Blaver is just riding it out for now. Sisk eventually gives up the hold.
Sisk tries to pass to full mount but Blaver defends it.

Sisk is working for a kimura but Blaver is defending it quite comfortably.
Sisk missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaver moves into full guard.

Sisk thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Blaver looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blaver avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sisk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blaver is keeping the position for now.

Sisk is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blaver is on top in guard.

Sisk is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Sisk throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blaver postures up in Sisk's guard and throws a big left but Sisk blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Sisk has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blaver can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Sisk is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alan Blaver dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sisk swats away the attempt to clinch by Blaver.
Sisk lands with a thumping leg kick.

Blaver looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Blaver is posturing up here but Sisk has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Blaver tries to roll out but it's too tight and Blaver has to tap! Slick submission there by Sisk!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Sisk!