PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jones Jr Roy Levesta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Blankenship (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roy Levesta comes to the cage accompanied by ... Blankenship has chosen Dead Man's Party as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jr Roy Levesta
vs
Blankenship

184 cm
24
197 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

186 cm
25
196 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jones Jr Roy Levesta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kenny Blankenship!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blankenship looks to land a left hand but Roy Levesta moved out of range nicely.
Roy Levesta keeps Blankenship at a distance using the push kick.
Blankenship takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blankenship. Roy Levesta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roy Levesta slips under a jab from Blankenship.
A head kick misses from Blankenship.
Blankenship looks gassed!
Roy Levesta is looking to slow Blankenship down with leg kicks.
Roy Levesta scores with a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Roy Levesta.
Roy Levesta lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roy Levesta fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blankenship.
Blankenship stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Roy Levesta.
Roy Levesta connects with a right hand. Blankenship shakes it off.
Roy Levesta thumps Blankenship with a low kick.
Roy Levesta lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Roy Levesta!
Roy Levesta with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blankenship's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blankenship swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Roy Levesta counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy Levesta works Blankenship's body with a nice hook.
Roy Levesta lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Roy Levesta turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blankenship takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Roy Levesta ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones Jr Roy Levesta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blankenship takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Roy Levesta scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Roy Levesta feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blankenship's calf.
Roy Levesta lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blankenship on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Roy Levesta. Roy Levesta obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roy Levesta works Blankenship's body with a nice hook.
Roy Levesta scores with a leg kick.
Blankenship tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Roy Levesta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Roy Levesta throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Roy Levesta.
Roy Levesta pushes Blankenship away with a front kick.
Kenny Blankenship seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Roy Levesta. That's going to slow Blankenship down.
Nice body kick there by Roy Levesta.
Blankenship moves forwards but Roy Levesta connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Roy Levesta connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Roy Levesta lands a jab to Blankenship's midsection.
Roy Levesta scores with a three punch combo!
Blankenship takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice body punch from Roy Levesta.
Blankenship takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A punch lands to the side of Blankenship 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Roy Levesta connects with a solid leg kick.
Roy Levesta connects with a body shot.

Roy Levesta takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy Levesta lands a body punch in the clinch.
Roy Levesta stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Roy Levesta lands a body shot.
Roy Levesta working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Roy Levesta scores with a shoulder strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Roy Levesta.
Nice body punch from Roy Levesta.
Roy Levesta is working Blankenship over against the cage.

Roy Levesta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blankenship takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Roy Levesta clinches up against the cage.

Roy Levesta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roy Levesta scores with a shot to the body.

Roy Levesta has closed the distance and engaged Blankenship in a clinch.
Roy Levesta lands a hook that snaps the head of Blankenship backwards.
Roy Levesta digs a right hand underneath Blankenship's ribcage. Blankenship let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Roy Levesta stalling in the clinch.
Good body shot from Roy Levesta.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy Levesta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blankenship backwards.
Roy Levesta leaning against his opponent.
Roy Levesta lands a body punch.

Roy Levesta breaks from the clinch.
Roy Levesta ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Roy Levesta lands with a slapping head kick.
Roy Levesta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roy Levesta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roy Levesta is looking to wear down Blankenship with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Roy Levesta, right into the meat.
Roy Levesta turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Roy Levesta throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roy Levesta tries to bum rush Blankenship with a series of wild strikes but Blankenship uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roy Levesta lands a jab-cross combination.
Roy Levesta sizes up Blankenship with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Roy Levesta lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jones Jr Roy Levesta dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A low kick from Blankenship misses
and Roy Levesta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blankenship avoids the body shot from Roy Levesta.
A nice leg kick lands there from Roy Levesta.
Blankenship misses with a looping right.
Roy Levesta slips a straight right by Blankenship.
Blankenship throws a combination that misses
and Roy Levesta counters with a series of strikes. Blankenship will be more careful next time no doubt.
Roy Levesta scores with a sloppy right hand. Blankenship should have avoided that one.
Nice body punch from Roy Levesta.

Roy Levesta gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Roy Levesta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Roy Levesta digs a right hand underneath Blankenship's ribcage. Blankenship let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Roy Levesta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Roy Levesta breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roy Levesta cracks Blankenship with an open hand slap.
Roy Levesta throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blankenship stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Roy Levesta scores with a hook to the body. Blankenship takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy Levesta lands with an uppercut that bounces Blankenship off the cage and back into rage.
Blankenship takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Roy Levesta does it's job there.
Roy Levesta fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blankenship on the side of the head.
Roy Levesta throws a head kick that half lands.
Roy Levesta throws a head kick that Blankenship semi-blocks.
A nice combination there by Roy Levesta.
Roy Levesta scores with a nice right hand.
Roy Levesta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Roy Levesta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Roy Levesta drives through and clinches with Blankenship against the cage.
Roy Levesta works on Blankenship's body with a couple of short punches.
Roy Levesta leaning against his opponent.
Roy Levesta seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy Levesta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blankenship wants to break the clinch but can't.
Roy Levesta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blankenship can do to turn this around?

Roy Levesta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roy Levesta slips a jab from Blankenship.
Roy Levesta throws a leg kick which misses Blankenship's front leg but catches the back leg as Blankenship tries to avoid it.
Roy Levesta has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Roy Levesta cracks a nice hook into Blankenship's ribs.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Roy Levesta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blankenship tries for a takedown. No joy.
Roy Levesta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Roy Levesta lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Roy Levesta manages to break the clinch.
Roy Levesta lands with a nice body kick.
Roy Levesta ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Roy Levesta.
Blankenship takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Roy Levesta moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Roy Levesta lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A punch lands to the side of Blankenship 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blankenship has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Roy Levesta.
Roy Levesta moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Blankenship takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Roy Levesta closes the distance and clinches.

Roy Levesta manages to break the clinch.
Roy Levesta ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Roy Levesta connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Roy Levesta clinches.
Blankenship tries to break the clinch but Roy Levesta is controlling the position.
Roy Levesta dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Blankenship has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Roy Levesta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blankenship backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy Levesta works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Roy Levesta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blankenship takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A left and a right from Roy Levesta both land. Nice combination.
Roy Levesta throws a head kick that Blankenship semi-blocks.
Roy Levesta plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Blankenship throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Roy Levesta makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roy Levesta throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Roy Levesta throws a nice outside leg kick.
Roy Levesta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roy Levesta jabs Blankenship right on the nose. Blankenship blinks but takes it well.
Left hook, right uppercut from Roy Levesta.
Roy Levesta connects with a nice looking jab.
Blankenship tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jones Jr Roy Levesta dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Blankenship swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Roy Levesta counters with a nice body kick.
Roy Levesta lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Roy Levesta throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blankenship throws a hook but Roy Levesta avoids it easily.

Roy Levesta moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Roy Levesta on the inside.
Blankenship changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Roy Levesta fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Blankenship misses with a combination
and Roy Levesta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blankenship gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Roy Levesta.
Roy Levesta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Roy Levesta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Roy Levesta.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roy Levesta throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Blankenship tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy Levesta cracks the inside of Blankenship's front leg.
Jones Jr Roy Levesta is winning the standup battle so far.
Roy Levesta lands a head kick. Blankenship smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Roy Levesta lands with a cross.
Roy Levesta lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blankenship's sensitive parts.
Roy Levesta scores with a jab to the body.
Roy Levesta feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blankenship's calf.
Blankenship takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Roy Levesta goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Roy Levesta scores with a leg kick.
Roy Levesta lands a nice shot to the body.
Roy Levesta throws a nice outside leg kick.
Roy Levesta throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blankenship stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Roy Levesta works over Blankenship's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blankenship showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roy Levesta.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy Levesta scores with a jab to the body.
Kenny Blankenship is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roy Levesta lands a nice looking body shot.
Blankenship on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Blankenship closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Roy Levesta lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Roy Levesta scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blankenship doesn't seem bothered though.
Roy Levesta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Roy Levesta lands a two punch combo.
Roy Levesta delivers a nice body kick.
Roy Levesta throws a nice inside leg kick.
Roy Levesta throws a shot to the body.
Roy Levesta connects with a high kick.
Roy Levesta scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy Levesta throws a leg kick which misses Blankenship's front leg but catches the back leg as Blankenship tries to avoid it.
Roy Levesta throws a head kick that half lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Roy Levesta, right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Roy Levesta.
Roy Levesta fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blankenship.
A decent looking cross lands there for Roy Levesta.
Blankenship stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Roy Levesta.
Blankenship tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Roy Levesta moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Blankenship takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blankenship drops his hands momentarily and Roy Levesta takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Roy Levesta feints and then cracks Blankenship's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blankenship down.
Nice uppercut lands for Roy Levesta. That snapped Blankenship's head back.
Roy Levesta with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Roy Levesta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blankenship is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Roy Levesta.
Blankenship walks forward, straight into a front kick from Roy Levesta.
Roy Levesta throws a head kick but Blankenship moves out of range.
Roy Levesta lands a right hook to the body.
Crunch! Roy Levesta slams his shin into Blankenship's torso.
Roy Levesta lands a jab to the nose.
Roy Levesta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Roy Levesta looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blankenship walks into a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Roy Levesta.
Roy Levesta lands with a kick to the temple. Blankenship shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jones Jr Roy Levesta clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Roy Levesta lands a jab to Blankenship's midsection.
Blankenship misses with a takedown
and Roy Levesta counters with a nice body kick.
Roy Levesta connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Roy Levesta scores with a jab.
Roy Levesta ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Roy Levesta with a nice cross.
Roy Levesta lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Roy Levesta has managed to clinch.

Roy Levesta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blankenship takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Roy Levesta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Roy Levesta scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Blankenship is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roy Levesta lands with a kick to the ribs.
Blankenship throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Roy Levesta counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy Levesta's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Roy Levesta duly obliges.
Roy Levesta scoring well with a low kick there.
Roy Levesta lands with a nice body punch.
Blankenship on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A head kick misses from Roy Levesta.
Roy Levesta throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blankenship falls off balance throwing a combination
and Roy Levesta counters with a nice uppercut.
Blankenship on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Roy Levesta throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Blankenship.
Blankenship on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Roy Levesta. Roy Levesta obviously looking to wear him down.
Roy Levesta lands a head kick. Blankenship smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Roy Levesta lands with a nice body punch.
A low kick from Blankenship is predictable there
and Roy Levesta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy Levesta is looking to slow Blankenship down with leg kicks.
Nice body kick there by Roy Levesta.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blankenship takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blankenship throws a sloppy body shot
and Roy Levesta makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Roy Levesta throws a nice outside leg kick.
Roy Levesta moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Blankenship tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Roy Levesta fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blankenship.

Roy Levesta moves into the clinch successfully.
Roy Levesta lands an uppercut.
Roy Levesta pushes Blankenship back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roy Levesta presses Blankenship against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Roy Levesta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roy Levesta throws a good cross that connects.
Blankenship walks forward, straight into a front kick from Roy Levesta.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy Levesta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Roy Levesta feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blankenship's calf.
Roy Levesta lands with a nice body kick.

Blankenship tries to keep at a distance but Roy Levesta has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blankenship has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Roy Levesta manages to break the clinch.
Blankenship showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roy Levesta.
Roy Levesta lands with a nice combination. Blankenship backs away looking to recover.
Roy Levesta thows a body kick. Blankenship tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Roy Levesta delivers a nice body kick.
Roy Levesta with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Roy Levesta lands a right hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy Levesta lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Blankenship backs up against the cage.
Roy Levesta is looking to slow Blankenship down with leg kicks.
Blankenship takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Roy Levesta lands a jab to Blankenship's midsection.
Roy Levesta lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blankenship misses with a body shot
and Roy Levesta counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Roy Levesta fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blankenship looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Roy Levesta cracks Blankenship with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Roy Levesta lands with a kick to the ribs.
Roy Levesta cracks the inside of Blankenship's front leg.

Roy Levesta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blankenship, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roy Levesta lands a body punch in the clinch.

Roy Levesta breaks from the clinch.
Blankenship takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Roy Levesta takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jones Jr Roy Levesta had his way with Kenny Blankenship in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Roy Levesta with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blankenship takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Roy Levesta throws a nice head kick!
Roy Levesta ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Roy Levesta scores with a nice body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roy Levesta.
Roy Levesta lunges at Blankenship with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blankenship's hand.
The crowd cheers as Roy Levesta lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blankenship doesn't seem phased though.
Roy Levesta throws a leg kick which misses Blankenship's front leg but catches the back leg as Blankenship tries to avoid it.
Roy Levesta lands with a good body shot.
Blankenship is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Roy Levesta lands a body shot.
Roy Levesta cracks a nice hook into Blankenship's ribs.
Blankenship takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy Levesta scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Blankenship on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Roy Levesta changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roy Levesta.
Roy Levesta lands a nice shot to the body.
Roy Levesta throws a shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Roy Levesta.
Roy Levesta lets loose with a powerful body kick. Blankenship will feel that in the morning.
Roy Levesta throws a quick inside leg kick.
Roy Levesta delivers a nice body kick.
Blankenship on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Roy Levesta. Roy Levesta obviously looking to wear him down.
Blankenship takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Blankenship moves forwards but Roy Levesta connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Blankenship takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Roy Levesta does it's job there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Roy Levesta throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Roy Levesta.
Blankenship on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Roy Levesta closes the distance and clinches.
Roy Levesta working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Roy Levesta gets underhooks to prevent Blankenship's takedown attempt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Roy Levesta throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Roy Levesta stalling.
Roy Levesta lands a body shot in the clinch.
Roy Levesta has Blankenship pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jones Jr Roy Levesta.
Roy Levesta ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship shoots and misses
and Roy Levesta counters with a low kick, right behind Blankenship 's knee.
Blankenship misses with a shot to the body
and Roy Levesta counters with a nice uppercut.
Blankenship swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Roy Levesta counters with a right hand to the body.
Roy Levesta ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Roy Levesta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Roy Levesta scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Roy Levesta cracks Blankenship with a right hand to the side of the head.
Blankenship throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Roy Levesta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Roy Levesta scores with a push kick.
Roy Levesta is looking to slow Blankenship down with leg kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roy Levesta.
Blankenship misses with a jab to the body
and Roy Levesta counters with a nice uppercut.
Blankenship dodges the punch combination from Roy Levesta.
Jones Jr Roy Levesta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy Levesta feints and then cracks Blankenship's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blankenship down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Roy Levesta.
Roy Levesta feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blankenship's calf.
Kenny Blankenship has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick from Roy Levesta lands but Blankenship takes it in his stride.
A shot to de liver by Roy Levesta. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roy Levesta cracks the inside of Blankenship's front leg.
Roy Levesta lands a jab to Blankenship's midsection.
Roy Levesta moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Roy Levesta lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blankenship throws a predictable looking body shot
and Roy Levesta counters with an inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Roy Levesta.
Roy Levesta cracks a nice hook into Blankenship's ribs.
Roy Levesta connects with a solid leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jones Jr Roy Levesta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Roy Levesta 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 50:40
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 50:40
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 50:40

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jones Jr Roy Levesta!
Jones Jr Roy Levesta retains his middleweight title!