PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drandt Bavis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sazh Blaskey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bavis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to When I'm Gone. Drandt Bavis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bavis
vs
Blaskey

185 cm
22
209 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

184 cm
24
205 lbs
9 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drandt Bavis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sazh Blaskey!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaskey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bavis is fending him off so far but Blaskey persists. Nope, Bavis circles away and we're back to standing.
Bavis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Bavis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bavis.
Blaskey walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bavis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blaskey was well out of range. Poor timing from Bavis.
Blaskey tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bavis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bavis.
Bavis thumps Blaskey with a low kick.
Bavis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Drandt Bavis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Bavis misses.
Blaskey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bavis.
Bavis feints and then cracks Blaskey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blaskey down.
Bavis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bavis throws a hook to the side of Blaskey's head but Blaskey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bavis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fighters circling - Blaskey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bavis digs a good body shot into Blaskey's ribs.
Blaskey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bavis misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bavis scores with a jab to the body.
Blaskey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bavis cracks Blaskey with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Blaskey misses the jab.
Bavis stuffs the takedown attempt from Blaskey. Blaskey gets slowly back to his feet.
Blaskey tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bavis lands a nice looking body shot.
Blaskey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bavis manages to avoid it.
Bavis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blaskey's sensitive parts.
The fighters circling - Blaskey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blaskey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bavis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blaskey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blaskey throws a shot from downtown. Bavis moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bavis. Blaskey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bavis scores with a hook.
Blaskey throws a jab but it's blocked by Bavis.
Blaskey's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blaskey tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bavis swivels and escapes.
Drandt Bavis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sazh Blaskey.
Blaskey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bavis. Bavis obviously looking to wear him down.
Bavis lands a jab to the nose.
Bavis scoring well with a low kick there.
Bavis with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bavis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blaskey looks gassed!
Bavis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Sazh Blaskey has been cut.
Blaskey is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bavis is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Blaskey.
Bavis lands a nice shot to the body.
Bavis misses with the combination.
Blaskey walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bavis thumps Blaskey with a low kick.
Blaskey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bavis.
Blaskey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bavis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bavis digs a good body shot into Blaskey's ribs.
Bavis throws a lazy right hand but Blaskey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bavis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blaskey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blaskey throws a shot from downtown. Bavis moves away and avoids it.
Blaskey shoots in but Bavis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bavis defending well as Blaskey loads up on a big left hand.
Blaskey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bavis misses with a few strikes there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bavis.
Blaskey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bavis throws out the jab.
Bavis scores with a shot to the body.
Bavis slips a straight right by Blaskey.
Blaskey has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bavis.
Bavis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blaskey doesn't seem bothered though.
Bavis lands a front kick.
Drandt Bavis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bavis scoring well with a low kick there.
Bavis looks to land a combination. Blaskey sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bavis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid body kick from Bavis.
Bavis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blaskey thows a body shot but no joy.
Blaskey moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bavis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blaskey doesn't seem bothered though.
Bavis lands a head shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bavis. That's going to slow Blaskey down.
Bavis stalks Blaskey and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Blaskey's face. Blaskey staggers backwards, shaken.
Bavis lands a jab to Blaskey's midsection.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bavis!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bavis scores with a hook to the body. Blaskey takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bavis scores with a shot to the body.
Bavis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bavis connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drandt Bavis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sazh Blaskey's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bavis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Blaskey misses with a looping left.
Bavis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blaskey at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bavis.
Blaskey walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Blaskey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Blaskey dives in and grabs Bavis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bavis pushes down on Blaskey's head and hops out.
Bavis lands with an overhand left.
Bavis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bavis looks to score with a jab to the body but Blaskey is just out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bavis - that will leave a mark!
Blaskey might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bavis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bavis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bavis.
Blaskey is breathing heavily.
Bavis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blaskey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bavis to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaskey gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bavis feints and then cracks Blaskey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blaskey down.
Bavis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bavis scores with a hook.
Blaskey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bavis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bavis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blaskey thows a body shot but no joy.
Bavis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bavis throws a leg kick which misses Blaskey's front leg but catches the back leg as Blaskey tries to avoid it.
Bavis tries to bum rush Blaskey with a series of wild strikes but Blaskey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blaskey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bavis.
Bavis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bavis throws a series of punches but Blaskey avoids them all with ease.
Bavis lands with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaskey avoids the head kick by Bavis.
Bavis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bavis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Blaskey has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bavis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A good leg kick by Bavis.
Nice defenses there by Blaskey.
Bavis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blaskey walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bavis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blaskey doesn't seem bothered though.
Bavis lands a jab to the head.
Bavis looks to throw the jab but Blaskey is out of range.

Blaskey scores a takedown into full mount!
Bavis is looking to improve his position but Blaskey isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaskey wants to control the pace but Bavis is squirming around nicely.
Bavis tries to reverse the position but Blaskey maintains control.
Blaskey looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bavis is in a horrible position here. Blaskey smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bavis is squirming around, avoiding Blaskey's attempts to control the action.
Bavis is in a horrible position here. Blaskey smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bavis can't escape the position.
Bavis is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blaskey tries to control but Bavis wriggling away.
Bavis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blaskey can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Blaskey is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Bavis is wriggling around trying to escape.
Blaskey fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bavis is trying to escape the mount.
Bavis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Blaskey controlling from mount.
Bavis wants to control but Blaskey is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blaskey scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bavis?
Blaskey raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drandt Bavis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sazh Blaskey's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bavis works over Blaskey's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice sprawl there from Bavis as Blaskey shoots in.
Bavis lands a right hook to the body.
Blaskey staying out of range there.
Bavis blocks a jab.
Blaskey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bavis to score with a decent uppercut.
Bavis misses with a double jab.
Drandt Bavis is winning the standup battle so far.
Bavis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blaskey slips under a jab from Bavis.
Bavis lands with a shot to the body.
Blaskey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bavis throws a shot from downtown. Blaskey moves away and avoids it.
Blaskey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bavis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blaskey has a takedown stuffed.
Bavis looks to score with a jab to the body but Blaskey is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bavis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blaskey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bavis.
Blaskey is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Blaskey looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Blaskey avoids a kick to the body.
Bavis misses with a body shot.
Blaskey slips a jab from Bavis.
Bavis's corner calls for a 1-2. Bavis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Bavis.
Blaskey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bavis.
Bavis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blaskey's head.
Blaskey throws a body punch but Bavis moves out of range.
Bavis throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaskey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blaskey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bavis works the jab nicely.
Bavis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blaskey moves away.
Blaskey throws a hook but Bavis avoids it easily.
Bavis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blaskey checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Blaskey gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bavis blocks a jab.
Bavis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blaskey takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bavis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blaskey.
Blaskey has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Blaskey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bavis.

Blaskey shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Blaskey showed some decent athleticism there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bavis is trying to maintain the position but Blaskey is very close to passing his half guard.
Still in half guard, Blaskey seems content to control.
Blaskey working the head and body with strikes.
Blaskey seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bavis is not content to let Blaskey control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bavis moves into full guard.
Sazh Blaskey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bavis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Blaskey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Blaskey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blaskey stops Bavis from standing up.
Bavis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Blaskey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bavis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blaskey is one step ahead there.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bavis lands with a cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Drandt Bavis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bavis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drandt Bavis!