PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DK Oakston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sal Blare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oakston comes to the cage accompanied by Beastie Boys - High Plains Drifter. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Oakston
vs
Blare

182 cm
23
175 lbs
3 - 7 - 1

200 cm
23
175 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Future Pharmaceuticals-Time Slip Protection 150

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, DK Oakston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sal Blare!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oakston throws a right hand that Blare ducks under and follows up with a left that Blare also avoids with ease.
Blare stuffs the takedown.
Oakston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blare.

Blare throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Oakston was covering up waiting for the punch and Blare finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Oakston might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Oakston wants to stand and escape but Blare is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blare wants to control from the top but Oakston keeps moving.
Blare is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Oakston trying to keep a closed guard but Blare is proving a slippery customer.
Oakston keeping moving, preventing Blare from controlling successfully.
Oakston trying to control the position here.
Blare tries to free his leg and advance position but Oakston is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blare wants to stand but Oakston has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Blare with a poor takedown
and Oakston counters with a three punch combo that has Blare backing up. Blare nods at Oakston to acknowledge the strikes.
Oakston connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blare shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Oakston counters with a right hand to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Oakston!
Oakston falls off balance throwing a combination

and Blare counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Blare.
Blare looks gassed!
Blare has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Oakston is proving hard to escape from.
Blare with a flurry of punches that miss.
Oakston looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Blare puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blare wants to free his trapped foot but Oakston is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Blare is trying to control. Oakston wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Oakston is trying is best to control the position here.
Oakston looks like he's trying to stand up.

Oakston has one foot on Blare's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Oakston swings away with a body shot that misses

so Blare counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oakston is pulling down on Blare's head. It's preventing any offense from Blare, at least for the moment.
Oakston wants to sweep but no luck.
Blare being controlled here momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blare looking to pass the guard.
Oakston looking to control.
Blare being controlled here momentarily.
Blare slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Oakston is controlling Blare's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blare wants to control from the top but Oakston keeps moving.
Oakston managing to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of DK Oakston.
Blare throws a low kick but Oakston avoids it.
Oakston lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oakston with a nice cross.
Oakston lands with a straight right. Blare didn't see that one coming.

Oakston looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oakston postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sal Blare will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Blare tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Oakston counters with a straight right hand.
Oakston lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blare with a lazy takedown attempt
and Oakston counters with a low kick, right behind Blare 's knee.
A cross from Oakston lands.
Blare misses with a takedown

and Oakston moves into the clinch.

Oakston breaks the clinch.
Oakston throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Blare.
Oakston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oakston throws a right hand that Blare ducks under and follows up with a left that Blare also avoids with ease.
A good leg kick by Oakston.

Oakston shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Oakston was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Oakston looking to finish Blare with some ground and pound. This is bad for Blare!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oakston avoids the attempt from Blare to control.
Oakston landing strikes, looking to finish!
Blare tries to hold on but Oakston pushes him away.
Blare is squirming around, avoiding Oakston's attempts to control the action.
Sal Blare has got the better of the ground game so far.
Oakston lands a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blare takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Oakston scoring with strikes but Blare is staying in there.

Oakston jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Blare is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Blare and Oakston has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

Oakston tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Oakston has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oakston cracks Blare with a big right hand but Blare just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Oakston looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Blare is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Blare works his way to full guard. Good work.
Blare not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oakston accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blare is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Blare looking for a guillotine here but Oakston defends easily.
Blare working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oakston.
Oakston is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Oakston postures up.
Oakston has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four 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.

Oakston closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Blare did well to prevent Oakston getting side control.
Blare makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Blare.
Oakston preventing the sweep.
Oakston wants to control from the top but Blare keeps moving.
Oakston postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Oakston postures up.
Blare wants to sweep here but Oakston controlling him for the moment.
Oakston chips away with some ground and pound.
Oakston throws and elbow that misses. Blare uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Oakston's guard. Nice move by Blare!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DK Oakston dominated that second round.
That's time! Oakston's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Oakston throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blare misses with a combination

and Oakston counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Blare!
Oakston looking to ground and pound but Blare is blocking nicely.
Blare wants to hold on but Oakston pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Oakston.
Blare is working to get back to half guard.
Oakston thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oakston landing strikes, looking to finish!
Blare is looking to get to half guard.
Oakston connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oakston scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Oakston lands a nice shot to the head.
Oakston is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oakston lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Oakston scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Blare?
Blare really wants to buck Oakston off and get back to his feet.
Blare is in a horrible position here. Oakston smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Oakston.
Blare tries to hold on but Oakston pushes him away.
Oakston raining down shots from the mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blare is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Oakston scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Blare?
Blare is trying to escape the mount.
Oakston looking to finish Blare with some ground and pound. This is bad for Blare!
Blare tries to hold on but Oakston postures up.
Oakston can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Blare is looking to escape.
Oakston avoids the attempt from Blare to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blare is looking to improve his position but Oakston isn't that keen on the idea.
Blare trying desperately to get to his feet.
Oakston avoids the attempt from Blare to control.
Oakston trying to control but Blare is having none of it.
Blare keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Blare tries to hold on but Oakston pushes him away.
Blare might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Oakston kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Blare is in all sorts of trouble here.
Blare squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Blare tries to hold on but Oakston postures up.
Oakston has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Blare's face.
Oakston postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Blare looks a forlorn figure.
Oakston looking to control and managing it successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
DK Oakston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oakston 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DK Oakston!