PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Fletcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abraham Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fletcher
vs
Blake

185 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Fletcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Abraham Blake!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Blake forces Fletcher back against the cage and clinches.
Fletcher trying to land knees to the body.
Blake wants to get back to striking at distance but Fletcher won't allow it.

Blake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fletcher.
Fletcher throws a sloppy head kick and Blake moves out of range easily.
Fletcher looks to clinch

and Blake counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Fletcher!
Fletcher regains half guard.
Fletcher is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Blake stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Fletcher to get to his feet.
Fletcher goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Fletcher closes the distance but Blake moves to the side

and Blake counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Fletcher is looking for a triangle but Blake pushes his legs off easily.
Blake prevents Fletcher from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake wants to control from the top but Fletcher keeps moving.
Fletcher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blake 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.
Blake looks gassed!
Blake lands a couple of elbows.
Fletcher working a defensive guard here.

Fletcher working for a triangle but Blake defends it easily.
Blake prevents Fletcher from getting back to his feet.

Fletcher escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blake gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Blake sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake scoring with some ground and pound.
Blake stands up over Fletcher, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fletcher striking off his back but it's not causing Blake any problems.
Fletcher thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fletcher manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blake manages to get himself to full guard.
Fletcher thows a big elbow that misses.
Fletcher advances to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Fletcher avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fletcher won't allow Blake to sweep him here.
Blake wants to get back to his feet but Fletcher is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fletcher stands up out of Blake's guard for a moment - Blake manages to land a nice upkick.
Blake looking for a sweep. Not yet Blake, not yet.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.

Fletcher avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Blake manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fletcher manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake wants to pass the guard but Fletcher is keeping the position.
Blake scoring with punches to the head and body.
Blake really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fletcher. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Blake trying to control but Fletcher is working from the bottom.
Fletcher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blake is one step ahead there.
Fletcher wants to stand and escape but Blake is having none of it.
Fletcher controls Blake momentarily but Blake frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blake preventing the sweep.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Fletcher lands with a kick to the temple. Blake 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.

A close round but Abraham Blake will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Blake chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fletcher can pounce on him.
Fletcher throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Blake's head.
Blake takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Blake is rocked!
Fletcher darts in trying to clinch

and Blake counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fletcher won't be happy with that.
Blake is still in real trouble! Can Fletcher finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fletcher sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Blake seems to have recovered his senses.

Fletcher looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Blake misses with a head shot. Fletcher uses the momentum to regain guard.
Fletcher manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blake manages to get himself to full guard.
Fletcher passes Blake's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Blake is breathing heavily.
Fletcher works his way into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Blake's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Blake gets back to half guard.
Blake controlling the position well.
Blake pushes Fletcher off looking to stand but Fletcher dives back in and keeps control.
Blake gets full guard.
Fletcher throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fletcher wants to control from the top but Blake keeps moving.
Fletcher forces his way into half guard.
Fletcher thows a huge punch but Blake dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher wants to control but Blake is keeping him busy.
Blake works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fletcher wants to get up but he can't break Blake's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Blake is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Blake pulls guard successfully.
Blake keeping moving, preventing Fletcher from controlling successfully.
Abraham Blake has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fletcher is in close to Blake's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fletcher slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fletcher decides to stand up, so the ref orders Blake to his feet.
Fletcher chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fletcher is looking to clinch.
Fletcher throws a head kick that misses.
Blake circles away from the clinch attempt
and Blake counters with a left and a right that stings Fletcher.

Blake feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Blake looking to sit in guard and control but Fletcher gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fletcher passes into half guard.
Blake wants to improve his position but Fletcher is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Blake actively working from the bottom here.

Fletcher stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Blake to get to his feet.

Blake gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fletcher throws an elbow that misses.

Blake jumps into guard, dragging Fletcher to the mat.
Fletcher trying to control but Blake is working from the bottom.
Fletcher stops Blake from standing up.
Fletcher postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Fletcher avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Blake keeping busy on the bottom but Fletcher has passed one foot through into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tom Fletcher will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Fletcher scores with a head kick.

Blake darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Blake lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Blake lands a nice short elbow.
Blake scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Blake is pressing down on Fletcher's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fletcher is holding on for now.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Blake lands a nice short elbow.
Blake is tying to control. Fletcher wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blake wants to pass the guard but Fletcher is defending well.
Blake wants to control but Fletcher is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fletcher slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Blake with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Blake avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Fletcher is looking for a triangle but Blake pushes his legs off easily.
Blake postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fletcher manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fletcher thowing shots but they're missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher dominating with strikes here.
Blake blocking the ground and pound.

Fletcher has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Blake is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tom Fletcher!