PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arona Blackburns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Bones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Blackburns
vs
Bones

181 cm
25
183 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
21
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arona Blackburns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Bones!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bones wants to clinch.
Bones tries to clinch up but Blackburns circles away and keeps his distance.
Blackburns shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bones sprawls well. Bones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blackburns gets slowly back to his feet.
Bones is looking to clinch but Blackburns is avoiding it.
Blackburns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bones.

Bones has closed the distance and engaged Blackburns in a clinch.
Bones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Arona Blackburns has been cut.
Blackburns blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bones lands an elbow inside that Blackburns shrugs off.
Blackburns managing to block the knees to the body from Bones.
Blackburns fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackburns avoids a wild elbow strike from Bones.
Bones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Blackburns blocks an elbow strike from Bones.
Bones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blackburns takes an elbow to the temple.
Blackburns takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blackburns tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blackburns tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arona Blackburns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Arona Blackburns's cut is getting worse.
Bones displaying some good clinch control by pressing Blackburns up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bones lands an elbow inside.
Bones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bones pushes off an throws an elbow but Blackburns leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bones lands an elbow just above Blackburns 's eye.

Arona Blackburns's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Blackburns jumps guard but Bones stands there with Blackburns around his waist. Blackburns gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bones misses with an elbow strike.
Blackburns avoiding damage as Bones throws knees to the body.
Bones lands an elbow just above Blackburns 's eye.
Blackburns avoids the elbow strike from Bones, against the cage.
Blackburns dodges an elbow strike from Bones.
Bones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Blackburns jumps guard but Bones stands there with Blackburns around his waist. Blackburns gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Blackburns blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blackburns's defenses.
Blackburns tries to score a body lock takedown but Bones shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Blackburns blocks an elbow strike from Bones.
Bones lands a damaging elbow.
Blackburns tries to pull guard but Bones holds him up against the cage and eventually Blackburns drops back down to his feet.
Bones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blackburns looking for a takedown.
Blackburns is breathing heavily.
Bones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bones lands an elbow inside that Blackburns shrugs off.
Blackburns takes an elbow to the temple.
Blackburns wants a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bones throws an elbow but misses.
Bones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Jeez, Arona Blackburns's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Blackburns dodges an elbow strike from Bones.
Blackburns wants a takedown but no success here.
Blackburns jumps guard but Bones stands there with Blackburns around his waist. Blackburns gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bones lands an elbow just above Blackburns 's eye.
Bones lands an elbow inside that Blackburns shrugs off.
Blackburns blocks an elbow strike.
Bones lands an elbow just above Blackburns 's eye.
Blackburns tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bones just stands there and leans against the cage.
Blackburns avoids the elbow strike from Bones, against the cage.
Bones lands an elbow inside that Blackburns shrugs off.
Bones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Blackburns is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Blackburns avoids the elbow strike from Bones, against the cage.
Blackburns is trying to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bones throws an elbow but misses.
Bones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blackburns looking for a takedown.
Blackburns takes an elbow to the forehead.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Arona Blackburns's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Johnny Bones!