PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jakub Blazek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Momoa Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drogo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sadeness, Part 1 by Enigma. Momoa Drogo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Blazek
vs
Drogo

201 cm
18
292 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

198 cm
18
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

[WAO]MADE IN GERMANY
Pegasus Nutrition

[WAO]MADE IN GERMANY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jakub Blazek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Momoa Drogo!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Blazek shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Blazek tries to free his leg and advance position but Drogo is retaining full guard.
Drogo is trying to control the position but Blazek postures up.
Blazek looking to pass the guard.
Blazek is working hard here to advance position.
Drogo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blazek trying to control the position from guard on top but Drogo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drogo is looking to stand up but Blazek isn't so interested in that idea.
Blazek advances to half guard.
Blazek wants to pass to mount but Drogo is defending the position.

Blazek is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Drogo still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Drogo has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!

Drogo tries for a kimura but Blazek is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blazek regains half guard.
Drogo prevents Blazek from improving his position.
Blazek slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Blazek keeping moving, preventing Drogo from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blazek is on top in guard.
Blazek slips nicely into half guard.

Blazek seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Blazek is trying to control the action in half guard but Drogo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo tries to get to full guard but Blazek has control of the leg.

Drogo actively working from the bottom here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Drogo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Blazek throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Blazek prevents Drogo from improving his position.

Blazek is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Drogo defends it well.
Blazek moves into full mount! Drogo won't be happy about that!
Drogo can't escape the position.
Drogo manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Drogo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Blazek passes to full mount!

Blazek looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blazek tries to control but Drogo wriggling away.

Blazek looking for a guillotine from mount but Drogo is having none of it.
Drogo is looking to get to half guard.

Blazek is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Drogo can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Blazek goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Drogo turns into him and now he's in Blazek's guard.
Blazek looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drogo is one step ahead there.
Drogo trying to control the position from guard on top but Blazek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blazek is trying to control the position but Drogo postures up.
Blazek is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Blazek pushes Drogo off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jakub Blazek dominated that round.
That's time! Blazek's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice body punch from Drogo.
Blazek walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Blazek shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Blazek was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Drogo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Blazek tries to control but Drogo wriggling away.
Drogo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Blazek tries to control but Drogo wriggling away.
Drogo is trying desperately to improve position.
Blazek punching from mount but Drogo doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo is squirming around, avoiding Blazek's attempts to control the action.
Drogo is wriggling around trying to escape.

Blazek has control of Drogo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Drogo regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Drogo is trying desperately to improve position.
Drogo tries to hold on but Blazek pushes him away.

Blazek swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Drogo is now in Blazek's guard. A big mistake from Blazek there, giving up the dominant position!
Blazek not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo trying to control the position from guard on top but Blazek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drogo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blazek is on top in guard.
Blazek is looking to work some ground and pound but Drogo has wrist control.
Blazek won't allow Drogo to sweep him here.

Drogo has his foot on Blazek's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blazek works his way back into a safe position though.
Blazek trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Drogo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Drogo is breathing heavily.
Drogo keeping moving, preventing Blazek from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Drogo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Blazek defends well.
Drogo is wriggling around but Blazek manages to pass to half guard.

Blazek is working for a kimura but Drogo is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are battling for position here. Drogo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Blazek slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Blazek tries for a kimura but Drogo is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Blazek is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Drogo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Drogo stops Blazek from passing to mount.
Drogo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Blazek wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Drogo is trying to control Blazek's posture but Blazek avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jakub Blazek dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Blazek shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Drogo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Drogo works Blazek's body with a nice hook.
Drogo thuds a left hand into Blazek's body.
Nice uppercut there from Drogo.
Drogo lands with a kick to the temple. Blazek shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Drogo lands a nice hook to Blazek's body. Blazek takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drogo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Drogo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blazek at a distance.
Drogo jabs Blazek to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Drogo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Drogo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Drogo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blazek circles away quickly and effectively.
Blazek tries for a takedown but Drogo circles away easily
and Drogo counters with a left to the body.
Momoa Drogo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Drogo.

Drogo is trying to get an arm triangle but Blazek is defending well.

Drogo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Blazek knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Drogo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Blazek has escaped the position, nice work there.

Drogo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Blazek knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Blazek is looking to reverse the position.

Drogo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Blazek, who protects the arm well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Blazek manages to get back to half guard.
Drogo is pressing down on Blazek's thigh, looking to free his foot. Blazek is holding on for now.
Blazek trying to control from the bottom.
Blazek regains full guard. Nicely done.
Blazek looking for a sweep. Not yet Blazek, not yet.
Jakub Blazek overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blazek preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Drogo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blazek is keeping the position for now.
Drogo forces his way into half guard.

Drogo is working for a submission of some sort.
Blazek manages to get to full guard.
Momoa Drogo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drogo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blazek bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Drogo's guard.
Blazek forces his way into half guard.
Blazek content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Drogo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Drogo tries to get to full guard but Blazek has control of the leg.
Blazek is trying to control the action in half guard but Drogo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blazek trying to pass the guard but Drogo defending well.
Blazek has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Drogo is desperately trying to improve his position but Blazek has a good base and remains in mount.

Blazek throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Drogo has his hands clasped together but Blazek breaks the hold and Drogo is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Blazek!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jakub Blazek!