PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Blachovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lark McTeague (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blachovich kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Metallica - Enter Sandman. McTeague has chosen Alphaville - Forever Young as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blachovich
vs
McTeague

188 cm
26
210 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

180 cm
25
222 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Shorts a [JMFC] Joint

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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Blachovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lark McTeague!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blachovich loads up on a big right hand but McTeague slips the punch.
Blachovich slips a straight right by McTeague.
Blachovich connects with a jab.
McTeague falls off balance throwing a combination
and McTeague takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McTeague on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fighters circling - Blachovich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McTeague slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Blachovich there.
McTeague lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McTeague slips a straight right by Blachovich.
McTeague throws the left hand but Blachovich avoids the punch easily.
Blachovich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McTeague.
McTeague misses with a hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Blachovich scores with a four punch combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
McTeague throws a nice looking combination but Blachovich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McTeague throws a body punch but Blachovich moves out of range.
McTeague fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blachovich manages to avoid it.
McTeague throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blachovich scores with a nice head shot.
McTeague cracks Blachovich with an open hand slap.
Blachovich scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McTeague slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blachovich avoids a punch combination nicely.
McTeague keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blachovich.
Blachovich lands a nice shot to the body.
Blachovich missing with a left hand there. McTeague was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blachovich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McTeague throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blachovich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McTeague ducks under a wild hook from Blachovich.
Blachovich closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McTeague misses with a lunging right hand
and Blachovich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lark McTeague seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McTeague has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McTeague there as he acknowledges the shot.
Blachovich throws a jab but it's blocked by McTeague.
McTeague misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blachovich cracks McTeague with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McTeague defending well as Blachovich loads up on a big left hand.
Blachovich is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Blachovich misses with a straight left.
McTeague lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Blachovich throws a nice looking combination but McTeague bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blachovich connects with a nice looking jab.
Blachovich lands a really nice looking cross but McTeague seems unphased.
McTeague wants to clinch up but Blachovich keeps it at a distance.
McTeague with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blachovich to score with a decent uppercut.
Blachovich slips a straight right by McTeague.
A lazy body kick from Blachovich
and McTeague counters with a left and a right that stings Blachovich.
McTeague connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice defenses there by McTeague.
McTeague throws the left hand but Blachovich avoids the punch easily.
McTeague gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blachovich.
McTeague misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blachovich.
Blachovich is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McTeague connects with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McTeague throws a series of punches but Blachovich avoids them all with ease.
McTeague tries to land a front kick but Blachovich steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blachovich thuds a left hand into McTeague's body.
McTeague will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McTeague's corner calls for a 1-2. McTeague obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Blachovich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blachovich.
Blachovich is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McTeague misses with a shot to the body
and Blachovich counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab by McTeague.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blachovich misses with a looping left.
Blachovich tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McTeague manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McTeague uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blachovich.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lark McTeague will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

McTeague takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Blachovich slips under a jab from McTeague.
McTeague takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McTeague swings for the body but Blachovich moves out of range.
McTeague pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blachovich listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McTeague takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Blachovich misses with a head kick.
Lark McTeague is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blachovich takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McTeague misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blachovich.
Blachovich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McTeague counters with a left and a right that stings Blachovich.
Jab, jab by Blachovich - just one landing.
Blachovich swings for the body but McTeague moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from McTeague misses.
Blachovich throws a hook to the side of McTeague's head but McTeague sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donk. McTeague catches Blachovich right on the button with a cross.
Blachovich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Blachovich checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McTeague thows a leg kick but Blachovich checks it
and Blachovich counters with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Blachovich misses.
Blachovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McTeague moves away.

Blachovich has managed to clinch.
McTeague leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short uppercut from McTeague.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTeague doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McTeague is pressed up against the cage. Blachovich has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McTeague down to the mat. McTeague avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
McTeague looks to land a right hand but Blachovich moved out of range.
Blachovich slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McTeague connects with a nice looking jab.
McTeague moves out of range as Blachovich strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blachovich finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McTeague ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McTeague throws a right hand that Blachovich ducks under and follows up with a left that Blachovich also avoids with ease.
McTeague is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTeague pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blachovich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McTeague looks to land a right hand but Blachovich moved out of range.
Blachovich looks to throw the jab but McTeague is out of range.
A head kick misses from McTeague.
Blachovich fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Blachovich misses with a series of wild punches.
A big right from McTeague misses.
McTeague swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Blachovich misses.
McTeague uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blachovich.
Blachovich lands a glancing blow to the side of McTeague's head.
McTeague misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blachovich throws out a loose jab but McTeague uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blachovich connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McTeague's hands.
McTeague has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McTeague ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McTeague uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blachovich.
McTeague fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blachovich.
McTeague lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blachovich circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blachovich throws out a loose jab but McTeague uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lark McTeague seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blachovich lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blachovich lands a jab to the head.
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 John Blachovich will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

McTeague moves out of range as Blachovich strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Blachovich misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Blachovich misses the target.
McTeague lands a slapping body shot.
Blachovich connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McTeague's hands.
McTeague tries to clinch up.
Blachovich's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McTeague connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blachovich scrambles back to his feet.
Blachovich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blachovich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McTeague misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

McTeague rushes Blachovich and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from McTeague.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McTeague softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McTeague creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from McTeague.
Blachovich changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McTeague fights it off and pushes away nicely.
McTeague throws a head kick but Blachovich moves out of range.
McTeague throws a body punch but Blachovich moves out of range.
McTeague swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big right from Blachovich misses.
Blachovich lands an overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTeague looks to score with a jab to the body but Blachovich is just out of range.
A punch combination from McTeague misses.
McTeague swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blachovich throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McTeague on the side of the head.
McTeague slips under a jab from Blachovich.
Blachovich lands with a right hand.
Blachovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McTeague moves away.
McTeague swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McTeague throws a body punch but Blachovich moves out of range.
Blachovich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McTeague bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Blachovich gets tackled into the cage by McTeague. McTeague maintains the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blachovich drops down looking for an ankle pick but McTeague pulls his leg out and moves away.
Blachovich wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McTeague takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from McTeague tenderised Blachovich's leg. Blachovich is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fight stays on the outside here - McTeague looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McTeague misses with a wild body shot.
McTeague uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blachovich.
Blachovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McTeague.
Blachovich misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTeague throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice jab there from McTeague.
Blachovich scores with a punch to the head.
McTeague throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McTeague fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blachovich.
McTeague misses with a looping left.
McTeague closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McTeague misses with an uppercut. Blachovich saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McTeague looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McTeague tries to clinch there but Blachovich circles away.
Blachovich throws a looping overhand right but McTeague ducks down to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lark McTeague comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McTeague has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lark McTeague!