PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Blachovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osmond Schwartz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Blachovich might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Metallica - Enter Sandman. Schwartz has chosen Hell March as his entrance music. Osmond Schwartz has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Blachovich
vs
Schwartz

188 cm
27
210 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

164 cm
27
217 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Blachovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Osmond Schwartz!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blachovich lands with a straight right. Schwartz didn't see that one coming.
Blachovich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schwartz.
Schwartz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Schwartz is looking to clinch.
Schwartz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blachovich jabs Schwartz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blachovich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blachovich throws a series of punches but Schwartz moves out of range.
Schwartz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blachovich to score with a decent uppercut.
Blachovich tries a low kick but Schwartz avoids it.
Schwartz tries for a takedown but Blachovich circles away easily
and Blachovich counters with an outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blachovich stuffs the takedown attempt from Schwartz. Schwartz gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwartz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blachovich.
John Blachovich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schwartz avoids the head kick by Blachovich.
Schwartz throws a nice looking combination but Blachovich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice shot by Blachovich.
Schwartz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blachovich manages to avoid it.
Schwartz throws the left hand but Blachovich avoids the punch easily.
Blachovich scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
John Blachovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blachovich tests Schwartz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Schwartz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blachovich is able to avoid easily.
Blachovich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Schwartz on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blachovich pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Schwartz back to the cage. Blachovich follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Schwartz is rocked!
A cross from Blachovich lands.
Schwartz is still on wobbly legs! Can Blachovich finish him?

Schwartz gets a takedown into half guard.
Blachovich tries to roll over but Schwartz keeps him under control.
Blachovich is refusing to be controlled, as Schwartz sits in half guard.
Schwartz seems to have recovered his senses.
Schwartz is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Schwartz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Blachovich is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Blachovich is controlling Schwartz's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blachovich avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Schwartz.
Schwartz prevents Blachovich from improving his position.
Schwartz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Schwartz not doing much here.
Schwartz prevents Blachovich from standing back up.
Blachovich is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Schwartz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Blachovich trying to hold on to Schwartz's head to control him but Schwartz postures up.
Schwartz prevents Blachovich from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blachovich is trying to control but can't.
Schwartz trying to advance position but Blachovich counters by regaining guard.
Schwartz postures up in Blachovich's guard and throws a big left but Blachovich blocks it.
Blachovich keeping moving, preventing Schwartz from controlling successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schwartz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Blachovich is not content to let Schwartz control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schwartz might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Blachovich kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Blachovich dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Schwartz misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Blachovich.

Schwartz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Schwartz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Blachovich up against the cage.
Blachovich is trying to stall.
Blachovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schwartz throws a head punch that misses.
Schwartz misses with some punches.
Blachovich lands a hook that snaps the head of Schwartz backwards.
Blachovich looking to stall.
Blachovich creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blachovich is pushing Schwartz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blachovich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Schwartz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Blachovich pulls his leg out and moves away.
Schwartz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blachovich is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Blachovich lands a glancing blow to the side of Schwartz's head.
Blachovich is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Blachovich lands a jab.
Schwartz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Osmond Schwartz has been cut.
Blachovich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schwartz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blachovich scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Blachovich misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Blachovich gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Schwartz to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Schwartz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blachovich is looking to stand up but Schwartz isn't so interested in that idea.

Schwartz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Blachovich has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Schwartz has managed to get both his arms back between Blachovich's legs - danger averted.
Schwartz wants to control from the top but Blachovich keeps moving.
Schwartz is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Blachovich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Schwartz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwartz is pushing down on Blachovich's leg trying to pass to half guard. Blachovich is fighting to maintain full guard but Schwartz has managed to sneak the leg through.
Schwartz has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Blachovich is squirming around, avoiding Schwartz's attempts to control the action.
Blachovich tries to lock up and control but Schwartz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Schwartz landing strikes from the mount.
Schwartz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Blachovich is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwartz lands a heavy elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Schwartz lands a big elbow.
Blachovich manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Schwartz lands strikes from half guard.
Blachovich tries to kick Schwartz off but Schwartz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Blachovich is staying active underneath Schwartz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schwartz is pressing down on Blachovich's thigh, looking to free his foot. Blachovich is holding on for now.
Blachovich avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Schwartz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osmond Schwartz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Osmond Schwartz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Good exchange - Schwartz coming out on top.
Blachovich lands a glancing blow to the side of Schwartz's head.
Blachovich fails to land with a series of punches.
Schwartz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blachovich as he jumps to the side.
Nice cross by Blachovich.
Schwartz throws a jab when Blachovich was well out of range.

Schwartz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Blachovich is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Schwartz moves nicely into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blachovich managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Schwartz.
Blachovich regains half guard.
Blachovich wants to get back to his feet.
Schwartz is trying to control the action in half guard but Blachovich is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Osmond Schwartz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Schwartz has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Blachovich bucks up and throws Schwartz to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Schwartz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Blachovich connects with a right hand. Schwartz shakes it off.
Schwartz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schwartz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schwartz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blachovich as he jumps to the side.
Schwartz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blachovich finds it's way round the side to connect with Schwartz's head.
John Blachovich is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schwartz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blachovich moves away.
Schwartz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schwartz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blachovich fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Schwartz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Schwartz shoots for a double leg takedown but Blachovich sprawls well. He's pushed Schwartz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
John Blachovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Osmond Schwartz.
Schwartz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Schwartz takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blachovich scores with a jab.
Blachovich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schwartz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schwartz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Blachovich is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Blachovich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schwartz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blachovich manages to avoid it.
Schwartz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blachovich takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blachovich fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Schwartz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blachovich scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice takedown defense from Blachovich. No joy for Schwartz on that attempt.
Blachovich lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blachovich with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schwartz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Blachovich connects with a right hand. Schwartz shakes it off.
Schwartz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Blachovich feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Schwartzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Blachovich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Schwartz looks for a takedown but Blachovich sprawls well.
A left lands for Blachovich.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schwartz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Blachovich lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Blachovich.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Blachovich showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blachovich has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Blachovich!
John Blachovich decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.