PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lemon Party (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Party
vs
Blaze

185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lemon Party!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Party looks to score with a jab to the body but Blaze is just out of range.
Blaze shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Party pinned against the cage. Party gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Party stuffs the takedown.
Party fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Party lands an overhand right.
Party wants to clinch.
Party ducks under a wild hook from Blaze.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Party stuns Blaze with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Party misses with a few strikes there.
Party throws a head kick that misses.
Party fails to land with a series of punches.

Party scores a takedown into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze is working to get back to half guard.
Party knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Blaze on the ground.
Blaze is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Party is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Blaze is surviving well by controlling Party's body position as best he can.
Party throwing strikes here but Blaze is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Blaze tries to hold on but Party postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blaze wants to control but Party is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Party jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Blaze is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Blaze and Party has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Party is breathing heavily.
Blaze tries to bench press Party off him but Party keeps the position.
Blaze is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Party's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Blaze actively working from the bottom here.
Party is thwarting Blaze's attempts to control the position.
Blaze tries to get to full guard but Party has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Party throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Blaze tries to roll over but Party keeps him under control.
Blaze is controlling Party's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Blaze is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Party lands with a punch from half guard.
Blaze is looking for a sweep. Party is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Blaze takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Blaze takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lemon Party dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Party 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.
Blaze bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Party's guard.
Party throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Blaze controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Blaze won't allow Party to get back to his feet.
Party working a defensive guard but Blaze manages to pass into side control anyway.
Blaze takes a little break here. Party wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

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

Blaze tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Blaze has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Party tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Blaze is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Party looks calm but he's in trouble here. Blaze gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Party is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Blaze lets go of the hold and Party can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Danny Blaze!