PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Blasko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Long Pong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Long Pong enters the cage!

Blasko
vs
Pong

180 cm
21
195 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

182 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Blasko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Long Pong!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blasko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pong swivels and escapes.
Pong looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Blasko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pong swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Blasko gets a takedown into half guard.
Blasko lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Blasko decides to stand and escape the position.
Blasko throws a lazy right hand but Pong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blasko wants to land a leg kick but Pong is out of range.

Blasko shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Blasko cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blasko is landing with some decent strikes but Pong is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Blasko in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Pong is rocked!
Blasko pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pong is still in real trouble! Can Blasko finish him?
Pong is wriggling around trying to escape.
Blasko with shots to the head and body - Pong looks very uncomfortable down there.
Blasko scoring with strikes but Pong is staying in there.
Blasko in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Blasko looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Blasko loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Pong scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Blasko land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Blasko stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Blasko!