PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Blackwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steffan Mieller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mieller is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Walka. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Blackwell
vs
Mieller

190 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Blackwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steffan Mieller!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mieller lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mieller.
Mieller scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mieller pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Blackwell back to the ropes. Mieller follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mieller closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mieller lands a nice looking body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Mieller scores with a four punch combination!
Mieller scores with a one two! Blackwell had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mieller shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Blackwell eats them both and turns towards Mieller to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mieller shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Blackwell eats them both and turns towards Mieller to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mieller scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mieller scores with a three punch combo!
Mieller lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mieller throws a combination. Blackwell tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A nice combination there by Mieller.
Mieller scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mieller misses with a body kick.
Mieller lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mieller misses with a body kick.
Mieller displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mieller thuds his shin into the meat of Blackwell's side.
Mieller looks to land a combination but Blackwell avoids it well.
Mieller looks winded!
Mieller lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Blackwell is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mieller.
Mieller stalks Blackwell and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Blackwell's face. Blackwell staggers backwards, shaken.
Mieller throws out a powerful jab.
Mieller lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mieller.
A punch combination from Mieller misses.
A combination from Mieller does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mieller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blackwell circles away quickly and effectively.
Mieller misses with a series of wild punches.
Mieller throws a right hand that Blackwell ducks under and follows up with a left that Blackwell also avoids with ease.
Mieller throws a series of punches but Blackwell moves out of range.
Mieller should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Mieller misses with a low kick.
Mieller misses with a two punch combination.
Mieller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mieller throws a right hand that Blackwell ducks under and follows up with a left that Blackwell also avoids with ease.
Mieller misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mieller throws a series of punches but Blackwell avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Mieller does no damage.
No joy there for Mieller, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mieller will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mieller throws a series of punches but Blackwell avoids them all with ease.
Blackwell avoids the head kick by Mieller.
Mieller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mieller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blackwell.
Mieller throws a series of punches but Blackwell avoids them all with ease.
Mieller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mieller looks to land a combination but Blackwell avoids it well.
Blackwell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mieller.
Mieller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mieller swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mieller tries to bum rush Blackwell with a series of wild strikes but Blackwell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mieller tries to bum rush Blackwell with a series of wild strikes but Blackwell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mieller throws a series of punches but Blackwell moves out of range.
Steffan Mieller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mieller's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mieller duly obliges.
Mieller throws a right and a left that Blackwell avoids nicely.
Mieller doesn't manage to clinch there - Blackwell circles away.
Mieller throws a right and a left that Blackwell avoids nicely.
Mieller misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mieller stalks Blackwell and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Blackwell's face. Blackwell staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mieller fails to land with a series of punches.
Mieller misses with a two punch combination.
Steffan Mieller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mieller throws a nice looking combination but Blackwell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steffan Mieller dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mieller misses with a wild combination.

Mieller has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mieller fails to pull guard.
Mieller jumps guard but Blackwell stands there with Mieller around his waist. Mieller gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Blackwell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Blackwell has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mieller after a bit of a struggle.
Mieller tries to pull guard but Blackwell forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Tom Blackwell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steffan Mieller.
Blackwell has Mieller pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Mieller manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blackwell lands a takedown into guard.
Blackwell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mieller swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mieller keeping moving, preventing Blackwell from controlling successfully.
Blackwell stands up over Mieller, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mieller is breathing heavily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blackwell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Blackwell thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackwell is in close to Mieller's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Blackwell is looking to work some ground and pound but Mieller has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Blackwell drops back looking for a leg! Mieller is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mieller manages to kick Blackwell off! Blackwell jumps back into Mieller's guard.
Blackwell is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Blackwell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Blackwell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blackwell forces his way into half guard.
Blackwell is trying to control. Mieller wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackwell is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Blackwell throwing shots but Mieller is blocking nicely.
Blackwell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
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!
Mieller has hold of Blackwell's hands but Blackwell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Blackwell lands with a punch from half guard.
Blackwell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mieller keeps working.
Blackwell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mieller really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blackwell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nice strikes from Blackwell there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Blackwell lands a nice short elbow.

It looks like Steffan Mieller has been cut.
Mieller taking some punishment here, with Blackwell in his half guard.
Blackwell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Blackwell is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mieller!
Blackwell is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Mieller goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Blackwell!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tom Blackwell!