PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tristan Blancheflor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikola Mester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blancheflor comes to the cage accompanied by Game of Thrones. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blancheflor
vs
Mester

170 cm
26
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

163 cm
28
150 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Pirates Powder
The Dark Side

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tristan Blancheflor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nikola Mester!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mester will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mester misses with a takedown

and Blancheflor counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mester won't be happy with that.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mester is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Blancheflor is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mester has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mester tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blancheflor is looking to take a break and control but Mester is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blancheflor staying calm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mester is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Blancheflor's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Blancheflor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mester is trying to maintain the position but Blancheflor is very close to passing his half guard.
Mester is looking to improve his position.
Blancheflor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blancheflor moves into full mount! Mester won't be happy about that!
Mester tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blancheflor breaks from Mester's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Blancheflor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mester can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blancheflor has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mester's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mester avoids a series of strikes thrown by Blancheflor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blancheflor throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Mester is looking to get to half guard.
Mester regains half guard.
Blancheflor is thwarting Mester's attempts to control the position.
Mester holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Blancheflor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Blancheflor 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.
Blancheflor scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mester is trying to control but can't.
Mester is looking for a sweep. Blancheflor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mester moves into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mester controls Blancheflor momentarily but Blancheflor frees himself.
Blancheflor postures up in Mester's guard and throws a big left but Mester blocks it.

Mester looking for a guillotine here but Blancheflor defends easily.
Blancheflor throws a strike but Mester rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mester trying to control but Blancheflor is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tristan Blancheflor dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Mester.
A telegraphed right hand from Blancheflor misses the target.
Mester gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Blancheflor decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mester's guard.

Mester has his foot on Blancheflor's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blancheflor works his way back into a safe position though.

Mester is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Blancheflor is aware though and is defending well.
Mester manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blancheflor manages to get himself to full guard.
Mester trying to control the position from guard on top but Blancheflor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mester postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mester in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tristan Blancheflor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blancheflor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mester forces his way into half guard.
Blancheflor slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Blancheflor keeping moving, preventing Mester from controlling successfully.
Blancheflor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mester.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blancheflor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blancheflor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mester must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mester pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blancheflor is keeping the position for now.
Blancheflor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blancheflor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mester trying to control the position from guard on top but Blancheflor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mester is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Nikola Mester wasn't active enough on the ground.

Mester gets the takedown into side control.

Mester tries for a kimura but Blancheflor is defending well.
Blancheflor is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Blancheflor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Blancheflor is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mester landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mester throwing shots but Blancheflor is blocking nicely.
Well, if Mester is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Blancheflor is looking to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mester wants to take a breather but Blancheflor is having none of it.
Mester prevents Blancheflor from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikola Mester showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Blancheflor throws the left hand but Mester avoids the punch easily.
Mester shoots in looking for a takedown but Blancheflor manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mester's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Blancheflor throws a jab but it's blocked by Mester.
Blancheflor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blancheflor wants to clinch but Mester slips to the side

and Mester counters with a single leg into guard. Blancheflor didn't expect that.
Mester wants to pass the guard but Blancheflor is keeping the position.
Mester landing with the ground and pound.
Blancheflor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blancheflor is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Mester reverses the position - he's now on top in Blancheflor's guard.
Blancheflor is trying to control the position but Mester postures up.
Mester not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mester wants to control from the top but Blancheflor keeps moving.

Blancheflor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mester defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mester pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blancheflor is keeping the position for now.
Mester trying to control but Blancheflor is working from the bottom.
Mester controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mester wants to control from the top but Blancheflor keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Nikola Mester was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Blancheflor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mester manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blancheflor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blancheflor misses with a body shot.

Mester looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mester performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Blancheflor is looking for a sweep. Mester is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mester missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mester thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blancheflor's head.
Mester throwing shots but Blancheflor is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blancheflor is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mester's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mester's back!
Mester turns into Blancheflor and is now in his guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nikola Mester comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mester has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikola Mester!