PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tristan Blancheflor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Kato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blancheflor comes to the cage accompanied by Can we still be friends?. Kato is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by FREAKS AND GEEKS by Childish Gambino. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Blancheflor
vs
Kato

170 cm
29
155 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

163 cm
19
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Brawler
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tristan Blancheflor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takeshi Kato!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blancheflor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kato is fending him off so far but Blancheflor persists. Nope, Kato circles away and we're back to standing.

Blancheflor looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Blancheflor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kato is looking to sweep but instead, Blancheflor has passed into half guard.
Kato is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Blancheflor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kato is refusing to be controlled, as Blancheflor sits in half guard.
Kato is trying to control but can't.
Blancheflor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kato's head.
Ground and pound from Blancheflor.
Kato works his way to full guard. Good work.
Blancheflor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blancheflor stopping the sweep attempt from Kato.
Blancheflor stands up over Kato, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Blancheflor scoring with punches to the head and body.
Blancheflor is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Blancheflor postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Blancheflor stopping the sweep attempt from Kato.
Blancheflor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Blancheflor lands a couple of digs.
Blancheflor stands up over Kato, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kato working a defensive guard here.
Kato working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blancheflor.
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!
Blancheflor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kato trying to keep a closed guard but Blancheflor is proving a slippery customer.
Blancheflor throws a big elbow that misses.
Blancheflor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kato has momentary wrist control but Blancheflor slips an elbow through the middle.
Kato trying to control the position.
Blancheflor throws a big right hand that misses.
Blancheflor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blancheflor showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kato is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blancheflor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kato wants to sweep here but Blancheflor controlling him for the moment.
Kato being controlled here, momentarily.

Blancheflor drops back looking for a leg! Kato is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kato manages to kick Blancheflor off! Blancheflor jumps back into Kato's guard.
Kato looking for a sweep. Not yet Kato, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blancheflor postures up and lands a big shot to Kato's brow.
Kato 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.
Blancheflor lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Blancheflor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kato works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Blancheflor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blancheflor is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Main Event Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Kato manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Blancheflor is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kato wants to control the pace but Blancheflor is squirming around nicely.
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!

Blancheflor fails with a takedown attempt.
Blancheflor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kato circles away.
Blancheflor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kato.
Kato pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Blancheflor back to the cage. Kato follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blancheflor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blancheflor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kato.
Takeshi Kato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kato throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Kato. Those never looked like landing.
Kato throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kato throws a looping overhand right but Blancheflor ducks down to avoid it.
Kato misses with a wild combination.
Kato looks to land a left hand but Blancheflor moved out of range nicely.
Kato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blancheflor.
Blancheflor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kato.
Tristan Blancheflor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blancheflor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kato as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tristan Blancheflor. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blancheflor shoots in and bounces Kato off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blancheflor's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blancheflor's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Blancheflor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Blancheflor is looking to work some ground and pound but Kato has wrist control.
Blancheflor chips away with some ground and pound.
Kato trying to control the position.
Blancheflor trying to control the position from guard on top but Kato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blancheflor scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blancheflor chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blancheflor chips away with some ground and pound.
Kato has momentary wrist control but Blancheflor slips an elbow through the middle.
Blancheflor sitting in guard here, content to control.
Blancheflor wants to control from the top but Kato keeps moving.
Blancheflor looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Blancheflor landing some decent shots from guard.
Kato wants to sweep here but Blancheflor controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kato working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blancheflor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Blancheflor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Blancheflor lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Blancheflor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Blancheflor with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Blancheflor works over Kato with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blancheflor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blancheflor lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Blancheflor landing some decent shots from guard.
Kato wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blancheflor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blancheflor sitting in guard here, content to control.
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!
Blancheflor stands up over Kato, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Blancheflor looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tristan Blancheflor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blancheflor lands a couple of digs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kato had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blancheflor defends it easily.
Blancheflor trying to control the position from guard on top but Kato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tristan Blancheflor dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Blancheflor slips a straight right by Kato.
Kato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kato throws a shot from downtown. Blancheflor moves away and avoids it.

Blancheflor closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kato did well to prevent Blancheflor getting side control.
Blancheflor wants to control but Kato is keeping him busy.
Blancheflor working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kato wants to control but Blancheflor is keeping busy.
Kato is looking for a sweep. Blancheflor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Blancheflor is looking to take a break and control but Kato is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blancheflor lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kato is staying active underneath Blancheflor, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blancheflor winds up and cracks Kato with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Blancheflor lands strikes from half guard.
Blancheflor working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kato is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Blancheflor scores with a couple of nice shots.
Blancheflor is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kato is not content to let Blancheflor control the position.
Blancheflor looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kato with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kato felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Blancheflor is working for a submission of some sort.
Kato is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Blancheflor scores with a couple of nice shots.
Takeshi Kato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tristan Blancheflor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kato is trying to get back to full guard.
Blancheflor with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Blancheflor is keen to just control but Kato is a slippery customer.
Kato taking some punishment here, with Blancheflor in his half guard.
Blancheflor looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kato with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kato avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blancheflor.
Kato blocking the ground and pound attempt from Blancheflor.
Kato tries to roll over but Blancheflor keeps him under control.
Blancheflor is looking to take a break and control but Kato is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blancheflor controlling the action here.
Blancheflor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kato is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Blancheflor is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kato has managed to free his arm - good work.

Blancheflor is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Blancheflor works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blancheflor controlling the position easily from mount.
Kato wants to control but Blancheflor is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blancheflor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kato is in a horrible position here. Blancheflor smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tristan Blancheflor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blancheflor, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tristan Blancheflor!
As Tristan Blancheflor got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Sorry about your damn luck!'.