PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Walter White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Blimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

White
vs
Blimm

185 cm
28
145 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

150 cm
34
145 lbs
20 - 20 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Walter White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Blimm!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blimm thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on White if he has to take too many more of those.
White looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Blimm is fending him off so far but White persists. Nope, Blimm circles away and we're back to standing.
White really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Blimm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blimm.
Blimm throws a leg kick which misses White's front leg but catches the back leg as White tries to avoid it.
Blimm has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as White is landing a low percentage of strikes.
White stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blimm.
Blimm wants to clinch.
Blimm shoots in looking for a takedown. White tries to sprawl out of it but Blimm keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. White manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blimm.
Blimm goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

White decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

White is trying to work for a kimura but Blimm is defending well.
White working the head and body with strikes.
Blimm is looking for a sweep. White is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. White connects with a nice short shot to Blimm's temple.

Blimm is defending against the submission attempts here by White.
White throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Blimm avoiding damage under a succession of punches from White.
Blimm wants to get back to full guard.
White will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

White is working for a kimura but Blimm is defending it quite comfortably.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blimm keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blimm missing with punches from the bottom.
Blimm is trying to control but can't.
Blimm is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of White's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take White's back!
White wants to control his opponent's hands but Blimm gets his hands free.

Blimm is persistently looking for the submission but White is defending it well.

Blimm is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. White knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften White for a finish.

Blimm is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. White defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
White tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White trying to control but not successfully.
White is in bad spot here.

White is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Blimm gets his way!
Blimm doesn't have the hooks in and White manages to turn into his guard.
Blimm has momentary wrist control but White slips an elbow through the middle.
Blimm working a defensive guard here.
Blimm throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
White is pushing down on Blimm's leg trying to pass to half guard. Blimm is fighting to maintain full guard but White has managed to sneak the leg through.
Blimm wants to get back to his feet.
Blimm keeping control of the position.
Blimm is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White is trying to control. Blimm wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Blimm on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
White looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
White throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
White prevents Blimm from improving his position.
White thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blimm's head.
White passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Blimm!

White moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Blimm has worked his arm free - good work by Blimm!
White is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Blimm will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

White is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Blimm has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bobby Blimm will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Blimm displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from White.
Sloppy strikes from Blimm. Those never looked like landing.
White fails with a takedown attempt.

White shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. White showed some decent athleticism there.
Blimm is trying is best to control the position here.
Blimm trying to control from the bottom.
White scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blimm is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blimm makes his way to full guard, as White worked for a kimura.
White throws a big elbow that misses.
White lands a couple of elbows.
Blimm keeping full guard, as White tries to pass.

Blimm escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. White gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Blimm can't keep his opponent in guard - White advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
White wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blimm keeps working.
White throws a strike but Blimm avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
White won't allow Blimm to sweep him here.
White wants to pass the guard but Blimm is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Blimm's head.
White won't allow Blimm to get back to his feet.
White throwing strikes from guard but Blimm blocks nicely.
White content to stall in guard here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blimm wants to sweep but no luck.
White not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
White wants to control from the top but Blimm keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Walter White wasn't doing enough on the ground.

White drives through with a takedown into Blimm's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Blimm looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Blimm is trying to control the position but White postures up.
Walter White overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blimm swivels though and keeps the full guard.
White stands up over Blimm, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Blimm working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from White.
White wants to control from the top but Blimm keeps moving.
White throwing strikes but missing.
Blimm looking for a sweep. Not yet Blimm, not yet.
Blimm preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blimm controls White momentarily but White frees himself.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
White wants to control from the top but Blimm keeps moving.
White wants to pass the guard but Blimm is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blimm is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
White shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blimm as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walter White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blimm. Blimm obviously looking to wear him down.
Blimm throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
Horrible takedown by White or perhaps it was just good defense by Blimm which made him look bad.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White checks a leg kick.
White fails with the takedown
and Blimm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walter White dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Blimm tries to bum rush White with a series of wild strikes but White uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blimm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
White has his takedown stuffed
and Blimm counters with a body kick that stops White in his tracks momentarily.

White drives through with a takedown into guard.
White won't allow Blimm to sweep him here.

Blimm has his foot on White's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. White works his way back into a safe position though.
Blimm is trying to control the position from the bottom.
White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
White wants to control from the top but Blimm keeps moving.
White seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
White seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Blimm for as long as he can get away with.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Walter White wasn't doing enough on the ground.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blimm misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blimm moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from White.
White misses with a takedown attempt
and Blimm counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walter White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blimm.
Blimm tries to bum rush White with a series of wild strikes but White uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bobby Blimm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Blimm.
White fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blimm avoids it really well and circles away.
Bobby Blimm seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blimm looks for the body kick but White saw that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as White blocks the leg kick.

Blimm closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Blimm wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by White, who protects the arm well.
White is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Blimm wants to pass to mount but White is defending the position.
White blocking the ground and pound attempt from Blimm.
White wants to control but Blimm is keeping busy.
Blimm wants to control but White is keeping him busy.
Blimm moves into full mount! White won't be happy about that!
Blimm raining down hammerfists from mount.

White is rocked!

It looks like Walter White has been cut.

Blimm with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Blimm trying to control but he's not successful this time.
White is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blimm looking to control but White is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
White regains half guard.

Blimm looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

White looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

White actively working from the bottom here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Blimm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blimm 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Blimm!
Our winner, Bobby Blimm, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.