PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Blyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dzhugashvili's entrance music is Gosudarstvenniy Gimn SSSR . A fine choice. Blyer has chosen Eye Of The Tiger as his entrance music. Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rocky Blyer's chin.

Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili
vs
Blyer

187 cm
31
212 lbs
18 - 17 - 2

185 cm
37
210 lbs
28 - 33 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 33 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Blyer!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blyer misses with a two punch combination.
Dzhugashvili walks into a left hand.

It looks like Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili has been cut.
Blyer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dzhugashvili tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blyer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dzhugashvili getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Blyer keeps the fight on the outside.
Blyer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blyer swats away the attempt to clinch by Dzhugashvili.
Blyer misses with a looping left.
Dzhugashvili looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch there but Blyer circles away.
Dzhugashvili throws a right and a left that Blyer avoids nicely.
Blyer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Blyer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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!
Blyer swats away the attempt to clinch by Dzhugashvili.
Blyer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili scores with a punch to the head.
Blyer swats away the attempt to clinch by Dzhugashvili.
Dzhugashvili lunges at Blyer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blyer's hand.
Blyer throws a lazy uppercut
and Dzhugashvili counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blyer. Dzhugashvili does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch but Blyer moves away
and Blyer counters with a straight right hand.
Blyer swinging wildly here.
Nice straight punches there by Blyer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Blyer.

Dzhugashvili closes the distance and pushes Blyer back into the cage.
Dzhugashvili landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dzhugashvili makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dzhugashvili connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Rocky Blyer has been cut.
A shot in the inside from Dzhugashvili.
Blyer is looking to break free of the clinch but Dzhugashvili has double underhooks.
Blyer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dzhugashvili has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dzhugashvili breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blyer keeps the fight on the outside.
Blyer lands a glancing blow to the side of Dzhugashvili's head.
Dzhugashvili scores with a decent looking hook.
Blyer thows a body shot but no joy.
Dzhugashvili fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dzhugashvili wants to clinch
and Blyer counters with a straight right hand.
Dzhugashvili wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blyer. Dzhugashvili does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blyer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Blyer there.
Dzhugashvili comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A punch combination from Blyer misses.
Blyer has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dzhugashvili walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dzhugashvili moves to clinch but Blyer breaks away
and Blyer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dzhugashvili lands a body shot.
Dzhugashvili wants to clinch.
Blyer misses with a hook. Dzhugashvili ducked under it nicely.
Dzhugashvili jabs at Blyer's body.
Dzhugashvili misses with a looping right.
Blyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dzhugashvili lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dzhugashvili closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dzhugashvili takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili looks to clinch
and Blyer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blyer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dzhugashvili.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch up but Blyer circles away and keeps his distance.
Blyer throws a series of punches but Dzhugashvili moves out of range.
Dzhugashvili fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch but Blyer moves out of range.
Blyer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dzhugashvili sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dzhugashvili connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dzhugashvili moves in looking to clinch but Blyer pushes him off.
Dzhugashvili uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blyer.
Dzhugashvili is looking to clinch.
Nice cross by Blyer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blyer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch there but Blyer circles away.
Blyer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Dzhugashvili moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Blyer lands with a cross.
Blyer looks to land a left hand but Dzhugashvili moved out of range nicely.
Rocky Blyer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dzhugashvili is looking to clinch.
Dzhugashvili is looking to clinch.
Blyer misses with a series of wild punches.
Blyer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A swing and a miss from Blyer.

Dzhugashvili closes the distance and clinches.

Blyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blyer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Blyer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blyer thuds a left hand into Dzhugashvili's body.
Blyer keeps the fight on the outside.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dzhugashvili wants to clinch up but Blyer keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili looks to clinch
and Blyer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blyer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dzhugashvili is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Blyer.
Rocky Blyer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dzhugashvili tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blyer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dzhugashvili wants to clinch up but Blyer keeps it at a distance.
Dzhugashvili fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blyer on the side of the head.
Dzhugashvili tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Blyer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blyer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dzhugashvili.
Dzhugashvili looks to clinch
and Blyer counters with a three punch combo that has Dzhugashvili backing up. Dzhugashvili nods at Blyer to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dzhugashvili fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blyer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dzhugashvili.
Dzhugashvili misses with an uppercut.
Blyer misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Blyer does no damage.
Dzhugashvili takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blyer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Blyer misses its intended target.
Dzhugashvili avoids the body shot from Blyer.
Blyer throws a series of punches but Dzhugashvili avoids them all with ease.
Dzhugashvili wants to clinch.
Dzhugashvili tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blyer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dzhugashvili is looking to clinch.
Dzhugashvili thows a body shot but no joy.
Dzhugashvili lands a really nice looking cross but Blyer seems unphased.
Blyer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice jab there from Dzhugashvili.

Dzhugashvili gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blyer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dzhugashvili prevents Blyer from breaking the clinch.
Dzhugashvili scores with a shot to the side of Blyer's head.
Blyer tries to break the clinch but Dzhugashvili is controlling the position.
Blyer is looking to break free of the clinch but Dzhugashvili has double underhooks.
Dzhugashvili using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blyer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dzhugashvili lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dzhugashvili stalling in the clinch but Blyer improves position.
Blyer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blyer working hard to break the clinch.
Blyer wants to break the clinch but can't.

Blyer breaks the clinch.

Dzhugashvili moves into the clinch.
Blyer tries to break the clinch but Dzhugashvili is controlling the position.
A right hand to the body from Dzhugashvili.
Dzhugashvili lands a shot to the body.
Blyer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dzhugashvili has him pressed against the cage.
Dzhugashvili tries a body shot but Blyer blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Blyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Dzhugashvili lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blyer doesn't seem phased though.
Dzhugashvili darts in trying to clinch
enabling Blyer to counter with a crisp jab.
Dzhugashvili moves in looking to clinch but Blyer pushes him off.
Blyer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blyer. Dzhugashvili does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch up but Blyer circles away and keeps his distance.
Blyer throws a right and a left that both miss.
A shot to the liver by Blyer. Beautiful body shot.
A combination from Blyer does no damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dzhugashvili tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blyer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blyer lands with a shot to the body.
Dzhugashvili moves to clinch but Blyer breaks away
and Blyer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rocky Blyer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Dzhugashvili wants to clinch.
Dzhugashvili moves to clinch but Blyer breaks away
enabling Blyer to counter with a crisp jab.
A combination from Blyer does no damage.
Blyer misses with an uppercut. Dzhugashvili saw that one coming.
Blyer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Blyer misses with a double jab.
A cross from Blyer lands.
Dzhugashvili dodges the punch combination from Blyer.
Dzhugashvili uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Dzhugashvili closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dzhugashvili lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dzhugashvili leaning his opponent against the cage.
Blyer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dzhugashvili scores with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dzhugashvili obliges.
Stalling in the clinch from Dzhugashvili.
Dzhugashvili misses with a knee strike.
Blyer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dzhugashvili unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short right from Dzhugashvili.
Dzhugashvili missing with knees to the body.
Dzhugashvili connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blyer's face.
Dzhugashvili lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dzhugashvili lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dzhugashvili cracks Blyer with a nice body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blyer as Dzhugashvili tries to tie him up.
A body shot lands from Dzhugashvili.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dzhugashvili creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dzhugashvili connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blyer's face.

Blyer is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blyer is trying to force a seperation but Dzhugashvili has the dominant position.
Blyer is still on wobbly legs! Can Dzhugashvili finish him?

Dzhugashvili drops Blyer onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Blyer is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Dzhugashvili effectively controlling the action here.
Dzhugashvili tries a body shot but Blyer blocks it.
Dzhugashvili lands a damaging elbow.
Dzhugashvili tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blyer is trying to break the clinch but Dzhugashvili has him pressed against the cage.

Dzhugashvili breaks from the clinch.

Blyer gets tackled into the cage by Dzhugashvili. Dzhugashvili maintains the clinch.
Blyer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blyer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blyer tries to circle away but Dzhugashvili has him pinned against the cage.
Dzhugashvili landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dzhugashvili misses with a knee to the head.
Blyer seems to have recovered his senses.
Blyer blocks a body shot from Dzhugashvili.
Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dzhugashvili scores with a shot to the side of Blyer's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dzhugashvili.
Blyer has had enough of the clinch but Dzhugashvili keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blyer backwards.
Dzhugashvili throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Dzhugashvili.
Blyer avoiding damage as Dzhugashvili throws knees to the body.
Dzhugashvili scores with a hook to the body.
Dzhugashvili lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blyer takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dzhugashvili lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blyer backwards.
Dzhugashvili using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blyer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dzhugashvili is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blyer is defending well for now.
Dzhugashvili using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blyer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blyer wants to get back to striking at distance but Dzhugashvili won't allow it.
Dzhugashvili keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blyer's efforts to push away.
Blyer takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dzhugashvili creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dzhugashvili with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blyer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dzhugashvili has him pressed against the cage.

Blyer breaks from the clinch.
Blyer catches Dzhugashvili with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Blyer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blyer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dzhugashvili fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dzhugashvili is looking to clinch but Blyer is avoiding it.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch up but Blyer circles away and keeps his distance.
Blyer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A cross from Dzhugashvili lands.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Blyer breaks from the clinch.
Dzhugashvili tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Blyer counters with a series of strikes. Dzhugashvili will be more careful next time no doubt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dzhugashvili has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili!
During a confident post fight interview, Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.