PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Owen Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lugh Blackburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackburn comes into a darkened arena with his song building. When the Man Comes Down kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Lugh Blackburn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Williams
vs
Blackburn

186 cm
21
189 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

187 cm
20
200 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Raptorz Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Owen Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lugh Blackburn!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blackburn's head backwards.
Blackburn misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Owen Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Blackburn lands.
Blackburn lands a slapping body shot.

Williams gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Blackburn misses with some punches.
Blackburn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blackburn blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Blackburn.
Williams is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blackburn is keeping busy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blackburns head.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Blackburn lands a right hand.
Williams is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Williams has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Blackburn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburn scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Blackburn.
Blackburn throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Owen Williams has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Blackburn misses with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Williams.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Williams.
Blackburn tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Blackburn back against the cage.
Williams tries to work over Blackburn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blackburn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as Blackburn controls his hands.
Blackburn scores with a shoulder strike.
Blackburn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Williams has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackburn has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Williams is leaning against Blackburn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn misses with some punches.
Blackburn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Williams blocks a body shot from Blackburn.
Blackburn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Williams scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Williams lands a right hand.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Williams lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blackburn.
Blackburn tries to land a knee to the head but Williams blocks with his arms.
Nice body punch from Blackburn - that landed with a thud.
Blackburn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Williams working aggressively here.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Blackburn.
Williams lands a right hand.
Blackburn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Blackburn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blackburn swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Blackburn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blackburn lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Blackburn on the inside.
Blackburn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams lands a nice uppercut.
Williams lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackburn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Blackburn lands a shoulder strike.
Blackburn takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Williams.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Blackburn tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blackburn lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from Blackburn.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
Blackburn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams.
Blackburn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blackburn.
Blackburn lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Williams scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Blackburn scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Blackburn.
A head punch on the inside from Blackburn fails to land.
Blackburn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Williams is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blackburn tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blackburn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blackburn lands with a light punch inside.
Blackburn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lugh Blackburn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Owen Williams's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Blackburn misses with a straight right.
Blackburn doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Blackburn swinging wildly here.
Blackburn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Williams as he connects with a hook.
Blackburn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blackburn lands a right hook to the body.
Williams connects with a leg kick. Blackburn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Blackburn.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Blackburn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams throws a quick inside leg kick.
Williams tries to clinch up but Blackburn circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Williams looks to land a body kick but Blackburn moved away.
Blackburn checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Blackburn. That snapped Williams's head back.
Blackburn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lugh Blackburn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blackburn throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Blackburn closes the distance and clinches.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blackburn missing with knees to the body.
Blackburn lands a nice uppercut.
Blackburn throws a head punch that misses.
Williams can't find room to land a body shot as Blackburn controls the action.
Blackburn tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Blackburn back against the cage.
Williams lands a shot to the body.
A knee to the head by Blackburn.
A short right from Blackburn on the inside.
Williams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blackburn backwards.
Williams takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blackburn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blackburn digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank.
A right hook to the body lands for Blackburn.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Blackburn avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
Blackburn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Williams blocks it with crossed arms.
Blackburn misses with a knee to the head.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Blackburn with a knee to the head.
Blackburn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Williams blocks it with crossed arms.
Blackburn tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Blackburn back against the cage.
Blackburn lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blackburn pushes Williams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blackburn lands a right hand.
Blackburn misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn lands with a light punch inside.
Williams avoiding damage as Blackburn throws knees to the body.
Blackburn is working Williams over against the cage.
Blackburn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lugh Blackburn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Blackburn working aggressively here.
Williams trying to control the position but instead, Blackburn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Williams into the cage.
Blackburn misses with a knee strike.
Williams misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blackburn.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blackburn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Williams blocking some punches.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blackburn scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lugh Blackburn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Owen Williams's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Williams throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Blackburn. Those never looked like landing.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Blackburn misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Blackburn misses.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blackburn moves away.
Blackburn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Williams throws a push kick but Blackburn slaps the foot to one side.
Blackburn on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Blackburn connects with a body shot that sends Williams's belly button to the back.
Williams looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburn swings widly with a right hand
and Williams counters with a leg kick.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blackburn.
Nice body punch from Williams.
Williams throws a body punch but Blackburn moves out of range.

Williams rushes Blackburn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Blackburn throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Blackburn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Williams blocking some punches.
Blackburn with a knee to the head.
Williams lands with a right to the head.
Blackburn is working Williams over against the cage.
Blackburn scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackburn blocks a body shot from Williams.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blackburn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Williams misses with some punches.
Williams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blackburn trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blackburn.
Blackburn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blackburn tries to land a knee to the head but Williams blocks with his arms.
Williams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blackburn avoids it.
Williams misses with some punches.
Williams is leaning against Blackburn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Williams scores with a nice short uppercut.
Williams working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Blackburn.
Blackburn blocks a body shot from Williams.
Blackburn with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blackburn tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blackburn prevents a body shot from Williams.
Blackburn can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
Blackburn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blackburn working aggressively here.
Owen Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lugh Blackburn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Williams controlling the action here for a moment.
Blackburn blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Williams lands a hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams tries a body shot but Blackburn blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.

And that's the end of the fight!
Owen Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blackburn 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lugh Blackburn!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Lugh Blackburn made sure he mentioned Raptorz Inc., along with how happy he was to win his fight.