PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brent Blackburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saloth Sar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackburn comes to the cage accompanied by Filth Friends Unite. Saloth Sar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Blackburn
vs
Sar

175 cm
30
240 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

197 cm
32
268 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry (93%)
SP Ultimate Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brent Blackburn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saloth Sar!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sar. That's going to slow Blackburn down.
Sar scores with a leg kick.
Blackburn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blackburn connects with a body shot that sends Sar's belly button to the back.
Sar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Blackburn blocks the body kick.
Sar lands a head kick!
Sar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blackburn.
Sar blocks a jab.

Blackburn closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Blackburn.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blackburn pushes Sar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blackburn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sar blocks a body shot from Blackburn.
Blackburn lands a left hand.
Sar wants to break free but Blackburn has control.

Sar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Blackburn as he connects with a hook.
Blackburn looks to land a right hand but Sar moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sar throws a sloppy head kick and Blackburn moves out of range easily.
Blackburn misses with a looping left.
Brent Blackburn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Blackburn has Sar up against the cage in a clinch.
Sar tries to land knees in the clinch but Blackburn avoids the damage to the body.
Blackburn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sar's coach down at Disciples Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sar's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sar has had enough of the clinch but Blackburn keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Blackburn fails to land.
Blackburn tries to work over Sar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sar has had enough of the clinch but Blackburn keeps him there for the moment.

Sar manages to break the clinch.
Blackburn throws a big shot that misses.
Blackburn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sar walks into a stiff left hand from Blackburn.

It looks like Saloth Sar has been cut.
Blackburn blocks a head kick by Sar.
Blackburn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blackburn misses with a straight left.
Sar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blackburn misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Sar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn jabs Sar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Blackburn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Sar.
Blackburn swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sar counters with a good, hard body kick but Blackburn shrugs it off.
Blackburn scores with a jab. Sar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blackburn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sar moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Blackburn misses the target.
Sar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sar scores with a nice body kick.

Blackburn moves into the clinch.
A short right from Blackburn.

Sar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blackburn throws a body punch but Sar moves out of range.
Blackburn doesn't manage to clinch there - Sar circles away.
Blackburn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sar's hands.
Blackburn takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sar scores with a leg kick.
Sar looks up at the clock. Bad move! Blackburn lands a right hand from hell, dropping Sar. Blackburn pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brent Blackburn!
A victorious Brent Blackburn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.