PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Runar Styrjoeld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blake
vs
Styrjoeld

188 cm
18
210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

196 cm
20
215 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Shinobi

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Runar Styrjoeld!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Styrjoeld sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Styrjoeld throws a hook but Blake blocks it.
Blake doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Styrjoeld to counter with a crisp jab.
Styrjoeld swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Styrjoeld showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blake.

Blake moves into the clinch.
Blake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blake lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Styrjoeld or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blake.
Styrjoeld tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Styrjoeld throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Styrjoeld lands a shoulder strike.
Blake definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blake.
Styrjoeld working aggressively here.
Styrjoeld misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blake.
Styrjoeld lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Styrjoeld working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake swings wildly with an uppercut but Styrjoeld uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blake.
Styrjoeld misses with the head strike.
Styrjoeld swings wildly with an uppercut but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Styrjoeld.
Blake blocking some punches.
Blake misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Styrjoeld.
Blake missing with knees to the body.
Blake misses with a punch on the inside.
Styrjoeld lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Styrjoeld scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blake lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Styrjoeld working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Styrjoeld lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Styrjoeld doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Styrjoeld.
Styrjoeld misses with a hook from the clinch.
Styrjoeld lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Blake.
A head punch on the inside from Styrjoeld fails to land.
Blake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Styrjoeld.
Blake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Styrjoeld misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Styrjoeld.
Styrjoeld misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Styrjoeld manages to break the clinch.
Styrjoeld misses with a wild body shot.
Blake tries to counter with a takedown but Styrjoeld is quick to defend against it.

Blake has taken the fight to the clinch.
Styrjoeld blocking some punches.
Blake can't find room to land a body shot as Styrjoeld controls the action.

Styrjoeld breaks the clinch.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Styrjoeld swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Styrjoeld. Blake does a little dance to reset his feet.

Blake gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Styrjoeld.
Styrjoeld misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blake throws a head punch that misses.
Blake lands a nice uppercut.
Styrjoeld blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Styrjoeld.
Styrjoeld throws a head punch that misses.
Styrjoeld swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Styrjoeld misses with a hook from the clinch.
Styrjoeld gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Blake.
Styrjoeld lands a shoulder strike.
Blake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blake takes a shot to the head.
Blake working aggressively here.
We've been informed that Styrjoeld has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Blake misses with some punches.
Blake misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake scores with a shot to the side of Styrjoeld's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Styrjoeld swings wildly with an uppercut but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blake lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Styrjoeld working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blake.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blake.
Styrjoeld lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Styrjoeld scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Blake.
Styrjoeld lands with a right to the head.
Styrjoeld gets through Blake's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Styrjoeld lands a right hand.
Blake lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Styrjoeld backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blake jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Styrjoeld walks away with a smile on his face. Blake gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blake closes the distance but Styrjoeld moves to the side
and Styrjoeld makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Styrjoeld misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Runar Styrjoeld dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Blake has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Blake tries to clinch but Styrjoeld is having none of it.
David Blake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Styrjoeld, as that shot connected.
Blake tries to clinch up.
Blake tries to clinch but Styrjoeld moves out of range.
Blake is looking to clinch but Styrjoeld is avoiding it.
Blake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Styrjoeld throws a series of punches but Blake moves out of range.
Styrjoeld scores with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Styrjoeld.
A little feinted left hand from Blake on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Styrjoeld scores with a nice strike.
Nice shot lands for Styrjoeld.
Runar Styrjoeld seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blake tries to clinch but Styrjoeld is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Styrjoeld lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Blake tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Styrjoeld was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blake wants to clinch
and Styrjoeld counters with a nice uppercut.
Styrjoeld looks to land a combination. Blake sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Blake is rocked!
Styrjoeld lands with a hook. Blake tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oh Blake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Some wild striking there from Styrjoeld.
A jab from Styrjoeld finds it's way through Blake's defenses.
Styrjoeld bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Styrjoeld throws a lazy right hand but Blake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Styrjoeld pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Styrjoeld.
Blake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Styrjoeld loads up on a big right hand but Blake slips the punch.
Blake seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice defenses there by Blake.
Styrjoeld might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Blake wants to clinch up but Styrjoeld keeps it at a distance.
Styrjoeld ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Styrjoeld moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Blake clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styrjoeld blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Styrjoeld throws a punch but it's blocked by Blake.
Blake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Styrjoeld swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blake pressing his opponent against the cage.

Blake breaks from the clinch.
Blake tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Styrjoeld! But no joy.
Nice sprawl there from Styrjoeld as Blake shoots in.

Blake drives through and clinches with Styrjoeld against the cage.

Blake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Styrjoeld scores with a jab to the body.

Blake gets a clinch.
Styrjoeld misses with a hook from the clinch.
Styrjoeld misses with a punch on the inside.
Blake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Styrjoeld misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blake misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blake blocks an uppercut.
Styrjoeld has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blake has a couple of punches blocked by Styrjoeld.
Styrjoeld working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blake blocking some punches.
Styrjoeld misses with a hook from the clinch.

Styrjoeld breaks from the clinch.
Styrjoeld throws a good cross that connects.
Blake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Blake has Styrjoeld up against the cage in a clinch.
Styrjoeld working aggressively here.
Styrjoeld has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Styrjoeld throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Styrjoeld.
Styrjoeld blocks an uppercut.
Styrjoeld misses with a body punch.
Blake blocks an uppercut.
Blake wants to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake looking to stall.
Styrjoeld lands a shoulder strike.
Styrjoeld lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Styrjoeld lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Styrjoeld tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Styrjoeld throws a punch but it's blocked by Blake.
Styrjoeld lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Styrjoeld fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blake.
Styrjoeld misses with a hook from the clinch.
Styrjoeld lands a shoulder strike.
Blake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Styrjoeld tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Runar Styrjoeld showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Blake changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Styrjoeld tries to avoid it but Blake manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Styrjoeld to the ground. Styrjoeld escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Styrjoeld gets caught napping as Blake dives in and scores a takedown. Styrjoeld manages to retain guard.

Styrjoeld wriggles free and stands up.
Blake wants to clinch up but Styrjoeld keeps it at a distance.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch but Styrjoeld swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blake walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Styrjoeld paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Blake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Styrjoeld throws a series of punches but Blake moves out of range.
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!
Blake misses with a two punch combination.
Styrjoeld swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Styrjoeld manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blake moves to clinch but Styrjoeld breaks away
and Styrjoeld counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blake tries to clinch up.
Blake throws a nice looking combination but Styrjoeld bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blake there as he acknowledges the shot.
Blake wants to clinch.
Styrjoeld dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Styrjoeld lands with an uppercut that bounces Blake off the cage and back into range.
Blake is looking to clinch.
Styrjoeld scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Blake throws a right and a left that Styrjoeld avoids nicely.
Styrjoeld lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Styrjoeld throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blake.
Blake tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Styrjoeld to counter with a crisp jab.
Blake takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
David Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch but Styrjoeld swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Styrjoeld steps in with a hook that catches Blake right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Styrjoeld follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Blake looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Runar Styrjoeld!