PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marc Fuller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Blick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Fuller
vs
Blick

182 cm
20
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
22
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marc Fuller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johan Blick!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blick looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fuller tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blick swivels and escapes.
Fuller shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Blick holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fuller has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Blick avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marc Fuller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blick taking a breather.
Fuller tries for a takedown. No joy.

Blick jumps guard.

Blick looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fuller pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blick is keeping the position for now.
Blick pulls Fuller in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blick looking for a guillotine here but Fuller defends easily.
Blick looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fuller is one step ahead there.
Fuller looking to pass the guard.
Blick not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fuller preventing the sweep.
Blick keeping moving, preventing Fuller from controlling successfully.
Blick keeping full guard, as Fuller tries to pass.
Fuller looking to sit in guard and control but Blick gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Blick with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fuller has a closed guard, preventing Blick from standing up.
Blick trying to control the position from guard on top but Fuller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blick pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fuller is keeping the position for now.

Fuller throws his legs up looking for a submission but Blick uses it to pass to side control.
Fuller is breathing heavily.
A lull in the action here.

Blick tries for a kimura but Fuller is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Blick tries for a kimura but Fuller is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blick working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fuller is trying to improve his position.
Fuller is not content to let Blick control the position.
Fuller is looking for a sweep.
Fuller manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Fuller is trying to control the action in half guard but Blick is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Blick actively working from the bottom here.
Fuller is pressing down on Blick's thigh, looking to free his foot. Blick is holding on for now.
Blick gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Blick keeping moving, preventing Fuller from controlling successfully.
Blick manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fuller manages to get himself to full guard.

Fuller working for a triangle but Blick defends it easily.
Fuller wants to sweep here but Blick controlling him for the moment.

Fuller working for a triangle but Blick defends it easily.

Blick avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blick passes Fuller's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johan Blick 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.

Blick gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Fuller to counter with a crisp jab.
Fuller tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blick swivels and escapes.
Blick misses with a takedown attempt - Fuller sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Marc Fuller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blick misses with a takedown

and Fuller counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Marc Fuller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johan Blick.
Blick trying to control here.

Blick actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blick regains full guard. Nicely done.
Blick lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fuller!
Blick prevents Fuller from getting the reversal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuller is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Blick has taken his back.

Blick has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Fuller rolls, trying to escape but Blick keeps control of the position.
Will Blick go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Blick has good solid back control here.
Fuller wants to control his opponent's hands but Blick gets his hands free.
Blick trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Fuller can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Blick is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Fuller with him. Fuller is trying to defend but Blick has an arm under the chin now! Fuller grimaces and is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Johan Blick!