PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rama Arjuna (ranked 307 p4p, 46 weight class) and Edward Blake (ranked 398 p4p, 61 weight class). Arjuna comes to the cage accompanied by Om. Blake has chosen Cry of the Blackbirds as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Arjuna
vs
Blake

185 cm
32
207 lbs
26 - 11 - 0

209 cm
37
220 lbs
25 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)
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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 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rama Arjuna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Blake!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Arjuna has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Keyboard Warriors -Temple of Illumination in the buildup to the fight.
Arjuna avoids the head kick by Blake.
Blake is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Arjuna looks to score with a jab to the body but Blake is just out of range.
Arjuna tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blake is able to avoid easily.
Blake has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Arjuna throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blake throws out a powerful jab.
Arjuna throws a head kick that Blake semi-blocks.

It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
Arjuna loads up on a big right hand but Blake slips the punch.
Arjuna moves into range and connects with a jab.
Blake avoids the head kick by Arjuna.
Blake has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Arjuna finds it's way round the side to connect with Blake's head.
Blake throws a jab when Arjuna was well out of range.
Arjuna is looking to score with low kicks.
Blake steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Arjuna misses with a body kick.
Rama Arjuna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arjuna walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake misses with a left hand
and Arjuna counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arjuna uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blake.
Blake misses with a body kick.
Blake's corner calls for a 1-2. Blake obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Blake scores with a spinning back kick!
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Arjuna.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blake! But no joy.
Arjuna throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arjuna takes one to the chin there.
Arjuna throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blake stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blake feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arjuna's calf.
Arjuna tries to bum rush Blake with a series of wild strikes but Blake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arjuna is looking to slow Blake down with leg kicks.
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!
A lazy body kick from Arjuna
and Blake counters with a straight right hand.
Arjuna scores with a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna throws a body kick that misses.
Blake is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Arjuna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blake. Arjuna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blake scores with a crisp jab that stopped Arjuna in his tracks.
Arjuna looks to throw the jab but Blake is out of range.
Blake doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Arjuna attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Blake throws a low kick but Arjuna moves out of range easily.
Arjuna throws a leg kick but Blake sees it coming and moves out of range.
Arjuna moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBlake.
Blake connects with a solid leg kick.
Blake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Arjuna counters with a series of strikes. Blake will be more careful next time no doubt.

Blake is rocked!
Blake fakes the leg kick and cracks Arjuna in the body.
Blake misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Arjuna.
Arjuna displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blake throws out the jab.
Blake scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Blake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blake with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Arjuna to score with a decent uppercut.
Blake connects with an inside leg kick.
Blake turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Arjuna misses with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Arjuna.
Arjuna throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Arjuna scores with the left hand. Blake knows he should have avoided that one.
Blake changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blake looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blake with a nice cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 has managed to clinch.
Blake prevents a body shot from Arjuna.
Arjuna lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blake.
Blake wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blake tries to stall but Arjuna uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Blake works on Arjuna's body with a couple of short punches.
Blake trying to stall but Arjuna improves his position.
Arjuna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blake wants to stall.
Nice body punch from Arjuna.
Arjuna works on Blake's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hand to the body from Arjuna.
Blake looks winded!
Blake blocks a body shot from Arjuna.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Arjuna takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Blake throws a head punch that misses.
Arjuna dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arjuna.
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 Rama Arjuna will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Arjuna rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blake moves out of range of the body kick.
Blake moves out of range of the body kick.
Blake throws a body kick that misses.
Blake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arjuna.
Arjuna swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Arjuna takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blake with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arjuna throws a series of punches but Blake avoids them all with ease.
Blake has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake throws a hook but Arjuna avoids it easily.
Blake looks to land a combination but Arjuna avoids it well.
Blake looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Arjuna misses with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake moves out of range of the body kick from Arjuna.
Arjuna swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Blake with a hook.
Arjuna throws a leg kick which misses Blake's front leg but catches the back leg as Blake tries to avoid it.
Arjuna scores with a punch to the head.
Blake takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Blake moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Blake just misses with a punch to the body.
Arjuna scores with a jab to the head.
Arjuna throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Blake to counter with a crisp jab.
Arjuna wants to clinch up but Blake keeps it at a distance.
Arjuna throws a body kick that misses.
Blake appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Arjuna is looking to land body kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arjuna manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice jab there from Blake.
Arjuna tries to clinch there but Blake circles away.
Blake moves out of range of the leg kick from Arjuna.
A head kick from Arjuna lands but Blake takes it in his stride.
A punch lands to the side of Blake 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Arjuna moves out of range as Blake throws a body kick.
Arjuna sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Blake defending well as Arjuna loads up on a big left hand.
Blake lands with an overhand left.
Arjuna falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blake makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arjuna.
Arjuna avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arjuna lands a nice looking kick to the body. Blake takes a step back to recover.
Arjuna looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Arjuna throws a jab but it's blocked by Blake.
Blake misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Arjuna was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Blake.
Arjuna misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arjuna.
Arjuna misses with an uppercut. Blake saw that one coming.
Arjuna attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Blake is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Arjuna with a body shot.
Arjuna lands a two punch combo.
Blake feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arjuna's calf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna works the jab nicely.
Blake is still on wobbly legs! Can Arjuna finish him?

That has opened up Edward Blake's cut even more.
A big right from Arjuna misses.
Blake seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arjuna fails to land with a series of punches.
Blake throws an off balance right hand
and Arjuna counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arjuna pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Blake takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Arjuna gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Blake counters with an outside leg kick.
Arjuna scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Arjuna goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Blake misses the target.
Arjuna appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Arjuna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blake.
Blake looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Arjuna missing with a left hand there. Blake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rama Arjuna dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
That's time! Arjuna's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Arjuna lands with a straight right. Blake didn't see that one coming.
Blake tries to land a body kick
and Arjuna cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blake misses with an uppercut. Arjuna saw that one coming.
Rama Arjuna is winning the standup battle so far.
Blake throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Arjuna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blake moves away.
Blake avoids a kick to the body.
Arjuna throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arjuna.
Blake tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arjuna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Blake responds with a good body kick, but Arjuna manages to step out the way in time.
Arjuna is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Arjuna misses with a body shot
and Blake counters with a nice uppercut.
Arjuna throws a low kick, looking for Blake's leg but Blake calmly moves out of range.
Blake steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Blake looks to land a right hand but Arjuna moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arjuna throws a head kick that misses.
Arjuna throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Arjuna throws a looping overhand right but Blake ducks down to avoid it.
As Arjuna backs off Blake throws a huge counter combo but Arjuna manages to avoid it all.
Arjuna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arjuna takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blake scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arjuna sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blake throws a wild body kick that Arjuna sees coming a mile off.
Arjuna throws a big shot that misses.
Arjuna listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Both fighters circling a little - Blake finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Arjuna throws a sloppy head kick and Blake moves out of range easily.
Rama Arjuna is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blake.
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 lands a nice shot that snaps Arjuna's head back.
Arjuna throws a leg kick but Blake moved away.
Blake looks to land a body kick but Arjuna moved away.
Blake takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Blake paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice jab there from Blake.
Arjuna throws a half hearted mid kick.
Arjuna misses with a leg kick
and Blake counters with a nice uppercut.
Blake takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Blake has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Arjuna uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blake.
Nice defenses there by Blake.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna looks to land a body kick but Blake moved away.
Blake counters with a body kick.
Arjuna pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blake throws an overhand right that lands on Arjuna's shoulder, as Arjuna tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Blake misses its intended target.
It looked like Arjuna wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big right from Arjuna misses.
Blake tries a low kick but Arjuna avoids it.
Edward Blake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arjuna with a nice cross.
A punch lands to the side of Blake 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blake moves out of range of the body kick.
Blake lands a jab.
Arjuna throws a right and a left that Blake avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Arjuna with a nice cross.
Arjuna pivots, looking for a leg kick but Blake is out of range and Arjuna settles back down.
Arjuna is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arjuna throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Blake misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blake's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Arjuna connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blake scrambles back to his feet.
Arjuna checks a leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Arjuna tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arjuna.
Arjuna lands with a cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rama Arjuna.
Well Arjuna has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rama Arjuna!
Rama Arjuna seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.