PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mace Blackblood (ranked 1439 p4p, 179 weight class) and Jakub Chlapik (ranked 664 p4p, 95 weight class). Blackblood comes to the cage accompanied by Gorgoroth Open the Gates. Chlapik is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by PIPES AND PINTS / Criticized . Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Blackblood
vs
Chlapik

185 cm
26
202 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

196 cm
30
192 lbs
16 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Mace Blackblood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Jakub Chlapik!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackblood misses with a wild body shot.
Chlapik connects with a nice looking jab.
Blackblood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chlapik.
Blackblood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chlapik was well out of range. Poor timing from Blackblood.
Chlapik on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chlapik slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blackblood scores with a nice strike.
Blackblood looks to score with a jab to the body but Chlapik is just out of range.
Jakub Chlapik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chlapik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blackblood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blackblood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blackblood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chlapik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blackblood.

Blackblood clinches up with Chlapik and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Blackblood.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Chlapik breaks from the clinch.
Blackblood takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Blackblood is looking to wear down Chlapik with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Blackblood is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chlapik.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chlapik, right into the meat.
Chlapik thumps Blackblood with a low kick.
Blackblood lunges at Chlapik with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chlapik's hand.
Chlapik fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blackblood on the side of the head.
Blackblood misses with a wild body shot.

Blackblood closes the distance and pushes Chlapik back into the cage.
Blackblood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blackblood works on Chlapik's body with a couple of short punches.
Blackblood throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blackblood stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chlapik is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blackblood lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chlapik or not.
Chlapik is trying to break free.
Blackblood lands a shot to the body.
Blackblood looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chlapik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chlapik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackblood misses with the head strike.
Chlapik has had enough of the clinch but Blackblood keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackblood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Blackblood.

Chlapik manages to break the clinch.
Chlapik connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Chlapik. Blackblood shrugs it off though.
Chlapik closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blackblood has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Chris Leben KO Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Blackblood defending well as Chlapik loads up on a big left hand.
Blackblood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chlapik.
Blackblood ducks under a wild hook from Chlapik.
Blackblood moves out of range as Chlapik strikes.
A swing and a miss from Blackblood.
Chlapik tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blackblood is able to avoid easily.
Chlapik listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blackblood gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chlapik throws a head kick that misses.
Blackblood was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Blackblood fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackblood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chlapik throws a right hand that Blackblood ducks under and follows up with a left that Blackblood also avoids with ease.
Blackblood defending well as Chlapik loads up on a big left hand.
Blackblood is looking to counter punch.
Blackblood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Blackblood misses.
Chlapik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chlapik misses with a hook. Blackblood ducked under it nicely.
Blackblood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chlapik.
A quick step to the side and Blackblood tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blackblood throws a leg kick but Chlapik sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chlapik lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Blackblood tries to land a front kick but Chlapik steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chlapik looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Chlapik throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chlapik lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blackblood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chlapik moves out of range of the body kick from Blackblood.
Chlapik looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chlapik misses with a wild combination.
Chlapik fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackblood throws a right and a left that Chlapik avoids nicely.
Blackblood defending well as Chlapik loads up on a big left hand.
Chlapik throws the left hand but Blackblood avoids the punch easily.
Blackblood chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chlapik can pounce on him.
Blackblood takes a swing at Chlapik's ribcage but misses.
Chlapik cracks Blackblood with an open hand slap.
Chlapik lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blackblood slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackblood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chlapik.
Chlapik circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blackblood fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jakub Chlapik will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Blackblood closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chlapik working hard to break the clinch.
Blackblood can't find room to land a body shot as Chlapik controls the action.
Blackblood has a couple of punches blocked by Chlapik.
Blackblood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blackblood misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blackblood throws an elbow but misses.
Blackblood misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chlapik.
Chlapik scores with a shot to the side of Blackblood's head.
Chlapik working hard to break the clinch.
Chlapik looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Blackblood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chlapik working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackblood lands a hook that snaps the head of Chlapik backwards.

Chlapik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chlapik throws a series of punches but Blackblood moves out of range.
Chlapik fails to land with a series of punches.
Jakub Chlapik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chlapik avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Blackblood rushes Chlapik and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chlapik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blackblood uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chlapik has time to react.
Blackblood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chlapik.

Blackblood is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Chlapik's half guard.
Chlapik wants to improve his position but Blackblood is controlling well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Blackblood trying to control from Chlapik's half guard. Chlapik has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Blackblood distracts Chlapik with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chlapik wants to stand but Blackblood is controlling the position.
Blackblood tries to free his leg and advance position but Chlapik is retaining full guard.
Chlapik wants to stand but Blackblood is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackblood trying to control the position from guard on top but Chlapik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blackblood prevents Chlapik from getting back to his feet.
Chlapik is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Blackblood throwing strikes but missing.
Chlapik wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blackblood accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blackblood in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chlapik is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Blackblood throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackblood landing some decent shots from guard.
Blackblood landing with the ground and pound.
Blackblood won't allow Chlapik to get back to his feet.
Blackblood loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Chlapik pushes Blackblood off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Blackblood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blackblood misses with an uppercut
and Chlapik counters with a straight right hand.
Blackblood is looking to clinch but Chlapik is avoiding it.
Chlapik is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A jab from Chlapik misses.
Chlapik scores with a nice head shot.
Blackblood tries to bum rush Chlapik with a series of wild strikes but Chlapik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters circling a little - Chlapik finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Chlapik tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackblood throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chlapik darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chlapik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chlapik throws a low kick but Blackblood avoids it.
Nice body punch from Chlapik.
Chlapik throws a head kick that Blackblood semi-blocks.
Chlapik misses with a hook. Blackblood ducked under it nicely.
Chlapik throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blackblood was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chlapik moves forwards but Blackblood connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Blackblood misses with a left hand
and Chlapik counters with a nice uppercut.
Blackblood walks into a stiff left hand from Chlapik.
Blackblood throws a chopping leg kick but Chlapik manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chlapik. Blackblood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blackblood throwing a counter right hand but Chlapik manages to avoid it.
Chlapik throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chlapik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jakub Chlapik will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Blackblood moves forwards but Chlapik connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chlapik throws a right and a left that Blackblood avoids nicely.
Blackblood throws a lazy uppercut
and Chlapik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chlapik lands a jab-cross combination.
Chlapik misses with a left hand
and Blackblood counters with a left to the body.
Chlapik is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chlapik has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blackblood finds it's way round the side to connect with Chlapik's head.
Chlapik thows a body kick. Blackblood tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Blackblood shoots for a double leg takedown but Chlapik sprawls well. He's pushed Blackblood's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chlapik lands with an overhand left.
Chlapik throws a right hand that misses
and Blackblood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blackblood misses with an uppercut. Chlapik saw that one coming.
Blackblood wants to land a leg kick but Chlapik is out of range.
Chlapik works over Blackblood's head and body with a nice combination.
Blackblood scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chlapik is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chlapik throws a leg kick which misses Blackblood's front leg but catches the back leg as Blackblood tries to avoid it.
Chlapik throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Blackblood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chlapik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blackblood.
Chlapik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blackblood.

Blackblood has managed to clinch.
Chlapik is trying to force a seperation but Blackblood has the dominant position.
A hook to the body from Blackblood.
Chlapik takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blackblood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chlapik prevents a body shot from Blackblood.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Blackblood swings wildly with an uppercut but Chlapik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chlapik takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Jakub Chlapik has been cut.
Chlapik tries to circle away but Blackblood has him pinned against the cage.
Blackblood lands with a left to the head.
Mace Blackblood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackblood misses with the head strike.
Blackblood lands with a short shot to the head.
Chlapik just leaning against Blackblood, taking a breather.
Chlapik managing to block the knees to the body from Blackblood.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blackblood creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Chlapik is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chlapik's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chlapik is still on wobbly legs! Can Blackblood finish him?
Blackblood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blackblood unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Chlapik! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Blackblood is unloading with more strikes now! Chlapik drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mace Blackblood!
An out of breath Mace Blackblood thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Jakub Chlapik was interviewed post fight and said 'HE'S ON STEROIDS! IM TELLIN YA HE IS!'.