PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Blank (ranked 3899 p4p, 3952 weight class) and Olof Berglund (ranked 418 p4p, 423 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Blank
vs
Berglund

225 cm
19
265
2 - 2 - 0

192 cm
19
287
2 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Blank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olof Berglund!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berglund misses with a hook
and Blank counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blank really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Berglund walks into a stiff left hand from Blank.
Olof Berglund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berglund fails with the takedown
and Berglund takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Berglund slips a straight right by Blank.
Blank stuffs the takedown.
Blank tries to counter with a takedown but Berglund is quick to defend against it.
Berglund throws a wild body kick that Blank sees coming a mile off.

Berglund fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Blank to the ground. Berglund is now in Blank's guard.
Berglund postures up and lands a big shot to Blank's brow.
Berglund with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blank looking to control.
Blank bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Berglund's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blank won't allow Berglund to sweep him here.
Blank wants to control from the top but Berglund keeps moving.
Blank throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Berglund wants to sweep here but Blank controlling him for the moment.
Berglund has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blank with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blank is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Berglund trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Berglund looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blank is one step ahead there.
Blank postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

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.
Blank throws a strike but Berglund rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Blank wants to stand up but Berglund is controlling him.
Berglund preventing the sweep.
Blank is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Berglund works over Blank with some ground and pound from guard.
Blank is looking to stand back up but Berglund counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Blank.
Berglund working over Blank with some ground and pound. Blank looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Berglund is trying to control. Blank wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Blank trying to control from the bottom.
Berglund looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blank with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blank on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Blank tries to get to full guard but Berglund has control of the leg.
Berglund is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Berglund drops an elbow to the side of Blank's head.
Berglund not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Berglund prevents Blank from improving his position.
Berglund seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Blank is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Blank tries to kick Berglund off but Berglund keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Berglund thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Berglund seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blank is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Berglund scores with a couple of nice shots.
Blank is trying to control but can't.
Blank is looking to escape.
Berglund working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Berglund trying to pass the guard but Blank defending well.
Berglund winds up and cracks Blank with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blank is staying active underneath Berglund, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Berglund thows a huge punch but Blank dodges it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blank is positioning himself well to prevent Berglund advancing to mount.
Blank is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olof Berglund dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A jab from Blank does it's job there.
Blank is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Berglund fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blank avoids it really well and circles away.
Berglund misses with a left hand
and Berglund takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Berglund gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Blank counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blank connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Berglund's hands.
Berglund doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Blank counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blank cracks Berglund with a hook to the temple - Berglund is on wobbly legs here! Blank swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Berglund falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Blank wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Billy Blank!
Billy Blank seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.