PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jared Roughneck (ranked 2162 p4p, 927 weight class) and Paulo Blikstein (ranked 300 p4p, 129 weight class). Paulo Blikstein has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Roughneck
vs
Blikstein

185 cm
23
195
9 - 5 - 0

187 cm
22
200
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Voodoo Nutrition

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jared Roughneck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paulo Blikstein!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roughneck lands a jab to the head.
Blikstein misses with a body shot
and Roughneck cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blikstein misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Roughneck counters with a nice uppercut.
Roughneck waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blikstein.
Blikstein appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Blikstein thuds a left hand into Roughneck's body.

Roughneck drives through with a takedown into Blikstein's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Blikstein looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blikstein keeping full guard, as Roughneck tries to pass.
Roughneck won't allow Blikstein to get back to his feet.
Roughneck pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blikstein is keeping the position for now.
Roughneck is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Roughneck got a little sloppy there for a moment and Blikstein has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Roughneck has managed to get both his arms back between Blikstein's legs - danger averted.
Roughneck prevents Blikstein from getting back to his feet.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Roughneck lands with a good body shot.
Blikstein avoids the body shot from Roughneck.
A countering left hand to the body from Blikstein misses.
Roughneck connects with a body shot that sends Blikstein's belly button to the back.
Roughneck goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Blikstein lunges at Roughneck with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Roughneck's hand.
Roughneck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Roughneck fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Blikstein to the ground. Roughneck is now in Blikstein's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blikstein keeping moving, preventing Roughneck from controlling successfully.
Roughneck is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roughneck trying to control but Blikstein is working from the bottom.
Blikstein is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Blikstein keeping moving, preventing Roughneck from controlling successfully.
Roughneck scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blikstein looking for a sweep. Not yet Blikstein, not yet.

Blikstein working for a triangle but Roughneck defends it easily.
Blikstein has Roughneck pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Roughneck cracks Blikstein with a solid left hand.
Roughneck is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've been hearing good reports from Roughneck's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Roughneck wants to control from the top but Blikstein keeps moving.
Roughneck working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Roughneck trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Blikstein working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Roughneck has passed into half guard!
Roughneck prevents Blikstein from standing back up.
Blikstein trying to control but Roughneck postures up.
Roughneck lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blikstein can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roughneck is pressing down on Blikstein's thigh, looking to free his foot. Blikstein is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jared Roughneck dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Roughneck drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Blikstein throws Roughneck to one side and escapes!
Roughneck misses with an uppercut
and Blikstein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice jab there from Roughneck.
Jab by Roughneck.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab lands there for Roughneck.
Blikstein thuds a left hand into Roughneck's body.
Jared Roughneck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roughneck just misses with a punch to the body.
Blikstein moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Jared Roughneck has been cut.
Blikstein misses with a hook to the body
and Roughneck counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roughneck throws a hook but Blikstein blocks it.
Roughneck throws a sloppy body shot
and Blikstein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Roughneck is rocked!
Jared Roughneck is winning the standup battle so far.
Roughneck connects with a single shot there.
Roughneck misses with a wild combination.
A swing and a miss from Roughneck.
Roughneck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roughneck misses with a left hand
and Blikstein counters with a left to the body.

Blikstein drops Roughneck with a beautiful combination! Roughneck stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Blikstein is looking for the KO!
Oh Roughneck is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Blikstein on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Roughneck walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Roughneck limp body while Blikstein jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paulo Blikstein!