PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edson Blois (ranked 2757 p4p, 2258 weight class) and Joaquin Buckley (ranked 362 p4p, 289 weight class). Joaquin Buckley has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Blois
vs
Buckley

190 cm
20
207
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
27
200
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edson Blois!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joaquin Buckley !
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Buckley closes the distance and clinches.
Buckley lands a body punch.
Buckley landing knees to the body.
Blois takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Edson Blois has been cut.
Blois wants to break free but Buckley has control.

Buckley breaks the clinch.

Buckley instigates a clinch.
Buckley misses with a punch to the body.
Buckley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Buckley lands a nice elbow.
Buckley lands a shoulder strike.
Blois doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blois is trying to pull guard but Buckley has him pressed against the cage.
Buckley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blois's elbow.
Blois blocks a body shot from Buckley .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blois backwards.
Buckley tries to land knees in the clinch but Blois avoids the damage to the body.
Buckley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Buckley .
Buckley stalling against the cage.
Buckley is stalling here.
Buckley continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Buckley tries to throw a body punch but Blois avoids it by throwing Buckley back against the cage.
Blois is looking to control Buckley 's arms but Buckley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blois has his back to the cage.
Buckley has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Blois seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Buckley can turn it around.
Buckley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blois's elbow.
Blois misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Buckley .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blois fails to pull guard.
A left hand lands to the body for Buckley .
Blois is breathing heavily.
Buckley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blois or not.

Buckley manages to break the clinch.

Buckley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Buckley scores with a hook to the body.
Buckley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buckley lands a left hand.
Buckley lands a shoulder strike.

Buckley manages to break the clinch.
Buckley wants to clinch.
Buckley is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Buckley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blois is trying to pull guard but Buckley has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edson Blois. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buckley leaning against his opponent.
Buckley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blois avoids a wild elbow strike from Buckley .
Buckley throws an elbow that misses.
Buckley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Buckley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Buckley connects with a knee to the head.
Buckley putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blois in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Buckley lands a nice elbow.

Edson Blois's cut is getting worse.
Blois jumps guard but Buckley stands there with Blois around his waist. Blois gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Buckley lands a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Buckley breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Buckley gets a clinch.
Buckley lands an elbow inside.
Buckley digs a right hand into Blois's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blois's gas tank.
Blois jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Buckley walks away with a smile on his face. Blois gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Buckley tries to clinch but Blois is having none of it.
Blois swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Blois keeps the fight on the outside.

Buckley has closed the distance and engaged Blois in a clinch.
Buckley is leaning against Blois and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Buckley lands a shoulder strike.
Blois takes an elbow to the temple.
Buckley lands a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joaquin Buckley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edson Blois's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Buckley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blois.

Buckley has managed to clinch.
Blois blocks an elbow strike from Buckley .
Buckley lands a nice elbow.
Joaquin Buckley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Buckley blocks a body shot from Blois.
Buckley connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blois's face.
Buckley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blois.
A left hand lands to the body for Buckley .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buckley scores with a nice hook to the head.

Edson Blois's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Buckley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Buckley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Buckley scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Buckley .
Buckley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Buckley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Buckley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bloiss head.

Jeez, Edson Blois's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Buckley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Buckley drops Blois onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Blois is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Blois is rocked!
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!
Buckley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Blois is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Buckley breaks from the clinch.

Buckley rushes Blois and presses him up against the cage.
Blois seems to have got his legs back now.

Buckley lands a vicious elbow to the side of Blois's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Buckley tries to finish him with strikes but Blois still seems able to defend himself so Buckley steps back and lets Blois get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Edson Blois's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Joaquin Buckley !