PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alicia Blitzkrieg (ranked 6587 p4p, 3112 weight class) and Jace The Pace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Blitzkrieg
vs
The Pace

165 cm
18
143
3 - 4 - 0

175 cm
25
133
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alicia Blitzkrieg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jace The Pace!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Pace looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It appears Blitzkrieg was looking to counter with a kick there.
The Pace throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blitzkrieg.
Blitzkrieg is looking to counter with head kicks.
A left and a right from The Pace both land. Nice combination.
The Pace stalks Blitzkrieg and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Blitzkrieg's face. Blitzkrieg staggers backwards, shaken.
The Pace falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blitzkrieg counters with a solid body kick.
The Pace lands a jab-cross combination.
The Pace moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Pace throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Blitzkrieg counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Blitzkrieg stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The Pace scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Blitzkrieg slips a jab and a cross from The Pace.
Blitzkrieg was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The Pace comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The Pace pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Blitzkrieg back to the cage. The Pace follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blitzkrieg closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. The Pace did well to prevent Blitzkrieg getting side control.
The Pace tries to kick Blitzkrieg off in order to stand up. Blitzkrieg Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Blitzkrieg in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Blitzkrieg stands up and we're back to a striking position.
The Pace throws a right and a left that both miss.
As The Pace looks to move away, Blitzkrieg throws a big counter combo but The Pace just gets out of the way.
The Pace throws a one two combo.
The Pace throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from The Pace.
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!
The Pace throws a right and a left that Blitzkrieg avoids nicely.
The Pace scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The Pace throws a combination that misses
and Blitzkrieg counters with a body kick that stops The Pace in his tracks momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Pace scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The Pace throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jace The Pace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Blitzkrieg shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. The Pace manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Blitzkrieg trying to control but The Pace is working from the bottom.

The Pace is working an open guard so Blitzkrieg takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The Pace is working the combinations to good effect here.
Blitzkrieg shoots for a takedown but The Pace saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The Pace lands with a right hand.
The Pace tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blitzkrieg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It appears Blitzkrieg was looking to counter with a kick there.
The Pace lands a body shot.
The Pace tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blitzkrieg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blitzkrieg avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Pace is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blitzkrieg is on the wrong end of a nice combination from The Pace.
Blitzkrieg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Pace.
The Pace looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A counter left hand to the body from Blitzkrieg misses its target.
The Pace misses with a double jab
and Blitzkrieg counters with a nice body kick.
Blitzkrieg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Pace.
As The Pace backs away, Blitzkrieg returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The Pace misses with a wild combination.
And Blitzkrieg counters with a quick kick to the body but The Pace blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Pace moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The Pace throws a combination. Blitzkrieg tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from The Pace. Those never looked like landing.
Blitzkrieg is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The Pace lands a two punch combo.
The Pace throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blitzkrieg counters with a good, hard body kick but The Pace shrugs it off.
The Pace throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Pace swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Pace stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and The Pace wants it to stay on the feet.
The Pace throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blitzkrieg finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jace The Pace dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

The Pace scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The Pace misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Pace just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBlitzkrieg.
The Pace misses with a double jab.

Blitzkrieg shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Blitzkrieg showed some decent athleticism there.
Alicia Blitzkrieg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Blitzkrieg stands up from half guard.
The Pace will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Pace lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blitzkrieg circles away quickly and effectively.
The Pace throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Pace moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Pace looks to land a combination. Blitzkrieg sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The Pace lands a lovely overhand right.
The Pace throws a series of punches but Blitzkrieg avoids them all with ease.
And Blitzkrieg counters with a quick kick to the body but The Pace blocks it.
The Pace throws a series of punches but Blitzkrieg moves out of range.
The Pace misses with a combination
and Blitzkrieg counters with a solid body kick.
The Pace is breathing heavily.
The Pace is looking to clinch.
Blitzkrieg seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The Pace looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blitzkrieg tries to counter by moving into the clinch but The Pace manages to circle out of the way.
The Pace scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The Pace will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blitzkrieg throws a quick counter kick to the body but The Pace avoids it.
The Pace moves to clinch but Blitzkrieg breaks away
and Blitzkrieg finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Pace swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blitzkrieg makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. The Pace really felt that one!
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!
The Pace swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blitzkrieg counters with a nice body kick.
Jace The Pace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Pace lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blitzkrieg circles away quickly and effectively.
Blitzkrieg appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

Blitzkrieg looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for The Pace!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

Blitzkrieg decides to stand back up. Blitzkrieg steps back and let's The Pace get back to his feet.
The Pace lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blitzkrieg circles away quickly and effectively.
Blitzkrieg is looking for a counter combo.
The Pace has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Pace lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The Pace tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Blitzkrieg finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by The Pace!
The Pace throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It appears Blitzkrieg was looking to counter with a kick there.
The Pace throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blitzkrieg.
As The Pace looks to move away, Blitzkrieg throws a big counter combo but The Pace just gets out of the way.
Jace The Pace seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Pace throws a one two combo.
The Pace misses with a few strikes there.
Blitzkrieg looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The Pace lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blitzkrieg circles away quickly and effectively.
The Pace falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blitzkrieg finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The Pace misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blitzkrieg is looking for a counter combo.
The Pace throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blitzkrieg thinks about countering with a body kick.

Blitzkrieg changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. The Pace looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Pace is trying to buck Blitzkrieg off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Blitzkrieg decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Blitzkrieg shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Blitzkrieg was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

The Pace throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
The Pace misses with a combination
and Blitzkrieg counters with a body kick that stops The Pace in his tracks momentarily.
Left hook, right uppercut from The Pace.
Jace The Pace is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Pace throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And Blitzkrieg counters with a quick kick to the body but The Pace blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jace The Pace showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

The Pace throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It appears Blitzkrieg was looking to counter with a kick there.
The Pace misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Pace lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blitzkrieg circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from The Pace.
And Blitzkrieg counters with a quick kick to the body but The Pace blocks it.
The Pace throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It appears Blitzkrieg was looking to counter with a kick there.
The Pace throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blitzkrieg counters with a good, hard body kick but The Pace shrugs it off.
The Pace throws a series of punches but Blitzkrieg avoids them all with ease.
Blitzkrieg drops down looking for a counter takedown but The Pace sprawls and moves away.
The Pace throws a series of punches but Blitzkrieg moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Pace throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blitzkrieg makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. The Pace really felt that one!

Blitzkrieg throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. The Pace was covering up waiting for the punch and Blitzkrieg finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The Pace is wriggling around but Blitzkrieg manages to pass to half guard.
The Pace takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blitzkrieg decides to stand up.
The Pace throws a nice looking combination but Blitzkrieg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And Blitzkrieg counters with a quick kick to the body but The Pace blocks it.
Blitzkrieg tries to score a power double leg takedown but The Pace sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Blitzkrieg somewhat.
The Pace lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blitzkrieg avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Pace throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Pace scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The fight stays on the outside here - The Pace looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blitzkrieg quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
The Pace fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blitzkrieg shoots in looking for a takedown but The Pace manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Blitzkrieg's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The Pace swinging wildly here.
Blitzkrieg throws a quick counter head kick but The Pace was just out of range.
Jace The Pace is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Blitzkrieg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Pace as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alicia Blitzkrieg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blitzkrieg tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but The Pace defends well and Blitzkrieg ends up having to push The Pace into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Pace wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blitzkrieg has him pressed against the cage.
The Pace wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blitzkrieg has him pressed against the cage.
Blitzkrieg prevents The Pace from breaking the clinch.

Blitzkrieg breaks from the clinch.
The Pace swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Pace looks to land a combination but Blitzkrieg avoids it well.
Blitzkrieg throws a quick counter kick to the body but The Pace avoids it.

That's four 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.
The Pace tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blitzkrieg jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A punch combination from The Pace misses.
Blitzkrieg appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The Pace throws a series of punches but Blitzkrieg avoids them all with ease.
Blitzkrieg quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.

Blitzkrieg closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Blitzkrieg lands in his opponent's guard.
The Pace keeping moving, preventing Blitzkrieg from controlling successfully.
Alicia Blitzkrieg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Pace looking to control but Blitzkrieg passes into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jace The Pace comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got The Pace winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jace The Pace!