PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edson Blois (ranked 4131 p4p, 4013 weight class) and Bison Jury (ranked 536 p4p, 528 weight class). Jury has chosen DMX's Intro - It's Dark and Hell is Hot as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Blois
vs
Jury

190 cm
22
207
4 - 5 - 0

206 cm
29
205
5 - 8 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edson Blois!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bison Jury!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blois fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Blois does no damage.
Blois listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've been informed that Jury has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sloppy strikes from Blois. Those never looked like landing.
Blois throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jury scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Edson Blois has been cut.
Jury has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jury swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blois has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Blois staying out of range there.
Jury lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jury lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jury throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blois has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blois there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jury avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice side step and Jury releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Blois takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blois works over Jury's head and body with a nice combination.
Jury moves out of range as Blois strikes.
Blois with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jury to score with a decent uppercut.
Blois misses with a looping right.
Blois throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blois swings for the body but Jury moves out of range.
Jury tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blois was well out of range. Poor timing from Jury.
Jury is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nice shot lands for Jury.
Jury works Blois's body with a nice hook.
Bison Jury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jury scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jury is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jury takes a swing at Blois's ribcage but misses.
Blois feints a jab promting Jury to slip. Blois then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jury slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jury uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blois.
Jury scores with a one two! Blois had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jury cracks Blois with a good jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blois misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Jury.
Jury gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A combination from Blois does no damage.
Jury cracks Blois with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big left from Blois misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Jury misses the target.
Blois gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Edson Blois's cut is getting worse.
Jury throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blois misses with a series of wild punches.
Blois lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jury takes one on the button.
Blois pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jury swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blois misses with a combination
and Jury cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jury misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big left from Jury misses.
Blois seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jury feints a jab promting Blois to slip. Jury then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Blois slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jury tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blois was well out of range. Poor timing from Jury.
Good exchange - Jury coming out on top.
Blois misses with the combination.
Blois connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jury connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blois. Blois circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jury has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jury looks to land a combination but Blois avoids it well.
Jury takes a swing at Blois's ribcage but misses.
Jury scores with a hook to the body. Blois takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jury lands a really nice looking cross but Blois seems unphased.
Jury misses with the combination.
The fighters circling - Jury throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jury throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jury scores with a jab. Blois acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jury looks to land a combination. Blois sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Blois avoids the body shot from Jury.
Blois appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab from Jury.
A slow jab from Blois misses its intended target.
Blois shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jury lands a really nice looking cross but Blois seems unphased.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bison Jury dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edson Blois's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Blois misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jury.
A shot to the liver by Jury. Beautiful body shot.
Blois misses with a right hand
and Blois takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jury takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jury bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blois's head.

Blois is rocked!
Nice shot by Jury.
Oh Blois is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Blois might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Jury looks to score with a jab to the body but Blois is just out of range.
Blois seems to have got his legs back now.
Jury swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Blois was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Blois pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jury back to the cage. Blois follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Blois is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jury.
Jury is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blois with a body shot.
Blois throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jury counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blois thinking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jury uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Blois takes a swing at Jury's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut there from Jury.
Jury scores with a jab.

Edson Blois's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jury fails to land with a series of punches.
Blois takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jury misses with a looping left.
Blois takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blois takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blois fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jury manages to avoid it.
Blois misses the jab.
Blois on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jury scores with a jab. Blois acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jury fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice jab there from Jury.
Blois rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jury moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jury connects with a body shot.
Blois dodges the punch combination from Jury.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jury misses the shot to the body.
Blois throws a big counter combination but Jury scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Blois has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jury finds it's way round the side to connect with Blois's head.
Blois tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jury was well out of range. Poor timing from Blois.
Edson Blois is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blois fails to land with a series of punches.
Blois takes one to the side of the head.
Blois misses the shot to the body.
Bison Jury seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blois takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Jury feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Blois sprawling to the canvas! Blois rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jury finish him?!
Jury cracks Blois on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Blois falls backwards against the cage. Jury follows up with more strikes that drop Blois to his knees. Jury keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Blois! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bison Jury!
A very excited looking Bison Jury made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.