PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dabur Ganiesh (ranked 3841 p4p, 4758 weight class) and Danny Blake (ranked 478 p4p, 552 weight class). Ganiesh comes to the cage accompanied by Stach Stach. Blake is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Si Cranstoun - Dynamo. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Ganiesh
vs
Blake

188 cm
25
194
1 - 0 - 1

184 cm
18
196
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Hoarse Pills

Seventh Circle Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dabur Ganiesh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Blake!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Blake moves into the clinch.
Ganiesh wants to get back to striking at distance but Blake won't allow it.
Ganiesh is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Blake manages to break the clinch.
Ganiesh tries to bum rush Blake with a series of wild strikes but Blake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blake only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Blake avoids the head kick by Ganiesh.
Blake unleashes a big counter combination but Ganiesh bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ganiesh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Blake darts in and clinches Ganiesh up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ganiesh is trying to push Blake away but Blake has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Blake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ganiesh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blake lands a high kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake looks for the body kick but Ganiesh saw that one coming.
Ganiesh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ganiesh avoids the head kick by Blake.
Good standup being displayed there by Blake as he connects with a hook.
Blake throws a head kick but Ganiesh moves out of range.
Danny Blake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blake blocks a head kick by Ganiesh.

Blake has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blake avoiding damage as Ganiesh throws knees to the body.

Blake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Blake has closed the distance and engaged Ganiesh in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Blake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blake fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ganiesh.

Blake has closed the distance and engaged Ganiesh in a clinch.

Blake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Blake has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake avoiding damage as Ganiesh throws knees to the body.

Blake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Danny Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blake does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blake moves into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Blake - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ganiesh tries to score a body lock takedown but Blake shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Blake working Ganiesh over with knees to the body.
Ganiesh will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Blake up against the cage.

Blake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blake.
Blake avoids the head kick by Ganiesh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Blake.

Blake clinches.
Blake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ganiesh's elbow.

Blake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ganiesh tries to counter with a takedown but Blake is quick to defend against it.
That kick from Blake tenderised Ganiesh's leg. Ganiesh is trying to keep his angry face on.
Blake fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ganiesh is out of range.
Ganiesh has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Blake.
Blake lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Blake dominated that round.
That's time! Ganiesh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Blake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ganiesh lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ganiesh throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Blake rushes Ganiesh and presses him up against the cage.

Blake manages to break the clinch.

Blake closes the distance and pushes Ganiesh back into the cage.
Blake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ganiesh's elbow.
Ganiesh tries to land knees in the clinch but Blake avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake gets underhooks to prevent Ganiesh's takedown attempt.
Blake avoiding damage as Ganiesh throws knees to the body.
Ganiesh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blake avoids it.

Blake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Blake clinches up against the cage.

Blake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Blake clinches with his opponent.
Danny Blake seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ganiesh has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Blake after a bit of a struggle.

Blake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ganiesh avoids a kick to the body.
Ganiesh changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ganiesh blocks a head kick by Blake.
Ganiesh misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Blake appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dabur Ganiesh. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Blake has closed the distance and engaged Ganiesh in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Blake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Danny Blake is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Blake lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blake attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Blake throws a head kick that Ganiesh semi-blocks.
Ganiesh misses with a takedown attempt - Blake sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ganiesh moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBlake.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blake goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ganiesh blocks a head kick by Blake.
Blake just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromGaniesh.
Blake scores with a kick to the body.
Blake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Ganiesh.
Ganiesh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blake is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ganiesh with a body shot.
Blake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blake lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Blake.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ganiesh blocks a head kick by Blake.
Blake throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake throws out a loose jab but Ganiesh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blake with the inside leg kick.
Dabur Ganiesh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ganiesh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blake.
Ganiesh with a poor takedown
and Blake counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ganiesh thinking.
Crunch! Blake slams his shin into Ganiesh's torso.
Ganiesh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ganiesh moves out of range of the body kick from Blake.
Ganiesh half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Blake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blake has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 18:20
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 18:20
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 18:20

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Blake!
Danny Blake bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.