PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Saul Blanco (ranked 4931 p4p, 3903 weight class) and Ricky Sweet (ranked 472 p4p, 411 weight class). Saul Blanco has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Blanco
vs
Sweet

180 cm
18
184
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
180
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Saul Blanco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricky Sweet!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sweet tries to clinch up but Blanco circles away and keeps his distance.
Blanco lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Sweet closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Blanco is looking to break free of the clinch but Sweet has double underhooks.
Blanco blocks an elbow strike from Sweet.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sweet as Blanco tries to tie him up.
Sweet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sweet throws an elbow but misses.
Sweet creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sweet looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sweet struggles to land a body shot inside as Blanco controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blanco misses with the head strike.
Sweet lands an elbow that stopped Blanco in his tracks for a moment.
Blanco dodges an elbow strike from Sweet.
Blanco is trying to break the clinch but Sweet is controlling him.
Sweet creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blanco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sweet has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanco avoids a wild elbow strike from Sweet.
Sweet creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blanco's defenses.
Sweet creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blanco's defenses.

It looks like Saul Blanco has been cut.
Sweet misses with an elbow strike.
Sweet comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sweet lands an elbow inside.
Sweet lands a nice shot to the body.
Sweet comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Blanco avoids a wild elbow strike from Sweet.
Sweet has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Blanco seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sweet can turn it around.
Blanco takes an elbow to the temple.
Blanco looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Blanco blocks an elbow strike.
Sweet misses with a punch on the inside.
Sweet misses with an elbow over the top.
Sweet lands an elbow that stopped Blanco in his tracks for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blanco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweet tries to work over Blanco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sweet pushes off an throws an elbow but Blanco leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sweet throws an elbow that misses.
Blanco is looking to break free of the clinch but Sweet has double underhooks.
Sweet lands an elbow that stopped Blanco in his tracks for a moment.
Blanco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sweet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blanco takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sweet.
Sweet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blanco blocks a body shot from Sweet.
Blanco is trying to break the clinch but Sweet has him pressed against the cage.
Sweet swings wildly with an uppercut but Blanco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sweet pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweet throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Blanco is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sweet is keeping busy.
Blanco avoids the elbow strike from Sweet, against the cage.
Sweet pushes off an throws an elbow but Blanco leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sweet prevents Blanco from breaking the clinch.
Sweet pushes off an throws an elbow but Blanco leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sweet tries a body shot but Blanco blocks it.
Blanco lands with a left to the head.
Sweet comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Blanco avoids the elbow strike from Sweet, against the cage.
Sweet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blanco is trying to push Sweet away but Sweet has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Blanco is trying to force a seperation but Sweet has the dominant position.
Sweet lands an elbow that stopped Blanco in his tracks for a moment.
Sweet creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blanco's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanco tries to throw a body punch but Sweet avoids it by throwing Blanco back against the cage.
Sweet creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blanco's defenses.
Blanco is trying to force a seperation but Sweet has the dominant position.
Sweet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sweet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sweet pushes off an throws an elbow but Blanco leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Blanco trying to stall but Sweet improves his position.
Sweet throws an elbow but it misses.
Sweet throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sweet gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sweet misses with a punch on the inside.
Sweet misses with the head strike.
Sweet throws an elbow that misses.
Blanco takes an elbow to the temple.
Blanco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blanco takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Sweet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Saul Blanco's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Blanco fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sweet looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blanco fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sweet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blanco manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blanco appears to be looking for a big counter.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blanco, as that shot connected.

It looks like Ricky Sweet has been cut.

Sweet gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blanco avoids a wild elbow strike from Sweet.
Sweet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sweet just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blanco's brow.
Sweet has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blanco has had enough of the clinch but Sweet keeps him there for the moment.
Blanco blocks an elbow strike.
Blanco dodges an elbow strike from Sweet.
Sweet keeps control of Blanco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sweet looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sweet pushes off an throws an elbow but Blanco leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sweet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blanco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sweet avoids it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sweet in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Blanco looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweet lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blanco takes an elbow to the temple.
Blanco blocking some punches.
Sweet throws an elbow but it misses.
Blanco takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sweet just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blanco's brow.
Blanco pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Blanco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sweet lands an elbow that stopped Blanco in his tracks for a moment.
Sweet lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Blanco blocks an elbow strike from Sweet.
Sweet tries a body shot but Blanco blocks it.
Sweet misses with an elbow over the top.
Sweet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blanco blocks a body shot from Sweet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Sweet.
A frustrated look appears on Blanco's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blanco tries to circle away but Sweet has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sweet.
Blanco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sweet has him pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sweet as Blanco tries to tie him up.
Blanco wants to break free but Sweet has control.
Blanco is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sweet is keeping busy.
Sweet creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blanco's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sweet gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sweet gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blanco wants to break free but Sweet has control.
Sweet looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blanco looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sweet lands an elbow inside.
Blanco tries to break the clinch but Sweet is controlling the position.
Sweet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blanco avoids the elbow strike from Sweet, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sweet lands an elbow just above Blanco 's eye.
Sweet lands a nice elbow.

Saul Blanco's cut is getting worse.
Sweet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blanco's elbow.
Sweet looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Blanco trying to land knees to the body.
Blanco blocking some punches.
Blanco lands with a left to the head.
Sweet looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Blanco tries to circle away but Sweet has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweet pushes off an throws an elbow but Blanco leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sweet misses with some punches.
Blanco is looking to control Sweet's arms but Sweet gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blanco has his back to the cage.
Blanco taking a breather.
Blanco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Blanco's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sweet throws an elbow but it misses.
Sweet misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blanco throws an elbow but misses.
Blanco misses with a body punch.
Blanco blocks an elbow strike from Sweet.
Sweet looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Blanco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Blanco dodges an elbow strike from Sweet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Sweet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Sweet moves into range and clinches up with Blanco.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sweet.
Blanco is trying to maintain a safe position but Sweet gets an underhook and turns Blanco into the cage.
Blanco dodges an elbow strike from Sweet.
Ricky Sweet seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Blanco blocks an elbow strike from Sweet.
Blanco takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sweet lands a nice elbow.
Sweet lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blanco blocks a body shot from Sweet.
Blanco takes an elbow to the temple.
Blanco prevents a body shot from Sweet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blanco trying to stall but Sweet improves his position.
Sweet lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blanco working hard to break the clinch.
Blanco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice elbow from Sweet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanco tries to circle away but Sweet has him pinned against the cage.
Sweet pushes off an throws an elbow but Blanco leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Blanco blocks the elbow strike.
Sweet lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sweet keeps control of Blanco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blanco avoids the elbow strike from Sweet, against the cage.
Sweet gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sweet comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sweet lands an elbow inside.

Blanco is rocked!
Blanco stalling in the clinch but Sweet improves position.
Oh Blanco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sweet misses with an elbow strike.
Blanco seems to have got his legs back now.
Sweet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sweet looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Blanco blocks an elbow strike.
Sweet comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sweet lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blanco.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Sweet.
Sweet throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Blanco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sweet gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Saul Blanco's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sweet creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Blanco! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Sweet!