PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Blackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Aphex Twin - Come to Daddy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blackson
vs
Savage

197 cm
20
255 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

194 cm
20
274 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Blackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Savage!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blackson swings for the body but Savage moves out of range.
Blackson moves away from the strike by Savage.
Blackson staying out of range there.
Blackson wants to clinch.
Blackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Savage circles away quickly and effectively.
Blackson ducks under a wild hook from Savage.
Blackson throws a leg kick but Savage sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Savage misses with a looping right.
Blackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savage keeps the fight on the outside.
Savage missing with a left hand there. Blackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blackson clobbers Savage with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Savage thows a body shot but no joy.
Blackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blackson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blackson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Blackson lands with a good body shot.
Savage takes a swing at Blackson's ribcage but misses.
Savage misses with a straight left.
Blackson ducks under a wild hook from Savage.
Savage stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blackson.
Savage just misses with a punch to the body.
Blackson is looking to clinch but Savage is avoiding it.

Blackson moves into the clinch.
Savage dodges an elbow strike from Blackson.
Blackson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Roy Savage has been cut.
Blackson has Savage pressed against the cage, preventing Savage from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Blackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Savage leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Savage.
Blackson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Savage avoids the elbow strike from Blackson, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Savage avoids a wild elbow strike from Blackson.
Savage dodges an elbow strike from Blackson.
Savage can't find room to land a body shot as Blackson controls the action.
Nice elbow from Blackson.
Savage takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blackson misses with an elbow strike.
Blackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Savage blocks an elbow strike from Blackson.
Savage lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blackson or not.
Blackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Savage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blackson throws an elbow but misses.
Savage stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Savage softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savage lands a body shot.
Savage blocks an elbow strike.

Savage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Savage thuds a left hand into Blackson's body.
Blackson is breathing heavily.
Savage cracks Blackson with an open hand slap.

Blackson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice body punch from Savage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blackson or not.
Blackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Savage blocks it with crossed arms.
Savage lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blackson or not.
Savage throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blacksons head.
Savage lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Savage gets through Blackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Savage blocks an elbow strike.
Savage dodges an elbow strike from Blackson.
Savage lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Savage.
Savage stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Savage.
Blackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Savage lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Savage scores with a shoulder strike.
Blackson misses with an elbow strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Savage.
Savage avoids a wild elbow strike from Blackson.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blackson throws an elbow but misses.
Blackson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Savage.
Blackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Savage throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blackson letting Savage take a breather here.
Blackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Savage lands with a right to the head.
Blackson misses with an elbow over the top.
Blackson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Blackson misses with a knee to the head.
Savage throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blacksons head.
Savage lands a body shot.
Savage lands a right hand.
Blackson throws a knee to the head but misses.

Savage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice uppercut there from Savage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Savage scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Savage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roy Savage's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A jab from Savage misses.
Blackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Savage.
Blackson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A swing and a miss from Savage.
Savage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Savage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Savage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Savage missing with a left hand there. Blackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blackson throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Savage counter with a right hand.
A big right from Savage misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Savage misses with a straight right.
Blackson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Savage might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Savage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage lands with a straight right. Blackson didn't see that one coming.
Roy Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Savage lands a really nice looking cross but Blackson seems unphased.

Blackson has managed to clinch.
Savage has a couple of punches blocked by Blackson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Savage's brow.
Savage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Blackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Savage leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Blackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Savage leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Blackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blackson lands a nice elbow.
Savage scores with a shoulder strike.
Savage avoids the elbow strike from Blackson, against the cage.
Blackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Blackson throws an elbow that misses.
Blackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Savage working aggressively here.
Savage works on Blackson's body with a couple of short punches.
Blackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Savage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Savage blocks the elbow strike.
Blackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Savage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Savage leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Blackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blackson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Savage throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blacksons head.
Blackson misses with an elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Savage.

Savage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Savage misses with a wild body shot.
Blackson lands with a good body shot.
Savage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blackson slips under a jab.
Blackson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Savage counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to de liver by Savage. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savage changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blackson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Savage misses with a hook.
Blackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Savage is just out of range.
Blackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Michael Blackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blackson doesn't seem bothered though.
Savage lands with a straight right. Blackson didn't see that one coming.
Blackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Savage counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Blackson is rocked!
Savage cracks Blackson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oh Blackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blackson tries to bum rush Savage with a series of wild strikes but Savage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blackson seems to have got his legs back now.
Savage connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Blackson out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roy Savage!