PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cryst Go (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Blair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Go
vs
Blair

172 cm
26
169 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

178 cm
26
178 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cryst Go!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Blair!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blair fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Go jabs at Blair's body.
Blair looks to land a combination but Go avoids it well.
Blair swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Go throws a right hand that misses
and Blair counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blair throws a hook to the side of Go's head but Go sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Go feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blairs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Blair is trying hard to land a takedown here. Go sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Blair blocks a leg kick.
A punch combination from Blair misses.
Go fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blair on the side of the head.
Blair tries for a takedown but Go sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jab, jab by Go - just one landing.
Blair on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Go works Blair's body with a nice hook.
Go lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Go lands a nice looking body shot.
Blair swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Go throws a good cross that connects.
Blair blocks a leg kick.
Go takes a swing at Blair's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Go moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Blair misses with a takedown
and Go counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cryst Go has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Blair.
A left lands for Go.
Blair listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Go thows a body shot but no joy.
Blair throws a nice looking combination but Go bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Go dips to his left and cracks Blair with an uppercut!
Blair scores with a crisp jab that stopped Go in his tracks.
Go misses the shot to the body.
Go throws the left hand but Blair avoids the punch easily.
Go pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A combination from Blair does no damage.
Blair just misses with a punch to the body.
Blair throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Go misses with a double jab.
Go avoids a punch combination nicely.
Go thuds his right hand into Blair's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Blair. Go does a little dance to reset his feet.
Go changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Go lands with a straight right. Blair didn't see that one coming.
Go dodges the punch combination from Blair.
A lazy left from Go finds it's target.
Go keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blair throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blair misses with a combination
and Blair takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blair rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Go moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Go is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Blair misses with a double jab
and Go counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blair looks winded!
Go comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Go fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blair looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Go lands with a nice body punch.
Blair throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Go lands with a nice combination. Blair backs away looking to recover.
Go stalks Blair and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Blair's face. Blair staggers backwards, shaken.
Blair looks to land a combination but Go avoids it well.
Go showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blair.
Blair swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Go counters with a nice body shot.
Blair is looking to score with low kicks.
Go jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Go throws a body punch but Blair moves out of range.
Go lands a jab.
Go fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blair misses with a jab, cross combination.
Go thows a body shot but no joy.
Blair throws a right and a left that both miss.
Go scores with a jab.
Go swings for the body but Blair moves out of range.
Jab from Go.
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!
Some wild striking there from Blair.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Go scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Go dodges the punch combination from Blair.
Blair takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Go throws a front kick aimed at Blair's knee but Blair avoids it well.
Blair walks into a stiff left hand from Go.
Go throws out a powerful jab.
Blair showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Go.
Blair takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Go takes a swing at Blair's ribcage but misses.
Blair misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Go lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Go lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Blair backs up against the cage.
Blair avoids the body shot from Go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cryst Go dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Blair takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Go lands a head shot.
Go takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Go connects with a body shot.
Blair has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Go thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blair rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Go moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blair misses with the combination.
Go scores with a hook to the body. Blair takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Go. Blair does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blair takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Blair slips a jab from Go.
Blair tries to bum rush Go with a series of wild strikes but Go uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blair lands a really nice looking cross but Go seems unphased.
Go scores with a nice strike.
Go falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blair counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blair with a nice cross.
Cryst Go is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair fails to land with a series of punches.
Blair looks for a takedown but Go sprawls well.
Blair is breathing heavily.
Go connects with a crisp jab.
Blair throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tony Blair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Go. Blair does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blair misses with a combination
and Go counters with a stiff right hand.
Blair swings away with a body shot that misses
and Blair takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blair tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Go attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Blair swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blair throws an off balance right hand
and Go counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blair takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blair misses with a wild body shot.
Blair walks into a jab.
Blair misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Go sizes up Blair with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Blair misses.
Go connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blair takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Go slips a jab and a cross from Blair.
Blair misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blair throws a nice looking combination but Go bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blair takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Go lands a jab to the nose.

Blair is rocked!
Blair lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Go circles away quickly and effectively.
Blair is still on wobbly legs! Can Go finish him?
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Go.
Go cracks Blair with a right hand to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Blair.
Blair throws a leg kick that misses.
Blair is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Go rather than just go for the knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Go throws a body punch but Blair moves out of range.
Blair seems to have recovered his senses.
Go lands a nice shot to the body.
Blair is trying desperately to land a takedown but Go is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Blair.
Some wild striking there from Blair.
Go with a jab.
Go looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Go blocks a head kick by Blair.
Go lands a slapping body shot.
Blair dodges the punch combination from Go.
Blair throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Go fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Blair's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Blair duly obliges.
Blair takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Blair walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Blair takes a swing at Go's ribcage but misses.
Go throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blair on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blair throws a chopping leg kick but Go manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Go throws a body punch but Blair moves out of range.
Go throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blair stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Go throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blair misses with the combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Go.
Blair throws a nice looking combination but Go bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blair takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blair fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blair will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cryst Go has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Blair.
Go cracks a nice hook into Blair's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Go connects with a body shot that sends Blair's belly button to the back.
Blair takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Go is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Go tests Blair's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blair takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cryst Go dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Blair throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blair thows a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Blair does no damage.
Go lands with a nice body punch.
Go misses with a body shot.
Go fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blair looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Go lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Go.
Blair has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Blair takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Blair takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Go connects with a right hand. Blair shakes it off.
Go works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Go takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blair misses with a series of wild punches.
Go lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blair at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Go dodges the punch combination from Blair.
Blair with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Go to score with a decent uppercut.
Blair takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Go dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Go misses with a few strikes there.
Cryst Go is winning the standup battle so far.
Go throws a right and a left that Blair avoids nicely.
Blair throws a body punch but Go moves out of range.
Go moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab from Blair misses.
Go scores with the left hand. Blair knows he should have avoided that one.
Blair tries to move into range but Go moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Go misses with an uppercut.
Blair throws a series of punches but Go avoids them all with ease.
Go cracks Blair with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Go comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blair tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blair throws a right hand that Go ducks under and follows up with a left that Go also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blair is defended easily by Go.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blair fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut there from Go.
A nice combination there by Go.
Go showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blair.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Go thuds a left hand into Blair's body.
Go lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blair at a distance.
Go misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blair.
Blair throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Go lands with a straight right. Blair didn't see that one coming.
Blair shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Go fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blair looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blair needs to keep his hands up - Go had a free shot at his head there.
Go lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Go will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Go just misses with a punch to the body.
Go scores with a jab to the body.
Blair moves away from the strike by Go.
Blair uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Go.
Good standup being displayed there by Go as he connects with a hook.
Blair takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Go throws a front kick aimed at Blair's knee but Blair avoids it well.
Blair fails to land the takedown.
Go avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blair looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Go uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blair.
Blair throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Go lands with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Go connects with a body shot that sends Blair's belly button to the back.
Go lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blair circles away quickly and effectively.
Go comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blair swinging wildly here.
Tony Blair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cryst Go is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blair throws a body punch but Go moves out of range.
Go scores with a jab to the head.
Go moves out of range of the strikes.
Go throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blair stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Go slips a jab and a cross from Blair.
Go dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Go connects with a looping right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blair throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Go counters with a three punch combo that has Blair backing up. Blair nods at Go to acknowledge the strikes.
Go lands with a straight right. Blair didn't see that one coming.
Go works over Blair's head and body with a nice combination.
Blair misses with a straight left.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cryst Go showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Go has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cryst Go!
After the big win, Cryst Go made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Golden Supplements and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.