PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Blanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Puff Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puff Dragon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Blanks
vs
Dragon

180 cm
28
195 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

187 cm
26
200 lbs
12 - 4 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Billy Blanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Puff Dragon!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Dragon clinches up with Blanks and pushes him back against the cage.
Dragon trying to land knees to the body.
Dragon struggles to land a body shot inside as Blanks controls his hands.
Blanks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dragon lands a nice elbow.
Dragon throws an elbow that misses.
Blanks is trying to break the clinch but Dragon is controlling him.

Blanks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dragon lands a high kick!
Dragon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Blanks has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blanks there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blanks thows a leg kick but Dragon checks it
and Dragon counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Blanks is rocked!
Dragon thuds a left hand into Blanks's body.
Blanks ducks under a wild hook from Dragon.
Dragon blocks a low kick nicely.
Dragon throws a leg kick
and Blanks counters with a solid body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

It looks like Puff Dragon has been cut.
Dragon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blanks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dragon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blanks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blanks lands a high kick!
Dragon tries to clinch up.
Dragon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dragon blocks a low kick nicely.
Blanks blocks a jab.

Dragon rushes Blanks and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dragon has Blanks pressed against the cage, preventing Blanks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Blanks blocks the elbow strike.
Blanks avoids a wild elbow strike from Dragon.
Dragon throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanks is trying to break free.
Dragon tries to throw a body punch but Blanks avoids it by throwing Dragon back against the cage.
Dragon tries a body shot but Blanks blocks it.
Dragon has Blanks pressed against the cage, preventing Blanks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dragon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dragon scores with a shoulder strike.
Blanks blocks the elbow strike.
Dragon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blanks's defenses.
Blanks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Dragon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dragon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blanks tries to land a leg kick but Dragon saw it coming and moves away.
A low kick from Dragon misses
and Blanks counters with a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Blanks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dragon moves into the clinch successfully.
Blanks blocks an elbow strike from Dragon.
Blanks blocks an uppercut.
The referee calls for Dragon to work.
Blanks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Dragon.
A short uppercut from Blanks.
Blanks working aggressively here.
Dragon is pushing Blanks up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dragon has Blanks pressed against the cage, preventing Blanks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dragon.
Blanks blocks an elbow strike from Dragon.
Dragon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dragon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Blanks blocks an elbow strike.
Dragon misses with some punches.
Dragon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dragon.
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!
Dragon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blanks is defending well for now.
Dragon misses with a punch on the inside.
Dragon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dragon misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Blanks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blanks looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A combination from Dragon does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Puff Dragon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Puff Dragon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Blanks throws a wild body kick that Dragon sees coming a mile off.
Dragon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blanks.
Blanks misses the shot to the body.
Dragon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Puff Dragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blanks misses with a leg kick
and Dragon counters with a stiff right hand.
Dragon thows a leg kick but Blanks checks it

and Blanks counters with a head kick that drops Dragon to the mat! Dragon scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Dragon is rocked!
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!
Dragon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dragon is still on wobbly legs! Can Blanks finish him?
Dragon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dragon seems to have recovered his senses.
Blanks misses with a head kick.
Blanks misses with a wild body shot.

Dragon darts in and clinches Blanks up against the cage.
Dragon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blanks takes an elbow to the temple.
Dragon pushes off an throws an elbow but Blanks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dragon misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon swings wildly with an uppercut but Blanks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blanks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dragon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dragon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dragon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blankss head.

Dragon breaks the clinch.
Dragon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blanks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blanks closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blanks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dragon.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dragon 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.
Blanks keeps Dragon at a distance using the push kick.
Blanks just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dragon. Blanks does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Dragon misses.
Blanks swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Dragon takes the fight into the clinch.
Blanks is trying to break the clinch but Dragon is controlling him.
Dragon misses with some punches.
Dragon misses with an elbow strike.
Blanks digs a right hand underneath Dragon's ribcage. Dragon let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Dragon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dragon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dragon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blanks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blanks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dragon.
Blanks feints and then cracks Dragon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dragon down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanks moves out of range as Dragon strikes.
Blanks needs to keep his hands up - Dragon had a free shot at his head there.
Dragon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blanks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dragon is looking to clinch but Blanks is avoiding it.
Blanks explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blanks.
Dragon lands with a good body shot.
Blanks moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blanks throws a sloppy head kick and Dragon moves out of range easily.
Dragon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blanks tries a head kick but it misses.
Dragon scores with a head kick. Blanks tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dragon misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragon misses with a low kick as Blanks jumps back.
Blanks on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Blanks avoids the body shot from Dragon.
Blanks throws the left hand but Dragon avoids the punch easily.
Blanks scores with a kick to the body.
Billy Blanks is winning the standup battle so far.
Blanks lands a leg kick that knocks Dragon off balance momentarily.
Dragon misses with a hook.
Blanks takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dragon is breathing heavily.
Dragon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blanks.
Blanks moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dragon throws a push kick but Blanks slaps the foot to one side.
Blanks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dragon throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Billy Blanks will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Puff Dragon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Dragon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dragon wants to clinch up but Blanks keeps it at a distance.
Dragon tried to score with a low kick but Blanks checks it.
Blanks misses with a wild combination.
Jab from Dragon.
Blanks throws a sloppy head kick and Dragon moves out of range easily.
Dragon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dragon throws a looping overhand right but Blanks ducks down to avoid it.

Dragon drives through and clinches with Blanks against the cage.
Blanks tries to break free but Dragon pushes him back against the cage.
Dragon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dragon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blanks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dragon.

It looks like Billy Blanks has been cut.

Dragon manages to break the clinch.
Dragon tests Blanks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oh Blanks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blanks throws a leg kick but Dragon moved away.
Good leg kick by Dragon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blanks seems to have got his legs back now.
Dragon tries to clinch but Blanks moves out of range.
Blanks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dragon was well out of range. Poor timing from Blanks.
Dragon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blanks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dragon connects with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blanks.
Blanks is looking to wear down Dragon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Blanks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Dragon closes the distance and clinches.
Dragon throws an elbow that misses.

Blanks breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Dragon.
Dragon looks to land a right hand but Blanks moved out of range.
Good work by Blanks as he checks the leg kick.
Blanks throws the kick towards the body but Dragon avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Dragon blocks the low kick.

Dragon has Blanks up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dragon.
Dragon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blanks backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragon pushes Blanks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blanks avoiding damage as Dragon throws knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dragon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blanks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Puff Dragon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dragon.

Dragon manages to break the clinch.
Dragon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dragon feints and then cracks Blanks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blanks down.
Dragon throws a hook but Blanks blocks it.
Dragon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blanks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dragon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dragon is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragon tries to clinch but Blanks moves out of range.
Dragon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dragon throws a lazy head kick
letting Blanks counter with a right hand.

That has opened up Puff Dragon's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blanks takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blanks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dragon misses with a straight left.
Dragon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blanks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blanks throws a lazy head kick
and Dragon counters with a good low kick that Blanks was not able to check.
Dragon tries to clinch but Blanks moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dragon throws a sloppy head kick and Blanks moves out of range easily.
Dragon lands a jab.
Dragon jabbing away but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Puff Dragon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dragon 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Puff Dragon!
A very excited looking Puff Dragon 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.