PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Blackburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudolf Reindeer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Charles Blackburn has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Blackburn
vs
Reindeer

182 cm
19
268 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

189 cm
17
245 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Blackburn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rudolf Reindeer!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Blackburn.
Reindeer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blackburn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Reindeer tries to clinch but Blackburn is having none of it.

Reindeer drives through and clinches with Blackburn against the cage.
Reindeer throws a punch but it's blocked by Blackburn.
Reindeer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blackburn slows down the pace here.
Reindeer misses with the head strike.
Blackburn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reindeer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blackburn blocks a body shot from Reindeer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reindeer working aggressively here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reindeer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blackburn's brow.
Reindeer throws a punch but it's blocked by Blackburn.
Reindeer struggles to land a body shot inside as Blackburn controls his hands.
Reindeer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reindeer misses with some punches.
Reindeer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Blackburn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reindeer falls off balance throwing a combination

and Blackburn counters with a single leg into guard. Reindeer didn't expect that.
Reindeer keeping moving, preventing Blackburn from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn looking to pass the guard.
Reindeer trying to control the position here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blackburn works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Reindeer trying to hold on to Blackburn's head to control him but Blackburn postures up.
Blackburn is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Reindeer reverses the position - he's now on top in Blackburn's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blackburn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Blackburn looking to control.

Blackburn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Reindeer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Reindeer wants to pass the guard but Blackburn is keeping the position.
Blackburn wants to sweep here but Reindeer controlling him for the moment.
Reindeer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Reindeer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reindeer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Reindeer trying to control but Blackburn is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Blackburn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Reindeer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Reindeer works over Blackburn with some ground and pound from guard.
Reindeer trying to control but Blackburn is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Blackburn is looking for a triangle but Reindeer pushes his legs off easily.
Reindeer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blackburn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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!
Reindeer wants to control from the top but Blackburn keeps moving.
Blackburn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blackburn keeping moving, preventing Reindeer from controlling successfully.

Reindeer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Reindeer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Charles Blackburn will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Blackburn is looking to clinch but Reindeer is avoiding it.
Reindeer throws an off balance right hand
and Blackburn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the liver by Reindeer. Beautiful body shot.
Blackburn scores with a nice right hand.
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!
Blackburn scores with a hook to the body. Reindeer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blackburn has a takedown stuffed.

Blackburn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Reindeer fails to land.
Blackburn is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Reindeer to keep the fight standing.
Reindeer tries a body shot but Blackburn blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blackburn.
Reindeer swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reindeer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reindeer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reindeer struggles to land a body shot inside as Blackburn controls his hands.
Reindeer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Reindeer.
Reindeer throws a head punch that misses.
Reindeer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reindeer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blackburn.
Blackburn avoids the elbow strike from Reindeer, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reindeer can't find room to land a body shot as Blackburn controls the action.
Reindeer misses with some punches.
Reindeer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Reindeer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reindeer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reindeer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blackburn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reindeer walks away with a smile on his face. Blackburn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Blackburn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blackburn blocks a leg kick.
Reindeer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Reindeer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reindeer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Blackburn.
A slow jab from Blackburn misses its intended target.
Good shot there by Reindeer.
Reindeer throws a head kick but Blackburn moves out of range.
Reindeer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reindeer scores with a jab. Blackburn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Reindeer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blackburn manages to avoid it.
Rudolf Reindeer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from Reindeer misses.
A slow jab from Blackburn misses its intended target.
Reindeer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blackburn manages to avoid it.
Rudolf Reindeer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reindeer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reindeer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reindeer misses with a left hand

and Blackburn moves into the clinch.
Blackburn blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reindeer misses with a knee strike.
Blackburn blocks an uppercut.
Reindeer throws a punch but it's blocked by Blackburn.
Blackburn prevents a body shot from Reindeer.
Blackburn is trying to break free.
Reindeer lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reindeer.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Reindeer. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee calls for Blackburn to work.
Reindeer can't find room to land a body shot as Blackburn controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rudolf Reindeer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Reindeer throws a hook but Blackburn avoids it easily.

Oooh a lovely combination from Blackburn sends Reindeer down but not out. Blackburn dives into side control looking to finish.

It looks like Rudolf Reindeer has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackburn with the ground and pound but Reindeer regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Blackburn throws a strike but Reindeer avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Blackburn is looking to pass into half guard but Reindeer pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Reindeer is in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blackburn is on top in guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Blackburn wants to pass the guard but Reindeer is keeping the position.
Blackburn trying to control the position from guard on top but Reindeer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reindeer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blackburn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Reindeer is trying to keep Blackburn in close.
Blackburn trying to control but Reindeer is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Charles Blackburn just wasn't active enough.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reindeer. Blackburn does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Blackburn crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Reindeer - the referee stops the clock and Blackburn gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Reindeer. Blackburn manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Blackburn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blackburn defending well as Reindeer loads up on a big left hand.
Blackburn ducks under a wild hook from Reindeer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reindeer misses with a shot to the body
and Blackburn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reindeer throws a right hand that misses

and Blackburn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Blackburn.

Reindeer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blackburn misses with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Blackburn. Beautiful body shot.
Reindeer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blackburn manages to avoid it.
Reindeer throws a body punch but Blackburn moves out of range.
Blackburn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Charles Blackburn is winning the standup battle so far.
Reindeer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackburn misses with a wild body shot.
Blackburn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blackburn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Blackburn looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Blackburn is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Blackburn trying to control from half guard but Reindeer is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blackburn tries to pass to full mount but Reindeer defends it.
Reindeer is not content to let Blackburn control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Blackburn clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Rudolf Reindeer's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Blackburn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reindeer.
Blackburn dives in for a single leg takedown but Reindeer sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Blackburn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reindeer has him pressed against the cage.
Reindeer struggles to land a body shot inside as Blackburn controls his hands.
Blackburn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Blackburn scores with a shoulder strike.
Reindeer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blackburn taking a breather.
Reindeer tries a body shot but Blackburn blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburn dodges an elbow strike from Reindeer.
Reindeer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blackburn scores with a hook to the body.
Rudolf Reindeer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Reindeer struggles to land a body shot inside as Blackburn controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reindeer.
Reindeer misses with a punch on the inside.
Reindeer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Reindeer.
Reindeer throws a head punch that misses.
Reindeer stalling against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reindeer misses with a body punch.
Blackburn wants a takedown but no success here.
Reindeer has Blackburn pressed against the cage, preventing Blackburn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reindeer lands with a left to the head.
Blackburn prevents a body shot from Reindeer.
Reindeer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reindeer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blackburn backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blackburn.
Blackburn tries to break free but Reindeer pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn blocks an uppercut.
Reindeer blocks a body shot from Blackburn.
Reindeer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blackburn's elbow.
Blackburn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blackburn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blackburn stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Reindeer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Reindeer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reindeer walks away with a smile on his face. Blackburn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Blackburn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blackburn checks a leg kick nicely.
Reindeer is looking to chop away at Blackburn's legs.
Blackburn takes one to the side of the head.

Reindeer drives through and clinches with Blackburn against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reindeer.
A short right from Reindeer.
Reindeer misses with the head strike.
Reindeer looking to throw knees to the head but Blackburn is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reindeer misses with an elbow over the top.
Reindeer tries a body shot but Blackburn blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rudolf Reindeer dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Rudolf Reindeer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Reindeer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reindeer misses with an uppercut. Blackburn saw that one coming.
Reindeer tries to clinch but Blackburn is having none of it.
Reindeer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blackburn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Reindeer as he avoids it easily.
Blackburn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reindeer manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Blackburn. Beautiful body shot.
Blackburn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reindeer's waist but Reindeer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blackburn off to one side.
Blackburn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blackburn checks a leg kick.
Reindeer is looking to score with low kicks.
Blackburn misses the shot to the body.

Reindeer gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reindeer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reindeer misses with some punches.
Reindeer misses with a body punch.
Reindeer misses with some punches.

Blackburn breaks the clinch.
Blackburn blocks a head kick by Reindeer.
Reindeer tries to clinch up but Blackburn circles away and keeps his distance.
Blackburn shoots for a takedown but Reindeer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Blackburn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good exchange - Blackburn coming out on top.
Nice jab there from Blackburn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reindeer wants to clinch.
Blackburn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blackburn thuds a left hand into Reindeer's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackburn cracks Reindeer with a good jab.
Reindeer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blackburn is able to avoid easily.
Blackburn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reindeer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Reindeer throws out a leg kick but Blackburn moves out of range and Reindeer only half commits.
Blackburn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blackburn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reindeer is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reindeer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blackburn is looking to wear down Reindeer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Reindeer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Reindeer throws a jab when Blackburn was well out of range.
Reindeer is looking to clinch but Blackburn is avoiding it.
Blackburn just misses with a punch to the body.
Reindeer misses with a lunging right hand

and Blackburn counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Reindeer has control of Blackburn's left arm, preventing Blackburn from doing any damage.
Blackburn trying to control the position from guard on top but Reindeer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blackburn passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reindeer defending well though.
Blackburn is looking to take a break and control but Reindeer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackburn winds up and cracks Reindeer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rudolf Reindeer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blackburn passes to full mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Blackburn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blackburn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Charles Blackburn!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Charles Blackburn!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Charles Blackburn!

Charles Blackburn wins by unanimous decision!
Charles Blackburn retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Charles Blackburn 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.