PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Drake Malfoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malfoy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is John Murphy- In the House In a Heartbeat. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Malfoy
vs
Blake

175 cm
22
163 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

160 cm
18
156 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drake Malfoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William Blake!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake stuffs the takedown attempt from Malfoy. Malfoy gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Blake or perhaps it was just good defense by Malfoy which made him look bad.
William Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake has a takedown stuffed.
Malfoy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blake swinging wilding here.

Malfoy closes the distance and clinches.

Malfoy works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Malfoy wants to control from the top but Blake keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blake can do anything to dispel that myth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malfoy won't allow Blake to sweep him here.
Blake looking to control.
Blake controlling Malfoy's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake looking to control.
Malfoy prevents Blake from getting back to his feet.
Blake looking to hit a scissor sweep but Malfoy is one step ahead there.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Malfoy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big right from Blake misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Malfoy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like William Blake has been cut.
Blake has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Malfoy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Drake Malfoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Blake.
Blake wants to get back to striking at distance but Malfoy won't allow it.
Malfoy tries a knee to the head but Blake blocks it.
Malfoy misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malfoy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blake blocks it with crossed arms.

Malfoy breaks the clinch.
Blake throws a series of punches but Malfoy moves out of range.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Malfoy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blake tries to clinch but Malfoy moves out of range.

Malfoy closes the distance and pushes Blake back into the cage.
Blake takes a knee right on the jaw!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blake as Malfoy tries to tie him up.
Blake stalling in the clinch but Malfoy improves position.
Malfoy connects with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Malfoy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Malfoy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Malfoy jumps guard but Blake stands there with Malfoy around his waist. Malfoy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Blake wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Malfoy landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malfoy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blake tries to break the clinch but Malfoy is controlling the position.
Blake can't break the clinch.
Malfoy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blake on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blake is trying to break the clinch but Malfoy has him pressed against the cage.
Malfoy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Blake fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Malfoy is breathing heavily.

Blake tries to keep at a distance but Malfoy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Malfoy lands a knee to the body.
Blake wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Malfoy has him pressed against the cage.
Malfoy is trying to break the clinch but Blake has him pressed against the cage.
Blake wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blake is trying to break the clinch but Malfoy has him pressed against the cage.
Malfoy landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Blake wants to get back to striking at distance but Malfoy won't allow it.
Malfoy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Blake is looking to break free of the clinch but Malfoy has double underhooks.
Blake jumps guard but Malfoy stands there with Blake around his waist. Blake gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Malfoy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Malfoy throws a head punch that misses.
Blake can't break the clinch.
Blake managing to block the knees to the body from Malfoy.
Malfoy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Blake tries to break the clinch but Malfoy is controlling the position.
A bit of stalling here from Malfoy.
Malfoy gets underhooks to prevent Blake's takedown attempt.
Blake on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drake Malfoy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Blake's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Malfoy tries to clinch but Blake is having none of it.
Malfoy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Blake stuffs the takedown attempt from Malfoy. Malfoy gets slowly back to his feet.
Blake wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Malfoy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blake closes the distance and clinches up with Malfoy, looking for a takedown. Blake pushes Malfoy against the cage but Malfoy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Blake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blake tries to clinch but Malfoy moves out of range.
A punch combination from Malfoy misses.
Blake throws a left and a right that both miss
and Malfoy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Blake misses with a few strikes there.

Blake scores with a takedown into Malfoy's guard.
Malfoy working a defensive guard here.
Blake trying to control the position from guard on top but Malfoy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blake throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Malfoy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Blake showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Malfoy has his hands on Blake's head, controlling the position.
Blake trying to control but Malfoy is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Blake wants to get up but he can't break Malfoy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Malfoy controls Blake momentarily but Blake frees himself.
Blake loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Malfoy.
Malfoy moves out of range of the body kick from Blake.
Blake wants to clinch up but Malfoy keeps it at a distance.
Blake swats away the attempt to clinch by Malfoy.
Blake tries to clinch there but Malfoy circles away.
Blake shoots in but no luck this time.
Blake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Malfoy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blake misses with a kick to the body

and Malfoy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Blake looking to stall.
Malfoy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Malfoy lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Malfoy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blake.
Blake wants to get back to striking at distance but Malfoy won't allow it.
Malfoy looking to throw knees to the head but Blake is blocking nicely.
Malfoy keeps control of Blake as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blake has had enough of the clinch but Malfoy keeps him there for the moment.
Blake changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Malfoy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Drake Malfoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Blake.
Blake throws a sloppy head kick and Malfoy moves out of range easily.
Malfoy checks the leg kick.
Blake throws a right hand that Malfoy ducks under and follows up with a left that Malfoy also avoids with ease.
Blake fails with the takedown.

Malfoy has closed the distance and engaged Blake in a clinch.
Malfoy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Malfoy tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Blake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on William Blake's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Blake wants to clinch.

Malfoy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blake prevents a takedown attempt there.
Malfoy can't find room to land a body shot as Blake controls the action.
Malfoy has a couple of punches blocked by Blake.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Blake is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Blake wants to break free but Malfoy has control.
Malfoy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Malfoy keeps control of Blake as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Malfoy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Blake pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Malfoy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blake.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malfoy working aggressively here.
Malfoy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blake has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blake is trying to break free.
Malfoy has a couple of punches blocked by Blake.
Blake blocks a body shot from Malfoy.
Knees in the clinch landing for Malfoy.
Blake is trying to break free.
Blake wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Malfoy has him pressed against the cage.
Malfoy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blake.
Malfoy prevents the takedown attempt.
Blake tries to break the clinch but Malfoy is controlling the position.
Blake has had enough of the clinch but Malfoy keeps him there for the moment.

Blake breaks the clinch.

Blake closes the distance and clinches.
Blake is looking to break free of the clinch but Malfoy has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Blake tries to break the clinch but Malfoy is controlling the position.
Malfoy looking to stall.
Malfoy can't break the clinch.

Blake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blake is looking to clinch but Malfoy is avoiding it.
Blake throws a leg kick but Malfoy checks it.
Malfoy shoots in for a takedown but Blake shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drake Malfoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Malfoy counters by moving into the clinch.
Blake is trying to break the clinch but Malfoy has him pressed against the cage.
Blake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malfoy keeps control of Blake as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blake wants to break free but Malfoy has control.
Malfoy jumps guard but Blake stands there with Malfoy around his waist. Malfoy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Malfoy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake can't break the clinch.
Blake tries to break the clinch but Malfoy is controlling the position.
Malfoy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blake.
Blake drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Malfoy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Blake is looking to break free of the clinch but Malfoy has double underhooks.

Blake has picked Malfoy up - he's going for a ride! Blake dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Malfoy pushes Blake off looking to stand but Blake dives back in and keeps control.
Blake performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Blake wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake is thwarting Malfoy's attempts to control the position.
Blake wants to stand up but Malfoy is controlling the position.
Blake looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Malfoy is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Malfoy is looking to improve his position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Blake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Blake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blake has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Blake!