PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trindon Blash (ranked 4454 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bin Lio (ranked 4499 p4p, 415 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Blash
vs
Lio

183 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trindon Blash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bin Lio!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Summer Carpenter and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lio is trying hard to land a takedown here. Blash sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lio tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Blash defends well and Lio ends up having to push Blash into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Blash has Lio up against the cage in a clinch.

Blash gets control of Lio's arms and successfully pulls guard. Blash will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Blash is pulling down on Lio's head to control his posture.
Blash wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Lio manages to pass to side control.
Lio is just content to waste time from the top position. Blash takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lio trying to control but Blash is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lio won't allow Blash to sweep him here.
Lio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lio wants to stand but Blash has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lio trying to control but Blash is working from the bottom.
Blash is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Blash pulls Lio in close to his closed guard and prevents Lio from doing any damage or advancing position.
Blash has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Blash lands with a thumping leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lio is defended easily by Blash.
Trindon Blash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bin Lio.

Blash closes the distance and clinches.

Blash breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blash tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lio paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lio takes a swing at Blash's ribcage but misses.
Lio fails with the takedown.

Blash shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lio is trying to stand.
Blash is trying to control. Lio wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Blash thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lio's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Blash lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lio tries to get to full guard but Blash has control of the leg.
Lio is in trouble now - Blash has advanced to mount!
Lio wants to control but Blash is having none of it.

Blash has control of Lio's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lio regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Blash pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trindon Blash dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lio throws a right and a left that Blash avoids nicely.

Lio tries to sprawl but Blash drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Blash will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lio won't allow Blash to pass to mount.
Lio trying to control but Blash postures up.
Lio wants to improve his position but Blash is controlling well.
Blash content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blash tries to stand and escape but Lio is controlling the position.
Blash is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lio can do to turn this around?
Lio flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Lio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Blash does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
As Blash backs off Lio throws a huge counter combo but Blash manages to avoid it all.
Blash throws a sloppy head kick and Lio moves out of range easily.
Lio stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lio wants it to stay on the feet.

Blash closes the distance and clinches.
Blash wants a takedown.
Lio tries to land a knee to the head but Blash blocks with his arms.
Lio fails to pull guard.
Blash blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blash stops a takedown attempt from Lio.
Lio stalling the fight.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Blash jumps into guard, dragging Lio to the mat.
Blash not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blash keeping moving, preventing Lio from controlling successfully.
Blash looking for a sweep. Not yet Blash, not yet.
Blash trying to strike off his back.
Lio trying to control the position from guard on top but Blash is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blash is controlling Lio's posture.

Lio got a little sloppy there for a moment and Blash has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lio has managed to get both his arms back between Blash's legs - danger averted.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Blash drives through with a takedown into guard.
Blash is standing up over Lio. Lio looks to escape but Blash dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

You can see the frustration on Lio's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lio is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blash tries to get to his feet but Lio is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Blash in his guard.
Blash has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Blash controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lio manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blash manages to get himself to full guard.

Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lio preventing the sweep.
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 Trindon Blash will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Lio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blash.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lio.
Blash tries a head kick but it misses.
Blash moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLio.

Blash fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lio sprawls well initially but Blash persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Blash is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lio is staying active underneath Blash, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blash prevents Lio from improving his position.
Lio trying to control but Blash postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blash keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Blash passes into side control, despite Lio's attempt to control the position.
Blash tries to stand but Lio is controlling his head.

Blash tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lio is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Blash's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

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.
Blash tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Lio.

Blash is working for a kimura but Lio is defending it quite comfortably.
Lio tries to roll over but Blash keeps him under control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blash throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blash tries to clinch but Lio is having none of it.
Blash throws a half hearted mid kick.
Despite the aggression on Lio's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Blash gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lio is looking for a sweep.
Blash blocks the strikes from Lio.
Blash tries to stand but Lio is controlling his head.
I wouldn't like to be where Lio is right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blash wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lio keeps working.
I wouldn't like to be where Lio is right now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lio is trying to improve his position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blash.
Bin Lio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trindon Blash is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blash throws a wild body kick that Lio sees coming a mile off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trindon Blash showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blash 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 Chris Dean scores the fight for Trindon Blash!
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Trindon Blash!
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight for Trindon Blash!

Trindon Blash wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Trindon Blash was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.