PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Blanka (ranked 4039 p4p, 4248 weight class) and Abddal Few (ranked 459 p4p, 475 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Blanka
vs
Few

188 cm
25
200
1 - 2 - 0

200 cm
24
185
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carlos Blanka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Abddal Few!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Few moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Carlos Blanka has been cut.

Blanka clinches up with Few and pushes him back against the cage.
Blanka scores with a shoulder strike.
Blanka blocks an elbow strike from Few.
Few misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Few.
Blanka creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Few's defenses.
Blanka lands a shoulder strike.
Blanka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blanka blocks a body shot from Few.
Blanka lands a hook that snaps the head of Few backwards.
Few tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Few goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blanka digs a right hand underneath Few's ribcage. Few let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blanka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Few tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Blanka just stands there and leans against the cage.
Few's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Blanka takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Blanka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blanka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blanka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Few backwards.
Few being controlled against the cage.
Few jumps guard but Blanka stands there with Few around his waist. Few gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blanka.
Few misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Few.
Few tries to throw a body punch but Blanka avoids it by throwing Few back against the cage.
Blanka lands an uppercut.
Blanka gets through Few's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Few's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blanka content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Blanka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Few takes an elbow to the forehead.
Few is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanka lands an elbow inside that Few shrugs off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blanka slowing the pace effectively.
Blanka presses Few against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Blanka pushes Few back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blanka lands a nice elbow.
Few misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Blanka scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Blanka.
Blanka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Few is trying to push Blanka away but Blanka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Few throws a punch but it's blocked by Blanka.
Few wants to break the clinch but can't.
Few lands a shoulder strike.
Few misses with a punch on the inside.
Few misses with a short punch on the inside.
Few misses with a punch to the body.
Blanka definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Blanka.
A body shot lands from Blanka.
Blanka prevents Few from breaking the clinch.
Few's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blanka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Few's elbow.
Few swings wildly with an uppercut but Blanka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Few swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Few.
Blanka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short left from Blanka.
Few tries to circle away but Blanka has him pinned against the cage.
Good body shot from Blanka.
Few tries to break the clinch but Blanka is controlling the position.
Blanka lands a nice uppercut.
Come on Blanka - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Blanka.
Blanka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Few backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blanka.
Blanka effectively controlling the action here.
Few fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Carlos Blanka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abddal Few.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blanka stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Blanka.
Few tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Blanka just stands there and leans against the cage.
Blanka just leaning against Few, taking a breather.
Few tries to work over Blanka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blanka lands a nice shot to the body.
Few wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blanka has him pressed against the cage.
Blanka stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Blanka lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Blanka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Blanka's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Few avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Few clinches up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Blanka taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Carlos Blanka.
Blanka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Few rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blanka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Few keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Few throws a right and a left that Blanka avoids nicely.

Blanka tries to keep at a distance but Few has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blanka has Few pushed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Blanka.
Few doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Few fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Blanka lands an elbow that stopped Few in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Blanka.
Blanka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blanka stalling.
Blanka lands a nice elbow.
Blanka content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Blanka taking a breather.
Blanka tries to work over Few's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blanka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Few backwards.
Blanka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Few can do to turn this around?
Few's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Come on Blanka - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Blanka has Few pressed against the cage, preventing Few from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from Blanka.
Blanka lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanka lands a body punch.
Few tries to break free but Blanka pushes him back against the cage.
Blanka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blanka lands a right hand.
Few working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Few fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Blanka lands an elbow just above Few 's eye.
Blanka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Few is trying to break the clinch but Blanka is controlling him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blanka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blanka leaning against his opponent.
Blanka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Few takes a shot to the head.
Carlos Blanka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blanka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blanka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Few backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Few is trying to break the clinch but Blanka has him pressed against the cage.
Few is trying to break the clinch but Blanka is controlling him.
Blanka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Few.
Blanka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice elbow from Blanka.
Few wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Few misses with some punches.
Few misses with some punches.
Blanka pushes Few back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Few swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blanka scores with a shot to the side of Few's head.

Few is rocked!
Few is trying to stall.
Few is breathing heavily.
Blanka lands a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Blanka.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Few's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Few is still on wobbly legs! Can Blanka finish him?
Blanka lands with a light punch inside.
Few tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blanka's elbow.
Few takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Few.
Blanka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blanka slows down the pace here.
Few seems to have recovered his senses.
A frustrated look appears on Few's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blanka gets through Few's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Few has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Blanka uses from the top position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Few is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Blanka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Few on the ground.
Blanka is looking to stand up but Few won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Blanka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Blanka's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Blanka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blanka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Few releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Few looks to land a combination but Blanka avoids it well.
Blanka misses the shot to the body.
Blanka looks to score with a jab to the body but Few is just out of range.
Few throws a hook to the side of Blanka's head but Blanka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Few throws a combination that misses
letting Blanka counter with a right hand.
Blanka is looking to wear down Few with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Blanka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Few throws a series of punches but Blanka avoids them all with ease.
Few throws a body punch but Blanka moves out of range.
Few with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blanka to score with a decent uppercut.

Blanka has Few up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Blanka.
Blanka gets underhooks to prevent Few's takedown attempt.
Blanka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Few takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blanka lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blanka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanka scores with a shot to the side of Few's head.
Blanka gets through Few's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Blanka on the inside.
Blanka lands a hook that snaps the head of Few backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Blanka.
Blanka gets through Few's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Few misses with the head strike.
Few wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blanka has him pressed against the cage.
Blanka lands a shoulder strike.
Blanka creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Few's defenses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Blanka - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A right hand to the body from Blanka.
Blanka lands a damaging elbow.
Nice body punch from Blanka.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blanka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blanka is working Few over against the cage.
Blanka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blanka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blanka is pushing Few up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Blanka has Few pressed against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Blanka for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blanka.
Blanka lands with a light punch inside.
Blanka prevents a body shot from Few.
Blanka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Blanka.
A short uppercut from Blanka.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanka lands a damaging elbow.
Blanka lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls for Blanka to work.
Few is looking to control Blanka's arms but Blanka gets an underhook and turns him. Now Few has his back to the cage.
Blanka lands a damaging elbow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Blanka - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Few being controlled against the cage.
Blanka lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Blanka.
A hook to the body from Blanka.
Blanka presses Few against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanka is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Blanka scores with a shot to the side of Few's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blanka.
Blanka lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Blanka.
Blanka lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Blanka - that landed with a thud.
Carlos Blanka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Few takes a shot to the head.
Few wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blanka has him pressed against the cage.
Abddal Few has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blanka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Few takes an elbow to the forehead.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Blanka takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Few being controlled against the cage.
Blanka gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Blanka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blanka, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:26
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Blanka!