PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Amos Blanco (ranked 4670 p4p, 4619 weight class) and Roger Saud (ranked 558 p4p, 0 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.

Blanco
vs
Saud

180 cm
18
170
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
140
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Amos Blanco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roger Saud!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanco doesn't manage to clinch there - Saud circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blanco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blanco moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSaud.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blanco. Saud does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saud is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blanco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saud swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saud checks a low kick from Blanco.
Blanco is looking to clinch.
Amos Blanco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saud checks the leg kick nicely there.

Saud closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Saud tightens his grip and picks Blanco up, before dumping him to the ground. Blanco manages to land in guard.
Blanco looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Saud puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blanco is trying to control but Saud passes into side control!
Saud is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Blanco's shoulder. That is not cool.
Saud cracks Blanco with a big right hand but Blanco just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanco takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The referee asks Saud politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Saud prefers to stall for the moment though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blanco tries to strike from the bottom but misses.

Saud working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Blanco is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Blanco is trying to control Saud's posture but Saud avoids it.

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.
Saud landing a few strikes.
A lull in the action here as Saud stalls from top position.
Saud has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blanco tries to buck Saud off but Saud is having none of it.
Saud cracks Blanco with a big right hand but Blanco just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Saud controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blanco can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saud is putting a hurting on Blanco here, landing some big shots from side control.
Blanco is trying to improve his position.
Saud in side control lands a decent elbow.

Saud has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Blanco feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sauds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Blanco throws a sloppy body shot
and Saud counters with a left and a right that stings Blanco.

Saud has Blanco up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Saud in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Blanco is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Saud on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blanco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blanco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saud tries to break the clinch but Blanco is controlling the position.
Blanco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Saud on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blanco lands a damaging elbow.
Saud content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Saud avoiding damage as Blanco throws knees to the body.
Blanco tries to land knees in the clinch but Saud avoids the damage to the body.
Saud managing to block the knees to the body from Blanco.
Blanco landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Saud dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Saud avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blanco connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Saud momentarily.
Blanco moves in looking to clinch but Saud pushes him off.
Blanco stuffs the takedown.
Blanco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saud drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Blanco defends it well.
Saud fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blanco avoids it really well and circles away.
Saud fails with the takedown
and Blanco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Amos Blanco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Saud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saud uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blanco.
Saud shoots for a double leg takedown but Blanco sprawls well. He's pushed Saud's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Blanco tries to clinch up but Saud circles away and keeps his distance.
Roger Saud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A thudding body kick lands there by Blanco!
Blanco tries to clinch but Saud moves out of range.
Saud is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saud lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Saud is breathing heavily.
Blanco wants to clinch up but Saud keeps it at a distance.

Saud clinches.
Nice elbow from Blanco.
Blanco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saud.
Blanco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saud's defenses.
Blanco holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Blanco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Saud in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blanco obliges.
Saud swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Saud works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blanco looking to control.
Saud won't allow Blanco to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanco manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Saud manages to get himself to full guard.

Blanco wants to control from the top but Saud keeps moving.
Blanco works over Saud with some ground and pound from guard.
Saud has momentary wrist control but Blanco slips an elbow through the middle.
Blanco working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Blanco wants to pass the guard but Saud is keeping the position.
Blanco postures up and lands a big shot to Saud's brow.
Saud is trying to control the position but Blanco postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanco stands up over Saud, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Saud looking for a sweep. Not yet Saud, not yet.
Blanco knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Saud on the ground.
Saud keeping moving, preventing Blanco from controlling successfully.
Blanco with a nice head shot there.
Roger Saud has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blanco trying to control but Saud is working from the bottom.
Blanco is looking to stand up but Saud won't let him.
Blanco is looking to work some ground and pound but Saud has wrist control.
Blanco looking to pass the guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Blanco throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blanco wants to clinch.
Blanco tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Saud manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blanco tests Saud's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Saud circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice shot lands for Saud.
Saud shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blanco sprawls well. Blanco wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Saud gets slowly back to his feet.
Blanco keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amos Blanco dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Blanco scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Saud tries for a takedown but Blanco circles away easily
and Blanco counters with a nice uppercut.

Saud is rocked!
Blanco wants to clinch.
Saud is still on wobbly legs! Can Blanco finish him?
Blanco circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Saud to the canvas! Saud doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Blanco keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amos Blanco!
Amos Blanco thanked the fans post fight for their support.