PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alicia Blitzkrieg (ranked 24890 p4p, 6504 weight class) and Bakary Mensah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Alicia Blitzkrieg has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Alicia Blitzkrieg seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Blitzkrieg
vs
Mensah

165 cm
18
143
2 - 2 - 0

169 cm
21
145
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alicia Blitzkrieg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bakary Mensah!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Blitzkrieg tries for a takedown but Mensah circles away easily
and Mensah counters with a three punch combo that has Blitzkrieg backing up. Blitzkrieg nods at Mensah to acknowledge the strikes.
Blitzkrieg doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mensah counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blitzkrieg will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alicia Blitzkrieg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blitzkrieg closes the distance and clinches up with Mensah, looking for a takedown. Blitzkrieg pushes Mensah against the cage but Mensah circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blitzkrieg shoots in but Mensah avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mensah tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

Blitzkrieg drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mensah looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mensah managing to control the position.
Mensah throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Blitzkrieg being controlled here momentarily.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Blitzkrieg will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mensah now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blitzkrieg looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mensah is fending him off so far but Blitzkrieg persists. Nope, Mensah circles away and we're back to standing.
And Mensah tries to counter it with a takedown but Blitzkrieg pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Blitzkrieg with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mensah counters with a nice body shot.
Blitzkrieg fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mensah avoids it really well and circles away.

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.
Blitzkrieg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blitzkrieg looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mensah is fending him off so far but Blitzkrieg persists. Nope, Mensah circles away and we're back to standing.
Blitzkrieg will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blitzkrieg fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mensah avoids it really well and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Blitzkrieg with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mensah counters with a left and a right that stings Blitzkrieg.

Blitzkrieg looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Mensah!
Blitzkrieg working away.
You can see the frustration on Mensah's face as Blitzkrieg controls the position.
Mensah tries to buck Blitzkrieg off but Blitzkrieg is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blitzkrieg wants to stand but Mensah has his arm trapped.
Mensah tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mensah keeps Blitzkrieg under control for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blitzkrieg is looking to take a break and control but Mensah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mensah is trying to improve his position.
Blitzkrieg working away.
Blitzkrieg in the domination position with Mensah hanging on.
Mensah is looking to regain half guard here but Blitzkrieg keeps moving and retains side control.
Mensah throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
You can see the frustration on Mensah's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two 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.
Blitzkrieg wants to control but Mensah is keeping him busy.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
You can see the frustration on Mensah's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Blitzkrieg shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mensah defends it nicely.
Alicia Blitzkrieg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blitzkrieg shoots and misses
and Mensah counters with a series of strikes. Blitzkrieg will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alicia Blitzkrieg. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blitzkrieg gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mensah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blitzkrieg misses with a takedown attempt - Mensah sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Despite the aggression on Mensah's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bakary Mensah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

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.
Blitzkrieg shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Blitzkrieg shoots in but no luck this time.
Mensah unleashes a big counter combination but Blitzkrieg bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Blitzkrieg drives through with a takedown into Mensah's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mensah is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mensah stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bakary Mensah will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Blitzkrieg gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mensah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blitzkrieg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mensah as he avoids it easily.
Blitzkrieg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blitzkrieg scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blitzkrieg shoots in but Mensah avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alicia Blitzkrieg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blitzkrieg closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mensah circles away.
Mensah throws a counter combo.
Blitzkrieg looks for a takedown but Mensah sprawls well.
Mensah is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's two 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.
Blitzkrieg shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mensah counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blitzkrieg fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mensah avoids it really well and circles away.
Mensah with the counter takedown but Blitzkrieg avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blitzkrieg shoots in looking for a takedown but Mensah manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Blitzkrieg's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Blitzkrieg has his takedown stuffed
and Mensah counters with a straight right hand.
Blitzkrieg will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

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.

Blitzkrieg closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mensah quickly recovers to half guard.
Blitzkrieg trying to control from half guard but Mensah is working away.
Mensah controlling the position for now.
It looks like Blitzkrieg is going to stand back up.
Alicia Blitzkrieg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mensah keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Mensah tries to roll over but Blitzkrieg keeps him under control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mensah is controlling Blitzkrieg's position as best he can from this difficult position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bakary Mensah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mensah winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bakary Mensah!