PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Blancho (ranked 2457 p4p, 2995 weight class) and Bishnad Of Isengaard (ranked 314 p4p, 0 weight class). Igor Blancho has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Blancho
vs
Of Isengaard

200 cm
26
287
9 - 7 - 0

178 cm
26
250
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Highland Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Igor Blancho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bishnad Of Isengaard!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blancho moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Of Isengaard throws an overhand right that lands on Blancho's shoulder, as Blancho tries to avoid the shot.
Of Isengaard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Blancho shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've been hearing good reports from Blancho's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Blancho is looking to work some ground and pound but Of Isengaard has wrist control.
Of Isengaard has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blancho chips away with some ground and pound.
Of Isengaard has momentary wrist control but Blancho slips an elbow through the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blancho tries to free his leg and advance position but Of Isengaard is retaining full guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Of Isengaard has eaten all the pies!
Blancho showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blancho is looking to work some ground and pound but Of Isengaard has wrist control.
Blancho working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blancho in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Of Isengaard is pulling down on Blancho's head to control his posture.
Blancho sitting in guard, not really doing much.

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.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bishnad Of Isengaard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Blancho drives through with a takedown into guard.
Blancho tries to free his leg and advance position but Of Isengaard is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blancho accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blancho is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Blancho has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blancho trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blancho stays in close to Of Isengaard's body and controls the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blancho accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blancho is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nice takedown defense from Of Isengaard. No joy for Blancho on that attempt.
A head kick by Of Isengaard misses

so Blancho counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Of Isengaard kicks Blancho off and gets to his feet.
Of Isengaard is looking to slow Blancho down with leg kicks.

Blancho throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Of Isengaard was covering up waiting for the punch and Blancho finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Of Isengaard keeping moving, preventing Blancho from controlling successfully.
Blancho lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've been informed that Of Isengaard has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Blancho will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blancho is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Blancho dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Of Isengaard looks to score with a jab to the body but Blancho is just out of range.
Blancho fails with the takedown.
Blancho fails with the takedown.
Blancho has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blancho there as he acknowledges the shot.

Blancho shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Blancho showed some decent athleticism there.
Blancho works his way into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes there by Blancho.
Blancho lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blancho trying to control the position but Of Isengaard is working away.
Check out the look on Blancho's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

It looks like Bishnad Of Isengaard has been cut.
Blancho scoring with punches and elbows.

Blancho looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Blancho is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Of Isengaard knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Blancho looks up at the clock and then as Of Isengaard takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Blancho smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blancho controlling the position.
Of Isengaard is trying to improve his position.
Of Isengaard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blancho. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Blancho stands up and beckons Of Isengaard to his feet.

Blancho shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Of Isengaard manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Blancho is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blancho with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Blancho sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Of Isengaard's guard.
Blancho is pressing down on Of Isengaard's thigh, looking to free his foot. Of Isengaard is holding on for now.
Blancho stalling.
Blancho working over Of Isengaard with some ground and pound. Of Isengaard looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Blancho looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Blancho missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blancho is looking to take a break and control but Of Isengaard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blancho working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That has opened up Bishnad Of Isengaard's cut even more.
Blancho is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Of Isengaard!
Igor Blancho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Blancho working for a guillotine from mount but Of Isengaard is in no mood to give up.
Blancho working Of Isengaard over with strikes here.

The cut above Bishnad Of Isengaard's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Blancho has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Of Isengaard's face.

Bishnad Of Isengaard's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bishnad Of Isengaard's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Igor Blancho!