PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Motino (ranked 2756 p4p, 21794 weight class) and Ulysses Blazkov (ranked 328 p4p, 530 weight class). Blazkov has chosen Roar Of A Lion as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Motino
vs
Blazkov

190 cm
27
260
5 - 3 - 0

194 cm
42
268
34 - 21 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Greg Motino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ulysses Blazkov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blazkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Motino misses with a right hand
and Blazkov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blazkov.
Motino looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blazkov misses the shot to the body.
Motino misses with a looping right.
Motino misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donk. Blazkov catches Motino right on the button with a cross.
Motino takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Motino cracks Blazkov with a good jab.
Blazkov misses with a low kick as Motino jumps back.
An attempted straight right counter from Motino misses the target.
Blazkov misses with a leg kick.
Greg Motino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Motino throws a series of punches but Blazkov moves out of range.
Blazkov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Blazkov scores with a sloppy right hand. Motino should have avoided that one.
Motino avoids a kick to the body.
Blazkov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Motino misses with the combination.
Blazkov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Motino is able to avoid easily.
Blazkov scores with a push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Motino blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Blazkov.
Motino slips a jab from Blazkov.
Motino looks to score with a jab to the body but Blazkov is just out of range.
Blazkov avoids the head kick by Motino.
A leg kick checked by Motino.
Blazkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Motino was well out of range. Poor timing from Blazkov.
Motino scores with a one two! Blazkov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Blazkov fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheers as Motino lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blazkov doesn't seem phased though.
Nice jab there from Blazkov.
Blazkov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Motino throws a lazy uppercut
letting Blazkov counter with a right hand.
Motino fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blazkov tries a quick counter leg kick but Motino is wise to it.
Motino uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blazkov has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Motino lands with an uppercut that bounces Blazkov off the cage and back into range.
Motino tries a head kick but it misses.
Motino throws a nice looking combination but Blazkov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blazkov tries to land a front kick but Motino steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blazkov connects with a solid leg kick.
Blazkov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Motino misses with a head kick.
Motino throws a hook but Blazkov blocks it.
Motino slips under a jab.
It looked like Motino wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Motino takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Motino misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Blazkov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blazkov slips a straight right by Motino.
Blazkov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Motino throws a hook to the side of Blazkov's head but Blazkov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Motino swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blazkov.
Motino is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Blazkov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Motino is out of range.
Motino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blazkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A lazy left from Motino finds it's target.
Motino lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A jab from Motino misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Motino lands with a cross.
Motino misses with a straight right.
Blazkov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blazkov throws a jab when Motino was well out of range.
Motino avoids a kick to the body.
Motino throws a hook but Blazkov avoids it easily.
Blazkov throws a looping overhand right but Motino ducks down to avoid it.
Motino throws a series of punches but Blazkov moves out of range.
Motino throws a looping overhand right but Blazkov ducks down to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Motino.
Blazkov misses with an uppercut.
Blazkov throws a front kick aimed at Motino's knee but Motino avoids it well.
Blazkov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Motino on the side of the head.
Motino scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Blazkov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Motino has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Motino and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Motino throws a head kick that misses.
Motino backing away here, and Blazkov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Blazkov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Motino.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blazkov avoids the head kick by Motino.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blazkov lands with a nice body punch.
Blazkov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blazkov misses with a hook to the body
letting Motino counter with a right hand.
Motino ducks under a wild hook from Blazkov.
Blazkov tried to score with a low kick but Motino checks it.
Blazkov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Motino misses with an uppercut.
Blazkov cracks Motino with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Motino throws a jab when Blazkov was well out of range.
Blazkov lands the left hand.
Motino is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A head kick misses from Motino.
Blazkov misses with a head kick.
Motino throws a push kick but Blazkov slaps the foot to one side.
Blazkov takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blazkov tries to score with a low kick but Motino moves his leg out of the way.
Blazkov ducks under a wild hook from Motino.
Blazkov was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Motino slips under a jab.
Motino scores with a nice head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Greg Motino will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Blazkov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A leg kick checked by Motino.
Motino fails to land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Blazkov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blazkov misses with a body kick.
Blazkov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Motino looks to land a right hand but Blazkov moved out of range.
Motino misses with a hook. Blazkov ducked under it nicely.
Motino misses with a hook
letting Blazkov counter with a right hand.
Motino slips a jab from Blazkov.
Motino avoids the body shot from Blazkov.
Blazkov throws a series of punches but Motino moves out of range.
Motino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Greg Motino is winning the standup battle so far.
Blazkov misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blazkov connects with a leg kick.
Motino misses with a hook. Blazkov ducked under it nicely.
Blazkov tries a quick counter leg kick but Motino is wise to it.
Blazkov loads up on a big right hand but Motino slips the punch.
Motino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blazkov.
Motino throws a head kick but Blazkov moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Motino.
Blazkov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Motino with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Motino.
Motino sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Motino goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Blazkov thuds his shin into the meat of Motino's side.
Motino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Motino throws out a loose jab but Blazkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Motino misses with a right hand
and Blazkov counters with a nice uppercut.
Blazkov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Motino staying out of range there.
Blazkov lands a front kick.
Motino paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Motino throws a right hand that Blazkov ducks under and follows up with a left that Blazkov also avoids with ease.
Motino tries to clinch but Blazkov is having none of it.
A combination from Motino does no damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Motino misses with a series of wild punches.
A big left from Blazkov misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Motino misses with an uppercut. Blazkov saw that one coming.
Blazkov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Motino has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blazkov moves out of range as Motino strikes.
Blazkov tries a quick counter leg kick but Motino is wise to it.
Motino misses with a two punch combination.
Blazkov avoids a kick to the body.
Motino throws a lazy uppercut
letting Blazkov counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Motino misses the target.
Blazkov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Blazkov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blazkov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Motino is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Blazkov engages and cracks Motino with a massive lead left hook - Motino tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Blazkov is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ulysses Blazkov!
Ulysses Blazkov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.