PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jay Bling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bling kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Coolest. Anderson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by "Waking The Demon" - BFMV. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Bling
vs
Anderson

190 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

187 cm
19
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Likes ground

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5th Round

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Bling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Noah Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Anderson gets caught flat footed, as Bling shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bling trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Anderson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anderson controls Bling momentarily but Bling frees himself.
Bling tries to free his leg and advance position but Anderson is retaining full guard.
Bling postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bling preventing the sweep.

Anderson kicks Bling off and gets to his feet.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Bling swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anderson scores with a one two! Bling had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Jay Bling has been cut.
Bling lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss

so Bling counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bling trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Bling is breathing heavily.

Bling is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bling thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bling wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Anderson wants to sweep but no luck.
Bling wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Anderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bling. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Anderson tries to bum rush Bling with a series of wild strikes but Bling uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Anderson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bling to the mat! Bling manages to get full guard.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bling is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Anderson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Anderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bling works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bling tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bling being controlled here, momentarily.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bling is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Anderson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bling is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bling makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bling.

Bling throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Anderson escapes and throws Bling's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Bling sneaks back into half guard.
Anderson 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.
Bling regains full guard. Nicely done.
Anderson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bling is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bling pushing down on Anderson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Anderson is defending against the submission attempts here by Bling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bling is trying to work for a kimura but Anderson is defending well.

Bling is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Anderson defends it well.

Bling is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson is trying to maintain the position but Bling is very close to passing his half guard.

Bling is looking for a kimura but Anderson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bling to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Noah Anderson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jay Bling's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Anderson lands an overhand right.
Anderson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Anderson duly obliges.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt

and Bling counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bling.

Bling drops back looking for a leg! Anderson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Anderson manages to kick Bling off! Bling jumps back into Anderson's guard.
Bling postures up.
Anderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Anderson, not yet.
Bling scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bling won't allow Anderson to get back to his feet.
Anderson controls Bling momentarily but Bling frees himself.
Bling preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bling thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Anderson looks to land a combination. Bling sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bling fails with a takedown attempt.
Bling on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Anderson misses with a combination

and Bling counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Anderson!
Anderson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Bling is looking for a kimura but Anderson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bling to get the leverage.

Bling is working for a submission of some sort.

Bling seems to be working for a kimura but Anderson defends the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bling seems to be working for a kimura but Anderson defends the submission attempt.

Bling is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Anderson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Bling drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Anderson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bling has Anderson in his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bling has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anderson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Anderson advances position into side control!
Bling tries to buck Anderson off but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson working the body and head with strikes.
Bling tries to bench press Anderson off him but Anderson keeps the position.

That's four 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.
Jay Bling overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bling is working hard here to advance position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Anderson shoots and misses

and Bling counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Anderson trying to control the position.
Anderson can't keep his opponent in guard - Bling advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Anderson is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bling is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Anderson can do anything to dispel that myth.

Bling is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Bling dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jay Bling's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Anderson lands a jab-cross combination.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Bling shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Bling clinches up with Anderson and pushes him back against the cage.
Bling tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bling is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Anderson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bling goes for a takedown attempt but Anderson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Bling gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Anderson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Bling blocks nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Bling had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Anderson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Bling Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Anderson's back instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries to break free.
Anderson covers up after that shot from Bling.
Anderson covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.

Bling working for the choke.
Bling looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Anderson covering up well and avoiding damage.

Anderson preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Bling.

Bling is looking for a rear naked choke here but Anderson reverses the position brilliantly into Bling's guard!

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.

Bling looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Anderson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bling has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Anderson has managed to get both his arms back between Bling's legs - danger averted.
Anderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bling works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bling has momentary wrist control but Anderson slips an elbow through the middle.

Bling is looking for a triangle but Anderson pushes his legs off easily.

Bling is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Anderson defends well.

Anderson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Anderson shoots in and bounces Bling off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bling is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bling is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bling manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bling looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Bling jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Anderson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Anderson and Bling has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet but Bling drags him back down.

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

Bling decides to stand back up. Bling steps back and let's Anderson get back to his feet.
Anderson looks for a takedown but Bling sprawls well.

Bling gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jay Bling.
I think Bling has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Bling!