PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Merg Zwafigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dudley Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Zwafigan
vs
Blake

191 cm
21
217 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

183 cm
21
205 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Merg Zwafigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dudley Blake!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zwafigan.
Blake slips a jab and a cross from Zwafigan.
Blake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zwafigan lands a jab to the head.
Zwafigan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blake throws out the jab.
Blake throws a head kick that misses.
Zwafigan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blake lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Merg Zwafigan has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zwafigan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blake dodges the punch combination from Zwafigan.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blake.
Zwafigan lands a nice shot to the body.
Zwafigan misses with a straight left.
Blake scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blake waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Zwafigan.
Nice body punch from Zwafigan.
Zwafigan misses with a hook to the body
letting Blake counter with a right hand.
Blake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blake with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zwafigan to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Blake!
Zwafigan looks to throw the jab but Blake is out of range.
Blake throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blake throws a right hand that Zwafigan ducks under and follows up with a left that Zwafigan also avoids with ease.
Zwafigan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blake.
Zwafigan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Blake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blake looks gassed!
Blake misses with a double jab
and Zwafigan counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Zwafigan misses.
Zwafigan lands a jab-cross combination.
Zwafigan moves out of range as Blake throws a body kick.
Zwafigan throws an overhand right that lands on Blake's shoulder, as Blake tries to avoid the shot.
Zwafigan throws the left hand but Blake avoids the punch easily.
Blake misses with a straight right.
Blake lands a with a good body shot.
Blake scores with the left hand. Zwafigan knows he should have avoided that one.

Merg Zwafigan's cut is getting worse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zwafigan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zwafigan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zwafigan misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Blake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zwafigan misses with a few strikes there.
Zwafigan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zwafigan misses with a hook.
Zwafigan looks to land a combination but Blake avoids it well.
Zwafigan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blake thows a body shot but no joy.
Zwafigan throws a right and a left that Blake avoids nicely.
Merg Zwafigan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good standup being displayed there by Blake as he connects with a hook.
Zwafigan looks to clinch
and Blake counters with a three punch combo that has Zwafigan backing up. Zwafigan nods at Blake to acknowledge the strikes.
Blake looks to land a combination but Zwafigan avoids it well.
Zwafigan checks a leg kick.
Zwafigan misses with a shot to the body
and Blake counters with a series of strikes. Zwafigan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake tests Zwafigan's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Merg Zwafigan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Blake lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Blake walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Zwafigan drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Blake swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Zwafigan's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dudley Blake!