PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnie Blankman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and doro fen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blankman comes to the cage accompanied by Oh No You Didn't!. The key to victory for Arnie Blankman has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Blankman
vs
fen

190 cm
22
293 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

198 cm
22
280 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arnie Blankman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, doro fen!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blankman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. fen defends it nicely.
Arnie Blankman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blankman fails with the takedown.
Blankman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like doro fen has been cut.
fen keeps the fight on the outside.
Blankman scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
fen fails with the takedown

and Blankman counters with a shoot takedown. fen fights it but they end up in guard.

fen has his foot on Blankman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blankman works his way back into a safe position though.
fen looks gassed!
Blankman thows a big elbow that misses.
Blankman lands a couple of digs.

Blankman stands up from fen's guard - Blankman perhaps looking for a knockout.
Blankman misses with a takedown

and fen counters with a shoot takedown. Blankman fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arnie Blankman. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blankman trying to control the position.

fen drops back looking for a leg! Blankman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Blankman manages to kick fen off! fen jumps back into Blankman's guard.
Blankman wants to stand up but fen is controlling him.
Blankman manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
fen is desperately trying to improve his position but Blankman has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

fen defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Blankman.
fen manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

fen looking for submissions off his back.

fen looking for submissions off his back.
fen trying to get back to full guard but Blankman takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
fen can't escape the position.
Blankman could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Blankman looking for a guillotine from mount but fen is having none of it.
fen is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blankman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
fen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

fen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

fen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
fen tries to get to full guard but Blankman has control of the leg.
Blankman lands with a punch from half guard.

fen looking for submissions off his back.
fen works his way to full guard. Good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blankman wants to get up but he can't break fen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnie Blankman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on doro fen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

fen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Blankman counters with a low kick, right behind fen 's knee.
Blankman misses with a series of wild punches.
fen shoots in looking for a takedown. Blankman tries to sprawl out of it but fen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Blankman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
fen dodges the punch combination from Blankman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blankman wants to clinch.
fen shoots for a double leg takedown but Blankman sprawls well. He's pushed fen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Arnie Blankman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of doro fen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Blankman.
Blankman lands with a hook. fen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Blankman lands a nice shot to the body.
Arnie Blankman is winning the standup battle so far.
Blankman shoots in and drives through. fen sprawls well.
Blankman fails with the takedown

and fen counters with a single leg into guard. Blankman didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

fen postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Blankman is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of fen, into his guard.

fen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

fen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blankman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

fen working for a triangle but Blankman defends it easily.

fen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blankman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

fen has his foot on Blankman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blankman works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blankman wants to get up but he can't break fen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Blankman drops back looking for a leg! fen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and fen manages to kick Blankman off! Blankman jumps back into fen's guard.

fen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blankman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

fen had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Blankman is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. fen Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Blankman's back instead.
Blankman looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

fen working for the choke.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Blankman preventing the rear naked choke attempt from fen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Blankman's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

fen looking for the RNC.

fen is persistently looking for the submission but Blankman is defending it well.
Blankman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for fen on the ground.

fen is looking for the choke from the back position but Blankman is controlling his hands well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

fen has got one arm under Blankman's chin. This could be trouble... Blankman trying to control the other hand but fen gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Blankman has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). doro fen!