PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Casseus Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernard Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Casseus Garcia has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Garcia
vs
Blake

185 cm
22
230 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
270 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Casseus Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bernard Blake!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia throws a series of punches but Blake moves out of range.
Garcia swinging wilding here.

Blake rushes Garcia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Garcia working hard to break the clinch.
Garcia is trying to break free.
Blake lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Garcia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Garcia wants to get back to striking at distance but Blake won't allow it.
Garcia is trying to force a seperation but Blake has the dominant position.
Garcia is trying to break free.
Garcia wants to get back to striking at distance but Blake won't allow it.
Blake keeps control of Garcia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blake prevents Garcia from breaking the clinch.
Garcia is trying to break the clinch but Blake has him pressed against the cage.
Garcia is trying to force a seperation but Blake has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Blake.
Blake lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Garcia is trying to break the clinch but Blake has him pressed against the cage.
Blake stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short body shot lands from Blake as the two fighters clinch.
Blake lands a body punch.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Garcia wants to break free but Blake has control.
Garcia gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Blake.
Blake looking for a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake has Garcia pressed against the cage, preventing Garcia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Blake lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Garcia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Garcia tries to circle away but Blake has him pinned against the cage.
Blake lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blake lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Blake.
Blake working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blake lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Garcia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blake scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake just leaning against Garcia, taking a breather.
Blake lands a body shot in the clinch.

Blake gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Blake not doing much here.
Blake's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Garcia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Blake pulls his head out easily.
Garcia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Garcia is in trouble now - Blake has advanced to mount!

Blake jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Garcia manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Blake working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Blake throws a strike aimed at the side of Garcia's head but Garcia avoids it well.
Garcia gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Blake looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Blake has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Garcia taking shots to the head.
Blake controlling from mount.
Blake lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Blake in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Blake can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Garcia is looking to escape.
Blake sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Garcia is looking to improve his position but Blake isn't that keen on the idea.
Blake lands a big elbow.
Garcia regains half guard.
Blake seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Garcia is looking for a sweep. Blake is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Blake sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Blake trying to control the action but Garcia is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake wants to pass to mount but Garcia is defending the position.
Blake missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Blake seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Garcia does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Blake slips a jab and a cross from Garcia.

Blake closes the distance and pushes Garcia back into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blake creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blake lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blake lands a left hand.
Garcia is trying to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Garcia is trying to break free.
Garcia is trying to break the clinch but Blake is controlling him.
Blake lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blake working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blake lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bernard Blake dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Blake fails with a takedown attempt.
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
Blake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garcia lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake looks for a takedown but Garcia sprawls well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blake is defended easily by Garcia.
Casseus Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bernard Blake.
Blake is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blake tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Garcia lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Garcia.
Casseus Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
Garcia tries to bum rush Blake with a series of wild strikes but Blake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A nice combination there by Garcia.
Garcia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
Garcia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blake circles away quickly and effectively.
Danga de danga de dang - Garcia scores with a four punch combination!
Blake changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Garcia tries to avoid it but Blake manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Garcia to the ground. Garcia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A punch combination from Garcia misses.
Garcia misses with a series of wild punches.
Garcia lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a wild combination.
Garcia fails to land with a series of punches.
Garcia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garcia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blake.
Garcia looks to land a combination but Blake avoids it well.

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.
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Garcia does no damage.
Garcia stuffs the takedown attempt from Blake. Blake gets slowly back to his feet.
Garcia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blake fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blake.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Casseus Garcia dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Garcia throws a right and a left that Blake avoids nicely.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Blake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garcia misses with the combination.
Garcia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
Blake shoots for a takedown but Garcia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
Blake doesn't manage to clinch there - Garcia circles away.
Garcia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Blake closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blake prevents Garcia from escaping the position.
Blake wants to control but Garcia is keeping him busy.
A lull in the action here as Blake stalls from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Blake crashes against the mat.
Garcia is trying to get back to half guard.
Blake wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garcia keeps working.
The ground and pound from Blake seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Garcia is pushing Blake's head away, looking to escape. Blake manages to hold on to the position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Blake is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.
Garcia misses with the combination.
Casseus Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blake shoots in but no luck this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake shoots in and drives through. Garcia sprawls well.
Casseus Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bernard Blake.
Blake doesn't manage to clinch there - Garcia circles away.
Garcia misses with a few strikes there.

Blake gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blake lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Garcia can't break the clinch.
Garcia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blake has him pressed against the cage.
Blake lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from Blake.
Garcia has had enough of the clinch but Blake keeps him there for the moment.
Bernard Blake seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Blake lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Blake scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blake throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Blake.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blake lands a shoulder strike.
Blake lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blake.
A short body shot lands from Blake as the two fighters clinch.
Blake lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garcia or not.
Blake lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blake.
Blake lands a hook that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Blake presses Garcia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Blake is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Blake lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Garcia.
Blake throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blake is trying to drag Garcia to the mat but Garcia just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nice body punch from Blake - that landed with a thud.
A shot in the inside from Blake.
A short uppercut from Blake.
Blake lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garcia or not.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blake digs a right hand underneath Garcia's ribcage. Garcia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blake pressing his opponent against the cage.
Blake lands a hook that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Blake is trying to drag Garcia to the mat but Garcia just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Garcia is trying to break the clinch but Blake has him pressed against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bernard Blake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blake has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bernard Blake!