PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Bay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernard Blackstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bay comes into the arena with Feuer Frei blaring out of the sound system. Bernard Blackstone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bay
vs
Blackstone

168 cm
25
170 lbs
6 - 5 - 1

181 cm
24
171 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

{GTI} - HGH Nutrients
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Bay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bernard Blackstone!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackstone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blackstone lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bay wants to clinch but Blackstone slips to the side

and Blackstone moves into the clinch.
Bay trying to stall but Blackstone improves his position.
Bay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blackstone trying to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bay.
Bay tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blackstone blocks an elbow strike from Bay.
Bay misses with an elbow over the top.
Bay pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bay tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bay tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Bay.

Blackstone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Blackstone forces Bay back against the cage and clinches.
Blackstone takes an elbow to the temple.
Bay tries to pull guard but Blackstone holds him up against the cage and eventually Bay drops back down to his feet.
Bay lands a nice elbow.
Blackstone has had enough of the clinch but Bay keeps him there for the moment.
Bay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blackstone is defending well for now.
Bay misses with a knee to the head.

Blackstone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blackstone moves in looking to clinch but Bay pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bay circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bay counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Blackstone is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bay moves in looking to clinch but Blackstone pushes him off.
Blackstone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bay is looking to clinch but Blackstone is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by Bay.
Blackstone fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blackstone paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Blackstone takes the fight into the clinch.
Bay tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Bay jumps guard and drags Blackstone to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Blackstone preventing the sweep.
Blackstone trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bay's guard.
Bay managing to control the position.
Blackstone stopping the sweep attempt from Bay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bay is working hard here to advance position.

Bay looking for a guillotine here but Blackstone defends easily.
Blackstone has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bay is proving hard to escape from.
Bay trying to keep a closed guard but Blackstone is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Blackstone preventing the sweep.
Bay pulls Blackstone in to control the position.
Blackstone wants to stand but Bay is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bernard Blackstone will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bay misses with a straight left.
Bay tries to clinch up

and Blackstone counters by clinching up.
Bay misses with an elbow over the top.
Blackstone scores with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackstone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bay avoids it.
A short right from Blackstone on the inside.
Bay creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blackstone's defenses.
Blackstone lands a nice knee to the body.
Blackstone blocks an elbow strike.
Blackstone managing to block the knees to the body from Bay.
Blackstone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bay throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bay tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bay lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bay fails to pull guard.
Blackstone pushes Bay back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blackstone working Bay over with knees to the body.
Bay misses with a knee strike.
Bay using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blackstone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bay lands an elbow inside that Blackstone shrugs off.
Bay pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Blackstone utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Blackstone tries to break free but Bay pushes him back against the cage.
Blackstone lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blackstone.
Bay tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Bay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bay using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blackstone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Blackstone breaks from the clinch.
Blackstone is looking to clinch but Bay is avoiding it.
Bay closes the distance but Blackstone moves to the side
and Blackstone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bernard Blackstone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Blackstone closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Blackstone.
Blackstone connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Thomas Bay has been cut.
Bay managing to block the knees to the body from Blackstone.
Knees to the body from Bay.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackstone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Bay drags the fight down to the ground.
Bay looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bay working a defensive guard here.
Blackstone is looking to stand up but Bay won't let him.
Bay is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bay working Blackstone over with strikes.
Blackstone looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bay is just content to waste time from the top position. Blackstone takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bay trying to control but Blackstone is working from the bottom.
Blackstone is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bay postures up in Blackstone's guard and throws a big left but Blackstone blocks it.
Bay throwing strikes from guard but Blackstone blocks nicely.
Bay tries to free his leg and advance position but Blackstone is retaining full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bay closes the distance looking to clinch

and Blackstone counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bernard Blackstone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thomas Bay's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bay fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blackstone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Bay closes the distance and clinches.
Blackstone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bay avoids it.
Bay displaying some good clinch control by pressing Blackstone up against the cage.
Blackstone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bay with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blackstone trying to stall but Bay improves his position.
Blackstone connects with a knee to the head.
Blackstone working Bay over with knees to the body.
Bay landing knees to the head.
Bay tries for a takedown but Blackstone manages to get underhooks.
Bay lands an elbow inside.
Bay tries to score a body lock takedown but Blackstone shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bay fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Bay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice elbow from Bay.
Bay tries to pull guard but Blackstone holds him up against the cage and eventually Bay drops back down to his feet.
Blackstone lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bay throws an elbow but misses.
Blackstone lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bay misses with a knee to the head.
Blackstone tries to land a knee to the head but Bay blocks with his arms.
Bay tries to pull guard but Blackstone holds him up against the cage and eventually Bay drops back down to his feet.
Blackstone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Blackstone with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Blackstone manages to break the clinch.
Bay shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Blackstone defends it nicely.
Blackstone keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Blackstone moves into range and clinches up with Bay.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Blackstone missing with knees to the body.
Bay fails to pull guard.
Blackstone with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bay tries to land a knee to the head but Blackstone blocks with his arms.
Bay missing with knees to the body.
Blackstone prevents the takedown attempt.
Blackstone trying to land knees to the body.

Blackstone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bay wants to clinch but Blackstone slips to the side

and Blackstone counters by clinching up.
Bay connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blackstone's face.
Blackstone dodges an elbow strike from Bay.
Blackstone lands a knee to the head.
Bay is trying to stall.
Bay trying to land knees to the body.

Blackstone breaks the clinch.
Blackstone wants to clinch.
Bay tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Blackstone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bay takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bay misses with a head kick.
Bay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bay tries to clinch

and Blackstone holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Thomas Bay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blackstone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bay avoids it.
Blackstone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Blackstone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blackstone fails with an attempt to clinch.

Bay forces Blackstone back against the cage and clinches.
Bay unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blackstone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bay misses with an elbow strike.
Blackstone tries to land a knee to the head but Bay blocks with his arms.
Bay tries to land knees in the clinch but Blackstone avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bay throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bay.
Blackstone tries to circle away but Bay has him pinned against the cage.
Bay tries to pull guard but Blackstone holds him up against the cage and eventually Bay drops back down to his feet.
Bay is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Blackstone pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Good body shot from Blackstone.
Bay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Blackstone.

Blackstone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blackstone, as that shot connected.
Jab by Blackstone.
Blackstone sizes up Bay with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bay walks into a straight right hand from Blackstone.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blackstone cracks Bay with an open hand slap.
Bernard Blackstone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blackstone with a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bernard Blackstone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Blackstone winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29

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