PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Seth Blind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lefty Right (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Blind
vs
Right

180 cm
23
145 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

175 cm
23
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seth Blind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lefty Right!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Right shoots in but no luck this time.
Right tries to close the distance and clinch but Blind swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Right slaps away a takedown attempt from Blind, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Right thuds a left hand into Blind's body.
Right swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lefty Right seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blind fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Blind fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Right avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seth Blind. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Right fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blind avoids it really well and circles away.
Blind shoots in for a takedown but Right shows good takedown defense.
Blind shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Right pinned against the cage. Right gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Right misses with a body kick.
Right tries for a takedown but Blind sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Blind with that takedown attempt.
Right shoots in looking for a takedown. Blind tries to sprawl out of it but Right keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Blind manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Right tries to clinch but Blind moves out of range.
Right scores with a hook to the body. Blind takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blind is breathing heavily.
Right tries to bum rush Blind with a series of wild strikes but Blind uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice takedown defense from Right. No joy for Blind on that attempt.

Blind tries to keep at a distance but Right has taken the fight into the clinch.
Right wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blind looking for a takedown.
Blind jumps guard but Right stands there with Blind around his waist. Blind gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Blind has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Right is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Right has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blind tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Right smiles and moves away.
Right gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Blind counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Right tries to break free but Blind pushes him back against the cage.
Blind really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Right has had enough of the clinch but Blind keeps him there for the moment.
Right looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Right breaks from the clinch.
Right scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Seth Blind has been cut.

Right moves into range and clinches up with Blind.
Right tries to circle away but Blind has him pinned against the cage.
Right tries to break free but Blind pushes him back against the cage.
Right is looking to break free of the clinch but Blind has double underhooks.

Blind has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Right uses from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blind keeping moving, preventing Right from controlling successfully.
Blind will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Blind can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Right controls the pace.
Blind keeping full guard, as Right tries to pass.

Blind working for a triangle but Right defends it easily.
Right content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Right is looking to work some ground and pound but Blind has wrist control.
Right thows a big elbow that misses.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Right lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Right.
Right fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Right as Blind shoots in.

Right has managed to clinch.
Right has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blind drops down looking for an ankle pick but Right pulls his leg out and moves away.
Right shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blind as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lefty Right dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seth Blind's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Blind misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Right connects with a looping right hand.
Right lands a nice shot to the body.
Right's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Right duly obliges.
Right lands with a hook. Blind tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Right throws a right hand that Blind ducks under and follows up with a left that Blind also avoids with ease.
Right lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Right.
Right scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lefty Right seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Right misses with a takedown

and Blind counters by moving into the clinch.
Right tries to break the clinch but Blind is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blind wants a takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Right tries to break free but Blind pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Right gets underhooks to prevent Blind's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seth Blind. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Right working hard to break the clinch.
Right has had enough of the clinch but Blind keeps him there for the moment.
Right gets underhooks to prevent Blind's takedown attempt.
Blind keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Right's efforts to push away.
Right gets underhooks to prevent Blind's takedown attempt.
Right wants to get back to striking at distance but Blind won't allow it.
Blind wants a takedown.
Blind prevents Right from breaking the clinch.
Right wants to break the clinch but can't.

Blind has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Right uses from the top position.

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.
Blind keeping moving, preventing Right from controlling successfully.
Blind lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Right!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blind with the ground and pound from mount.
Right is desperately trying to improve his position but Blind has a good base and remains in mount.
Blind scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Right?
Right takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Blind misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Blind lands a big shot there that rocks Right but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Blind working for a submission but Right is keeping him at bay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blind has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Right's face.
Right holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Blind tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Blind wants to control the pace but Right is squirming around nicely.

Blind has hold of Right's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Right manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Right is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Blind has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Right's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Blind working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Right really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blind. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Blind looking to finish with strikes here!

Blind working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Blind has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Right really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Right blocking the ground and pound.
Blind landing strikes from the mount.
Blind thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lefty Right showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Seth Blind's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Right changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blind tries to avoid it but Right manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blind to the ground. Blind escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Right moves into the clinch.
Blind working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Right is trying to break the clinch but Blind is controlling him.
Blind jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Right walks away with a smile on his face. Blind gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Blind fails with a takedown attempt.
Blind gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Right.
Right scores with a one two! Blind had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Right fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blind, pushing him back against the cage.
Right wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blind has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Right avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seth Blind. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blind prevents Right from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blind fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Right is looking to break free of the clinch but Blind has double underhooks.
Blind tries for a takedown but Right manages to get underhooks.
Right wants to break free but Blind has control.
Blind has Right pressed against the cage, preventing Right from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Blind jumps guard but Right stands there with Blind around his waist. Blind gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Right has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Right can't break the clinch.
Right wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blind wants a takedown.
Blind jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Right walks away with a smile on his face. Blind gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Left hook, right uppercut from Right.
A nice combination there by Right.

Right has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blind goes for a takedown in the clinch but Right prevents it.
Right tries to break the clinch but Blind is controlling the position.
Right has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blind tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Blind prevents Right from breaking the clinch.

Blind has clasped his hands together around Right's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Right is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Blind.
Blind postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Right wants to control but Blind postures up.
Blind misses with the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Right can do anything to dispel that myth.
Blind trying to control the position but Right is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Right fails with the takedown

and Blind moves into the clinch.
Right wants to get back to striking at distance but Blind won't allow it.
Blind has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Right is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Blind keeps control of Right as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Right prevents the takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Blind has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Right avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Right stops a takedown attempt from Blind.
Blind jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Right walks away with a smile on his face. Blind gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Right misses with a two punch combination.
Blind shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Right defends it nicely.
Right scores with a shot to the body.
Right lands a two punch combo.
Right throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blind.
No luck for Blind with that takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Right or perhaps it was just good defense by Blind which made him look bad.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lefty Right comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Right 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lefty Right!