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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Quid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Byron Blythe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quid comes to the cage accompanied by The Beatles - Come Together. Blythe is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I want your skulls- Misfits. Byron Blythe struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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155 lbs
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176 cm
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171 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Quid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Byron Blythe!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blythe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blythe throws a right hand that Quid ducks under and follows up with a left that Quid also avoids with ease.
Blythe tests Quid's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Quid misses the shot to the body.
Quid thows a body shot but no joy.
Quid ducks under a wild hook from Blythe.
Blythe lands a jab to the nose.
A punch combination from Blythe misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quid scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Quid is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Blythe is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Quid is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Blythe is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quid cracks Blythe with a big right hand but Blythe just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Blythe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quid thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ground and pound from Quid seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Quid looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Quid goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Blythe has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Quid but great work by Blythe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blythe wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Quid, who protects the arm well.
Quid tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The strikes coming from Blythe are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Quid gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Quid looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Blythe moves into full mount! Quid won't be happy about that!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blythe prevents Quid from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blythe looking to secure an arm triangle but Quid defends it well.
Blythe looking to control but Quid is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Blythe working for a submission but Quid is keeping him at bay.
Blythe looks gassed!
Quid regains half guard.
Quid is trying to get back to full guard.
Quid moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Blythe trying to control but Quid is working from the bottom.
Quid looking for a sweep. Not yet Quid, not yet.
Blythe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Quid is keeping the position for now.
Quid is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Blythe defends well.
Quid is looking for a triangle but Blythe pushes his legs off easily.
Quid working for a triangle but Blythe defends it easily.
Blythe content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Quid dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Blythe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Blythe does no damage.
A jab from Blythe finds it's way through Quid's defenses.
A shot to de liver by Blythe. Beautiful body shot.
Blythe throws a right and a left that Quid avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quid shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blythe sprawls well. Blythe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Quid gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Blythe as Quid shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blythe misses the body punch
and Quid counters with a nice uppercut.
Blythe lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Blythe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blythe misses with a hook. Quid ducked under it nicely.
Blythe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Quid counters with a single leg into guard. Blythe didn't expect that.
Quid postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Quid tries to free his leg and advance position but Blythe is retaining full guard.
Blythe looking for a sweep. Not yet Blythe, not yet.
Blythe pulls Quid in close to prevent any damage.
Quid is looking to work some ground and pound but Blythe has wrist control.
Blythe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Quid doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Quid manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Blythe is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quid throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Quid passes Blythe's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Quid seems to be working for a kimura but Blythe defends the submission attempt.
Blythe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Quid is working away from the top position though.
Quid is working for a kimura but Blythe is defending it quite comfortably.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Quid lands a nice short elbow.
Quid looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quid throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Quid throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Quid is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Blythe is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Quid pulls his head out easily.
Quid is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Blythe punching from the bottom.
Blythe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Quid.
Quid looks to land a strike but Blythe avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Quid throws a big right hand that misses.
Blythe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Quid throws and elbow that misses. Blythe uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Quid's guard. Nice move by Blythe!
Quid working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blythe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Blythe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Blythe thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Blythe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Quid has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Blythe has managed to get both his arms back between Quid's legs - danger averted.
Blythe is looking to stand up but Quid won't let him.
Quid working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blythe.
Quid is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Blythe is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Quid dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Quid jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Quid fails with a takedown attempt.
Blythe throws a combination that misses
and Quid counters with a two punch combo.
Blythe misses with a wild body shot.
Blythe misses with a wild body shot.
Blythe misses with a double jab
and Quid counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Blythe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Blythe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Quid throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blythe is controlling Quid's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Quid is looking for a kimura here.
Blythe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Quid working over Blythe with some ground and pound. Blythe looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Quid 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.
Quid thows a huge punch but Blythe dodges it nicely.
Quid thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blythe's head.
Quid throws a strike but Blythe avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Quid is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Blythe is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Blythe has escaped and now he's on top!
Quid throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Blythe escapes and throws Quid's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quid tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blythe is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Quid is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Quid manages to get back to half guard.
Quid tries to get to full guard but Blythe has control of the leg.
Quid manages to get to full guard.
Quid working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blythe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Blythe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quid escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blythe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Quid is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Quid keeping moving, preventing Blythe from controlling successfully.
Blythe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Quid escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blythe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blythe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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.
Blythe postures up and lands a big shot to Quid's brow.
Blythe slips nicely into half guard.
Quid looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Johnny Quid overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Quid is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Blythe pulls his head out easily.
Blythe wants to pass to mount but Quid is defending the position.
Quid looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Quid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Quid, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Quid!
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energy
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hype
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