PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Blake Belushi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Flynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Flynn is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Belushi
vs
Flynn

180 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
154 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blake Belushi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Flynn!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belushi misses with a jab, cross combination.

Flynn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Flynn pushes off an throws an elbow but Belushi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Flynn lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Flynn throws an elbow but misses.
Flynn lands a knee to the body.
Belushi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Belushi is looking to break free of the clinch but Flynn has double underhooks.
Flynn scores a nice knee to the body.
Belushi is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Flynn.

It looks like Blake Belushi has been cut.
Flynn lands a damaging elbow.
Flynn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Flynn lands a takedown into guard.
Belushi looking to control.

Flynn gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Flynn misses with a body shot.
Blake Belushi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Flynn rushes Belushi and presses him up against the cage.
Flynn lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Flynn.
Flynn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Flynn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Flynn.
Belushi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Flynn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Belushi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Flynn manages to break the clinch.
Flynn keeps Belushi at a distance using the push kick.

Flynn closes the distance and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Flynn.

Flynn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Flynn missing with a left hand there. Belushi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Flynn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Flynn closes the distance and pushes Belushi back into the cage.
Belushi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belushi takes an elbow to the temple.
Flynn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Belushi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flynn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Flynn lands a nice elbow.
Belushi avoiding damage as Flynn throws knees to the body.
Flynn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Belushi blocks an elbow strike from Flynn.
Belushi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Flynn lands a damaging elbow.
Flynn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flynn lands an elbow just above Belushi 's eye.
Flynn lands a damaging elbow.
Flynn lands an elbow inside that Belushi shrugs off.

Flynn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Flynn cracks a nice hook into Belushi's ribs.

Belushi gets tackled into the cage by Flynn. Flynn maintains the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Flynn.
Flynn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Flynn.
Flynn lands an elbow just above Belushi 's eye.
Belushi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Belushi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Flynn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Flynn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Belushi blocks an elbow strike.
Flynn lands a nice elbow.
Flynn crunches a lovely knee into Belushi's ribcage.
Flynn lands an elbow inside that Belushi shrugs off.
Flynn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Flynn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Belushi's defenses.
Belushi has had enough of the clinch but Flynn keeps him there for the moment.
Flynn lands an elbow inside that Belushi shrugs off.
Flynn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Flynn lands a good knee to the midsection. Belushi won't want to take too many of those.
Flynn lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Flynn has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Belushi regains guard immediately.
Belushi wants to stand and escape but Flynn is having none of it.
Flynn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Flynn stands and steps away. Belushi gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Flynn closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Belushi did well to prevent Flynn getting side control.
Belushi wants to control but Flynn passes into side.
Belushi is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belushi wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Flynn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blake Belushi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Flynn takes the fight into the clinch.
Flynn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Flynn missing with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Flynn.
Belushi takes an elbow to the temple.
Belushi managing to block the knees to the body from Flynn.
Flynn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Belushi.
Flynn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Flynn working Belushi over with knees to the body.
Frank Flynn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice elbow from Flynn.
Flynn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Flynn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Flynn lands an elbow inside that Belushi shrugs off.
Flynn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Flynn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Belushi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Flynn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Belushi is defending well for now.
Belushi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Flynn lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Flynn lands a nice elbow.

Flynn turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Flynn manages to end up in side control.

Flynn decides to stand back up. Flynn steps back and let's Belushi get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flynn looks to score with a jab to the body but Belushi is just out of range.
Belushi throws a big shot that misses.

Flynn forces Belushi back against the cage and clinches.

Flynn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Flynn rushes Belushi and presses him up against the cage.
Flynn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Belushi avoids it.
Belushi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Flynn obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Flynn.
Flynn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Flynn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Belushi's defenses.
Flynn lands an elbow just above Belushi 's eye.
Flynn lands an elbow that stopped Belushi in his tracks for a moment.
Flynn lands an elbow that stopped Belushi in his tracks for a moment.
Belushi takes an elbow to the temple.
Flynn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Flynn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Flynn pushes off an throws an elbow but Belushi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Belushi takes an elbow to the forehead.

Flynn has clasped his hands together around Belushi's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Belushi wants to get back to his feet but Flynn drags him back down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belushi is looking to reverse the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flynn content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Flynn has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
A lazy left from Flynn finds it's target.

Flynn forces Belushi back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flynn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Flynn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Flynn lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flynn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Belushi's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Flynn.
Flynn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Flynn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Flynn lands an elbow inside.
Flynn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Belushi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Flynn lands a takedown into guard.

Flynn gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Flynn looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Belushi tries to roll over but Flynn keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Flynn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Blake Belushi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Flynn lands with a cross.
Flynn tries to clinch but Belushi is having none of it.
A big right from Flynn misses.
Flynn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Belushi loads up on a big right hand but Flynn slips the punch.
Belushi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Flynn.
Belushi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flynn scores with a jab.
Belushi misses with a looping right.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Flynn throws a right hand that Belushi ducks under and follows up with a left that Belushi also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from Flynn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Belushi.

Flynn clinches with his opponent.
Flynn lands an elbow that stopped Belushi in his tracks for a moment.
Belushi takes an elbow to the temple.
Belushi is looking to break free of the clinch but Flynn has double underhooks.
Belushi is trying to break free.
Belushi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Belushi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Flynn lands a good knee to the midsection. Belushi won't want to take too many of those.

Flynn is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Belushi can't fight it off and eventually Flynn manages to take the fight to the floor. Belushi looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belushi is trying to keep Flynn in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Flynn stands and steps away. Belushi gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Flynn has Belushi up against the cage in a clinch.
Flynn lands an elbow that stopped Belushi in his tracks for a moment.
Flynn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Belushi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Flynn breaks from the clinch.

Flynn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Flynn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Flynn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Flynn.
Flynn lands a damaging elbow.
Flynn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Flynn lands a good knee to the midsection. Belushi won't want to take too many of those.
Flynn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flynn lands a nice elbow.
Flynn lands a good knee to the midsection. Belushi won't want to take too many of those.
Flynn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Belushi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Flynn.
Nice elbow from Flynn.
Flynn lands a damaging elbow.
Flynn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Flynn lands an elbow just above Belushi 's eye.
Flynn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Flynn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Flynn.
Belushi swings wildly with an uppercut but Flynn uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Flynn.
Flynn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Belushi is defending well for now.
Flynn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Flynn trying to land knees to the body.
Belushi takes an elbow to the temple.
Frank Flynn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Belushi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Flynn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Belushi tries to break the clinch but Flynn is controlling the position.
Nice elbow from Flynn.
Flynn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Belushi avoids it.
Belushi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Belushi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Flynn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flynn lands a good knee to the midsection. Belushi won't want to take too many of those.
Belushi avoiding damage as Flynn throws knees to the body.
Belushi is trying to break free.
Belushi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Belushi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Flynn.
Flynn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Belushi looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Flynn.
Flynn lands a damaging elbow.
Belushi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Flynn is keeping busy.
Flynn prevents Belushi from breaking the clinch.
Flynn lands an elbow inside that Belushi shrugs off.
Flynn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flynn lands a good knee to the midsection. Belushi won't want to take too many of those.
Flynn lands an elbow just above Belushi 's eye.

Flynn has hold of one of Belushi's legs. Belushi is fighting the takedown attempt but Flynn gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Flynn gets to his feet. Belushi looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Flynn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Flynn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 24:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 24:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Flynn!