PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edmund Blackadder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Lower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edmund Blackadder has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Blackadder
vs
Lower

177 cm
20
150 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

170 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Edmund Blackadder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Lower!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lower swings away with a body shot that misses
and Blackadder counters with a stiff right hand.

Blackadder gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lower must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Blackadder is controlling Lower's posture.

Blackadder working for a triangle but Lower defends it easily.
Blackadder wants to sweep here but Lower controlling him for the moment.
Lower postures up.
Lower looking to sit in guard and control but Blackadder gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Blackadder is in close to Lower's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackadder is looking to work some ground and pound but Lower has wrist control.
Blackadder with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blackadder won't allow Lower to sweep him here.
Blackadder makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Blackadder with a nice head shot there.
Blackadder throws a big right hand that misses.
Lower trying to control the position.
Lower tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lower utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blackadder slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Blackadder lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lower down.
Blackadder 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Blackadder is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lower has escaped the position, nice work there.
Blackadder throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Lower really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blackadder. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lower taking a bit of punishment here - Blackadder scoring with strikes.
Blackadder throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Blackadder landing a few strikes.
Blackadder misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Blackadder lands some shots froms side control.
Blackadder in side control, throwing shots but Lower defends.
The strikes coming from Blackadder are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lower is looking for a sweep.
Lower is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lower can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lower is working to avoid the ground and pound but Blackadder connects with a decent elbow.
Blackadder scores with a couple of short elbows.
Blackadder lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lower down.
Lower takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Blackadder working the head and body with strikes.
Lower on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Blackadder misses with the ground and pound.
Blackadder in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Lower takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Blackadder cracks Lower with a big right hand but Lower just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Blackadder landing a few strikes.
Blackadder throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lower struggling a bit here.
Blackadder working the ground and pound from side control.
Blackadder scoring with punches and elbows.
Blackadder is putting a hurting on Lower here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lower is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Blackadder off and has taken his back!
Lower is throwing strikes by Blackadder counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Blackadder regains half guard.
It looks like Lower is going to stand back up.
Lower looks gassed!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackadder works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edmund Blackadder dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Blackadder has his takedown stuffed

and Lower counters with a nice double leg into side control. Blackadder won't be happy with that.
Lower has knee on belly momentarily but Blackadder bucks him off and regains half guard.
Blackadder slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Blackadder pulls Lower in close to his closed guard and prevents Lower from doing any damage or advancing position.
Edmund Blackadder overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lower avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Blackadder not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lower is looking to advance position but Blackadder has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Blackadder is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Blackadder working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Blackadder lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackadder raining down hammerfists from mount.
Lower is in a horrible position here. Blackadder smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lower tries to lock up and control but Blackadder gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Blackadder landing punches.
Blackadder lands with some strikes.
Lower is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Blackadder lands a heavy elbow.
Blackadder lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackadder pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Blackadder with the ground and pound from mount.

Lower is rocked!
Lower is breathing heavily.
Blackadder working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lower is still in real trouble! Can Blackadder finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackadder working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Blackadder looking to finish Lower with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lower!
Blackadder drops a big elbow. That's hurt Lower! More shots from Blackadder and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edmund Blackadder!