PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Blasko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Blasko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Julius Prime's chin.

Blasko
vs
Prime

180 cm
28
195 lbs
15 - 16 - 0

189 cm
26
185 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

[WAO]MADE IN GERMANY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Blasko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julius Prime!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Blasko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Prime blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Blasko scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Prime just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blasko's brow.
Prime misses with a hook from the clinch.
Prime misses with the head strike.
Blasko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Prime lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Blasko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Prime doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Prime misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prime.
Prime stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Prime as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prime throws a punch but it's blocked by Blasko.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prime.
Blasko slows down the pace here.
Prime lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blasko.
Blasko is breathing heavily.
Prime has a couple of punches blocked by Blasko.
Blasko misses with some punches.
Prime doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Prime lands with a light punch inside.
Blasko misses with the head strike.
Prime tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Prime fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prime creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blasko has had enough of the clinch but Prime keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blasko backwards.
Blasko wants to break free but Prime has control.
Blasko jumps guard but Prime stands there with Blasko around his waist. Blasko gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Prime letting Blasko take a breather here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prime.

Blasko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Prime looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blasko ducks under a wild hook from Prime.
Prime swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Blasko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Blasko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blasko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prime is looking to control Blasko's arms but Blasko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Prime has his back to the cage.
Blasko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Prime fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prime misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blasko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blasko lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Prime.
Blasko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Prime throws an elbow that misses.
Prime misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blasko.
A short right from Prime.
Blasko is trying to push Prime away but Prime has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime looking to slow down the pace here.
A short body shot lands from Prime as the two fighters clinch.
Blasko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blasko wants to get back to striking at distance but Prime won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Prime fails to land.
Prime lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blasko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blasko blocks an elbow strike.
Prime lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blasko.
Blasko is trying to break the clinch but Prime is controlling him.
Prime lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blasko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Prime.
Prime misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blasko.
Blasko tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Prime just stands there and leans against the cage.
Blasko trying to stall but Prime improves his position.

Blasko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Prime misses with the combination.
Blasko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime throws a head kick but Blasko moves out of range.
Blasko dodges the punch combination from Prime.
A head kick misses from Prime.
Prime tests Blasko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blasko wants to clinch up but Prime keeps it at a distance.
Blasko lands with a nice body punch.
Blasko closes the distance but Prime moves to the side
and Prime counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Prime misses with a straight right.
Julius Prime seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blasko lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Prime misses the shot to the body.
Prime throws a sloppy body shot

and Blasko counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prime trying to control here.
Prime might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Blasko kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Blasko working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blasko prevents Prime from improving his position.
Blasko seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Prime does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Blasko is thwarting Prime's attempts to control the position.
Blasko takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Prime can do anything to dispel that myth.
Blasko looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Prime with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prime is doing well to control the position and prevent Blasko from advancing to side control.
Blasko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Prime defending well though.
Prime blocking the ground and pound attempt from Blasko.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blasko wants to pass to mount but Prime is defending the position.
Prime is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julius Prime dominated that round.
That's time! Blasko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Blasko misses with a wild combination.
Blasko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blasko tries to close the distance and clinch but Prime swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Prime misses with a body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blasko.
Prime misses with a two punch combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Blasko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Prime.
Blasko misses with a double jab.
Blasko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prime.
A punch lands to the side of Prime 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Prime tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blasko doesn't manage to clinch there - Prime circles away.
Blasko fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Prime misses.

Prime gets caught napping as Blasko dives in and scores a takedown. Prime manages to retain guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blasko wants to pass the guard but Prime is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime seems keen to control Blasko's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prime looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blasko is one step ahead there.
Blasko scoring with some ground and pound.
Blasko postures up.
Prime pulls Blasko in to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Julius Prime was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Prime throws a combination that misses
and Blasko counters with a two punch combo.
Blasko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Prime swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Blasko clinches.
Prime pushes off an throws an elbow but Blasko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Prime tries to throw a body punch but Blasko avoids it by throwing Prime back against the cage.
Blasko blocks an uppercut.
Prime lands a hook that snaps the head of Blasko backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Prime throws a head punch that misses.
Blasko is stalling here.
Blasko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Blasko blocks the elbow strike.
Prime throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Blasko changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Prime fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Blasko throws a head kick but Prime moves out of range.
Prime throws out a powerful jab.
Prime misses with a head kick.
Blasko wants to clinch.
Blasko with a poor takedown
and Prime counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Blasko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prime throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blasko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Prime lands a body shot.
Prime misses with an uppercut. Blasko saw that one coming.
Prime takes a swing at Blasko's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blasko clinches up against the cage.
Prime doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Prime lands a right hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Prime.
Prime is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Blasko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Prime up against the cage.

Blasko has clasped his hands together around Prime's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Prime can't do much from the bottom here.
You can see the frustration on Prime's face as Blasko controls the position.
The ground and pound from Blasko seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Blasko working away.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Prime is looking to regain half guard here but Blasko keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Blasko is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Prime has escaped the position, nice work there.
Prime is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Blasko tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Prime is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blasko in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Blasko dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Prime waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blasko.
Prime stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Prime wants it to stay on the feet.
Prime misses with an uppercut. Blasko saw that one coming.
Prime loads up on a big right hand but Blasko slips the punch.
Prime avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blasko tries to clinch but Prime is having none of it.
John Blasko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Prime throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Blasko shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Prime's guard.
Prime wants to sweep here but Blasko controlling him for the moment.
Prime working a defensive guard here.
Blasko content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Prime keeping moving, preventing Blasko from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blasko throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blasko stopping the sweep attempt from Prime.
Blasko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Prime tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Prime wants to improve his position but instead Blasko has moved into half guard.
Ground and pound from Blasko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Blasko wants to pass the guard but Prime is defending well.
Prime is trying to maintain the position but Blasko is very close to passing his half guard.
Prime tries to get to full guard but Blasko has control of the leg.
Blasko is looking to take a break and control but Prime is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Blasko is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Prime wants to get back to full guard.
Blasko landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Blasko wants to control but Prime is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime is looking to control Blasko's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Prime avoid being mounted?
Prime is looking for a sweep. Blasko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Blasko stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Blasko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Prime throws out the jab.
Blasko defending well as Prime loads up on a big left hand.
Blasko wants to clinch up but Prime keeps it at a distance.
Blasko connects with a body shot that sends Prime's belly button to the back.

Blasko gets a takedown into half guard.
Blasko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Prime is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blasko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Blasko looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Blasko looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Prime with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Blasko prevents Prime from improving his position.
Blasko slips a nice elbow through Prime's hands, connecting with Prime's forehead.
Blasko looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Blasko is thwarting Prime's attempts to control the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Prime has a hand on Blasko's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Blasko takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Prime wants to hold on but Blasko pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Blasko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blasko has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Blasko!