PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Damn Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archie Blackburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackburn has chosen Periphery - Light as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Good
vs
Blackburn

170 cm
21
155 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
155 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

•‡• LION Clothing •‡• [CBK]

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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damn Good!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archie Blackburn!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good throws a hook but Blackburn avoids it easily.
Good lands a really nice looking cross but Blackburn seems unphased.
Blackburn doesn't manage to clinch there - Good circles away.
Blackburn misses with a double jab
and Good counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good swinging wildly here.
Blackburn misses with an uppercut.
Blackburn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blackburn misses with an uppercut. Good saw that one coming.
Good throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blackburn counters with a two punch combo.
Blackburn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Good throws out the jab.

Blackburn gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good is looking to work some ground and pound but Blackburn has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Good accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blackburn wants to sweep here but Good controlling him for the moment.
Blackburn has control of Good's left arm, preventing Good from doing any damage.
Good wants to control from the top but Blackburn keeps moving.
Good is really struggling to control Blackburn but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Good's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's two 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Damn Good.
Blackburn loads up on a big right hand but Good slips the punch.
Good throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blackburn misses with a wild combination.
Good tries to score with a low kick but Blackburn moves his leg out of the way.
Blackburn jabs Good right on the nose. Good blinks but takes it well.
Blackburn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Good paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good slips a straight right by Blackburn.
Good avoids the body shot from Blackburn.
Blackburn moves in looking to clinch but Good pushes him off.
Good shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Blackburn eats them both and turns towards Good to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Blackburn looks to land a combination. Good sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Blackburn throws a lazy right hand but Good sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Good blocks the leg kick.
Archie Blackburn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackburn scores with a nice right hand.
Archie Blackburn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Good looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Good not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Good is stalling here. Blackburn is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Good seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Blackburn has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The ground and pound from Blackburn seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Blackburn misses with the ground and pound.
Blackburn in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Blackburn throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Blackburn lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Blackburn scoring with punches and elbows.
Blackburn fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Good tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Blackburn wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Blackburn scoring with punches from side control.
Good tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Blackburn presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Blackburn thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackburn with shots to the head and body - Good looks very uncomfortable down there.
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!
Blackburn lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Archie Blackburn 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.

Blackburn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Good eats them both and turns towards Blackburn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Good is rocked!
Blackburn throws a shot from downtown. Good moves away and avoids it.
Blackburn jabs Good to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blackburn misses with an uppercut.
Blackburn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Good connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blackburn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Good swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blackburn misses with a left hand

and Good counters with a shoot takedown. Blackburn fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Good postures up in Blackburn's guard and throws a big left but Blackburn blocks it.
Good throws a big right hand that misses.
Good controlling from the top position.
Blackburn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburn has momentary wrist control but Good slips an elbow through the middle.
Blackburn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Good manages to get himself to full guard.
Good avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Good avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blackburn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Good on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Good tries to get out of the position.
Blackburn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blackburn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Blackburn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Good is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Blackburn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blackburn cracks Good with a solid left hand.
Good is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Blackburn gets to his feet. Good looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blackburn throws a lazy uppercut

and Good counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Good postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Good with a nice head shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Good is controlling him.
Good trying to control but Blackburn is working from the bottom.
Blackburn wants to control but Good passes easily into half guard.
Good not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Good prevents Blackburn from improving his position.
Blackburn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Blackburn keeping moving, preventing Good from controlling successfully.
Blackburn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackburn looking to control.
Good has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Blackburn is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damn Good dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Blackburn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good takes one on the button.
Blackburn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Good counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Good has had enough of the clinch but Blackburn keeps him there for the moment.
Blackburn trying to land knees to the body.
Blackburn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blackburn prevents Good from breaking the clinch.
Good is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Good is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blackburn tries a knee to the head but Good blocks it.
Blackburn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Good.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Blackburn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Good is defending well for now.
Good looking to stall.
Blackburn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blackburn misses with a knee to the head.
Good is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Blackburn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Good avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good stalling the fight.
Good trying to control the position but instead, Blackburn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Good into the cage.
Good holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Damn Good.
A left and a right from Blackburn both land. Nice combination.
Good throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blackburn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blackburn swings widly with a right hand

and Good counters by moving into the clinch.

Good turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Good is trying to ground and pound but Blackburn uses the momentary lack of control by Good to regain half guard.
Blackburn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good trying to control but Blackburn is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Good throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blackburn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Blackburn wants to stand and escape but Good is having none of it.
Good content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Good prevents Blackburn from getting back to his feet.
Good trying to control but Blackburn is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Good.
Blackburn lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Good!
Blackburn is landing with some decent strikes but Good is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Blackburn with the ground and pound from mount.
Good avoids a series of strikes thrown by Blackburn.
Good holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Blackburn tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Blackburn putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn lands with some strikes.
Blackburn lands a big shot there that rocks Good but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Good knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Blackburn on the ground.
Good tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blackburn lands a big shot there that rocks Good but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Good manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Good, under a barage of strikes from Blackburn.
Blackburn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Blackburn lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Good keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Archie Blackburn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blackburn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Archie Blackburn!