PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bernard Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stuey Ungar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake comes to the cage accompanied by Millencolin - Mr Clean. Ungar is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Paper Planes. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Blake
vs
Ungar

190 cm
23
270 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

190 cm
27
260 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bernard Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stuey Ungar!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ungar has managed to clinch.

Ungar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blake throws a body punch but Ungar moves out of range.
Blake looks to land a combination but Ungar avoids it well.
Ungar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ungar throws a head kick but Blake moves out of range.
Ungar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ungar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ungar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Blake.
Ungar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Blake doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ungar counters with a nice body kick.
Ungar throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ungar lands with a nice body kick.
Ungar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ungar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blake. That did some damage!
Ungar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Blake.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ungar ducks under a wild hook from Blake.
Ungar is looking to clinch but Blake is avoiding it.
Ungar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ungar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Ungar.
Ungar scores with a jab. Blake acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ungar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ungar ducks under a wild hook from Blake.
Ungar stuffs the takedown.
Blake looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ungar is fending him off so far but Blake persists. Nope, Ungar circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernard Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ungar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blake fails to pull guard.
Blake struggles to land a body shot inside as Ungar controls his hands.
Ungar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blake is defending well for now.
Ungar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ungar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blake.
Blake works on Ungar's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake has a couple of punches blocked by Ungar.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Blake jumps guard but Ungar stands there with Blake around his waist. Blake gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Blake manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Ungar breaks the clinch.
Blake takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Blake moves out of range of the strikes.
Blake misses with a double jab
and Ungar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ungar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ungar throws a hook but Blake avoids it easily.
Ungar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stuey Ungar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ungar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blake.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ungar tries to land a front kick but Blake steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ungar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blake takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Blake misses with a body shot.
Ungar throws a lazy right hand but Blake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ungar.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ungar, right into the meat.
Ungar doesn't manage to clinch there - Blake circles away.
Ungar throws a lazy head kick
and Blake makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Blake closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ungar desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Ungar is looking to improve his position.
Blake seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake throws a strike but Ungar avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Blake throwing strikes but missing.
Blake postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blake is looking to work some ground and pound but Ungar has wrist control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ungar's head.
Blake sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ungar 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blake wants to control from the top but Ungar keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stuey Ungar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ungar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ungar scores with a leg kick.
Ungar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Ungar gets a clinch.
Ungar tries to land a knee to the head but Blake blocks with his arms.
Ungar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ungar tries to land a knee to the head but Blake blocks with his arms.
Ungar scores with a hook to the body.
A knee to the head by Ungar.
Ungar tries a knee to the head but Blake blocks it.
Blake tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ungar just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ungar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blake.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blake creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Stuey Ungar has been cut.
Ungar scores a nice knee to the body.
Ungar gets through Blake's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blake jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ungar walks away with a smile on his face. Blake gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blake there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ungar moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Blake throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ungar's waist but Ungar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blake off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernard Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ungar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Blake.
Blake takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Blake scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ungar throws a hook to the side of Blake's head but Blake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ungar dodges the punch combination from Blake.
Blake swings for the body but Ungar moves out of range.
A lazy left from Ungar finds it's target.
Ungar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ungar throws a leg kick but Blake moved away.
Blake scores with a one two! Ungar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Horrible takedown by Blake or perhaps it was just good defense by Ungar which made him look bad.
Ungar is looking to land body kicks.
Nice uppercut lands for Ungar. That snapped Blake's head back.
Blake misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Blake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ungar.
Ungar throws a wild body kick that Blake sees coming a mile off.
Blake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ungar counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ungar was well out of range. Poor timing from Blake.
Blake lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blake is looking to wear down Ungar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Blake misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ungar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stuey Ungar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ungar with a nice cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ungar tried to score with a low kick but Blake checks it.
Blake thows a body shot but no joy.
Blake lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ungar tries to clinch but Blake is having none of it.
Ungar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ungar scores with a leg kick.
Ungar avoids the body shot from Blake.
Blake cracks a nice hook into Ungar's ribs.
Ungar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Blake cracks a nice hook into Ungar's ribs.
A big left from Ungar misses.
Blake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake misses the shot to the body.
Ungar throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Blake lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Blake avoids the head kick by Ungar.
Ungar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blake on the side of the head.
Stuey Ungar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ungar 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ungar tries to work over Blake's front leg with a kick but Blake checks it.
A head kick from Ungar lands but Blake takes it in his stride.
Ungar misses with a body shot.
Blake on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ungar. Ungar obviously looking to wear him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ungar misses with a kick to the body.
Ungar lands a glancing blow to the side of Blake's head.
Ungar throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stuey Ungar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stuey Ungar's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Ungar misses with a right hand

and Blake counters with a shoot takedown. Ungar fights it but they end up in guard.
Blake thows a big elbow that misses.
Ungar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ungar keeping full guard, as Blake tries to pass.
Ungar keeping moving, preventing Blake from controlling successfully.
Blake in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blake preventing the sweep.
Blake working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ungar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blake.
Blake wants to control from the top but Ungar keeps moving.
Blake is looking to work some ground and pound but Ungar has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blake wants to control from the top but Ungar keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ungar can do anything to dispel that myth.
Blake 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blake's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Blake is looking to work some ground and pound but Ungar has wrist control.
Blake missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ungar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Blake drops back looking for a leg! Ungar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ungar manages to kick Blake off! Blake jumps back into Ungar's guard.
Ungar 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.
Bernard Blake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Blake lands a couple of digs.
Ungar wants to get back to his feet but Blake is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Blake pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ungar is keeping the position for now.
Blake is looking to work some ground and pound but Ungar has wrist control.
Blake preventing the sweep.
Blake with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Blake drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Blake jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Stuey Ungar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blake working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blake working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blake throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blake's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Blake throwing strikes but missing.
Blake throwing strikes from guard but Ungar blocks nicely.
Blake with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake pushing down on Ungar's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Blake wants to pass the guard but Ungar is defending well.
Blake not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Ungar is defending against the submission attempts here by Blake.
Ungar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Blake not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Blake sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ungar defending well though.
Blake throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bernard Blake showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ungar 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stuey Ungar!