PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tetsu Bodashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrzej Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrzej Blake struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bodashi
vs
Blake

177 cm
26
160 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

188 cm
19
166 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tetsu Bodashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrzej Blake!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Blake has managed to clinch.
Blake takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Andrzej Blake has been cut.

Blake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blake doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Bodashi counters by clinching up.
Bodashi lands an elbow inside.
Blake drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bodashi prevents the takedown attempt.
Tetsu Bodashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrzej Blake.
Blake wants to get back to striking at distance but Bodashi won't allow it.
Bodashi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Blake looks gassed!
Blake tries to pull guard but Bodashi won't allow it.
Bodashi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Bodashi.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bodashi obliges.
Bodashi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bodashi lands an elbow just above Blake 's eye.
Blake takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bodashi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bodashi.
Bodashi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blake's defenses.
Bodashi is leaning against Blake and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Bodashi.
Bodashi lands an elbow inside that Blake shrugs off.
Bodashi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blake's defenses.
Bodashi lands a knee to the body.
Bodashi lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bodashi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blake's face.
Bodashi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bodashi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bodashi lands a nice elbow.
Bodashi lands a good knee to the midsection. Blake won't want to take too many of those.
Blake is trying to break free.
Bodashi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blake goes for a takedown attempt but Bodashi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Blake looks for a takedown but Bodashi sprawls well.

Blake pushes Bodashi up against the cage in a clinch.
Bodashi connects with a knee to the head.
Bodashi lands a damaging elbow.
Blake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bodashi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bodashi crunches a lovely knee into Blake's ribcage.
Blake tries to pull guard but Bodashi won't allow it.
Bodashi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blake has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bodashi presses Blake against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bodashi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Blake's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blake tries to pull guard but Bodashi holds him up against the cage and eventually Blake drops back down to his feet.
Blake trying to control the position but instead, Bodashi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Blake into the cage.
Bodashi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blake's efforts to push away.
Bodashi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Blake can't get the takedown.
Bodashi lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Bodashi.
Blake tries for a takedown but Bodashi manages to get underhooks.
Blake is trying to maintain a safe position but Bodashi gets an underhook and turns Blake into the cage.
Blake tries to score a body lock takedown but Bodashi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bodashi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blake's face.
Blake is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blake is trying to break the clinch but Bodashi has him pressed against the cage.
Bodashi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bodashi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bodashi blocks an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Bodashi.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bodashi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bodashi gets through Blake's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bodashi working Blake over with knees to the body.
Blake wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bodashi has him pressed against the cage.
Bodashi lands a knee to the body.
Blake holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Blake fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bodashi has Blake pressed against the cage, preventing Blake from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bodashi gets underhooks to prevent Blake's takedown attempt.
Bodashi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Blake wants to break free but Bodashi has control.
Blake drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bodashi pulls his leg out and moves away.
Blake misses with an uppercut.
Blake misses with an uppercut

and Bodashi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Blake jumps guard but Bodashi stands there with Blake around his waist. Blake gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Blake takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blake wants to break free but Bodashi has control.
A knee to the head by Bodashi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bodashi lands a good knee to the midsection. Blake won't want to take too many of those.
Blake stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bodashi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Blake breaks the clinch.
A head kick from Bodashi lands but Blake takes it in his stride.

Blake has managed to clinch.
Blake takes a knee right on the jaw!
Blake wants a takedown.
Blake is trying to break free.
Blake is trying to break the clinch but Bodashi is controlling him.

Blake jumps guard.
Bodashi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bodashi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bodashi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Bodashi decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tetsu Bodashi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrzej Blake's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bodashi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick by Blake misses

and Bodashi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bodashi.
Bodashi pushes Blake back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bodashi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blake's defenses.
Bodashi avoiding damage as Blake throws knees to the body.
Bodashi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bodashi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Bodashi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A knee to the head by Bodashi.
Bodashi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bodashi lands an elbow that stopped Blake in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Bodashi.
Bodashi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bodashi lands with a short shot to the head.
Blake is trying to push Bodashi away but Bodashi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
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 Bodashi walks away with a smile on his face. Blake gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Blake misses with a leg kick
and Bodashi counters with a body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blake moves forwards but Bodashi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Blake has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bodashi.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bodashi lands a good knee to the midsection. Blake won't want to take too many of those.
Bodashi dodges an elbow strike from Blake.
Bodashi lands an elbow that stopped Blake in his tracks for a moment.
Blake drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bodashi is working Blake over against the cage.
Blake wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blake tries to pull guard but Bodashi holds him up against the cage and eventually Blake drops back down to his feet.
Tetsu Bodashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrzej Blake.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bodashi lands an elbow that stopped Blake in his tracks for a moment.
Bodashi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bodashi is leaning against Blake and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Blake has had enough of the clinch but Bodashi keeps him there for the moment.
Bodashi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bodashi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bodashi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Blake.
Blake takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blake misses with a knee to the head.
Bodashi pushes Blake back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Good body shot from Bodashi.
Bodashi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bodashi lands a knee to the head.
Blake tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Blake has Bodashi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bodashi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bodashi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blake's face.
Bodashi working Blake over with knees to the body.
Bodashi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bodashi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blake is trying to break the clinch but Bodashi has him pressed against the cage.
Bodashi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bodashi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blake drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bodashi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bodashi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bodashi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bodashi landing knees to the body.
Bodashi scores with a hook to the body.
Bodashi lands an uppercut.

Blake pulls guard effortlessly.
Blake wants to sweep here but Bodashi controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake being controlled here, momentarily.
Blake really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bodashi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Blake working a defensive guard here.
Blake might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bodashi kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bodashi controls from within his opponent's guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tetsu Bodashi wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Blake walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bodashi.

Bodashi moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bodashi lands a nice elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bodashi.
Bodashi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bodashi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blake lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bodashi lands with a left to the head.
Blake tries to pull guard but Bodashi won't allow it.
Bodashi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Blake's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bodashi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bodashi lands an elbow that stopped Blake in his tracks for a moment.
Bodashi scores with a knee to the head.
Blake tries to circle away but Bodashi has him pinned against the cage.
Bodashi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bodashi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blake's face.
Bodashi lands a nice knee to the body.
Bodashi lands an elbow just above Blake 's eye.
Bodashi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Blake tries to circle away but Bodashi has him pinned against the cage.
Blake is trying to stall.
Blake tries to break free but Bodashi pushes him back against the cage.
Blake is looking to break free of the clinch but Bodashi has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tetsu Bodashi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andrzej Blake's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Blake closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bodashi lands a knee to the head.
Blake tries to pull guard but Bodashi won't allow it.
Bodashi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bodashi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bodashi with a knee to the head.
Bodashi scores with a hook to the body.
Blake wants to get back to striking at distance but Bodashi won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Bodashi.
Bodashi scores with a knee to the head.
Bodashi lands an elbow inside that Blake shrugs off.
Blake is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bodashi is pressed up against the cage. Blake has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bodashi down to the mat. Bodashi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice body kick there by Bodashi.
Blake takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blake shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bodashi defends it nicely.
Tetsu Bodashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrzej Blake.
A low kick from Blake misses
and Bodashi counters with a thumping low kick.
Blake fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bodashi avoids it really well and circles away.
Blake tries for a takedown but Bodashi circles away easily

and Bodashi counters by moving into the clinch.
Tetsu Bodashi has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bodashi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knees to the body from Bodashi.
A body shot lands from Bodashi.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Blake wants to break free but Bodashi has control.
Blake tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Blake is looking to break free of the clinch but Bodashi has double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bodashi.
Bodashi landing knees to the head.
Bodashi lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bodashi.
Bodashi lands an elbow inside that Blake shrugs off.
Bodashi is leaning against Blake and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Bodashi.
Blake tries for a takedown but Bodashi manages to get underhooks.
Blake tries to break free but Bodashi pushes him back against the cage.
Blake is working for takedown but Bodashi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bodashi lands an elbow inside that Blake shrugs off.
A short right from Bodashi on the inside.
Blake is trying to drag Bodashi to the mat but Bodashi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bodashi landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blake wants a takedown.
A right handed body shot lands from Bodashi.
Bodashi connects with a knee to the head.
Blake takes a knee to the side of the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Bodashi.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bodashi.
Blake is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bodashi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blake's face.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bodashi avoids the elbow strike from Blake, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Bodashi as the two fighters clinch.
Blake has had enough of the clinch but Bodashi keeps him there for the moment.
Blake is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bodashi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bodashi lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Bodashi.
Bodashi blocks an elbow strike.
Blake trying to stall but Bodashi improves his position.
Blake tries to break free but Bodashi pushes him back against the cage.
Blake tries to work over Bodashi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bodashi landing knees to the body.
Blake looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bodashi gets underhooks to prevent Blake's takedown attempt.
Bodashi lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bodashi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Blake tries to pull guard but Bodashi won't allow it.
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 Bodashi walks away with a smile on his face. Blake gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sloppy strikes from Blake. Those never looked like landing.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Blake enables Bodashi to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Blake manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bodashi content to stall in guard here.
Blake trying to control the position.
Bodashi sitting in guard, not really doing much.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Bodashi clinches with his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bodashi with a knee to the head.
Blake avoiding damage.
Bodashi lands a good knee to the midsection. Blake won't want to take too many of those.
Bodashi has Blake pressed against the cage, preventing Blake from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bodashi lands an elbow inside.
Blake tries to pull guard but Bodashi won't allow it.
Blake throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blake takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bodashi working Blake over with knees to the body.
Blake fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bodashi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bodashi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bodashi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bodashi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blakes head.
Bodashi looking to throw knees to the head but Blake is blocking nicely.
Bodashi scores with a shot to the side of Blake's head.
Bodashi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Andrzej Blake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tetsu Bodashi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bodashi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tetsu Bodashi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bodashi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tetsu Bodashi!