PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Blunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blunt has chosen Danzig - Mother as his entrance music. Bob Blunt has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Strong
vs
Blunt

185 cm
25
192 lbs
9 - 9 - 1

188 cm
25
198 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Strong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Blunt!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strong swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Strong gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Blunt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blunt connects with a solid leg kick.

Strong scores with a takedown into Blunt's guard.
Blunt looking for a sweep. Not yet Blunt, not yet.
Strong trying to control but Blunt is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Blunt 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.

Strong decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Blunt, up you get!
Strong wants to clinch up but Blunt keeps it at a distance.
Blunt throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Strong's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunt lands with a slapping head kick.
Strong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Strong throws a right hand that misses
and Blunt counters with a low kick, right behind Strong 's knee.

Strong moves into the clinch.
Blunt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Strong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Strong fails to pull guard.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blunt obliges.
Blunt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Blunt keeps control of Strong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Strong manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Blunt wants to pass the guard but Strong is keeping the position.
Strong tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blunt looking to pass the guard.
Strong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Strong trying to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Strong is on top in guard.
Blunt 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 ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blunt is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Strong stays in close to Blunt's body and controls the position.
Blunt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Strong's guard.
Blunt wants to control from the top but Strong keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blunt won't allow Strong to sweep him here.
Strong has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Blunt thows a big elbow that misses.
Blunt passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Strong wants to control but Blunt postures up.
Blunt scores with a couple of short elbows.
Strong tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blunt controls the position.
Strong struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Strong is not content to let Blunt control the position.
Strong wants to control but Blunt postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Blunt tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Strong gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Blunt dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A nice inside leg kick there by Blunt. That's going to slow Strong down.

Strong shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Strong showed some decent athleticism there.
Blunt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Strong lands a nice short elbow.
Strong slips a nice elbow through Blunt's hands, connecting with Blunt's forehead.
Blunt is not content to let Strong control the position.
Strong is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Blunt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Strong.
Strong is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Strong connects with a nice short shot to Blunt's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong is trying to control the action in half guard but Blunt is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Blunt wants to get back to full guard.
Strong thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Blunt trying to control from the bottom.

Blunt looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Blunt is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Strong pulls his head out easily.
Blunt is breathing heavily.

Strong seems to be looking for submissions.
Strong is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

Blunt is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Strong pulls his head out easily.
Strong is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Strong is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Blunt has managed to free his arm - good work.
Blunt tries to kick Strong off but Strong keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Strong wants to control but Blunt is keeping him busy.

Blunt looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Strong in particular looking to stall.
Strong is nestled in close to Blunt, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Blunt pushes Strong off looking to stand but Strong dives back in and keeps control.
Blunt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong is thwarting Blunt's attempts to control the position.
Strong throwing shots but Blunt is blocking nicely.
Blunt is not content to let Strong control the position.
Strong keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

We're going to have a standup here because Jack Strong wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Strong slips under a jab from Blunt.

Strong clinches.
Blunt lands a shoulder strike.
Blunt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Strong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blunt throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Strong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blunt misses with the head strike.

That's four 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.
Strong jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Blunt walks away with a smile on his face. Strong gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Strong shoots in for a takedown but Blunt shows good takedown defense.
Strong misses with a wild combination.

Strong closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Blunt did well to prevent Strong getting side control.
Blunt gets full guard.
Strong trying to stand up but can't free himself from Blunt's guard.
Blunt lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Strong!

Blunt is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Strong can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Strong working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Strong dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Strong shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Strong misses with a takedown
and Blunt counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Blunt throws the left hand but Strong avoids the punch easily.
Blunt throws a right hand that misses

and Strong counters with a single leg into guard. Blunt didn't expect that.
Strong has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Blunt trying to keep a closed guard but Strong is proving a slippery customer.
Blunt is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Blunt passes to side control.
Strong is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Blunt off and has taken his back!
Blunt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Blunt. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Strong throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Blunt!
Strong is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Blunt trying to control but not successfully.
Jack Strong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blunt breaks Strong's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

Strong working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blunt doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Blunt manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Blunt stopping the sweep attempt from Strong.
Strong seems keen to control Blunt's posture.
Strong has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blunt won't allow Strong to get back to his feet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Strong looking for a sweep. Not yet Strong, not yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blunt is looking to land body kicks.
Strong has his takedown stuffed
and Blunt counters with a head kick.

It looks like Jack Strong has been cut.

Blunt darts in and clinches Strong up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blunt tries to land a knee to the head but Strong blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Strong fails to land.
Blunt unloads a knee to the mid-section. Strong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Strong avoids the elbow strike from Blunt, against the cage.
Blunt lands a knee to the head.
Blunt crunches a lovely knee into Strong's ribcage.
Blunt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Strong or not.
Blunt with a knee to the head.
Blunt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Strong backwards.
Strong is trying to maintain a safe position but Blunt gets an underhook and turns Strong into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blunt.
Blunt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blunt lands an elbow that stopped Strong in his tracks for a moment.
Strong managing to block the knees to the body from Blunt.
Strong jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Blunt walks away with a smile on his face. Strong gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Strong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strong misses with a two punch combination.
Nice shot lands for Blunt.

Blunt closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong blocks an elbow strike from Blunt.
Blunt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Strong blocks it with crossed arms.
Blunt tries to land knees in the clinch but Strong avoids the damage to the body.
Strong tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Blunt smiles and moves away.
Strong darts in trying to clinch
and Blunt counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Strong is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Strong with a poor takedown
and Blunt counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jack Strong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Strong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Strong is trying hard to land a takedown here. Blunt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bob Blunt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blunt lands a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strong misses with a takedown
and Blunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A right-left combo lands from Blunt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Blunt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blunt 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Blunt!