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 156.3lbs 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. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Bodashi
vs
Blake

177 cm
27
160 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

188 cm
19
166 lbs
2 - 5 - 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 6 - 4 - 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrzej Blake!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Blake gets tackled into the cage by Bodashi. Bodashi maintains the clinch.

Blake manages to pull guard.
Blake working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bodashi.
Blake 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.
Bodashi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bodashi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Blake looking for a sweep. Not yet Blake, not yet.
Blake is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bodashi controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Blake is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bodashi is aware though and is defending well.
Blake throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Blake looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bodashi passes into half guard.
Bodashi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bodashi is looking for a kimura but Blake is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bodashi to get the leverage.
Bodashi trying to control the pace.
Bodashi seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Blake for as long as he can get away with.
Bodashi trying to pass the guard but Blake defending well.
Bodashi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

We're going to have a standup here because Tetsu Bodashi wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Blake will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Bodashi closes the distance and clinches.
Bodashi blocks an uppercut.
Bodashi connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Andrzej Blake has been cut.
Blake is trying to break free.
Bodashi scores with a knee to the head.
Blake looks gassed!
Bodashi lands an elbow inside.
Bodashi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bodashi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blake lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bodashi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake takes a knee to the side of the body.
Blake takes an elbow to the temple.
Bodashi landing knees to the body.
Bodashi lands a knee to the body.
Blake takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bodashi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blake in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bodashi scores with a knee to the head.
Blake takes a knee to the side of the body.
A shot in the inside from Bodashi.
Bodashi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blake lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bodashi landing knees to the head.
Bodashi lands a nice knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bodashi as Blake tries to tie him up.
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.
Bodashi lands an elbow that stopped Blake in his tracks for a moment.
Blake takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blake taking a breather.
Bodashi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bodashi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bodashi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blake's face.
Bodashi lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bodashi connects with a knee to the head.
Bodashi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blake's face.
Blake has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bodashi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tetsu Bodashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrzej Blake.
Bodashi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bodashi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blake lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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.
Bodashi shoots in for a takedown but Blake shows good takedown defense.

Bodashi clinches up with Blake and pushes him back against the cage.
Blake tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bodashi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bodashi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bodashi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blake's defenses.
Bodashi stops a takedown attempt from Blake.
Bodashi lands a knee to the body.

Blake jumps into guard, dragging Bodashi to the mat.
Blake is trying to keep Bodashi in close.
Bodashi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Blake working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bodashi won't allow Blake to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blake can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bodashi controls the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tetsu Bodashi wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Bodashi instigates a clinch.
Blake wants to stall.
Bodashi scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bodashi.
Blake takes an elbow to the temple.
Bodashi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bodashi lands a nice knee to the body.
Blake wants to break free but Bodashi has control.
Knees to the body from Bodashi.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bodashi obliges.
Bodashi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bodashi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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 fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Blake clinches up against the cage.
Bodashi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blake in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
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 holds him up against the cage and eventually Blake drops back down to his feet.
Bodashi lands a knee to the head.
Bodashi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bodashi lands a knee to the head.
Bodashi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Blake takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bodashi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bodashi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bodashi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bodashi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tetsu Bodashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrzej Blake.
Blake tries to break the clinch but Bodashi is controlling the position.
Blake tries to score a body lock takedown but Bodashi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bodashi scores a nice knee to the body.

Blake breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bodashi thumps Blake with a low kick.

Blake rushes Bodashi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bodashi scores a nice knee to the body.
Tetsu Bodashi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blake has Bodashi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bodashi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bodashi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
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.

Bodashi rushes Blake and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bodashi lands a good knee to the midsection. Blake won't want to take too many of those.
Bodashi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Blake tries to pull guard but Bodashi holds him up against the cage and eventually Blake drops back down to his feet.
Bodashi lands a good knee to the midsection. Blake won't want to take too many of those.
Bodashi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blake looking for a takedown.
Blake stalling in the clinch but Bodashi improves position.
Bodashi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bodashi landing knees to the head.
Blake is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bodashi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bodashi misses with a knee strike.
Bodashi digs a right hand underneath Blake's ribcage. Blake let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blake is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bodashi lands a body shot.
Bodashi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bodashi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bodashi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bodashi prevents Blake from breaking the clinch.
Blake takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bodashi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Blake tries to pull guard but Bodashi won't allow it.
Bodashi lands a damaging elbow.
Blake tries to pull guard but Bodashi won't allow it.
Bodashi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bodashi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blake tries to circle away but Bodashi has him pinned against the cage.
Blake changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bodashi fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Bodashi clinches up with Blake and pushes him back against the cage.
Bodashi keeps control of Blake as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bodashi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bodashi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bodashi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blake tries for a takedown but Bodashi manages to get underhooks.
Bodashi connects with a knee to the head.
Bodashi pushes Blake back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blake is trying to push Bodashi away but Bodashi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
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.
Blake shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bodashi pinned against the cage. Bodashi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bodashi thuds a left hand into Blake's body.
Blake misses with a takedown attempt

and Bodashi counters by moving into the clinch.
Bodashi lands a nice elbow.
Bodashi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Bodashi.
Bodashi lands a nice knee to the body.
Blake wants a takedown.
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 is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bodashi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Andrzej Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bodashi has managed to clinch.
Bodashi crunches a lovely knee into Blake's ribcage.
Blake tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bodashi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Blake is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bodashi crunches a lovely knee into Blake's ribcage.
Blake tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bodashi lands an elbow inside.
Blake looking for a takedown.
Knees to the body from Bodashi.
Bodashi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bodashi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bodashi lands an elbow just above Blake 's eye.
Bodashi with a knee to the head.
Bodashi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bodashi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Blake goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bodashi prevents it.
Knees to the body from Bodashi.
Blake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bodashi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Blake tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Blake looking to slow down the pace here.
Bodashi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bodashi lands a knee to the body.
Bodashi gets underhooks to prevent Blake's takedown attempt.
Bodashi connects with a knee to the head.
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 jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bodashi smiles and moves away.
Blake misses with a leg kick

and Bodashi counters by moving into the clinch.
Blake takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blake misses with a hook from the clinch.
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.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Blake gets a clinch.
Bodashi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bodashi lands an elbow inside that Blake shrugs off.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bodashi obliges.
Bodashi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Bodashi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bodashi crunches a lovely knee into Blake's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Bodashi.
Bodashi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Blake has had enough of the clinch but Bodashi keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bodashi.
Blake is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Blake tries to pull guard but Bodashi won't allow it.
Bodashi lands a knee to the head.
Blake is working for takedown but Bodashi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tetsu Bodashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrzej Blake.
Blake has had enough of the clinch but Bodashi keeps him there for the moment.
Bodashi scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bodashi obliges.
Blake tries to pull guard but Bodashi won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blake wants to stall.
Bodashi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blake in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bodashi landing knees to the body.
Bodashi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake tries to pull guard but Bodashi won't allow it.
Bodashi scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Bodashi.
Blake has a couple of punches blocked by Bodashi.
Blake's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bodashi crunches a lovely knee into Blake's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Bodashi.
Blake fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bodashi.
Bodashi gets through Blake's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blake goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bodashi prevents it.
Bodashi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bodashi scores a nice knee to the body.
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.
Bodashi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blake can do to turn this around?

Bodashi closes the distance and clinches.
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.
Bodashi blocks a head kick by Blake.

Blake gets tackled into the cage by Bodashi. Bodashi maintains the clinch.
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 lands a nice knee to the body.
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 instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bodashi lands an elbow inside that Blake shrugs off.
Bodashi scores with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Bodashi.
Bodashi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bodashi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Blake tries to break the clinch but Bodashi is controlling the position.
Bodashi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blake's defenses.
Bodashi lands with a short shot to the head.
Bodashi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bodashi as Blake tries to tie him up.
Bodashi has Blake pressed against the cage, preventing Blake from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Blake's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blake is trying to break the clinch but Bodashi has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bodashi obliges.
Nice elbow from Bodashi.
Bodashi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Blake misses with a knee strike.
Blake with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bodashi lands a left hand.
Blake is trying to force a seperation but Bodashi has the dominant position.
Bodashi lands a nice elbow.
Blake is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake has Bodashi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bodashi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A knee to the head by Bodashi.
Bodashi scores with a knee to the head.
Bodashi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bodashi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Blake stalling in the clinch but Bodashi improves position.
Bodashi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blake or not.
Blake tries to break free but Bodashi pushes him back against the cage.
Bodashi scores with a knee to the head.

Blake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blake shoots in looking for a takedown. Bodashi tries to sprawl out of it but Blake keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bodashi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Bodashi moves into the clinch successfully.
Blake tries to land a knee to the head but Bodashi blocks with his arms.
Bodashi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bodashi working Blake over with knees to the body.
Bodashi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bodashi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blake lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A frustrated look appears on Blake's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four 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 takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bodashi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Blake's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blake fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bodashi scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Bodashi.
Blake is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Blake is trying to stall.
Blake fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bodashi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Blake takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bodashi lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bodashi.
Bodashi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blake's defenses.
Bodashi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bodashi with a knee to the head.
Blake fails to pull guard.
Blake wants a takedown.
Blake takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bodashi lands an elbow that stopped Blake in his tracks for a moment.
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 unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blake lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bodashi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blake's face.

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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27

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