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. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Good
vs
Blackburn

170 cm
22
155 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
155 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 8 - 2 - 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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archie Blackburn!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Good throws a right hand that Blackburn ducks under and follows up with a left that Blackburn also avoids with ease.
Good fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blackburn misses with a wild combination.
Good keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Blackburn moves into the clinch.
Good has had enough of the clinch but Blackburn keeps him there for the moment.
Good misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Good.
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.
Blackburn misses with a knee to the head.
Blackburn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Good has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blackburn missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blackburn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good is stalling here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Good tries to circle away but Blackburn has him pinned against the cage.
Good on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Good has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Blackburn regains guard immediately.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Good trying to control but Blackburn is working from the bottom.
Good is really struggling to control Blackburn but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Good wants to stand but Blackburn is controlling his posture from full guard.
Good trying to control the position from guard on top but Blackburn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Damn Good wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Good misses with a two punch combination.
Blackburn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Good misses with a two punch combination.
Blackburn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Blackburn enables Good to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Blackburn manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good is looking to work some ground and pound but Blackburn has wrist control.
Blackburn wants to stand but Good is controlling the position.
Good trying to control but Blackburn is working from the bottom.
Blackburn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Good is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Blackburn landing punches.
Blackburn unloading with bombs!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Good working to try and regain half guard.
Good wants to get back to his feet.
Good in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Blackburn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Good is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blackburn is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Good can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Blackburn with the ground and pound from mount.

Good is rocked!
Good is in a horrible position here. Blackburn smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oh Good is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Blackburn on the ground.
Good tries to hold on but Blackburn postures up.
Blackburn working Good over with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Blackburn cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Blackburn cracks Good with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Good is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Good is in a horrible position here. Blackburn smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blackburn loads up with a big shot that hurts Good! He's pulled Blackburn in close but Blackburn has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Good survive? More strikes from Blackburn and Good is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Archie Blackburn!