PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Blue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Siska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonny Siska has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Blue
vs
Siska

170 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Blue!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jonny Siska!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blue avoids a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Blue.
Blue misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Blue does no damage.
Siska misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blue throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Blue. Those never looked like landing.
Siska avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Siska swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blue misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blue throws a nice looking combination but Siska bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blue moves out of range as Siska throws a body kick.
Blue throws a right hand that Siska ducks under and follows up with a left that Siska also avoids with ease.
Blue throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blue checks a leg kick.
Siska throws a series of punches but Blue moves out of range.
Siska misses with a wild combination.
Blue throws a nice looking combination but Siska bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

A big head kick from Siska and Blue is sent sprawling to the canvas!

It looks like Paul Blue has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Siska gets to his feet. Blue looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Blue is breathing heavily.
Blue will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue dodges the punch combination from Siska.
Siska misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blue misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Siska slips a jab and a cross from Blue.
Siska dodges the punch combination from Blue.
Some wild striking there from Blue.
No joy there for Siska, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Siska swinging wildly here.
Siska misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blue throws a right hand that Siska ducks under and follows up with a left that Siska also avoids with ease.
Siska looks to land a combination but Blue avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Siska.
Blue avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Blue will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siska throws a body kick that misses.
Blue misses with a two punch combination.
Nice body kick there by Siska.
Blue checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sloppy strikes from Blue. Those never looked like landing.
Blue blocks a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Siska. Those never looked like landing.
Siska avoids a punch combination nicely.
Siska throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A punch combination from Blue misses.
Siska throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Siska throws a head kick but Blue moves out of range.
Siska avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blue swinging wildly here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Siska misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siska dodges the punch combination from Blue.
Siska swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Siska misses with a kick to the body.
Siska avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Blue misses.
Siska pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Blue fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Siska misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Blue, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Siska fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blue throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blue swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Siska does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Siska throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blue swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Siska lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blue circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Blue misses.
A punch combination from Blue misses.
Blue misses with a few strikes there.
Blue dodges the punch combination from Siska.
Blue throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Siska.
Blue swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blue misses with a few strikes there.
Siska tries a head kick but it misses.
Blue misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blue swinging wildly here.
Siska fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Siska avoids a punch combination nicely.
Siska throws a nice looking combination but Blue bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blue avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Siska dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Blue's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A punch combination from Blue misses.
Blue swinging wildly here.
Siska throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blue throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Siska.
Blue fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blue tries to bum rush Siska with a series of wild strikes but Siska uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Siska swinging wildly here.
Paul Blue is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Siska misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blue fails to land with a series of punches.
Blue misses with a few strikes there.
Blue lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Siska circles away quickly and effectively.
Jonny Siska seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Siska tries to bum rush Blue with a series of wild strikes but Blue uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Siska throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Siska throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Siska pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blue blocks a head kick by Siska.
Some wild striking there from Blue.
Siska pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue throws a right and a left that Siska avoids nicely.
Siska throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blue misses with a wild combination.
Blue throws a right hand that Siska ducks under and follows up with a left that Siska also avoids with ease.
Blue dodges the punch combination from Siska.
Blue rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Siska moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blue throws a series of punches but Siska avoids them all with ease.
Blue moves out of range as Siska throws a body kick.
Blue looks to land a combination but Siska avoids it well.
Siska throws a leg kick which misses Blue's front leg but catches the back leg as Blue tries to avoid it.
Blue looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blue lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Siska circles away quickly and effectively.
Blue rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Siska moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Siska tries a head kick but it misses.
Blue throws a right hand that Siska ducks under and follows up with a left that Siska also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siska throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blue throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blue avoids a punch combination nicely.
Siska slips a jab and a cross from Blue.
Siska dodges the punch combination from Blue.
Siska tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Blue.
Blue looks to land a combination but Siska avoids it well.
Siska throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blue avoids the head kick by Siska.
Blue misses with the combination.
Blue misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Siska looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Siska dodges the punch combination from Blue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siska throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blue throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Siska throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blue.
Blue throws a nice looking combination but Siska bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blue looks to land a combination but Siska avoids it well.
Blue looks to land a combination but Siska avoids it well.
Siska throws a right and a left that both miss.
Siska avoids a punch combination nicely.
Siska tries a head kick but it misses.
Siska fails to land with a series of punches.
Blue tries to bum rush Siska with a series of wild strikes but Siska uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Siska misses with a two punch combination.
Blue misses with a two punch combination.
Siska shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Siska slips a jab and a cross from Blue.
Siska pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blue throws a series of punches but Siska avoids them all with ease.
Blue misses with a few strikes there.
Siska attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Blue misses with a series of wild punches.
Blue showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Siska.
Blue throws a nice looking combination but Siska bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Siska throws a right hand that Blue ducks under and follows up with a left that Blue also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Blue, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Blue.
Siska throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Siska misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Blue, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blue throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Siska tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blue misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blue misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Paul Blue will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Blue's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Siska rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blue moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blue misses with a wild combination.
Siska misses with a wild combination.
Blue tries to bum rush Siska with a series of wild strikes but Siska uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Siska. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A combination from Blue does no damage.
A head kick misses from Siska.
Blue throws a series of punches but Siska moves out of range.
Siska misses with a head kick.
Blue throws a nice looking combination but Siska bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Siska misses with a jab, cross combination.
Siska avoids a punch combination nicely.
Siska misses with a wild combination.
Blue throws a series of punches but Siska moves out of range.
Blue looks to land a combination but Siska avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Siska pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue swinging wildly here.
A head kick misses from Siska.
Blue lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Siska circles away quickly and effectively.
Blue misses with a two punch combination.
Siska pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Siska avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Blue, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Siska throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blue throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Siska tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blue rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Siska moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Siska avoids a punch combination nicely.
Siska misses with a series of wild punches.
Blue tries to bum rush Siska with a series of wild strikes but Siska uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siska throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blue throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Blue does no damage.
Blue fails to land with a series of punches.
Siska misses with a few strikes there.
Blue swinging wildly here.
Blue throws a right hand that Siska ducks under and follows up with a left that Siska also avoids with ease.
Blue misses with the combination.
Siska throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Siska misses with a low kick.
Blue throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Siska.
Blue throws a right hand that Siska ducks under and follows up with a left that Siska also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Blue. Those never looked like landing.
Siska wants to land a leg kick but Blue is out of range.
Blue avoids the head kick by Siska.
Blue lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Siska circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siska dodges the punch combination from Blue.
Siska throws a sloppy head kick and Blue moves out of range easily.
Blue rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Siska moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Siska throws a wild body kick that Blue sees coming a mile off.
Siska avoids a punch combination nicely.
Siska throws a head kick but Blue moves out of range.
Blue fails to land with a series of punches.
Blue blocks a head kick by Siska.
Blue lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Siska circles away quickly and effectively.
Blue showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Siska.
Blue will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Siska looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blue misses with a series of wild punches.
Siska fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blue is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blue misses with the combination.
Siska tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blue fails to land with a series of punches.
Siska swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blue misses with a double jab.
Blue throws a right hand that Siska ducks under and follows up with a left that Siska also avoids with ease.
Siska throws a right hand that Blue ducks under and follows up with a left that Blue also avoids with ease.
Siska tries to work over Blue's front leg with a kick but Blue checks it.
A combination from Blue does no damage.
A head kick misses from Siska.
Blue fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Siska tries to bum rush Blue with a series of wild strikes but Blue uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blue swinging wildly here.
Siska rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blue moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blue misses with a series of wild punches.
Blue swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Paul Blue did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Paul Blue's cut.
That's time! Blue's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A head kick misses from Siska.
Siska slips a jab and a cross from Blue.
Blue throws a right hand that Siska ducks under and follows up with a left that Siska also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Blue, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blue misses with a wild combination.
Siska misses with a low kick.
A combination from Siska does no damage.
Siska goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blue avoids the head kick by Siska.
Siska lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blue circles away quickly and effectively.
Blue misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Siska fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blue misses with a series of wild punches.
Blue throws a right and a left that Siska avoids nicely.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Siska misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Blue does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Siska.
Siska avoids a punch combination nicely.
Siska fails to land with a series of punches.
Blue rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Siska moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Siska tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blue swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blue will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Siska misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blue looks to land a combination but Siska avoids it well.
Siska misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Blue.
Siska misses with a body kick.
Blue misses with a double jab.
Siska swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Siska throws a head kick but Blue moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Blue does no damage.
Siska will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blue misses with a jab, cross combination.
Siska goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Siska slips a jab and a cross from Blue.
Siska misses with a double jab.
Blue swinging wildly here.
Blue misses with a two punch combination.
Blue swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Siska.
Blue looks to land a combination but Siska avoids it well.
Siska slips a jab and a cross from Blue.
Siska throws a low kick but it's checked well by Blue.
Siska misses with a double jab.
Siska dodges the punch combination from Blue.
Siska misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blue checks a leg kick.
Blue looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blue takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Siska misses with the combination.
Blue throws a nice looking combination but Siska bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Siska throws a head kick but Blue moves out of range.
A punch combination from Blue misses.
Siska throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blue fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Siska throws a sloppy head kick and Blue moves out of range easily.
Blue swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Siska throws a series of punches but Blue moves out of range.
Blue looks to land a combination but Siska avoids it well.
Blue fails to land with a series of punches.
Siska tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siska misses with a head kick.
Blue misses with a series of wild punches.
Siska will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Siska slips a jab and a cross from Blue.
Blue throws a series of punches but Siska avoids them all with ease.
Blue throws a nice looking combination but Siska bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Siska misses with a wild combination.
Blue swinging wildly here.
Blue looks to land a combination but Siska avoids it well.
Siska throws a one two combo.
Siska misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blue throws a right hand that Siska ducks under and follows up with a left that Siska also avoids with ease.
Siska swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blue swinging wildly here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Siska.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Paul Blue will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Blue's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Blue swinging wildly here.
Siska throws a series of punches but Blue moves out of range.
Siska avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blue will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blue misses with a jab, cross combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Siska.
Blue swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Blue blocks the leg kick.
Siska throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blue.
Siska pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Siska throws a push kick but Blue slaps the foot to one side.
Sloppy strikes from Blue. Those never looked like landing.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Blue showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Siska.
Blue looks to land a combination but Siska avoids it well.
Blue misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue fails to land with a series of punches.
Siska will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Siska looks to land a combination but Blue avoids it well.
Siska lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blue circles away quickly and effectively.
Blue will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blue throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blue misses with a wild combination.
Siska misses with the combination.
Blue misses with the combination.
Siska misses with the combination.
Blue throws a right hand that Siska ducks under and follows up with a left that Siska also avoids with ease.
Siska fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blue is out of range.
Blue looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blue throws a nice looking combination but Siska bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Siska throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Siska throws a series of punches but Blue avoids them all with ease.
Siska misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Blue misses.
Siska looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blue misses with a jab, cross combination.
Siska tries to land a front kick but Blue steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blue lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Siska circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Blue.
Siska pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Siska pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blue throws a nice looking combination but Siska bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Siska looks for the body kick but Blue saw that one coming.
Blue tries to bum rush Siska with a series of wild strikes but Siska uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Siska misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blue misses with the combination.
Blue dodges the punch combination from Siska.
Siska pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Siska misses with a series of wild punches.
Blue tries to bum rush Siska with a series of wild strikes but Siska uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blue fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Siska pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blue misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Siska misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Blue, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Siska pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blue misses with a few strikes there.
Siska throws a head kick that half lands.
Blue misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siska throws a half hearted mid kick.
Blue misses with a double jab.
Siska throws a head kick but Blue moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Siska.
Siska fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Blue, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Siska throws a nice head kick!
Blue blocks a head kick by Siska.
Blue looks to land a combination but Siska avoids it well.
Siska throws a series of punches but Blue moves out of range.
Blue looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Blue.
Siska fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Siska slips a jab and a cross from Blue.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Siska does no damage.
Jonny Siska has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Siska motions for Blue to come forward. Siska throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blue throws a right and a left that Siska avoids nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jonny Siska.
I think Blue has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 47:48
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 48:48

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jonny Siska!
Jonny Siska is the new welterweight champion!