PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between J Blunts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank The Razors Edge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blunts comes into the arena with Cypress Hill - Hits From the Bong blaring out of the sound system. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tank The Razors Edge was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Blunts
vs
The Razors Edge

182 cm
27
196 lbs
19 - 7 - 1

188 cm
30
199 lbs
22 - 9 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Real Fighters Nutrition
PEGASUS FIGHT WEAR ( $ 6 and Laundering 90% )

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 19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, J Blunts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tank The Razors Edge!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blunts is looking to chop away at The Razors Edge's legs.
Blunts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Razors Edge manages to avoid it.
A low kick from The Razors Edge is predictable there

and Blunts counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Blunts.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Blunts throwing strikes but missing.
The Razors Edge looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The Razors Edge pulls Blunts in close to his closed guard and prevents Blunts from doing any damage or advancing position.
Blunts stops The Razors Edge from standing up.
The Razors Edge keeping moving, preventing Blunts from controlling successfully.
The Razors Edge trying to control the position.
Blunts slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunts in side control, throwing shots but The Razors Edge defends.
Blunts tries to advance to mount but can't.
The Razors Edge manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Blunts lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Blunts has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, The Razors Edge works to full guard.
Blunts being controlled here momentarily.
The Razors Edge tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blunts wants to pass the guard but The Razors Edge is keeping the position.
Blunts is looking to work some ground and pound but The Razors Edge has wrist control.
Blunts is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Blunts tries to free his leg and advance position but The Razors Edge is retaining full guard.
Blunts passes The Razors Edge's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. The Razors Edge manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Razors Edge looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blunts is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blunts prevents The Razors Edge from getting back to his feet.
Blunts has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blunts accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The Razors Edge is trying to keep Blunts in close.
Blunts trying to control but The Razors Edge is working from the bottom.
Blunts being controlled here momentarily.
Blunts stands up over The Razors Edge, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Blunts pushing down on The Razors Edge's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Blunts missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blunts not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The Razors Edge moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The Razors Edge pulls Blunts in close to his closed guard and prevents Blunts from doing any damage or advancing position.
Blunts trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blunts makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Blunts content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blunts pushing down on The Razors Edge's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Blunts is trying to control the action in half guard but The Razors Edge is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Blunts is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because The Razors Edge is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

J Blunts dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Blunts looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blunts misses with a body shot.
Blunts throws a head kick that misses.
Blunts lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blunts.

Blunts scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blunts in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Blunts fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Blunts trying to control the action but The Razors Edge is working from the bottom.
Blunts in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Blunts wants to control but The Razors Edge is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Blunts are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The Razors Edge defending against the ground and pound.
Blunts wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Razors Edge keeps working.
Blunts lands some shots froms side control.
Blunts in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The Razors Edge is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The referee asks Blunts politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Blunts prefers to stall for the moment though.
The Razors Edge is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Blunts off and has taken his back!
The Razors Edge is trying to stick to Blunts's back but Blunts is turning into The Razors Edge. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in The Razors Edge's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Blunts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Razors Edge has momentary wrist control but Blunts slips an elbow through the middle.
Blunts passes The Razors Edge's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Blunts tries to pass the half guard into mount. The Razors Edge knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The Razors Edge is trying to maintain the position but Blunts is very close to passing his half guard.

Blunts is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Blunts is keen to just control but The Razors Edge is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blunts is looking for a kimura here.
Blunts wants to control but The Razors Edge is keeping him busy.
Blunts wants to pass to mount but The Razors Edge is defending the position.
The Razors Edge moves into full guard.
Blunts wants to control from the top but The Razors Edge keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Razors Edge wants to sweep here but Blunts controlling him for the moment.
The Razors Edge preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The Razors Edge wants to sweep here but Blunts controlling him for the moment.
Blunts won't allow The Razors Edge to get back to his feet.
Blunts wants to pass the guard but The Razors Edge is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blunts pushes down on The Razors Edge's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The Razors Edge keeping hold of Blunts's head, controlling as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

J Blunts dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Blunts takes a swing at The Razors Edge's ribcage but misses.
The Razors Edge misses with a low kick.
The Razors Edge takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

The Razors Edge closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blunts.
Blunts is looking to break free of the clinch but The Razors Edge has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Razors Edge.
The Razors Edge can't find room to land a body shot as Blunts controls the action.
Blunts is trying to pull guard but The Razors Edge has him pressed against the cage.
Blunts blocking some punches.
The Razors Edge misses with a punch to the body.
Blunts scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The Razors Edge gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Blunts.
The Razors Edge misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunts blocks a body shot from The Razors Edge.
The Razors Edge is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blunts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Razors Edge working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from The Razors Edge fails to land.
Blunts jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as The Razors Edge walks away with a smile on his face. Blunts gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for J Blunts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Razors Edge throws a jab when Blunts was well out of range.
Blunts connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed The Razors Edge momentarily.
Blunts connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed The Razors Edge momentarily.
Blunts blocks a jab.
The Razors Edge is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Razors Edge misses with a body shot
and Blunts counters with a nice leg kick.
The Razors Edge takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Razors Edge tries to clinch but Blunts is having none of it.
The Razors Edge swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Razors Edge throws a leg kick
and Blunts counters with a three punch combo that has The Razors Edge backing up. The Razors Edge nods at Blunts to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blunts scores with a jab to the head.
Blunts tries to score with a low kick but The Razors Edge moves his leg out of the way.
Nice body punch from Blunts.
Blunts scores with a hook to the body. The Razors Edge takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blunts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blunts tries a head kick but it misses.
The Razors Edge slaps away a takedown attempt from Blunts, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The Razors Edge thows a leg kick but Blunts checks it
and Blunts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blunts lands a nice looking body shot.
Blunts looks to score with a jab to the body but The Razors Edge is just out of range.
J Blunts is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from The Razors Edge is predictable there
and Blunts counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blunts tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. The Razors Edge manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Blunts.
Blunts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Razors Edge circles away quickly and effectively.
Blunts scoring well with a low kick there.
The Razors Edge walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The Razors Edge drops his hands momentarily and Blunts takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tank The Razors Edge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
J Blunts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Razors Edge throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Razors Edge drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Blunts gets the takedown into side control.
Blunts controlling the position.
The Razors Edge tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Razors Edge is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Blunts is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down The Razors Edge's shoulder. That is not cool.
Blunts trying to control the action but The Razors Edge is working from the bottom.
Blunts misses with the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blunts wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Razors Edge keeps working.

Blunts is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but The Razors Edge is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
J Blunts showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blunts, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... J Blunts!
After the fight, J Blunts was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.