PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Cat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reynold Blanco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Cat has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cat
vs
Blanco

200 cm
23
265 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

220 cm
30
278 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent knees
Powerful

Resistance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Cat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Reynold Blanco!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Blanco finds it's way through Cat's defenses.
A slow jab from Blanco misses its intended target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cat.
Blanco misses with a left hand

and Cat counters by clinching up.
Blanco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Blanco has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Cat clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Cat rolls, trying to escape but Blanco keeps control of the position.
Blanco is trying to control but Cat is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cat is working to get back to half guard.
Cat bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Cat lands a couple of digs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Blanco is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cat stopping the sweep attempt from Blanco.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanco is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cat is working Blanco over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Blanco is trying to control the position but Cat postures up.
Cat trying to control the position from guard on top but Blanco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cat might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Blanco had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cat defends it easily.
Cat working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cat wants to control from the top but Blanco keeps moving.
Cat is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Blanco is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cat stays in close to Blanco's body and controls the position.
Cat advances to half guard.
Blanco wants to improve his position but Cat is controlling well.
Cat lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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!
Cat is controlling the pace.

Cat is trying to work for a kimura but Blanco is defending well.
Cat is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cat scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cat scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cat lands strikes from half guard.
Blanco trying to control from the bottom.
Cat thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blanco's head.

Cat is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Blanco sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Blanco looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cat passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Blanco!
Cat working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Blanco is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cat lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Blanco hang on?
Cat scoring with strikes but Blanco is staying in there.
Blanco working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanco is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Blanco wants to control but Cat is having none of it.
Cat punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cat scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Blanco?
Cat scoring with strikes but Blanco is staying in there.
Cat postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Blanco is out cold - huge knockout for Cat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tom Cat!