PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Richard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Blimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bam Blimm will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Richard
vs
Blimm

180 cm
27
162 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
165 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Curtis Richard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bam Blimm!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Blimm coming out on top.

It looks like Curtis Richard has been cut.
Blimm is looking to clinch.
Richard shoots in for a double leg but Blimm sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blimm tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Richard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blimm feints a jab promting Richard to slip. Blimm then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Richard slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Richard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blimm sprawls well. Blimm wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Richard gets slowly back to his feet.

Richard fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Blimm sprawls well initially but Richard persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Blimm wants to get back to full guard.
Richard seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Richard is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Blimm sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Richard is working for an americana but Blimm has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Richard was thinking about the submission.
Richard throws a big right hand that misses.
Richard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blimm is keeping the position for now.
Blimm really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Richard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Richard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blimm looking to hit a scissor sweep but Richard is one step ahead there.
Blimm avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Blimm pushes Richard off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Richard swats away the attempt to clinch by Blimm.

Blimm takes the fight into the clinch.
Blimm misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Richard.
Blimm digs a right hand into Richard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Richard's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Blimm breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blimm tries to clinch but Richard moves out of range.
Richard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blimm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blimm lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blimm is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Richard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Richard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richard keeps the fight on the outside.
Blimm tries to clinch there but Richard circles away.
Blimm tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blimm doesn't manage to clinch there - Richard circles away.

Richard closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Blimm did well to prevent Richard getting side control.

Richard is looking for a kimura here.
Blimm avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Richard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blimm wants to control but Richard is keeping busy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Blimm keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Richard is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Richard stops Blimm from getting back to his feet.
Richard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Richard wants to work for an arm triangle but Blimm is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice strikes from Richard there.
Blimm is trying to stand up here but Richard is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bam Blimm will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Curtis Richard's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Blimm shoots in but no luck this time.
Blimm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bam Blimm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blimm fails in his attempt to clinch.

Richard tries to keep at a distance but Blimm has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blimm is leaning against Richard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Blimm is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Blimm breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blimm tries to clinch but Richard moves out of range.
Blimm tries to clinch there but Richard circles away.

Blimm clinches up with Richard and pushes him back against the cage.

Blimm breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blimm tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Richard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blimm tries to clinch but Richard is having none of it.
Blimm tries to clinch but Richard moves out of range.
Richard shoots in for a takedown but Blimm shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Richard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blimm but Blimm pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Richard swats away the attempt to clinch by Blimm.
Richard shoots in for a double leg but Blimm sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Richard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blimm tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bam Blimm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blimm doesn't manage to clinch there - Richard circles away.
Blimm tries to clinch but Richard is having none of it.
Richard fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blimm is looking to clinch.
Blimm looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blimm lands a high kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Richard shoots in and bounces Blimm off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Richard landing with the ground and pound.
Blimm has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Richard drops back looking for a leg! Blimm is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Blimm manages to kick Richard off! Richard jumps back into Blimm's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Richard drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Richard jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Richard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Richard throws a big elbow that misses.
Blimm wants to stand up but Richard is controlling him.
Blimm preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blimm is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Richard is controlling him.
Richard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Curtis Richard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Richard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Blimm is looking to stand up but Richard isn't so interested in that idea.
Blimm is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Blimm trying to advance position but Richard counters by regaining guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Richard is looking for a triangle here but Blimm uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bam Blimm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Curtis Richard's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Blimm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blimm.
Blimm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Richard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Richard tries for a takedown but Blimm sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Richard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bam Blimm seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blimm wants to clinch up but Richard keeps it at a distance.

Blimm has managed to clinch.
Blimm missing with knees to the body.

Blimm manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard takes a jab right on the kisser.
Richard shoots in for a double leg but Blimm sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Richard. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Blimm clinches with his opponent.
Richard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Blimm.
Richard is trying to drag Blimm to the mat but Blimm just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blimm lands a damaging elbow.
Richard managing to block the knees to the body from Blimm.
Blimm trying to land knees to the body.

Blimm breaks the clinch.
Richard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blimm circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Blimm closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Blimm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Richard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blimm pinned against the cage. Blimm gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Blimm wants to clinch.
Blimm thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Richard if he has to take too many more of those.

Blimm moves into range and clinches up with Richard.
A hook to the body from Blimm.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blimm obliges.
A bit of stalling here from Blimm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blimm using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Blimm breaks from the clinch.
Blimm is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

A head kick lands from Blimm that sends Richard to the canvas. Richard tries to scramble back to his feet but Blimm brings him back down into side control.

Richard is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blimm in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Richard looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Blimm turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bam Blimm!