PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Blankenship (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Logan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Don't Stop Believing. Blankenship has chosen Crazy Train as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Logan
vs
Blankenship

180 cm
19
210 lbs
2 - 11 - 0

183 cm
19
210 lbs
1 - 11 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frankie Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shane Blankenship!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blankenship shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Logan sprawls well. Logan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blankenship gets slowly back to his feet.
Logan throws a right and a left that Blankenship avoids nicely.
Blankenship lands with a hook. Logan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Blankenship shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head kick by Logan misses

so Blankenship counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Blankenship pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Logan is keeping the position for now.
Logan is trying to control the position but Blankenship postures up.
Blankenship really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Logan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Logan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blankenship gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Logan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Logan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Blankenship controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Logan has an active guard here but Blankenship has managed to pass into half guard.
Blankenship with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Blankenship is thwarting Logan's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Blankenship decides to stand up.

Blankenship looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Blankenship slows the pace down in half guard.
Ground and pound from Blankenship.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan is trying to get back to full guard.
Blankenship trying to pass the guard but Logan defending well.
Logan wants to improve his position but Blankenship is controlling well.
Blankenship seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Shane Blankenship was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Logan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Shane Blankenship has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Blankenship.
Logan doesn't manage to clinch there - Blankenship circles away.
Blankenship looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Logan tries a head kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Logan throws a sloppy head kick and Blankenship moves out of range easily.
Blankenship closes this distance looking for a takedown but Logan circles away.
Frankie Logan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Blankenship.
Logan fails to land with a series of punches.
Logan tries to clinch but Blankenship is having none of it.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Logan enables Blankenship to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Logan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Logan working for a triangle but Blankenship defends it easily.

Blankenship drops back, looking for a kneebar! Logan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Logan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Logan!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Blankenship dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Blankenship's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Blankenship rushes Logan and presses him up against the cage.
Blankenship lands a knee to the body.

Blankenship wants the takedown. Logan is fighting it off but Blankenship persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Logan's guard against the cage.
Blankenship is standing up over Logan. Logan looks to escape but Blankenship dives into side control.
Logan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Blankenship's best efforts.
Logan tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Blankenship has advanced to mount. Uh oh.

Blankenship looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blankenship content just to control the position here.
Logan is working to get back to half guard.

Blankenship looking for a guillotine from mount but Logan is having none of it.
Blankenship takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship scoring with strikes but Logan is staying in there.
Blankenship looking to control but Logan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Logan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Logan is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Logan is looking to improve his position but Blankenship isn't that keen on the idea.
The referee warns Logan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Blankenship takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan working to try and regain half guard.
Blankenship looking to finish Logan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Logan!
Logan wants to try and get back to his feet.
Blankenship tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Blankenship working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Blankenship looking to control and managing it successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Logan is bucking up trying to escape but Blankenship cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Blankenship showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shane Blankenship's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Blankenship shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Logan as he jumps to the side.
Blankenship fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Logan moves to clinch but Blankenship breaks away
and Blankenship counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Logan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Logan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Frankie Logan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Blankenship.
Blankenship sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Logan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Logan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blankenship.
Left hook, right uppercut from Logan.
Logan lands a jab to the head.
Blankenship takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blankenship keeps the fight on the outside.
Logan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Blankenship manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Logan tries to clinch up.
Frankie Logan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blankenship.
Logan tries to clinch there but Blankenship circles away.
Frankie Logan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Logan tries to clinch but Blankenship moves out of range.
Frankie Logan is winning the standup battle so far.
Logan tries to clinch but Blankenship moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blankenship.
Logan is looking to clinch but Blankenship is avoiding it.
Logan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Logan throws a series of punches but Blankenship moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan darts in trying to clinch

and Blankenship counters with a takedown into side control.
Logan wants to control but Blankenship postures up.
Logan is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Logan tries to improve position but can't.
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!
Logan pushes Blankenship away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Blankenship gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
You can see the frustration on Logan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A lull in the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blankenship thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Logan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Logan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Shane Blankenship has got the better of the ground game so far.
Logan tries to escape but Blankenship is in control.
Blankenship throws a strike aimed at the side of Logan's head but Logan avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship lands a few punches from side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Blankenship grinds an elbow into Logan's temple.
Blankenship is working Logan over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blankenship wants to lay and pray for a moment but Logan keeps working.
Logan is looking for a sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Frankie Logan.
I think Blankenship has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Blankenship!
Shane Blankenship seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.