PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fredrik Meduza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Blitzkof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meduza's entrance music is Buffalo Soldier. A fine choice. Blitzkof has chosen In The End as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Meduza
vs
Blitzkof

186 cm
21
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
193 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Knockout power

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fredrik Meduza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Blitzkof!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meduza swats away the attempt to clinch by Blitzkof.
Meduza throws a sloppy head kick
and Blitzkof counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Meduza swinging wildly here.
Blitzkof tries to clinch up but Meduza circles away and keeps his distance.
Blitzkof walks into a left hand.

Blitzkof gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blitzkof has Meduza pressed against the cage.
Meduza misses with the head strike.
Blitzkof lands a nice shot to the body.
Blitzkof softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Meduza looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blitzkof.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blitzkof tries to throw a body punch but Meduza avoids it by throwing Blitzkof back against the cage.
Meduza misses with an elbow over the top.
Blitzkof is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meduza jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Blitzkof walks away with a smile on his face. Meduza gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Meduza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blitzkof.

Meduza clinches up against the cage.
Blitzkof taking a breather.
Meduza throws an elbow that misses.
Blitzkof pushes Meduza back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Meduza.
Blitzkof is working Meduza over against the cage.
Blitzkof lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Meduza throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Blitzkof lands a right hand.
Blitzkof has a couple of punches blocked by Meduza.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Meduza holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Meduza throws a punch but it's blocked by Blitzkof.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Meduza creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blitzkof scores with a hook to the body.
Meduza makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Meduza lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Meduza lands an elbow that stopped Blitzkof in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Victor Blitzkof has been cut.
Blitzkof misses with some punches.
Meduza misses with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Blitzkof.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meduza just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blitzkof's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blitzkof working aggressively here.
Come on Blitzkof - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Meduza swings wildly with an uppercut but Blitzkof uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meduza looking to stall.
Blitzkof can't find room to land a body shot as Meduza controls the action.
The referee is keeping an eye on Blitzkof - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Meduza slowing the pace effectively.
Meduza is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blitzkof is keeping busy.
Meduza throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meduza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blitzkof as Meduza tries to tie him up.
Meduza lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blitzkof backwards.
Blitzkof misses with the head strike.
Blitzkof stalling the fight.
Meduza swings wildly with an uppercut but Blitzkof uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blitzkof tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meduza's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blitzkof.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meduza lands an elbow just above Blitzkof 's eye.
Blitzkof avoids the elbow strike from Meduza, against the cage.
Blitzkof stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Blitzkof dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Victor Blitzkof's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Meduza uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blitzkof has time to react.
Blitzkof dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blitzkof tries to close the distance and clinch but Meduza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blitzkof tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Meduza paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Blitzkof darts in and clinches Meduza up against the cage.
Meduza blocking some punches.
Meduza lands with a light punch inside.
Blitzkof is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Blitzkof doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Meduza tries to stall but Blitzkof uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Meduza is trying to break the clinch but Blitzkof has him pressed against the cage.
Blitzkof pressing his opponent against the cage.
Blitzkof continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blitzkof blocking some punches.
Meduza throws a head punch that misses.
Blitzkof misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Meduza is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Meduza looking to slow down the pace here.
Meduza is trying to pull guard but Blitzkof turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Blitzkof is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Blitzkof throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Meduzas head.
Blitzkof lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blitzkof scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meduza lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Meduza as Blitzkof tries to tie him up.
Meduza is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fredrik Meduza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meduza slows down the pace here.
Meduza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Meduza throws a punch but it's blocked by Blitzkof.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blitzkof misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blitzkof presses Meduza against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Meduza lands a shoulder strike.
Meduza is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Blitzkof to keep the fight standing.
Blitzkof controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Meduza fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blitzkof taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Meduza creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blitzkof digs a right hand into Meduza's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Meduza's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Meduza fails to land.
Meduza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meduza looking to throw knees to the head but Blitzkof is blocking nicely.
Blitzkof is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Meduza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Blitzkof on the inside.
Meduza throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Blitzkof.
Meduza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Meduza misses with an elbow over the top.
Blitzkof lands an uppercut.
Meduza is pushing Blitzkof up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Blitzkof keeps control of Meduza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blitzkof lands a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blitzkof taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Meduza fails to land.
Blitzkof scores with a shot to the side of Meduza's head.
Meduza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Blitzkof showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Victor Blitzkof's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Meduza closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Blitzkof to the mat! Blitzkof manages to get full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Blitzkof working a defensive guard but Meduza passes into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Blitzkof manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Blitzkof looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Blitzkof working for a triangle but Meduza defends it easily.
Meduza missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Meduza postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meduza trying to control the position from guard on top but Blitzkof is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meduza tries to free his leg and advance position but Blitzkof is retaining full guard.

Meduza avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Blitzkof is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Meduza defends well.
Blitzkof keeping moving, preventing Meduza from controlling successfully.
Meduza controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fredrik Meduza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Meduza avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Blitzkof is looking for a triangle but Meduza pushes his legs off easily.
Meduza wants to stand but Blitzkof has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blitzkof looking to control.
Meduza wants to control from the top but Blitzkof keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blitzkof trying to keep a closed guard but Meduza is proving a slippery customer.
Meduza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Fredrik Meduza.
Meduza throws a solid leg kick but Blitzkof takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Meduza.
Victor Blitzkof is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blitzkof tries to clinch but Meduza moves out of range.
Blitzkof walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jab by Meduza.
Meduza misses with an uppercut
and Blitzkof counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Blitzkof gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Victor Blitzkof is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blitzkof takes an elbow to the temple.
Blitzkof blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blitzkof lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blitzkof blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meduza tries a knee to the head but Blitzkof blocks it.
Meduza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meduza lands a right hand.
Meduza goes for a takedown in the clinch but Blitzkof prevents it.
Meduza misses with a short punch on the inside.

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 Fredrik Meduza.
I think Blitzkof 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Blitzkof!
Victor Blitzkof took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159++ Energy - $50 for their support in the buildup to the fight.