PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Weidman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Weidman
vs
Ross

175 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

177 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Blake Weidman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jeremy Ross!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross tries to clinch up.
A jab from Weidman misses.
A combination from Weidman does no damage.
Ross tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ross bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ross.
Ross tries to clinch up but Weidman circles away and keeps his distance.
Ross should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ross tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Weidman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Weidman misses with a wild combination.
Ross moves out of range of the strikes.
Ross is looking to clinch.
Ross doesn't manage to clinch there - Weidman circles away.
Weidman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Weidman takes the fight into the clinch.
Weidman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ross is keeping busy.
Ross missing with knees to the body.
Ross lands a good knee to the midsection. Weidman won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ross lands a nice knee to the body.

Weidman manages to break the clinch.
Ross is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Weidman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Ross has eaten all the pies!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross tries to clinch but Weidman is having none of it.
Ross tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ross will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Weidman throws a series of punches but Ross avoids them all with ease.
Weidman thows a left - swing and a miss!

Weidman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Weidman wants to stall.
Weidman is breathing heavily.
Ross stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ross tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Weidman avoids it.
Weidman misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ross.
Ross misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Weidman.
Weidman scores with a shot to the side of Ross's head.
Ross fails to pull guard.
Blake Weidman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Ross.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ross.
Ross fails to pull guard.
A head punch on the inside from Weidman fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ross is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Weidman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ross is looking to control Weidman's arms but Weidman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ross has his back to the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weidman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ross misses with a knee strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ross obliges.
Ross is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Weidman is keeping busy.
Ross is struggling to control the position.
Weidman working hard to break the clinch.
Weidman is pressed up against the cage. Ross has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Weidman down to the mat. Weidman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ross is looking to clinch but Weidman is avoiding it.
Ross tries to close the distance and clinch but Weidman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Weidman misses with a few strikes there.
Ross tries to clinch up but Weidman circles away and keeps his distance.
Ross wants to clinch up but Weidman keeps it at a distance.
Weidman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Weidman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Ross has closed the distance and engaged Weidman in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Ross.
Ross utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ross misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Weidman.
Weidman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ross unloads a knee to the mid-section. Weidman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ross lands a good knee to the midsection. Weidman won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Ross.
Weidman managing to block the knees to the body from Ross.
Weidman stalling in the clinch but Ross improves position.
Weidman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Weidman tries to work over Ross's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Weidman working hard to break the clinch.
Ross misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Weidman.
Ross tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Weidman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weidman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Weidman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weidman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ross tries to land knees in the clinch but Weidman avoids the damage to the body.
Ross looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ross missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Weidman.
Weidman lands with a short shot to the head.
Weidman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Weidman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Weidman.
A nice right hand lands inside from Weidman.
Weidman working hard to break the clinch.
Weidman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ross.
A short left from Weidman.
Weidman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ross backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Weidman lands a hook that snaps the head of Ross backwards.
A short left from Weidman.
Weidman lands with a left to the head.
Weidman lands a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Weidman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Ross dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Weidman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Weidman misses the target.
Weidman misses with an uppercut.
Ross misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ross tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Weidman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Weidman misses the target.
Weidman throws an overhand right that lands on Ross's shoulder, as Ross tries to avoid the shot.
Weidman leaves Ross with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ross slips under a jab from Weidman.
Ross tries to clinch up but Weidman circles away and keeps his distance.
A big left from Weidman misses.

Weidman instigates a clinch.
Ross misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Weidman.
Weidman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Weidman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ross backwards.
Ross lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ross blocking some punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ross is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Weidman is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross trying to land knees to the body.
Weidman is looking to break free of the clinch but Ross has double underhooks.
Ross tries to land knees in the clinch but Weidman avoids the damage to the body.
Ross tries to pull guard but Weidman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Blake Weidman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Ross.
Weidman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ross tries to pull guard but Weidman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ross missing with knees to the body.
Weidman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ross wants to stall.
Weidman pushes Ross back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Weidman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ross backwards.
Ross lands a knee to the head.
Weidman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Weidman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Weidman lands a hook that snaps the head of Ross backwards.
Weidman is trying to push Ross away but Ross has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Weidman pushes Ross back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Weidman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Weidman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weidman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good body shot from Weidman.
Weidman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rosss head.
Weidman is stalling here.
Ross trying to stall but Weidman improves his position.
Weidman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Weidman misses with a punch to the body.
Weidman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Weidman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Weidman presses Ross against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Weidman lands a body punch.
Weidman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Weidman stalling against the cage.
Blake Weidman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Weidman avoiding damage as Ross throws knees to the body.
Weidman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ross up against the cage.
Ross landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weidman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Weidman.
Weidman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Weidman.
Weidman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ross backwards.
Ross jumps guard but Weidman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Weidman managing to block the knees to the body from Ross.
A short right from Weidman on the inside.
Weidman lands a hook that snaps the head of Ross backwards.
Weidman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ross being controlled against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Weidman lands a right hand.
Ross tries to land knees in the clinch but Weidman avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weidman lands with a short shot to the head.
Weidman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Weidman lands a left hand.
Ross tries to pull guard but Weidman won't allow it.
Weidman scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Weidman - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weidman lands a hook that snaps the head of Ross backwards.
Weidman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Weidman.
Weidman trying to stall but Ross improves his position.
Weidman scores with a shoulder strike.
Weidman lands a shot to the body.
Weidman is leaning against Ross and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Weidman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ross backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Weidman.
Weidman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Weidman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ross backwards.
A short left from Weidman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Weidman dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Weidman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ross fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ross tries to clinch up.
Weidman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ross moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Weidman swats away the attempt to clinch by Ross.
Ross tries to clinch up.
Weidman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ross wants to clinch.
Ross shoots in and drives through. Weidman sprawls well.
Ross misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Blake Weidman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Ross.
Weidman looks to score with a jab to the body but Ross is just out of range.
Weidman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

It looks like Jeremy Ross has been cut.
Ross takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

A jab-cross combination lands for Weidman and sends Ross crashing to the mat! Weidman follows him down to the mat - Ross regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Ross is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Weidman decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Ross is still on wobbly legs! Can Weidman finish him?
Jeremy Ross is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weidman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ross seems to have recovered his senses.
Ross ducks under a wild hook from Weidman.
Weidman misses with a body shot.
Ross tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Weidman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Weidman tries to bum rush Ross with a series of wild strikes but Ross uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Weidman works over Ross's head and body with a nice combination.
Ross misses with a takedown attempt - Weidman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ross walks into a left hand.
Ross is looking to clinch.
Weidman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ross tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Weidman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ross tries to clinch but Weidman moves out of range.
Blake Weidman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Weidman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ross tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Weidman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Weidman lands a jab to the head.
Ross blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ross closes the distance and clinches up with Weidman, looking for a takedown. Ross pushes Weidman against the cage but Weidman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ross displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Weidman throws out the jab.
Weidman throws out a loose jab but Ross uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weidman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ross.
Ross tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ross looks for a takedown but Weidman sprawls well.
Weidman scores with a shot to the body.
Blake Weidman is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Weidman misses.

Ross takes the fight into the clinch.
Ross missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Weidman on the inside.
Ross misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Weidman.
Ross is trying desperately to land a takedown but Weidman is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ross.
Weidman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Weidman tries to circle away but Ross has him pinned against the cage.
Weidman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from Weidman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Weidman managing to block the knees to the body from Ross.
Weidman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Weidman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Weidman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ross.
A short right from Weidman.
Weidman working aggressively here.
Ross lands a nice knee to the body.
Weidman can't find room to land a body shot as Ross controls the action.
Ross is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ross.
Weidman is trying to break the clinch but Ross has him pressed against the cage.
Ross trying to land knees to the body.
Ross tries to land knees in the clinch but Weidman avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Weidman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Weidman lands a right hand.
Weidman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross takes a shot to the head.
Weidman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Weidman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ross tries to land knees in the clinch but Weidman avoids the damage to the body.
Weidman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Weidman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Weidman.
A body shot lands from Weidman.
A left hand lands to the body for Weidman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weidman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ross backwards.
Ross crunches a lovely knee into Weidman's ribcage.
Ross with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Weidman trying to stall but Ross improves his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Weidman misses with some punches.
Ross working Weidman over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Ross.
Ross drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Weidman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Weidman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Weidman!