PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bernard Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rasta Madafaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake comes to the cage accompanied by Damnation A.D. - Turn Into Ghosts. Bernard Blake has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Blake
vs
Madafaka

190 cm
30
270 lbs
20 - 12 - 0

192 cm
35
275 lbs
14 - 14 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bernard Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rasta Madafaka!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madafaka misses with a right hand
and Blake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Madafaka tries to bum rush Blake with a series of wild strikes but Blake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Madafaka.
Blake misses with a straight right.
Blake lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Rasta Madafaka has been cut.
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!
Blake tries for a takedown but Madafaka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Blake staying out of range there.
Madafaka throws a right hand that Blake ducks under and follows up with a left that Blake also avoids with ease.
Blake ducks right into an uppercut from Madafaka.
Rasta Madafaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Madafaka throws a series of punches but Blake moves out of range.
Blake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Madafaka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Madafaka throws an overhand right that lands on Blake's shoulder, as Blake tries to avoid the shot.
Madafaka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blake throws out the jab.
Blake throws a looping overhand right but Madafaka ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Madafaka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Madafaka takes a swing at Blake's ribcage but misses.
Blake gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Madafaka missing with a left hand there. Blake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Madafaka misses its intended target.
Madafaka misses with an uppercut
and Blake counters with a nice kick to the body.
Madafaka looks winded!
Madafaka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blake.
Blake throws a half hearted mid kick.
Madafaka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rasta Madafaka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Madafaka's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blake under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Madafaka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blake was well out of range. Poor timing from Madafaka.
Blake lands a jab to the nose.
Madafaka misses with a combination
and Blake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Madafaka throws a hook to the side of Blake's head but Blake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Madafaka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blake scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Madafaka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blake.
Good standup being displayed there by Madafaka as he connects with a hook.
A big right from Madafaka misses.
Madafaka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blake.
Blake swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Madafaka.
Blake slips a jab from Madafaka.
Blake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Madafaka throws out the jab.
Madafaka lands with a nice body punch.
Madafaka throws a looping overhand right but Blake ducks down to avoid it.
Madafaka might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madafaka scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Madafaka darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Madafaka bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A punch combination from Blake misses.
The fighters circling - Madafaka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Madafaka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Madafaka lands a slapping body shot.
Blake has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Madafaka finds it's way round the side to connect with Blake's head.
Madafaka throws a right and a left that Blake avoids nicely.
Blake swings for the body but Madafaka moves out of range.
Blake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blake throws an overhand right that lands on Madafaka's shoulder, as Madafaka tries to avoid the shot.
Madafaka is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Blake had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Blake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Madafaka.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madafaka misses with a wild combination.
Madafaka gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake closes this distance looking for a takedown but Madafaka circles away.

Blake lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Madafaka sprawling to the canvas. Blake follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Madafaka hang on?

Madafaka is rocked!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Madafaka tries to roll over but Blake keeps him under control.
Blake thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Madafaka's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blake seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bernard Blake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rasta Madafaka's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Blake looks to throw the jab but Madafaka is out of range.
A combination from Madafaka does no damage.
Blake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Madafaka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blake circles away quickly and effectively.
Madafaka moves out of range as Blake strikes.
A big left from Blake misses.
Madafaka takes one on the button.
Blake gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Madafaka.
Madafaka thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Blake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Madafaka scores with a hook.
Blake dodges the punch combination from Madafaka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Madafaka misses the jab.
Madafaka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Madafaka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blake.
Madafaka lands with a shot to the body.
Madafaka loads up on a big right hand but Blake slips the punch.
Blake lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blake blocks a jab.
Blake slips under a jab from Madafaka.
Madafaka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Madafaka scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Madafaka throws a shot from downtown. Blake moves away and avoids it.
Madafaka blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake looks to land a body kick but Madafaka moved away.

Blake gets the takedown into side control.
Blake controlling the position.
Madafaka dodges the ground and pound from Blake.
Blake throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Madafaka prevents Blake from improving position.
Blake scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake is putting a hurting on Madafaka here, landing some big shots from side control.
Blake looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Madafaka is avoiding damage well.

Blake is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Madafaka is trying to escape and Blake transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Madafaka is forced to tap! Nice work there by Blake! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bernard Blake!
During a confident post fight interview, Bernard Blake thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.