PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Donald Kerabatsos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Blimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kerabatsos
vs
Blimm

170 cm
29
147 lbs
18 - 10 - 2

150 cm
30
145 lbs
14 - 13 - 2

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donald Kerabatsos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Blimm!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerabatsos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kerabatsos wants it to stay on the feet.
No joy there for Blimm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donk. Kerabatsos catches Blimm right on the button with a cross.
Kerabatsos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kerabatsos throws a right hand that Blimm ducks under and follows up with a left that Blimm also avoids with ease.
Blimm on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Blimm shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Blimm tries to free his leg and advance position but Kerabatsos is retaining full guard.
Blimm trying to control but Kerabatsos is working from the bottom.
Blimm trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kerabatsos manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Kerabatsos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blimm is on top in guard.
Blimm tries to stand but Kerabatsos is controlling from the bottom.
Blimm in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blimm trying to control but Kerabatsos is working from the bottom.
Blimm throwing strikes from guard but Kerabatsos blocks nicely.
Blimm looking to sit in guard and control but Kerabatsos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Blimm looking for a sweep. Not yet Blimm, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blimm wants to hit a switch here but Kerabatsos passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Blimm there!
Kerabatsos controlling the pace for now.
Blimm is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerabatsos content just to control the position here.
Blimm is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Blimm is looking to get to half guard.
Kerabatsos looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blimm is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blimm trying desperately to get to his feet.
Blimm is looking to improve his position but Kerabatsos isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Blimm dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Danga de danga de dang - Blimm scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Donald Kerabatsos has been cut.
Blimm lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blimm misses with a low kick.
Kerabatsos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kerabatsos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kerabatsos takes a jab right on the kisser.

Kerabatsos is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Blimm misses.
Oh Kerabatsos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blimm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blimm throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kerabatsos misses with a looping right.
Kerabatsos seems to have got his legs back now.
Blimm shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kerabatsos sprawls well. Kerabatsos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blimm gets slowly back to his feet.
Bobby Blimm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blimm throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kerabatsos counters with a nice body shot.
Kerabatsos scores with a head kick.
Blimm throws a series of punches but Kerabatsos moves out of range.
No joy there for Blimm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blimm is looking to land body kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kerabatsos, right into the meat.
Kerabatsos punishes Blimm's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerabatsos tries to clinch up.
Kerabatsos goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kerabatsos misses with a head kick.
Bobby Blimm seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kerabatsos clobbers Blimm with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Blimm scores with a push kick.
Blimm takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Blimm throws a nice looking combination but Kerabatsos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blimm buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kerabatsos blocks a head kick by Blimm.
Blimm moves out of range of the strikes.
Blimm throws a nice looking combination but Kerabatsos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blimm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kerabatsos circles away quickly and effectively.
Kerabatsos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blimm is breathing heavily.
Blimm throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Kerabatsos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blimm.
Kerabatsos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kerabatsos feints and then cracks Blimm's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blimm down.
Nice takedown defense from Kerabatsos. No joy for Blimm on that attempt.
Donald Kerabatsos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kerabatsos lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kerabatsos throws a leg kick which misses Blimm's front leg but catches the back leg as Blimm tries to avoid it.
Blimm throws a nice looking combination but Kerabatsos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blimm looks for the body kick but Kerabatsos saw that one coming.
Kerabatsos lands a body shot.
Blimm throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kerabatsos moves out of range of the leg kick from Blimm.
Kerabatsos connects with a body shot that sends Blimm's belly button to the back.
Kerabatsos lands with a right hand.
Kerabatsos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Blimm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kerabatsos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kerabatsos pushes Blimm up against the cage in a clinch.
Blimm blocks a body shot from Kerabatsos.
Kerabatsos managing to block the knees to the body from Blimm.
Kerabatsos scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kerabatsos.
Blimm working hard to break the clinch.
Kerabatsos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blimm crunches a lovely knee into Kerabatsos's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Blimm.
Blimm tries to land knees in the clinch but Kerabatsos avoids the damage to the body.
Blimm wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kerabatsos has him pressed against the cage.
Blimm pushes off an throws an elbow but Kerabatsos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kerabatsos.
Kerabatsos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Blimm wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blimm trying to land knees to the body.
Blimm tries to break the clinch but Kerabatsos is controlling the position.
Kerabatsos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blimm looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kerabatsos blocks a body shot from Blimm.
Blimm wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kerabatsos has him pressed against the cage.
Blimm looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Blimm wants to get back to striking at distance but Kerabatsos won't allow it.
Kerabatsos managing to block the knees to the body from Blimm.
Kerabatsos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blimm's efforts to push away.
Blimm on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Kerabatsos.
Kerabatsos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Blimm looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kerabatsos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kerabatsos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bobby Blimm will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Donald Kerabatsos's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Blimm is looking to land body kicks.
Blimm stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kerabatsos.

Kerabatsos closes the distance and clinches.
Kerabatsos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blimms head.
Blimm is trying to break free.
A shot in the inside from Kerabatsos.
Blimm wants to get back to striking at distance but Kerabatsos won't allow it.
Kerabatsos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kerabatsos keeps control of Blimm as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blimm lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kerabatsos.
Blimm can't break the clinch.
Blimm looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kerabatsos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blimm missing with knees to the body.
Blimm looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kerabatsos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blimm tries to land knees in the clinch but Kerabatsos avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerabatsos throws an elbow that misses.
Kerabatsos stops a takedown attempt from Blimm.
Kerabatsos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blimm blocks it with crossed arms.
A short left from Kerabatsos.
Blimm misses with a punch to the body.
Kerabatsos gets through Blimm's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kerabatsos avoiding damage as Blimm throws knees to the body.
Kerabatsos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kerabatsos prevents Blimm from breaking the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bobby Blimm seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kerabatsos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blimm's defenses.
Nice body punch from Blimm.
Kerabatsos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blimm tries to land knees in the clinch but Kerabatsos avoids the damage to the body.
Blimm blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hand to the body from Blimm.
Blimm tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kerabatsos avoids it.
Donald Kerabatsos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blimm looking to stall.
Blimm wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kerabatsos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blimm misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kerabatsos.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kerabatsos lands a knee to the head.
Blimm takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kerabatsos throws a knee to the head but misses.

Blimm manages to break the clinch.
Blimm avoids the body shot from Kerabatsos.
Blimm misses with a kick to the body.
Blimm throws a looping overhand right but Kerabatsos ducks down to avoid it.
Blimm throws a solid leg kick but Kerabatsos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blimm.
Blimm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kerabatsos.
Kerabatsos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kerabatsos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kerabatsos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerabatsos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blimm.
Kerabatsos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Kerabatsos.
Kerabatsos throws a head kick but Blimm moves out of range.
Kerabatsos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blimm.
Donald Kerabatsos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Blimm.
Kerabatsos throws a head kick that Blimm semi-blocks.

Blimm is rocked!
Blimm misses with a wild combination.
Blimm is still on wobbly legs! Can Kerabatsos finish him?
Kerabatsos punishes Blimm's body with a nice straight punch.
Kerabatsos scoring well with a low kick there.
Kerabatsos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blimm seems to have recovered his senses.
A head kick misses from Kerabatsos.
Blimm throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kerabatsos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blimm has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blimm's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kerabatsos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blimm scrambles back to his feet.
Bobby Blimm is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kerabatsos.
Kerabatsos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Blimm on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kerabatsos is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Blimm shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kerabatsos but Kerabatsos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fighters circle, before Kerabatsos throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Blimm's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Kerabatsos lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Donald Kerabatsos!