PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Agapit Blondi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Agapit Blondi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kevin Bryant's chin.

Bryant
vs
Blondi

193 cm
23
213 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

175 cm
22
180 lbs
4 - 18 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kevin Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Agapit Blondi!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Blondi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Blondi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crunch! Bryant slams his shin into Blondi's torso.
Bryant misses with a double jab.
Bryant throws a series of punches but Blondi moves out of range.
Blondi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bryant sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Blondi somewhat.
Blondi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bryant doesn't manage to clinch there - Blondi circles away.
Blondi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bryant.
Horrible takedown by Blondi or perhaps it was just good defense by Bryant which made him look bad.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bryant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bryant fakes the leg kick and cracks Blondi in the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bryant pushes Blondi up against the cage in a clinch.

Bryant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blondi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bryant.
Bryant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Bryant does no damage.
Bryant is looking to clinch but Blondi is avoiding it.
Bryant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blondi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bryant pinned against the cage. Bryant gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kevin Bryant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Agapit Blondi.
Bryant looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blondi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bryant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bryant fails to land with a series of punches.
Kevin Bryant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bryant is breathing heavily.
Blondi swats away the attempt to clinch by Bryant.
No joy there for Bryant, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blondi is looking to land body kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blondi dodges the punch combination from Bryant.
Blondi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bryant swivels and escapes.
Bryant throws a series of punches but Blondi avoids them all with ease.

Blondi clinches with his opponent.
Blondi wants to take the fight to the mat but Bryant manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Blondi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bryant swinging wildly here.
Blondi fails to land with a series of punches.
Bryant keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blondi is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bryant is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Blondi.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blondi.
Blondi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bryant pinned against the cage. Bryant gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Blondi throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Bryant does no damage.
Bryant looks to clinch

and Blondi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Blondi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blondi wants to get back to striking at distance but Bryant won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Blondi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blondi wants a takedown but no success here.

Bryant manages to break the clinch.
Blondi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bryant closes the distance looking to clinch

and Blondi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Blondi gets to his feet. Bryant looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blondi shoots in and drives through. Bryant sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blondi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bryant's waist but Bryant gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blondi off to one side.
Blondi moves in looking to clinch but Bryant pushes him off.
Sloppy strikes from Bryant. Those never looked like landing.
Blondi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bryant swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bryant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blondi is defended easily by Bryant.
Blondi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bryant checks a low kick from Blondi.
Bryant wants to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice sprawl there from Bryant as Blondi shoots in.
Bryant wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Bryant dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Blondi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bryant as he jumps to the side.
Bryant misses with the combination.
Bryant tries to clinch up.
Bryant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blondi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kevin Bryant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blondi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bryant. That one must have hurt.
Blondi dives in and grabs Bryant's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bryant pushes down on Blondi's head and hops out.

Bryant has Blondi up against the cage in a clinch.

Bryant manages to break the clinch.
Blondi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Bryant pushes Blondi up against the cage in a clinch.

Bryant decides to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blondi advances position into side control!

Blondi is trying to get an arm triangle but Bryant is defending well.
Bryant looks to move to half guard but instead Blondi has passed into mount! Damn!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bryant is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.

Blondi is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bryant to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bryant shrugs it off.
Bryant is trying to stand up.
Blondi lands a heavy elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Blondi working for a submission but Bryant is keeping him at bay.
Bryant wants to hold on but Blondi pushes him away.
Blondi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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!
Blondi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Blondi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blondi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Blondi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bryant really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Blondi lands a heavy elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blondi landing strikes from the mount and Bryant is in trouble!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blondi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bryant looks a forlorn figure.
Blondi landing strikes from the mount and Bryant is in trouble!
Bryant knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Blondi on the ground.
Blondi looking to control but Bryant is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Blondi gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Blondi fails with a takedown attempt.
Kevin Bryant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Agapit Blondi.
Blondi shoots in but Bryant avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bryant tries to clinch up.
Bryant looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Blondi closes the distance and pushes Bryant back into the cage.
Blondi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bryant avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant tries to break the clinch but Blondi is controlling the position.
Blondi has Bryant pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bryant manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Blondi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bryant wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blondi has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bryant is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Blondi has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bryant uses from the top position.
Bryant wants to stand but Blondi is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bryant trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blondi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bryant has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Blondi is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Agapit Blondi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Blondi fails with the takedown.
Bryant tries to clinch there but Blondi circles away.
Bryant is looking to chop away at Blondi's legs.
Kevin Bryant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blondi shoots in and drives through. Bryant sprawls well.
Bryant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blondi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bryant dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blondi. That did some damage!
Blondi has a takedown stuffed.
Kevin Bryant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Agapit Blondi.
Bryant throws a sloppy head kick and Blondi moves out of range easily.
Bryant tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Blondi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Blondi.

Blondi pulls guard successfully.
Blondi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bryant is looking to work some ground and pound but Blondi has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blondi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bryant wants to stand but Blondi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bryant landing some decent shots from guard.
Blondi looking for a sweep. Not yet Blondi, not yet.
Blondi trying to keep a closed guard but Bryant is proving a slippery customer.

Blondi has his foot on Bryant's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bryant works his way back into a safe position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blondi trying to keep a closed guard but Bryant is proving a slippery customer.
Blondi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bryant will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Blondi looking to control.
Agapit Blondi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blondi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bryant manages to get himself to full guard.
Bryant lands some strikes from the bottom.
Bryant is trying to control the position from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bryant is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Blondi dives into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blondi is putting a hurting on Bryant here, landing some big shots from side control.
Blondi wants to control but Bryant is keeping him busy.
Bryant is trying to get back to half guard.
Blondi trying to control the position but Bryant is working away.

Blondi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bryant has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bryant bucks up and tries to throw Blondi off but instead Blondi has got his back!

Blondi is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Bryant taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Blondi.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Agapit Blondi!