PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glover Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca Blight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blight comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Suikoden II - The Chase kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Glover Almeida has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Almeida
vs
Blight

195 cm
35
215 lbs
24 - 14 - 1

180 cm
33
220 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Glover Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luca Blight!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blight looks to land a right hand but Almeida moved out of range.
Almeida swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Blight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blight throws a head kick but Almeida moves out of range.
Blight throws a sloppy head kick and Almeida moves out of range easily.
Almeida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blight was well out of range. Poor timing from Almeida.
Almeida connects with a right hand. Blight shakes it off.
Almeida misses with a right hand

and Blight counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Almeida's guard now.
Blight loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Blight stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Almeida rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blight counters with a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blight, as that shot connected.
Glover Almeida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blight misses with a hook.
Blight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Almeida.
Almeida digs a good body shot into Blight's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blight throws a body punch but Almeida moves out of range.
Almeida swings for the body but Blight moves out of range.
Almeida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Almeida misses.
Almeida slips under a jab from Blight.
Blight works the jab nicely.
Almeida misses with a body shot.
Almeida slips a jab and a cross from Blight.
Almeida throws a lazy uppercut
and Blight counters with a stiff right hand.
Almeida misses with a straight left.
Blight misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Almeida misses.
Blight misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida looks to land a left hand but Blight moved out of range nicely.
Blight attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Almeida checks a leg kick nicely.
Blight throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blight cracks the inside of Almeida's front leg.
Blight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Almeida.
Almeida on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Almeida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blight manages to avoid it.
Almeida shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blight connects with a good right hand that stumbles Almeida. Almeida circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Almeida.
Almeida throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blight sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blight throws a jab when Almeida was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blight blocks a jab.
Almeida misses with an uppercut. Blight saw that one coming.
A big right from Almeida misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Almeida. Blight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Almeida throws a right hand that misses
and Blight counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Almeida bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blight's head backwards.
Almeida moves out of range of the body kick.
Almeida throws a lazy uppercut
and Blight counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blight misses with a body kick.
Almeida looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Almeida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Almeida.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida misses the shot to the body.
Almeida misses the shot to the body.
Blight lands with a good body shot.
Blight lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Almeida works the jab nicely.
Blight does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Almeida takes a swing at Blight's ribcage but misses.
Blight fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Almeida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blight moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Almeida scores with a jab. Blight acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Blight throws out a loose jab but Almeida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Almeida misses with a lunging right hand
and Blight counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luca Blight dominated that round.
That's time! Almeida's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Almeida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blight throws a leg kick
and Almeida counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A combination from Blight does no damage.
Almeida swings widly with a right hand
and Blight counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Almeida looks to land a left hand but Blight moved out of range nicely.
Almeida throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blight sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blight lunges at Almeida with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Almeida's hand.
Blight thuds his shin into the meat of Almeida's side.
Blight connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Blight showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Almeida.
Almeida misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almeida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blight throws a nice looking combination but Almeida bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Almeida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blight.
Blight defending well as Almeida loads up on a big left hand.
Almeida thows a body shot but no joy.
Almeida throws a shot from downtown. Blight moves away and avoids it.
Luca Blight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Almeida tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blight takes one on the button.
Blight steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Almeida.
Donk. Blight catches Almeida right on the button with a cross.
Blight pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Almeida throws a poor cross that misses
and Blight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blight misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Almeida.
Blight ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Almeida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Almeida. Blight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Almeida slips a jab from Blight.

Blight gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Blight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to the liver by Almeida. Beautiful body shot.
Almeida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blight.
Blight ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida checks the leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Almeida. Beautiful body shot.
Blight throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Almeida throws a jab when Blight was well out of range.
Blight steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Almeida.
Almeida jabs at Blight's body.
Blight works the jab nicely.
Blight slips a jab from Almeida.
Almeida throws a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Almeida misses the target.
A low kick from Blight is predictable there
and Almeida counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Almeida. Blight does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida looks to land a right hand but Blight moved out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blight scores with a body shot.
Almeida throws a body punch but Blight moves out of range.
Almeida lands with a right hand.
Almeida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blight.

Blight moves into the clinch.
Blight scores with a shot to the side of Almeida's head.
Almeida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Blight has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Almeida is trying to keep an underhook but Blight manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Blight has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Almeida works to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blight is looking to stand up but Almeida won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Luca Blight will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Almeida throws a hook to the side of Blight's head but Blight sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab from Almeida.
Almeida paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Blight misses with a body kick.
A punch combination from Blight misses.
A slow jab from Almeida misses its intended target.
Blight tries a head kick but it misses.
A shot to the body from Almeida misses
and Blight counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Almeida digs a good body shot into Blight's ribs.
Almeida misses with a straight left.
Blight is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Almeida.
Almeida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blight tries to land a front kick but Almeida steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Almeida.
Almeida throws a poor cross that misses
and Blight counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Almeida throws a big shot that misses.
Blight avoids the body shot from Almeida.
Blight jabs at Almeida's body.
Almeida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Almeida misses with a left hand
and Blight counters with a good, hard body kick but Almeida shrugs it off.
Almeida misses with a body shot.
Almeida lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Almeida misses with an uppercut. Blight saw that one coming.
Blight throws a low kick but it's checked well by Almeida.
Glover Almeida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida missing with a left hand there. Blight was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Almeida avoids the body shot from Blight.
Blight throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Almeida misses with an uppercut
and Blight counters with a nice uppercut.
Blight lunges at Almeida with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Almeida's hand.
Almeida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Almeida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blight manages to avoid it.
Almeida throws a body punch but Blight moves out of range.
Almeida throws out a loose jab but Blight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Almeida missing with a left hand there. Blight was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Almeida throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blight counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Blight clinches.
Almeida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Almeida tries a knee to the head but Blight blocks it.
A body shot lands from Blight.
Nice body punch from Blight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blight scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blight misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luca Blight is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Blight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Almeida's elbow.
Almeida jumps guard but Blight stands there with Almeida around his waist. Almeida gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Blight is trying to break the clinch but Almeida has him pressed against the cage.
Almeida lands a good knee to the midsection. Blight 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.
A right hook to the body lands for Blight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blight lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Almeida tries to land a knee to the head but Blight blocks with his arms.
Almeida jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Blight walks away with a smile on his face. Almeida gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Blight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blight feints a jab promting Almeida to slip. Blight then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Almeida slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Blight slips a straight right by Almeida.
Blight misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blight throws a good cross that connects.
Blight works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blight throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blight. That's going to slow Almeida down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luca Blight comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blight has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luca Blight!
In his post fight interview, Luca Blight started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.