PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Blow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Cluzet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blow comes to the cage accompanied by Slippin. Cluzet has chosen Fracture Design - Emotions (Mage Remix) as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Blow
vs
Cluzet

175 cm
21
170 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

178 cm
21
180 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Dangerous knees
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Affordable Quality

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Blow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Omar Cluzet!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blow takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blow moves to clinch but Cluzet breaks away
and Cluzet counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Blow.
Cluzet connects with a jab.
A big left from Cluzet misses.
Blow wants to clinch but Cluzet slips to the side

and Cluzet holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Blow letting Cluzet take a breather here.
Blow trying to land knees to the body.
Blow effectively controlling the action here.
Cluzet lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cluzet misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cluzet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blow blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Blow missing with knees to the body.
Blow crunches a lovely knee into Cluzet's ribcage.
Blow missing with knees to the body.
Cluzet lands a hook that snaps the head of Blow backwards.
Blow is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cluzet is keeping busy.
Blow blocks a body shot from Cluzet.
Blow trying to land knees to the body.
Cluzet on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blow leaning against his opponent.
Cluzet lands a left hand.
Cluzet stalling the fight.
Blow tries to land knees in the clinch but Cluzet avoids the damage to the body.
Blow blocks a body shot from Cluzet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blow tries to land knees in the clinch but Cluzet avoids the damage to the body.
We've been informed that Cluzet has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cluzet as Blow tries to tie him up.
Cluzet misses with an elbow over the top.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cluzet pushes Blow back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cluzet slows down the pace here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blow prevents a body shot from Cluzet.
Cluzet lands a nice knee to the body.
Cluzet lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blow trying to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Cluzet as the two fighters clinch.
Cluzet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blow trying to stall but Cluzet improves his position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Blow takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A hook to the body from Cluzet.
Cluzet digs a right hand into Blow's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blow's gas tank.
Cluzet lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blow.
Cluzet scores with a shoulder strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Blow takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cluzet digs a right hand into Blow's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blow's gas tank.
Blow managing to block the knees to the body from Cluzet.
A short left from Cluzet.
Blow takes a shot to the head.
Cluzet lands a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cluzet can't find room to land a body shot as Blow controls the action.
Cluzet on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cluzet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blow tries to land knees in the clinch but Cluzet avoids the damage to the body.
Blow trying to land knees to the body.
Blow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cluzet avoids it.
Cluzet managing to block the knees to the body from Blow.
Blow tries to land knees in the clinch but Cluzet avoids the damage to the body.
Blow looking to slow down the pace here.
Blow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cluzet is defending well for now.
Cluzet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blow tries to land knees in the clinch but Cluzet avoids the damage to the body.
Blow tries to land knees in the clinch but Cluzet avoids the damage to the body.
Cluzet tries to work over Blow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blow missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omar Cluzet dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Blow tries to clinch but Cluzet moves away
enabling Cluzet to counter with a crisp jab.
Cluzet lands with a straight right. Blow didn't see that one coming.
Cluzet lands with a good body shot.

Blow clinches.
Cluzet working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blow leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cluzet looking to slow down the pace here.
Cluzet tries to work over Blow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cluzet avoiding damage as Blow throws knees to the body.
Blow tries to land knees in the clinch but Cluzet avoids the damage to the body.
Cluzet works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blow trying to land knees to the body.
Blow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cluzet is defending well for now.
Cluzet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Cluzet on the inside.
Cluzet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cluzet managing to block the knees to the body from Blow.
Cluzet tries to work over Blow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cluzet digs a right hand into Blow's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blow's gas tank.
Cluzet stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cluzet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cluzet misses with a body punch.
Cluzet tries to work over Blow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cluzet unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A hook to the body from Cluzet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cluzet tries a body shot but Blow blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cluzet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cluzet works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blow trying to land knees to the body.
Blow is trying to stall.
Cluzet's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cluzet lands with a light punch inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Blow.
Blow tries to land knees in the clinch but Cluzet avoids the damage to the body.
Cluzet stalling against the cage.
Cluzet on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cluzet.
Cluzet lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cluzet misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Come on Cluzet - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cluzet scores with a shoulder strike.
Cluzet manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cluzet lands with a left to the head.
Cluzet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cluzet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cluzet avoids it.
Blow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cluzet.
Omar Cluzet seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Blow missing with knees to the body.
Cluzet on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cluzet.
Cluzet managing to block the knees to the body from Blow.
Blow trying to control the position but instead, Cluzet has worked for underhooks and has pushed Blow into the cage.
Blow seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Cluzet is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Cluzet works on Blow's body with a couple of short punches.
Blow missing with knees to the body.
Cluzet avoiding damage as Blow throws knees to the body.
Blow scores a nice knee to the body.
Blow pressing his opponent against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cluzet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omar Cluzet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Blow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Blow darts in and clinches Cluzet up against the cage.
Blow stalling against the cage.
Blow trying to land knees to the body.
Cluzet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice body punch from Cluzet - that landed with a thud.
Cluzet effectively controlling the action here.
Cluzet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blow's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cluzet.
Blow tries to stall but Cluzet uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cluzet on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cluzet managing to block the knees to the body from Blow.
Cluzet misses with a punch to the body.
Cluzet lands with a left to the head.
Blow missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cluzet lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blow backwards.
Cluzet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cluzet just leaning against Blow, taking a breather.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cluzet stalling the fight.
Cluzet lands a hook that snaps the head of Blow backwards.
Cluzet scores with a shoulder strike.
Cluzet looking to stall.
Blow is trying to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cluzet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Cluzet - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Cluzet.
Cluzet lands with a short shot to the head.
Blow is looking to control Cluzet's arms but Cluzet gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blow has his back to the cage.
Blow tries to land knees in the clinch but Cluzet avoids the damage to the body.
Blow tries to land knees in the clinch but Cluzet avoids the damage to the body.
Mike Blow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cluzet can't find room to land a body shot as Blow controls the action.
Cluzet on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blow tries to land knees in the clinch but Cluzet avoids the damage to the body.
Blow tries to stall but Cluzet uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cluzet slows down the pace here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cluzet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cluzet stalling.
Cluzet misses with a punch to the body.
Cluzet avoiding damage as Blow throws knees to the body.
Cluzet misses with a body punch.
Cluzet managing to block the knees to the body from Blow.
Cluzet on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cluzet leaning against his opponent.
Cluzet is working Blow over against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cluzet gets through Blow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cluzet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cluzet lands a shot to the body.
Cluzet lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cluzet lands a hook that snaps the head of Blow backwards.
Cluzet lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cluzet managing to block the knees to the body from Blow.
Cluzet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cluzet is defending well for now.
Blow tries to land knees in the clinch but Cluzet avoids the damage to the body.
Cluzet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cluzet lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cluzet content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cluzet managing to block the knees to the body from Blow.
A short right from Cluzet.
Cluzet is struggling to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blow tries to land knees in the clinch but Cluzet avoids the damage to the body.
Cluzet on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blow trying to stall but Cluzet improves his position.
Cluzet is working Blow over against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Omar Cluzet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cluzet 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 Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omar Cluzet!
During a confident post fight interview, Omar Cluzet thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.