PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Blanchard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lunchbox Cheeseyfries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blanchard comes into the arena with "Bull's on Parade" by Rage Against the Machine blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blanchard
vs
Cheeseyfries

200 cm
21
279 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

195 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Slaughterhouse Nutrition

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 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adrian Blanchard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lunchbox Cheeseyfries!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanchard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cheeseyfries but Cheeseyfries pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Blanchard has managed to clinch.
Blanchard takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Adrian Blanchard has been cut.
Blanchard fails to pull guard.
Blanchard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cheeseyfries lands with a light punch inside.

Blanchard gets control of Cheeseyfries's arms and successfully pulls guard. Blanchard will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Blanchard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Blanchard looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Blanchard looking for a guillotine here but Cheeseyfries defends easily.

Cheeseyfries decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Cheeseyfries closes the distance looking to clinch

so Blanchard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Blanchard is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheeseyfries is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Blanchard is controlling him.

Blanchard thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cheeseyfries is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Blanchard throws a strike but Cheeseyfries rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Blanchard throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cheeseyfries trying to stand up but can't free himself from Blanchard's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Blanchard wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cheeseyfries throws a head kick that misses.
Cheeseyfries scores with a sloppy right hand. Blanchard should have avoided that one.

Cheeseyfries takes the fight into the clinch.
Cheeseyfries swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Cheeseyfries fails to land.
Cheeseyfries tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blanchard is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cheeseyfries gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Blanchard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blanchard blocking some punches.
Cheeseyfries digs a right hand underneath Blanchard's ribcage. Blanchard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cheeseyfries misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cheeseyfries lands a hook that snaps the head of Blanchard backwards.
Cheeseyfries lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blanchard backwards.
Cheeseyfries comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch on the inside from Cheeseyfries fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Cheeseyfries - that landed with a thud.
Cheeseyfries lands a knee to the body.
Cheeseyfries makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cheeseyfries.
Cheeseyfries fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cheeseyfries pushes Blanchard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Cheeseyfries fails to land.
Blanchard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cheeseyfries has a couple of punches blocked by Blanchard.
Cheeseyfries lands an elbow that stopped Blanchard in his tracks for a moment.
Cheeseyfries gets through Blanchard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cheeseyfries landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cheeseyfries working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cheeseyfries comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cheeseyfries tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blanchard is working for takedown but Cheeseyfries is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cheeseyfries using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cheeseyfries scores with a shoulder strike.
Cheeseyfries lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blanchard blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Cheeseyfries.
Cheeseyfries scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cheeseyfries lands with a light punch inside.
Cheeseyfries lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blanchard backwards.
Cheeseyfries misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Cheeseyfries - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cheeseyfries.
Cheeseyfries lands an elbow inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cheeseyfries.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheeseyfries misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cheeseyfries.
Cheeseyfries softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Cheeseyfries fails to land.
Cheeseyfries lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Cheeseyfries.
Cheeseyfries throws a punch but it's blocked by Blanchard.
Cheeseyfries gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cheeseyfries lands a right hand.
Cheeseyfries digs a right hand into Blanchard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blanchard's gas tank.
Cheeseyfries lands an uppercut.
Cheeseyfries lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cheeseyfries misses with some punches.
Cheeseyfries misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cheeseyfries misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blanchard is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cheeseyfries misses with some punches.
Cheeseyfries scores with a hook to the body.
Cheeseyfries is pressed up against the cage. Blanchard has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cheeseyfries down to the mat. Cheeseyfries avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cheeseyfries looks to clinch

and Blanchard counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Blanchard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blanchard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cheeseyfries doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blanchard tries to pull guard but Cheeseyfries won't allow it.
Cheeseyfries lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cheeseyfries lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cheeseyfries makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lunchbox Cheeseyfries dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adrian Blanchard's cut.
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.

Cheeseyfries lands a head shot.
Cheeseyfries thuds his shin into the meat of Blanchard's side.

Cheeseyfries forces Blanchard back against the cage and clinches.
Cheeseyfries throws a punch but it's blocked by Blanchard.
Cheeseyfries lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cheeseyfries.
Cheeseyfries gets through Blanchard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cheeseyfries scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blanchard has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cheeseyfries is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cheeseyfries missing with knees to the body.
Cheeseyfries gets through Blanchard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blanchard tries to pull guard but Cheeseyfries holds him up against the cage and eventually Blanchard drops back down to his feet.
Cheeseyfries lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cheeseyfries swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cheeseyfries throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blanchards head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cheeseyfries lands a nice uppercut.
Cheeseyfries scores with a hook to the body.
Cheeseyfries digs a right hand into Blanchard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blanchard's gas tank.
Cheeseyfries lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cheeseyfries throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cheeseyfries throws a punch but it's blocked by Blanchard.
Cheeseyfries lands with a right to the head.
Cheeseyfries lands a right hand.
Cheeseyfries misses with a knee to the head.
Blanchard goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cheeseyfries prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Blanchard. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheeseyfries lands a nice uppercut.
Cheeseyfries misses with the head strike.
Blanchard is working for takedown but Cheeseyfries is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cheeseyfries misses with a punch on the inside.
Blanchard takes an elbow to the temple.
Cheeseyfries throws a punch but it's blocked by Blanchard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cheeseyfries.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cheeseyfries.
Lunchbox Cheeseyfries seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cheeseyfries working aggressively here.
Cheeseyfries makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blanchard is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cheeseyfries pushes Blanchard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cheeseyfries has a couple of punches blocked by Blanchard.
Cheeseyfries lands a right hand.
Cheeseyfries misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Cheeseyfries.
Cheeseyfries lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blanchard backwards.
Cheeseyfries gets through Blanchard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blanchard is trying to drag Cheeseyfries to the mat but Cheeseyfries just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A shot in the inside from Cheeseyfries.
Cheeseyfries working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Cheeseyfries.
Cheeseyfries lands a right hand.
Blanchard fails to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheeseyfries softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cheeseyfries.
Cheeseyfries lands an uppercut.
Cheeseyfries tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cheeseyfries lands an elbow just above Blanchard 's eye.
Cheeseyfries working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blanchard takes an elbow to the temple.
Cheeseyfries fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cheeseyfries pushes Blanchard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blanchard is working for takedown but Cheeseyfries is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cheeseyfries misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blanchard.
Blanchard blocks an uppercut.
Cheeseyfries lands with a left to the head.
Cheeseyfries throws a head punch that misses.
Cheeseyfries lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cheeseyfries throws an elbow that misses.

Blanchard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cheeseyfries is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cheeseyfries tries to clinch there but Blanchard circles away.
Lunchbox Cheeseyfries is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Blanchard pushes Cheeseyfries up against the cage in a clinch.
Blanchard wants a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheeseyfries using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blanchard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blanchard tries to land a knee to the head but Cheeseyfries blocks with his arms.
A right handed body shot lands from Cheeseyfries.
Blanchard is trying to drag Cheeseyfries to the mat but Cheeseyfries just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cheeseyfries lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cheeseyfries scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cheeseyfries scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cheeseyfries has a couple of punches blocked by Blanchard.
Cheeseyfries presses Blanchard against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cheeseyfries swings wildly with an uppercut but Blanchard uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cheeseyfries.
Blanchard blocks an uppercut.
Cheeseyfries scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cheeseyfries lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blanchard backwards.
Blanchard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cheeseyfries prevents the takedown attempt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cheeseyfries.
Cheeseyfries working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cheeseyfries misses with the head strike.
Cheeseyfries prevents a takedown attempt there.
Blanchard blocks an uppercut.
Blanchard tries to pull guard but Cheeseyfries won't allow it.
Blanchard wants a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanchard has Cheeseyfries pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cheeseyfries manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Blanchard drags the fight down to the ground.
Blanchard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Blanchard is really struggling to control Cheeseyfries but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Blanchard had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Cheeseyfries is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Blanchard Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Cheeseyfries's back instead.
Blanchard lands a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blanchard thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.

Blanchard is looking for the choke from the back position but Cheeseyfries is controlling his hands well.
Cheeseyfries really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blanchard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cheeseyfries has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lunchbox Cheeseyfries showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adrian Blanchard's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Cheeseyfries looks to land a combination but Blanchard avoids it well.
Cheeseyfries misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lunchbox Cheeseyfries seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cheeseyfries looks to clinch

and Blanchard counters with a shoot takedown. Cheeseyfries fights it but they end up in guard.
Blanchard wants to control from the top but Cheeseyfries keeps moving.
Blanchard sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cheeseyfries's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cheeseyfries is trying to stand.

Cheeseyfries is defending against the submission attempts here by Blanchard.
Blanchard is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cheeseyfries uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Cheeseyfries clinches with his opponent.
Cheeseyfries throws an elbow but it misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Cheeseyfries.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cheeseyfries.
Cheeseyfries lands a nice uppercut.
Cheeseyfries lands with a right to the head.
Cheeseyfries has a couple of punches blocked by Blanchard.
Cheeseyfries working aggressively here.
Cheeseyfries lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cheeseyfries lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cheeseyfries pushes Blanchard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cheeseyfries lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cheeseyfries throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cheeseyfries scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cheeseyfries misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheeseyfries tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cheeseyfries works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cheeseyfries lands a left hand.
Cheeseyfries misses with some punches.
Cheeseyfries misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blanchard.
A right handed body shot lands from Cheeseyfries.

Blanchard jumps guard and drags Cheeseyfries to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Blanchard looking for a guillotine here but Cheeseyfries defends easily.

Blanchard looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Cheeseyfries avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blanchard has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cheeseyfries can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Blanchard trying to keep a closed guard but Cheeseyfries is proving a slippery customer.
Lunchbox Cheeseyfries is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blanchard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cheeseyfries is looking to stand up but Blanchard won't let him.

Cheeseyfries decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Cheeseyfries pushes Blanchard up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cheeseyfries lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cheeseyfries tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Cheeseyfries.
A right hand to the body from Cheeseyfries.
Adrian Blanchard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A left hand lands to the body for Cheeseyfries.
Cheeseyfries lands a damaging elbow.
Cheeseyfries has a couple of punches blocked by Blanchard.
Cheeseyfries scores with a shot to the side of Blanchard's head.
Cheeseyfries lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cheeseyfries throws a punch but it's blocked by Blanchard.
Blanchard fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cheeseyfries landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Cheeseyfries.
A head punch on the inside from Cheeseyfries fails to land.
Cheeseyfries is leaning against Blanchard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cheeseyfries is leaning against Blanchard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blanchard fails to pull guard.
Blanchard looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Blanchard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Cheeseyfries.
Cheeseyfries tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blanchard misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cheeseyfries.
Cheeseyfries has a couple of punches blocked by Blanchard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lunchbox Cheeseyfries comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cheeseyfries winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lunchbox Cheeseyfries!