PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Blur Legend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Legend's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Argh. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Legend
vs
Blake

170 cm
18
133 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

160 cm
16
148 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Blur Legend!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, William Blake!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake misses the shot to the body.
Blake throws a right hand that misses

and Legend counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A head punch on the inside from Blake fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blake.
Legend wants a takedown but no success here.

Legend gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Legend is keen to just control but Blake is a slippery customer.
Blake is trying to get back to full guard.

Blake is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Legend pulls his head out easily.

Legend wants to work for an arm triangle but Blake is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Blake tries to get to full guard but Legend has control of the leg.

Legend is looking for a kimura but Blake is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Legend to get the leverage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Legend is working away from the top position though.
Blake is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Legend seems to be working for a kimura but Blake defends the submission attempt.

Legend is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Blake is just riding it out for now. Legend eventually gives up the hold.
Blake wants to control but Legend is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Blake looking for submissions off his back.
Blake is trying to maintain the position but Legend is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Blake manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Legend has gone for a leg lock! Blake slips out almost immediately though and dives into Legend's guard.
Legend is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Legend is breathing heavily.
Blake wants to control from the top but Legend keeps moving.
Blake is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake looking to pass the guard.
Blake trying to control but Legend is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice shot by Blake.
Blake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Legend avoids the body shot from Blake.
Blake loads up on a big right hand but Legend slips the punch.
Legend slips a jab from Blake.
Legend shoots for a takedown but Blake saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legend displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blake throws out the jab.
Legend looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Blake is fending him off so far but Legend persists. Nope, Blake circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blur Legend. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blake misses with an uppercut. Legend saw that one coming.
Blake throws a body punch but Legend moves out of range.
Legend keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blake is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Blake shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Legend as he jumps to the side.
Blake throws out a loose jab but Legend uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Legend avoids the body shot from Blake.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Blake 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.

Legend misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Blake with a poor takedown
and Legend counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blake thinking.
Blake looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Legend is fending him off so far but Blake persists. Nope, Legend circles away and we're back to standing.
Blake jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Blake throws out a loose jab but Legend uses good head movement to avoid it.
Legend dives in for a single leg takedown but Blake sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Blake misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blake.
Legend tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blur Legend. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blake tries a body shot but Legend blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake tries to work over Legend's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blake throws a head punch that misses.
Legend is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Legend blocks a body shot from Blake.
Legend goes for a takedown in the clinch but Blake prevents it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blake tries to throw a body punch but Legend avoids it by throwing Blake back against the cage.
Blake wants to get back to striking at distance but Legend won't allow it.
Blake trying to control the position but instead, Legend has worked for underhooks and has pushed Blake into the cage.
Blake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Legend's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake looking to stall.
Blake has a couple of punches blocked by Legend.
Blake prevents the takedown attempt.
Legend is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Blake gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A frustrated look appears on Blake's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blake should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Legend looking for a takedown.
Blake throws a head punch that misses.
Blake misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Blake is fighting off a takedown attempt but Legend is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Blake to the mat. Blake regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Blake is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Legend has his hands clasped together but Blake extends and breaks Legend's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Blake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). William Blake!