PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milton Blahyi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Boreling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blahyi comes to the cage accompanied by Cowards by American Head Charge. The crowd seem to be enjoying Boreling's choice of entrance music: More than meets the eye. Karl Boreling has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Milton Blahyi's chin.

Blahyi
vs
Boreling

190 cm
24
210 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

185 cm
31
215 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Urban Savage

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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Milton Blahyi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl Boreling!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blahyi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boreling misses with a double jab

and Blahyi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Boreling is working for takedown but Blahyi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Boreling is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Blahyi is defending well.
Boreling can't get the takedown.
Milton Blahyi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl Boreling.
Blahyi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boreling.
Blahyi misses with a body punch.

Blahyi has clasped his hands together around Boreling's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Blahyi sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Boreling is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Blahyi trying to control the position but Boreling is working away.
Blahyi postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Boreling tries to buck Blahyi off but Blahyi is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blahyi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boreling keeps working.
Boreling regains half guard.
Blahyi is trying to control. Boreling wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Blahyi prevents Boreling from standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blahyi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boreling keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boreling looks like he's trying to stand up.
Boreling is staying active underneath Blahyi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Blahyi tries to pass to full mount but Boreling defends it.
Blahyi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boreling wants to get back to full guard.
Blahyi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boreling keeps working.
Blahyi wants to pass the guard but Boreling is defending well.
Blahyi not doing much here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Milton Blahyi.
Blahyi tries to bum rush Boreling with a series of wild strikes but Boreling uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boreling scores with a hook to the body. Blahyi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blahyi walks into a jab.
A jab from Boreling misses.

Blahyi gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boreling is pressing down on Blahyi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Boreling wants to sweep here but Blahyi controlling him for the moment.
Boreling trying to control the position.
Boreling wants to sweep but no luck.
Boreling looking to control.
Blahyi trying to control the position from guard on top but Boreling is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blahyi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Boreling has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Blahyi has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Blahyi has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Boreling is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Blahyi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Blahyi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Borelings head.
Blahyi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boreling is trying to drag Blahyi to the mat but Blahyi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Blahyi.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blahyi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boreling tries for a takedown. No joy.
Blahyi scores with a nice hook to the head.

Blahyi is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Boreling can't fight it off and eventually Blahyi manages to take the fight to the floor. Boreling looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Blahyi is looking to work some ground and pound but Boreling has wrist control.
Blahyi's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boreling is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Blahyi is controlling him.
Boreling looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blahyi looking to pass the guard.
Blahyi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Boreling is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Blahyi throws a strike but Boreling rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Blahyi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Boreling!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blahyi trying to control but Boreling is having none of it.
Blahyi throws some wild stikes that Boreling manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milton Blahyi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Blahyi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boreling. That did some damage!
Boreling shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blahyi as he jumps to the side.
Boreling shoots for a takedown but Blahyi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Blahyi misses the shot to the body.
Blahyi misses the shot to the body.
Boreling has his takedown stuffed

and Blahyi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Milton Blahyi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl Boreling.
Boreling keeping moving, preventing Blahyi from controlling successfully.
Milton Blahyi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blahyi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blahyi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blahyi wants to pass the guard but Boreling is keeping the position.
Boreling bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Blahyi's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boreling working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blahyi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boreling.
Blahyi 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.
Boreling keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Blahyi's head.
Boreling throws an elbow that misses. Blahyi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Boreling's guard. Nice move by Blahyi!
Blahyi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Blahyi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Blahyi trying to control the action but Boreling is working from the bottom.
Boreling is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boreling wants to get back to his feet but Blahyi drags him back down.
Blahyi working the ground and pound from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blahyi scores with a couple of short elbows.
Boreling tries to improve position but can't.
Blahyi happy to just control the position for now.
Blahyi is looking to take a break and control but Boreling is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blahyi landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blahyi wants to control for a moment but Boreling uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.

Boreling looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Blahyi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Blahyi prevents Boreling from improving his position.
Blahyi with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Blahyi trying to control the action but Boreling is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Blahyi wants to pass the guard but Boreling is defending well.
Boreling trying to hold on to Blahyi's head to control him but Blahyi postures up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Boreling shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Blahyi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boreling stuns Blahyi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Boreling closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blahyi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Blahyi is trying to control but can't.
Boreling working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milton Blahyi dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Boreling changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Blahyi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Boreling misses with the ground and pound.
Blahyi is trying to control Boreling's posture but Boreling avoids it.
Boreling throws an elbow but Blahyi slips to the side and avoids it well.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Boreling working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Boreling working the ground and pound but Blahyi is defending the strikes.
Blahyi parries the strikes from Boreling easily there. Boreling is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Blahyi to escape.
Blahyi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Boreling wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Blahyi takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Boreling goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Blahyi has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Boreling but great work by Blahyi.
Blahyi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Boreling is avoiding damage well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blahyi is looking to take a break and control but Boreling is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boreling is trying to control Blahyi's posture but Blahyi avoids it.
Boreling is looking to regain half guard here but Blahyi keeps moving and retains side control.
Blahyi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Blahyi trying to control the position but Boreling is working away.
Boreling wants to control but Blahyi postures up.
Boreling is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Blahyi asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Blahyi is staying tight to Boreling's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blahyi grinds an elbow into Boreling's temple.
Blahyi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Blahyi is looking to take a break and control but Boreling is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boreling is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Boreling is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Blahyi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Boreling is trying to control Blahyi's posture but Blahyi avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blahyi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Boreling tries to bench press Blahyi off him but Blahyi keeps the position.
Blahyi is looking to take a break and control but Boreling is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boreling is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Blahyi is controlling him well.
Blahyi creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Boreling sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Boreling is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blahyi is looking to take a break and control but Boreling is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes there by Blahyi.
Karl Boreling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boreling tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Boreling's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blahyi throws a strike aimed at the side of Boreling's head but Boreling avoids it well.
Boreling tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Milton Blahyi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee asks Blahyi politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Blahyi prefers to stall for the moment though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Milton Blahyi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blahyi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milton Blahyi!
An intense looking Milton Blahyi took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'If the ref wasn't here, I'd have eaten your fucking heart!'.