PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Y cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Blade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). cage comes to the cage accompanied by Don't let me be misunderstood. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

cage
vs
Blade

182 cm
22
166 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Y cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Blade!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Blade has taken the fight to the clinch.
cage wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
cage is trying to break free.
Blade fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Blade prevents cage from breaking the clinch.

Blade escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
cage stuffs the takedown attempt from Blade. Blade gets slowly back to his feet.
Blade tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Blade closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Blade lands in his opponent's guard.
Blade won't allow cage to get back to his feet.
cage keeping full guard, as Blade tries to pass.
Blade stops cage from standing up.
Blade passes cage's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Blade is looking to advance position but cage won't allow it.
Blade wants to lay and pray for a moment but cage keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
cage is looking to escape.
cage knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Blade on the ground.

cage kicks off Blade and gets to his feet.
cage lands with a thumping leg kick.
cage throws a leg kick that misses.
Blade shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts cage as he jumps to the side.
Y cage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Blade.
cage connects with the punch.
Blade blocks a leg kick.
Blade will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Decent striking displayed by cage there.
Blade tries for a takedown but cage sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Blade looks gassed!
Blade shoots in for a takedown but cage shows good takedown defense.
cage fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from cage as Blade shoots in.
cage wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
cage throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Blade shoots in but cage avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Blade looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
cage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blade sees it coming and avoids it easily.
cage rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blade moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blade shoots in but no luck this time.
cage throws a wild body kick that Blade sees coming a mile off.
cage takes a swing at Blade's ribcage but misses.
Blade misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
cage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
cage throws a leg kick but Blade checks it.
cage tries to bum rush Blade with a series of wild strikes but Blade uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blade shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has cage pinned against the cage. cage gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blade.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blade slips a jab and a cross from cage.
Blade looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
cage throws a series of punches but Blade avoids them all with ease.
Blade misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Blade closes the distance and clinches up with cage, looking for a takedown. Blade pushes cage against the cage but cage circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
cage lands a lovely overhand right.
cage misses with the combination.
cage scores with a sloppy right hand. Blade should have avoided that one.
cage throws a right and a left that both miss.
cage misses with the combination.

Blade shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Blade cracks cage with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
cage wants to try and get back to his feet.
cage taking shots to the head.
Blade tries to control but cage wriggling away.
cage really wants to buck Blade off and get back to his feet.
cage trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Blade trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Blade won't let cage get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bobby Blade will probably get the nod.
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.

Blade fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A combination from cage does no damage.
Blade showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from cage.
Blade checks a low kick from cage.
Blade shoots in but no luck this time.
cage closes the distance and lands a one-two.
cage throws out a powerful jab.
Donk. cage catches Blade right on the button with a cross.
Blade fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Y cage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Blade.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blade checks a leg kick.
cage darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
cage is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
cage scores with a jab to the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
cage goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
cage throws a series of punches but Blade avoids them all with ease.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from cage lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Blade has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Blade and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Blade fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
cage throws a front kick aimed at Blade's knee but Blade avoids it well.
cage stuffs the takedown.
cage looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blade wants to clinch.
Blade shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says cage as he avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from cage. No joy for Blade on that attempt.

Blade moves into the clinch successfully.
Blade looking to slow down the pace here.
cage wants to break free but Blade has control.
cage is trying to break free.
Blade looking to throw knees to the head but cage is blocking nicely.
Blade tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. cage smiles and moves away.
cage connects with the punch.
Nice takedown defense from cage. No joy for Blade on that attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from cage. No joy for Blade on that attempt.
Blade shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blade misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
cage lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blade has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blade there as he acknowledges the shot.
A punch lands to the side of Blade 's head but he takes it in his stride.
cage throws a low kick but it's checked well by Blade.
cage wants to land a leg kick but Blade is out of range.
A combination from cage does no damage.
Blade fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Blade throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around cage's waist but cage gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blade off to one side.
Blade fails in his attempt to clinch.

Blade has cage up against the cage in a clinch.
Blade tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. cage smiles and moves away.

Blade drives through and clinches with cage against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blade has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. cage avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Blade tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. cage just stands there and leans against the cage.
Blade fails to pull guard.
Blade tries to pull guard but cage holds him up against the cage and eventually Blade drops back down to his feet.
Blade pressing his opponent against the cage.
Blade gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Y cage has been cut.
Blade goes for a takedown attempt but cage pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
cage misses with a low kick.
Blade misses with a takedown attempt - cage sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
cage tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blade shoots in for a takedown but cage shows good takedown defense.
cage misses with a low kick.
Blade misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Blade on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blade will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horrible takedown by Blade or perhaps it was just good defense by cage which made him look bad.
Blade doesn't manage to clinch there - cage circles away.
Blade fails to land the takedown.
cage thows a body shot but no joy.
Blade has a takedown stuffed.
cage throws a lazy right hand but Blade sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
cage stuffs the takedown.
cage stuffs the takedown.
cage throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Blade shoots in but cage avoids the takedown attempt easily.
cage stuffs the takedown.
cage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Y cage dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Y cage's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Blade closes the distance and clinches up with cage, looking for a takedown. Blade pushes cage against the cage but cage circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
cage throws a wild body kick that Blade sees coming a mile off.
Blade looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
cage keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
cage throws a hook to the side of Blade's head but Blade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
cage fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice takedown defense from cage. No joy for Blade on that attempt.
Y cage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Blade.
Blade tries to clinch but cage is having none of it.
cage connects with a looping right hand.
Nice sprawl there from cage as Blade shoots in.
A low kick from cage misses

and Blade counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Blade pushes down on cage's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Blade is looking for a kimura but cage is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Blade to get the leverage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blade is tying to control. cage wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Blade is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! cage is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bobby Blade!