PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Blyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blyer's entrance music is Eye Of The Tiger. A fine choice. Washington has chosen Snuffed Out by Streetlife as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.

Blyer
vs
Washington

185 cm
39
210 lbs
33 - 35 - 1

185 cm
41
220 lbs
25 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

BeastMode

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 35 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Blyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leonard Washington!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington scores with a leg kick.
Washington throws a jab but it's blocked by Blyer.
Washington looks to land a left hand but Blyer moved out of range nicely.
Blyer tries to clinch but Washington moves out of range.
Blyer tries to clinch there but Washington circles away.
Leonard Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Washington lands a front kick.

Blyer moves into the clinch.

Washington successfully pulls guard.
Blyer would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Blyer wants to stand and escape but instead Washington has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Blyer is looking to stand up but Washington isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington trying to control but Blyer is working from the bottom.

Blyer pushes Washington off and gets back to his feet.
Washington throws a body shot but no joy.

Blyer closes the distance and pushes Washington back into the cage.
Blyer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Washington backwards.
Washington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Blyer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blyer blocks an uppercut.
Blyer scores with a shoulder strike.

It looks like Leonard Washington has been cut.
Blyer misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Washington creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blyer.
Blyer misses with a punch on the inside.
Blyer misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right handed body shot lands from Blyer.
Washington is trying to maintain a safe position but Blyer gets an underhook and turns Washington into the cage.
Washington throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blyer.
A short left from Washington.
A bit of stalling here from Blyer.
Blyer blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blyer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Washington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Washington tries a body shot but Blyer blocks it.
Washington takes a shot to the head.
Washington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Washington as Blyer tries to tie him up.
Blyer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Washingtons head.
Blyer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Washington.
Washington tries to throw a body punch but Blyer avoids it by throwing Washington back against the cage.
Blyer lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blyer is working Washington over against the cage.
Washington looks winded!
A nice right hand lands inside from Blyer.
Blyer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Blyer lands a right hand.
Blyer lands a hook to the side of the head.
I was talking to Blyer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Blyer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Blyer.

Washington is rocked!
Blyer creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Washington's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Washington drops to his knees and Blyer pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocky Blyer!
Rocky Blyer decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.