PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blakk Assram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Brunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Brunt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Assram
vs
Brunt

225 cm
22
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Blakk Assram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sam Brunt!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Assram swivels and escapes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brunt.
Brunt shoots for a double leg takedown but Assram sprawls well. He's pushed Brunt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Blakk Assram has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Brunt.
Assram lands a high kick!
Assram lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Assram.
Assram lets loose with a powerful body kick. Brunt will feel that in the morning.
Brunt looks gassed!
A telegraphed right hand from Assram misses the target.
Assram with a poor takedown

and Brunt counters with a shoot takedown. Assram fights it but they end up in guard.

Assram looking for a guillotine here but Brunt defends easily.

Assram has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brunt can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Brunt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Assram really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assram is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brunt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brunt passes Assram's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Assram wants to control but Brunt is keeping busy.
Assram wants to improve his position but Brunt is controlling well.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Assram gets caught flat footed, as Brunt shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunt looking to sit in guard and control but Assram gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Assram throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Brunt kicks Assram off and gets to his feet.
Brunt moves away from the strike by Assram.
Assram misses the shot to the body.
Assram tries to close the distance and clinch but Brunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Assram connects with a high kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Assram finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Assram lands with a thumping leg kick.
Assram lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Assram, right into the meat.
A solid body kick from Assram.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assram throws a nice head kick!
Assram goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Assram lands a head kick!
Assram throws a shot from downtown. Brunt moves away and avoids it.
Assram throws a head kick that half lands.
Assram pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brunt takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brunt scores with a one two! Assram had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Assram throws a hook but Brunt blocks it.
Assram misses with a low kick.
Brunt blocks a head kick by Assram.
Nice sprawl there from Assram as Brunt shoots in.
Assram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Assram misses with a few strikes there.
Assram misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brunt shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Brunt trying to control the position from guard on top but Assram is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Assram trying to control the position.
Assram bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brunt's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Assram pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brunt is keeping the position for now.
Assram trying to control the position from guard on top but Brunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blakk Assram dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Brunt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Assram misses with a body shot.

Assram gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Assram trying to keep a closed guard but Brunt is proving a slippery customer.
Assram looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brunt is one step ahead there.
Brunt wants to control from the top but Assram keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Assram looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Brunt puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Brunt is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunt wants to pass the guard but Assram is defending well.
Assram moves into full guard.

Assram has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brunt can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Brunt showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Assram looking for a sweep. Not yet Assram, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Assram controls Brunt momentarily but Brunt frees himself.

Brunt stands up and waves to Assram to follow him.

Brunt looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Brunt looks to land a strike but Assram avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Brunt is looking to work some ground and pound but Assram has wrist control.
Assram controls Brunt momentarily but Brunt frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brunt throwing strikes from guard but Assram blocks nicely.
Assram will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brunt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brunt wants to stand but Assram is controlling his posture from full guard.
Brunt preventing the sweep.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Assram throws a head kick that half lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Assram plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Brunt fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Assram sprawls well initially but Brunt persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Assram regains full guard. Nicely done.
Assram working a defensive guard here.
Assram looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brunt is looking to work some ground and pound but Assram has wrist control.
Brunt scoring with punches to the head and body.
Assram is trying to keep Brunt in close.
Assram wants to stand up but Brunt is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Brunt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Assram throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Assram keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blakk Assram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brunt takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Assram misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brunt blocks a head kick by Assram.
A head kick misses from Assram.

Brunt shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Assram's guard.
Brunt is looking to work some ground and pound but Assram has wrist control.
Brunt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sam Brunt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brunt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Assram looking to control.
Assram tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunt slips nicely into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Assram slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Assram is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brunt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brunt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brunt missing there with some ground and pound from the 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.
Assram wants to sweep but no luck.
Assram is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brunt stopping the sweep attempt from Assram.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Brunt drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Assram is looking for a sweep.
Brunt controlling the position.
Assram regains half guard, as Brunt was trying to land strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunt wants to control but Assram is keeping him busy.
Brunt lands strikes from half guard.
Assram is pressing down on Brunt's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Assram is on top in guard.
Brunt wants to improve his position but instead Assram has moved into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assram wants to free his trapped foot but Brunt is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Brunt is not content to let Assram control the position.

Assram is trying to work for a kimura but Brunt is defending well.
Assram prevents Brunt from improving his position.
Brunt is looking to control Assram's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brunt avoid being mounted?

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Blakk Assram.
I think Assram has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Blakk Assram!