PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy Barclay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Blazer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barclay comes into the arena with I Am The Walrus blaring out of the sound system. Blazer has chosen What what (in the butt) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barclay
vs
Blazer

187 cm
25
184 lbs
15 - 4 - 1

194 cm
22
183 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Barclay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricky Blazer!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Barclay.
Blazer misses with a series of wild punches.
Blazer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blazer looks to land a right hand but Barclay moved out of range.

Barclay moves into the clinch.
Blazer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barclay has him pressed against the cage.
Barclay tries to throw a body punch but Blazer avoids it by throwing Barclay back against the cage.

Barclay manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Blazer tests Barclay's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barclay fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blazer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Barclay pushes Blazer up against the cage in a clinch.
Barclay tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blazer avoiding damage as Barclay throws knees to the body.
Barclay using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blazer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blazer is trying to push Barclay away but Barclay has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Blazer can't break the clinch.
Barclay looking to throw knees to the head but Blazer is blocking nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barclay.
Blazer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barclay lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blazer backwards.
Barclay throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blazer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barclay has Blazer pressed against the cage, preventing Blazer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Blazer wants to break free but Barclay has control.
A nice left hand lands by Barclay.
Blazer is trying to break free.
Barclay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blazer.
Barclay unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Blazer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blazer is trying to break free.
Barclay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blazer is defending well for now.
Blazer working hard to break the clinch.
Barclay cracks Blazer with a nice body shot.
Barclay can't find room to land a body shot as Blazer controls the action.
Barclay lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Barclay scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blazer has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Barclay seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Blazer can turn it around.
Barclay tries to throw a body punch but Blazer avoids it by throwing Barclay back against the cage.
Barclay pushes Blazer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Blazer breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barclay takes a swing at Blazer's ribcage but misses.
Barclay goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blazer scores with a jab.
Barclay bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Blazer misses with a right hand
and Barclay counters with a nice kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barclay.
Blazer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Barclay counters with a leg kick.
Blazer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barclay looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Blazer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Blazer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Barclay throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Blazer's head.

It looks like Ricky Blazer has been cut.
Barclay connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barclay lands with a kick to the temple. Blazer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Barclay throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blazer blocks a head kick by Barclay.
Blazer misses with a straight left.
Blazer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barclay is looking to slow Blazer down with leg kicks.
Barclay lands with a kick to the ribs.
Barclay fakes the leg kick and cracks Blazer in the body.
Blazer scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Barclay.
Blazer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Barclay.
Blazer just misses with a punch to the body.
Barclay throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barclay dips to his left and cracks Blazer with an uppercut!
Barclay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blazer misses with a double jab.
Blazer throws a hook but Barclay blocks it.
Barclay throws a quick counter head kick but Blazer was just out of range.
Jab, jab by Blazer - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Barclay.
Blazer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barclay was well out of range. Poor timing from Blazer.
Blazer swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Barclay clinches up with Blazer and pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Blazer's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Blazer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Barclay closes the distance and clinches.
Barclay digs a right hand into Blazer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blazer's gas tank.
Barclay tries to land knees in the clinch but Blazer avoids the damage to the body.

Barclay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Barclay moves into the clinch.
Blazer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Blazer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blazer avoiding damage as Barclay throws knees to the body.
Barclay lands a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Barclay.

Barclay breaks from the clinch.
Blazer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blazer misses the shot to the body.
Blazer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Blazer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barclay can pounce on him.
Barclay throws a sloppy head kick and Blazer moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Barclay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Blazer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Barclay throws a nice head kick!
Barclay moves away from the strike by Blazer.
Blazer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Barclay.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blazer. Barclay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barclay throws a head kick but Blazer moves out of range.
Blazer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barclay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blazer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blazer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barclay misses with a head kick.
Barclay misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blazer! But no joy.
Barclay throws a lazy uppercut
letting Blazer counter with a right hand.
Blazer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barclay.
Barclay keeps Blazer at a distance using the push kick.
Blazer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Barclay counters with an outside leg kick.
Andy Barclay is winning the standup battle so far.
Blazer scores with a hook to the body. Barclay takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blazer swats away the attempt to clinch by Barclay.
Barclay tries to clinch there but Blazer circles away.
Barclay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blazer throws a nice looking combination but Barclay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barclay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barclay throws a head kick but Blazer moves out of range.
Barclay is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blazer can do to turn this around?
Barclay tries to clinch there but Blazer circles away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barclay. That's going to slow Blazer down.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Barclay.
Barclay looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barclay goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blazer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Blazer scores with a punch to the head.
A slow jab from Blazer misses its intended target.
Barclay throws a head kick that misses.
Barclay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barclay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barclay on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blazer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blazer swings for the body but Barclay moves out of range.
Barclay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blazer looks to throw the jab but Barclay is out of range.
Barclay throws a half hearted mid kick.
Blazer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barclay.
Blazer throws a series of punches but Barclay avoids them all with ease.
Barclay throws a nice head kick!

Barclay gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Barclay can't find room to land a body shot as Blazer controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Barclay.
Barclay struggles to land a body shot inside as Blazer controls his hands.
Blazer avoiding damage as Barclay throws knees to the body.
Blazer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Blazer wants to get back to striking at distance but Barclay won't allow it.
Blazer is trying to force a seperation but Barclay has the dominant position.
Barclay lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Barclay.
Barclay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barclay working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barclay misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barclay misses with a hook to the ribs.

Barclay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Blazer gets tackled into the cage by Barclay. Barclay maintains the clinch.
Blazer blocks a body shot from Barclay.
Blazer can't break the clinch.
Barclay has Blazer pressed against the cage, preventing Blazer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barclay swings wildly with an uppercut but Blazer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barclay lands a knee to the head.
Blazer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barclay has him pressed against the cage.
Barclay misses with a punch on the inside.
Barclay is leaning against Blazer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Blazer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Barclay misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barclay misses with a body punch.
Blazer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blazer tries to circle away but Barclay has him pinned against the cage.

Barclay manages to break the clinch.
Barclay blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Blazer misses the target.
Blazer throws a shot from downtown. Barclay moves away and avoids it.
Barclay blocks a jab.
Blazer misses with a hook.
Barclay plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blazer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blazer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blazer misses with a jab to the body
and Barclay counters with a body kick.
Barclay lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blazer's sensitive parts.
Barclay lands with a nice body punch.
Barclay connects with an inside leg kick.
Barclay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barclay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blazer throws out the jab.
Blazer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Barclay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Barclay dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Blazer'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!

Blazer misses with a left hand
and Barclay counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A lazy left from Barclay finds it's target.
Blazer throws a body shot but no joy.
Blazer takes a swing at Barclay's ribcage but misses.
Blazer blocks a head kick by Barclay.
It seemed like Blazer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barclay tries to clinch but Blazer moves out of range.
A big left from Blazer misses.
Barclay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barclay misses with a head kick.
Barclay turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blazer throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Barclay throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barclay dodges the punch combination from Blazer.
Barclay throws the kick towards the body but Blazer avoids it.
Barclay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blazer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blazer connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barclay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blazer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barclay was well out of range. Poor timing from Blazer.

Barclay closes the distance and pushes Blazer back into the cage.
Barclay scores with a shot to the side of Blazer's head.
Blazer tries to break the clinch but Barclay is controlling the position.
Barclay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blazer's elbow.
Barclay unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blazer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Blazer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barclay lands a nice knee to the body.
Barclay tries a body shot but Blazer blocks it.
Barclay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blazer.

Blazer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blazer throws a body punch but Barclay moves out of range.
Barclay is looking for a counter combo.
Blazer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barclay.
Barclay is looking to counter with head kicks.
Barclay keeps Blazer at a distance using the push kick.
Barclay staying out of range there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barclay, right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Barclay there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barclay slips under a jab from Blazer.
Barclay thinks about countering with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blazer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Barclay.
Barclay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blazer misses with a looping left.
Blazer swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Barclay fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blazer, pushing him back against the cage.
Blazer wants to break free but Barclay has control.
A frustrated look appears on Blazer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barclay scores with a shoulder strike.
Barclay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blazer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blazer is looking to break free of the clinch but Barclay has double underhooks.
Barclay misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barclay landing knees to the body.
Barclay trying to land knees to the body.
Blazer tries to circle away but Barclay has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blazer avoiding damage as Barclay throws knees to the body.
Barclay using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blazer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barclay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barclay misses with a body punch.
Barclay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blazer managing to block the knees to the body from Barclay.
Blazer blocks a body shot from Barclay.
Barclay using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Barclay scores with a shot to the side of Blazer's head.
Blazer wants to get back to striking at distance but Barclay won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Barclay.
Barclay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blazer's elbow.
Blazer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barclay landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barclay tries to land knees in the clinch but Blazer avoids the damage to the body.
Ricky Blazer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barclay lands a left hand.

Barclay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Andy Barclay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blazer misses with a looping left.
Blazer misses with a looping right.
Blazer keeps the fight on the outside.
Blazer avoids the head kick by Barclay.
Blazer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blazer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barclay throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Blazer's head.
Barclay lands a head kick!
Barclay scoring well with a low kick there.
Blazer misses with a wild body shot.
Barclay goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Barclay scores with a leg kick.
Barclay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blazer throws out the jab.
Barclay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barclay tries to clinch but Blazer is having none of it.
Blazer misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Barclay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barclay has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Barclay!
Andy Barclay very nearly forgot to thank Fury Nutrition Inc. amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.