PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antoniusz Amaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Blade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Amaro
vs
Blade

187 cm
21
218 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

194 cm
19
210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Grand Royal Wear
Spartan Nutrition

Spartan Nutrition

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 Las Vegas, Antoniusz Amaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Blade!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amaro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blade tries to avoid it but Amaro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blade to the ground. Blade escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Blade appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Amaro.
Amaro misses with a takedown attempt
and Blade counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antoniusz Amaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amaro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Amaro shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Amaro showed some decent athleticism there.
Amaro is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Blade gets back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amaro with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Amaro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blade is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Blade is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Blade keeping moving, preventing Amaro from controlling successfully.
Amaro is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Amaro 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.
Blade has his hands on Amaro's head, controlling the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blade scores with a nice right hand.
Blade lands a slapping body shot.
Jake Blade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amaro.
Amaro tries to counter with a takedown but Blade is quick to defend against it.
Blade scores with a crisp jab that stopped Amaro in his tracks.
Blade has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Blade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Amaro throws a body punch but Blade moves out of range.
Amaro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab by Blade.
Nice shot lands for Blade.
Blade stuffs the takedown.
Amaro misses with a hook
and Amaro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blade bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Amaro's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blade misses with a wild body shot.
Blade listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Amaro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Amaro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blade.
Blade throws a low kick but it's checked well by Amaro.
Blade throws a leg kick

and Amaro decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Blade's guard.
Blade keeping moving, preventing Amaro from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blade has his hands on Amaro's head, controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Amaro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blade wants to sweep but no luck.
Amaro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blade has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Amaro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Amaro lands a couple of digs.
Amaro is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Blade keeping moving, preventing Amaro from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Amaro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amaro cracks Blade with a solid left hand.
Amaro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Blade is trying to keep Amaro in close.
Amaro wants to control from the top but Blade keeps moving.
Blade working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Amaro.
Amaro wants to control from the top but Blade keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Amaro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blade's waist but Blade gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Amaro off to one side.

Amaro closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Blade quickly recovers to half guard.
Blade blocking the ground and pound attempt from Amaro.
Amaro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Blade dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Blade throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Antoniusz Amaro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Amaro has his takedown stuffed
enabling Blade to counter with a crisp jab.
Amaro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Amaro takes one to the side of the head.
Amaro lands a glancing blow to the side of Blade's head.
Amaro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Amaro has a takedown stuffed.
Blade swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blade lands with a right hand.
Amaro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice defenses there by Amaro.
Blade clobbers Amaro with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amaro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Amaro changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Blade throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Blade lands a lovely overhand right.
Blade rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

so Amaro counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Amaro wants to control from the top but Blade keeps moving.
Blade looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Amaro working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blade's head.
Amaro slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Amaro postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amaro's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Amaro trying to control the position from guard on top but Blade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blade tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A telegraphed right hand from Blade misses the target.
Blade misses with a series of wild punches.
Blade takes a swing at Amaro's ribcage but misses.
Blade showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Amaro.
Blade has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blade scores with the left hand. Amaro knows he should have avoided that one.
Amaro misses with a few strikes there.
Blade is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jake Blade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Amaro tries for a takedown but Blade circles away easily
and Blade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antoniusz Amaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amaro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Some wild striking there from Amaro.
Blade just misses with a punch to the body.
Blade scores with a jab.
Amaro gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Blade shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Amaro eats them both and turns towards Blade to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Amaro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Amaro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blade's waist but Blade gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Amaro off to one side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blade! But no joy.
Blade lands a body shot.

Amaro dives in and scores a takedown into Blade's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blade wants to sweep here but Amaro controlling him for the moment.
Amaro throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amaro wants to control from the top but Blade keeps moving.
Amaro with a nice head shot there.
Blade avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Amaro wants to control from the top but Blade keeps moving.
Antoniusz Amaro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blade 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.
Amaro looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Blade has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Blade defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Amaro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Blade showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Blade just misses with a punch to the body.
Amaro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Amaro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Amaro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blade pinned against the cage. Blade gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Blade lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blade lands a jab to Amaro's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blade scores with a jab.
Blade's corner calls for a 1-2. Blade obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Amaro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A big left from Blade misses.
Blade misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blade lands a jab.
Amaro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blade tries to avoid it but Amaro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blade to the ground. Blade escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Amaro tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blade swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antoniusz Amaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blade misses with a wild body shot.
Amaro moves forwards but Blade connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Blade throws a sloppy head kick and Amaro moves out of range easily.
Blade connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Amaro momentarily.
Amaro fails to land with a series of punches.
Blade throws out a powerful jab.
Blade comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blade bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Amaro's head.
Blade scores with a nice right hand.
Jake Blade seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Amaro slips a straight right by Blade.
Amaro throwing a counter right hand but Blade manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blade keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blade with a hook.
Blade scores with a three punch combo!
Left hook, right uppercut from Blade.
Blade connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Blade cracks a nice hook into Amaro's ribs.
Nice uppercut there from Blade.
Sloppy strikes from Blade. Those never looked like landing.
Blade doesn't manage to clinch there - Amaro circles away.
Amaro misses with a takedown attempt - Blade sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Blade scores with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blade swings away with a body shot that misses

and Amaro counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Blade working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Amaro.
Amaro controlling from the top position.
Amaro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Amaro won't allow Blade to sweep him here.
Amaro trying to control the position from guard on top but Blade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Amaro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blade looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Amaro trying to control but Blade is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blade displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Amaro.
Good standup being displayed there by Blade as he connects with a hook.
Blade throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Amaro.
Amaro half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Blade scores with a nice right hand.
Amaro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Amaro misses with a hook
and Blade counters with a nice leg kick.
Blade throws a one two combo.
Amaro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amaro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blade scores with a hook.
Blade stuffs the takedown attempt from Amaro. Amaro gets slowly back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Blade comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Blade winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Blade!
A very excited looking Jake Blade made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.