PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Heng Jiang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Blitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Jiang
vs
Blitz

174 cm
18
156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
17
153 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Heng Jiang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Blitz!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blitz throws a shot to the body.
Blitz's coach down at Bjorn's Elite Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Blitz's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jiang keeps the fight on the outside.

Jiang darts in and clinches Blitz up against the cage.
Jiang managing to block the knees to the body from Blitz.
Blitz missing with knees to the body.
Jiang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blitz.
Blitz missing with knees to the body.
Jiang prevents a body shot from Blitz.
Jiang blocks an uppercut.
Jiang avoiding damage as Blitz throws knees to the body.
Blitz blocks a body shot from Jiang.
Blitz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Blitz blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiang avoiding damage as Blitz throws knees to the body.
Blitz tries to land knees in the clinch but Jiang avoids the damage to the body.
Blitz tries to throw a body punch but Jiang avoids it by throwing Blitz back against the cage.
Blitz looking to stall.
Jiang misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blitz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jiang obliges.
Blitz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blitz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jiang tries to land a knee to the head but Blitz blocks with his arms.
Jiang tries a knee to the head but Blitz blocks it.
Jiang will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Blitz up against the cage.
Jiang content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Blitz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blitz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jiang lands a nice knee to the body.
Blitz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jiang avoids it.
Blitz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blitz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jiang blocks an uppercut.
Jiang missing with knees to the body.
Jiang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blitz avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiang avoids a wild elbow strike from Blitz.
Blitz working aggressively here.
Jiang trying to land knees to the body.
Blitz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jiang's elbow.
Blitz tries to throw a body punch but Jiang avoids it by throwing Blitz back against the cage.
Jiang has a couple of punches blocked by Blitz.
Jiang avoiding damage as Blitz throws knees to the body.
Blitz avoiding damage as Jiang throws knees to the body.
Jiang blocks an uppercut.
Jiang landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blitz tries to throw a body punch but Jiang avoids it by throwing Blitz back against the cage.
Blitz tries to break the clinch but Jiang is controlling the position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jiang tries a body shot but Blitz blocks it.
Blitz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blitz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blitz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Blitz lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blitz avoids it.
Jiang misses with a punch to the body.

Blitz manages to break the clinch.
Blitz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blitz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jiang is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Blitz.

Blitz gets tackled into the cage by Jiang. Jiang maintains the clinch.
Jiang misses with a knee strike.
Jiang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blitz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jiang's elbow.
Blitz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jiang avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blitz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jiang tries to land a knee to the head but Blitz blocks with his arms.
Jiang scores a nice knee to the body.
Jiang has a couple of punches blocked by Blitz.
Jiang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blitz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blitz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blitz tries to break the clinch but Jiang is controlling the position.
Jiang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blitz.
Blitz looking to throw knees to the head but Jiang is blocking nicely.
Blitz blocks an uppercut.
Blitz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blitz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jiang.
Blitz managing to block the knees to the body from Jiang.
Blitz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jiang is keeping busy.
Blitz managing to block the knees to the body from Jiang.
Blitz avoiding damage as Jiang throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Jiang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jiang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blitz's elbow.
Blitz avoiding damage as Jiang throws knees to the body.
Jiang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blitz trying to land knees to the body.
Blitz throws an elbow that misses.
Jiang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jiang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blitz tries to land knees in the clinch but Jiang avoids the damage to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blitz looking to stall.
Blitz managing to block the knees to the body from Jiang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blitz avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jiang as Blitz tries to tie him up.
Jiang missing with knees to the body.
Jiang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blitz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jiang misses with a punch to the body.
Jiang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jiang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jiang landing knees to the head.
Jiang trying to land knees to the body.
Heng Jiang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jiang prevents Blitz from breaking the clinch.
Blitz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jiang stalling the fight.
Blitz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jiang is defending well for now.
Jiang missing with knees to the body.
Blitz blocks an uppercut.
Jiang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Jiang - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jiang tries to land knees in the clinch but Blitz avoids the damage to the body.
Blitz avoiding damage as Jiang throws knees to the body.
Blitz tries to work over Jiang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jiang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jiang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blitz's elbow.
Blitz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jiang.
Jiang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blitz can do to turn this around?
Jiang misses with a punch on the inside.
Blitz trying to control the position but instead, Jiang has worked for underhooks and has pushed Blitz into the cage.
Blitz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Blitz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jiang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blitz.
Jiang landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jiang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blitz is defending well for now.
Jiang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blitz avoids it.
Blitz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jiang blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blitz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blitz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jiang missing with knees to the body.
Jiang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blitz tries to stall but Jiang uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Blitz missing with knees to the body.
Jiang lands a nice knee to the body.
Blitz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jiang.
Blitz trying to stall but Jiang improves his position.
Blitz avoiding damage as Jiang throws knees to the body.
Blitz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jiang obliges.
Blitz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jiang has Blitz pressed against the cage.
Blitz tries to land knees in the clinch but Jiang avoids the damage to the body.
Blitz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blitz trying to land knees to the body.
Jiang missing with knees to the body.
Blitz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jiang is keeping busy.
Jiang tries to land knees in the clinch but Blitz avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blitz trying to control the position but instead, Jiang has worked for underhooks and has pushed Blitz into the cage.
Jiang struggles to land a body shot inside as Blitz controls his hands.
Jiang misses with a punch on the inside.
Jiang keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blitz's efforts to push away.
Jiang misses with a punch to the body.
Jiang missing with knees to the body.
Blitz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jiang is keeping busy.
Jiang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blitz is defending well for now.
Jiang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blitz is defending well for now.
Blitz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jiang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blitz avoids it.
Jiang tries to land knees in the clinch but Blitz avoids the damage to the body.
Blitz avoiding damage as Jiang throws knees to the body.
Jiang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heng Jiang dominated that second round.
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!

Blitz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blitz.
Blitz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Blitz moves out of range of the body kick.

Jiang drives through and clinches with Blitz against the cage.
Jiang throws a head punch that misses.
Blitz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiang landing knees to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Blitz tries to throw a body punch but Jiang avoids it by throwing Blitz back against the cage.
Blitz lands with a light punch inside.
Jiang displaying some good clinch control by pressing Blitz up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blitz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jiang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blitz avoids it.
Blitz managing to block the knees to the body from Jiang.
Jiang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blitz avoids it.
Blitz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blitz avoiding damage as Jiang throws knees to the body.
Jiang tries to land knees in the clinch but Blitz avoids the damage to the body.
Blitz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jiang.
Jiang blocks an elbow strike.
Blitz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jiang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jiang trying to land knees to the body.
Blitz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blitz blocking some punches.
Jiang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blitz's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blitz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jiang is keeping busy.
Blitz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jiang blocks an elbow strike.
Blitz avoiding damage as Jiang throws knees to the body.
John Blitz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blitz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jiang backwards.
Blitz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jiang.
Jiang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blitz.
Jiang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blitz avoids it.
Blitz stalling in the clinch but Jiang improves position.
Blitz prevents a body shot from Jiang.
Jiang looking to throw knees to the head but Blitz is blocking nicely.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Blitz jumps guard but Jiang stands there with Blitz around his waist. Blitz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Blitz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jiang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Heng Jiang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blitz can't find room to land a body shot as Jiang controls the action.
Jiang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blitz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Blitz misses with a punch on the inside.
Jiang working aggressively here.
Jiang displaying some good clinch control by pressing Blitz up against the cage.
Jiang avoiding damage as Blitz throws knees to the body.
Blitz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jiang tries to work over Blitz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blitz looking to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jiang.
Blitz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blitz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jiang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blitz avoids it.
Jiang avoiding damage as Blitz throws knees to the body.
The referee calls for Jiang to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blitz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blitz managing to block the knees to the body from Jiang.
Blitz trying to control the position but instead, Jiang has worked for underhooks and has pushed Blitz into the cage.
Jiang taking a breather.
Blitz trying to stall but Jiang improves his position.
Blitz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jiang working aggressively here.
Blitz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jiang's elbow.
Blitz misses with some punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blitz looking to slow down the pace here.
Jiang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blitz blocks a body shot from Jiang.
Jiang missing with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Heng Jiang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jiang, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heng Jiang!
Heng Jiang decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.