PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between HeavyWeight Prizefighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ritchie Blackmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prizefighter comes to the cage accompanied by Under and Over it by ffdp. The crowd seem to be enjoying Blackmore's choice of entrance music: 16th century greensleeves. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Prizefighter
vs
Blackmore

214 cm
38
199 lbs
27 - 21 - 2

180 cm
31
197 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, HeavyWeight Prizefighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ritchie Blackmore!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackmore swats away the attempt to clinch by Prizefighter.
Prizefighter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blackmore is able to avoid easily.
Prizefighter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Prizefighter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A solid leg kick lands there for Prizefighter.
Prizefighter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Prizefighter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Prizefighter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blackmore loads up on a big right hand but Prizefighter slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Prizefighter.
Prizefighter looks for the body kick but Blackmore saw that one coming.
A good leg kick by Prizefighter.
Blackmore misses with an uppercut.
Prizefighter is looking to counter the offense by Blackmore and move into the clinch.
Prizefighter moves out of range as Blackmore strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prizefighter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackmore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Prizefighter.

Prizefighter tries to sprawl but Blackmore drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Blackmore works his foot free and advances to mount.
Blackmore looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Prizefighter sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prizefighter gets full guard.
Prizefighter trying to keep a closed guard but Blackmore is proving a slippery customer.
Blackmore is working Prizefighter over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Blackmore stands and throws Prizefighter's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Blackmore is working Prizefighter over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prizefighter is trying to control Blackmore's posture but Blackmore avoids it.
Blackmore trying to control the position but Prizefighter is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Prizefighter's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Prizefighter is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Blackmore working the ground and pound but Prizefighter is defending the strikes.
Prizefighter regains half guard.
Prizefighter makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Prizefighter.
Blackmore wants to pass the guard but Prizefighter is keeping the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Prizefighter is adopting a defensive guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Prizefighter has his foot on Blackmore's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blackmore works his way back into a safe position though.
Prizefighter keeping full guard, as Blackmore tries to pass.

Blackmore avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Blackmore postures up.

Prizefighter has his foot on Blackmore's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blackmore works his way back into a safe position though.
Blackmore cracks Prizefighter with a solid left hand.
Blackmore lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Blackmore trying to control the position from guard on top but Prizefighter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blackmore tries to free his leg and advance position but Prizefighter is retaining full guard.
Prizefighter throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Prizefighter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prizefighter wants to sweep but no luck.
Prizefighter keeping full guard, as Blackmore tries to pass.
Prizefighter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blackmore is one step ahead there.
Blackmore loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blackmore trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blackmore is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Prizefighter controls Blackmore momentarily but Blackmore frees himself.
Blackmore slips nicely into half guard.
Prizefighter moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ritchie Blackmore dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Prizefighter misses with an uppercut.
Prizefighter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Prizefighter cracks the inside of Blackmore's front leg.
Prizefighter scores with a kick to the midsection.
Prizefighter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Prizefighter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Prizefighter closes the distance looking to clinch
and Blackmore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Prizefighter throws a left and a right that both miss

and Blackmore counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Blackmore.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prizefighter looking for a sweep. Not yet Prizefighter, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blackmore passes Prizefighter's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Prizefighter taking some punishment here, with Blackmore in his half guard.
Prizefighter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Prizefighter wants to control but Blackmore is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prizefighter wants to improve his position but Blackmore is controlling well.
Blackmore throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Prizefighter controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Blackmore is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Prizefighter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Prizefighter is looking to improve his position.
Blackmore not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Blackmore blocks the strikes from Prizefighter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackmore lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Blackmore looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Blackmore landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Prizefighter is rocked!
Blackmore is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Prizefighter is hurt! He's hurt bad - Blackmore fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Prizefighter from any more punishment! Congratulations to Blackmore! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ritchie Blackmore!
Ritchie Blackmore thanked the fans post fight for their support.