PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angel Rey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Blair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rey is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Rey
vs
Blair

185 cm
23
215 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

182 cm
19
210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Angel Rey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brett Blair!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rey gets the takedown into side control.
Rey is breathing heavily.
Blair tries to bench press Rey off him but Rey keeps the position.
Blair should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
You can see the frustration on Blair's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Blair tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rey wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Blair is trying to control Rey's posture but Rey avoids it.
Blair is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rey misses with the ground and pound.
Blair is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rey blocks the strikes from Blair.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blair trying to hold on to Rey's head to control him but Rey postures up.
Blair really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Blair wants to improve his position but Rey is controlling well.
Rey 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.
Blair is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair tries to get to full guard but Rey has control of the leg.
Blair trying to control from the bottom.
Blair is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Blair trying to control here.
Blair desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Blair tries to get to full guard but Rey has control of the leg.
Blair is trying to control but can't.

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.
Nice strikes from Rey there.
Blair misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Blair is concentrating on defense, preventing Rey from advancing position.
Blair is looking to control Rey's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blair avoid being mounted?
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rey moves nicely into side control.
Blair tries to improve position but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blair wants to control but Rey postures up.
Blair is looking for a sweep.
Rey lands an elbow.

It looks like Brett Blair has been cut.
Blair is looking to reverse the position.

Rey looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Blair is looking for a sweep.
Blair parries the strikes from Rey easily there. Rey is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Blair to escape.
Blair is looking to regain half guard here but Rey keeps moving and retains side control.
Rey lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Blair tries to buck Rey off but Rey is having none of it.
Blair can't do much from the bottom here.
Blair is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blair is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rey connects with a decent elbow.
Blair tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blair can do anything to dispel that myth.
Blair is still trying to improve position.
Rey looks up at the clock and then as Blair takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rey smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rey tries to move to mount but Blair blocks the move with his legs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blair tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rey wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Rey looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angel Rey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brett Blair'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.

Rey walks into a jab.
Blair throws a shot to the body.

Blair looking to score a takedown here. Rey is defending well but Blair drives through and ends up in Rey's guard.
Rey keeping moving, preventing Blair from controlling successfully.
Blair chips away with some ground and pound.
Blair wants to control from the top but Rey keeps moving.

Rey is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blair scoring with punches to the head and body.
Blair lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blair pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rey is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rey has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blair can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Blair tries to free his leg and advance position but Rey is retaining full guard.
Blair works over Rey with some ground and pound from guard.
Blair postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Blair working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rey's head.
Blair wants to control from the top but Rey keeps moving.
Rey has momentary wrist control but Blair slips an elbow through the middle.

Rey is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Blair defends well.
Blair works over Rey with some ground and pound from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rey had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blair defends it easily.
Blair distracts Rey with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Blair trying to control but Rey is working from the bottom.
Blair stands up over Rey, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Blair lands a couple of digs.
Blair landing some decent shots from guard.
Blair lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rey keeping moving, preventing Blair from controlling successfully.
Blair postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rey keeping moving, preventing Blair from controlling successfully.
Angel Rey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blair with a nice head shot there.
Blair keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rey's head.
Rey can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Blair controls the pace.

Blair is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Rey has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Blair is looking to defend but Rey has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Blair! Rey pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Blair taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Angel Rey!
After winning the bout, Angel Rey thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.