PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Belfor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Blake has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Belfor
vs
Blake

170 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

160 cm
18
156 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tyson Belfor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William Blake!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Blake scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Blake is nestled in close to Belfor, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Blake stalling.
Belfor tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Blake is thwarting Belfor's attempts to control the position.
Blake is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Belfor wants to control but Blake is keeping busy.
Blake is looking to advance position but Belfor won't allow it.
Blake thows a huge punch but Belfor dodges it nicely.
Belfor trying to control but Blake postures up.
Belfor manages to get to full guard.
Blake preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake trying to control the position from guard on top but Belfor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blake prevents Belfor from getting back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Blake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Blake.
Belfor is breathing heavily.
You can see the frustration on Belfor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Blake trying to control the position but Belfor is working away.
Blake tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Blake lands a few punches from side control.
Belfor is trying to control Blake's posture but Blake avoids it.
Blake is working Belfor over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake working the head with strikes.

Belfor is rocked!
Belfor trying to remain calm as Blake controls from the top position.
Oh Belfor is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blake working the head and body with strikes.
A big shot lands for Blake! That's hurt Belfor! Will he recover? Blake fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Blake!