PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tuan Blanchard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias Albin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Blanchard
vs
Albin

216 cm
24
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

187 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tuan Blanchard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Elias Albin!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Blanchard rushes Albin and presses him up against the cage.

Albin jumps guard.

Albin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blanchard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Albin has a closed guard, preventing Blanchard from standing up.

Albin looking for a guillotine here but Blanchard defends easily.
Blanchard landing some decent shots from guard.
Blanchard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blanchard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Blanchard is working Albin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanchard is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Albin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blanchard defends it easily.
Blanchard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Blanchard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Albin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blanchard.
Blanchard chips away with some ground and pound.
Blanchard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blanchard scoring with some ground and pound.
Blanchard lands a couple of digs.
Albin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blanchard tries to stand but Albin is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Albin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Blanchard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Albin on the ground.
Blanchard with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Blanchard wanted to stand there but Albin had control of the position.
Blanchard is looking to work some ground and pound but Albin has wrist control.
Albin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blanchard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Blanchard scoring with punches to the head and body.
Albin wants to sweep here but Blanchard controlling him for the moment.
Blanchard connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanchard would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Blanchard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Albin looking for a guillotine here but Blanchard defends easily.
Blanchard tries to stand but Albin is controlling from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blanchard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blanchard stopping the sweep attempt from Albin.
Blanchard postures up and lands a big shot to Albin's brow.
Blanchard has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blanchard's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Blanchard preventing the sweep.

Albin looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Blanchard has picked Albin up and slammed him! Albin can't keep hold of the triangle and Blanchard manages to pass to side control!
Blanchard working the ground and pound.
Albin trying his best to control but Blanchard has mounted him.
Blanchard unloading with bombs!
Blanchard dominating with strikes here.
Blanchard landing punches.
Albin regains half guard.
Albin looks winded!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blanchard is nestled in close to Albin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Blanchard seems to be working for a kimura but Albin defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tuan Blanchard dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Blanchard clinches.

Blanchard gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Albin trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Blanchard manages to pass to mount!
Albin is bucking up trying to escape but Blanchard cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BOOM! Blanchard connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Albin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Blanchard avoids the attempt from Albin to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanchard fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Blanchard scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Albin?
Albin tries to reverse the position but Blanchard maintains control.
Blanchard fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Blanchard punishing his opponent with strikes.
Blanchard scoring with strikes but Albin is staying in there.
Blanchard is landing with some decent strikes but Albin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Albin regains half guard.
Blanchard tries to stand but can't do so whilst Albin controls his leg.
Blanchard takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albin tries to get to full guard but Blanchard has control of the leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blanchard looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Blanchard there.
Blanchard seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Albin trying to control here.
It looks like Blanchard is going to stand back up.
Blanchard not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanchard wants to get back to his feet.

Blanchard is trying to work for a kimura but Albin is defending well.

Albin looking for submissions off his back.
Blanchard working over Albin with some ground and pound. Albin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The fighters are battling for position here. Albin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Blanchard works over Albin with some ground and pound from guard.

Blanchard has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Albin to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Blanchard is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Albin pulls down on the head and he's put Blanchard to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Elias Albin!
Elias Albin was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.