PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erik Junio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnson Blu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Junio
vs
Blu

190 cm
22
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
190 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Erik Junio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnson Blu!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blu throws a right hand that Junio ducks under and follows up with a left that Junio also avoids with ease.
Junio slips under a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Junio. That's going to slow Blu down.
Blu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blu lands a jab to the nose.
Blu connects with a nice looking jab.
Blu lands with a shot to the body.
Blu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Junio seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Junio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Junio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Junio. Junio obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Junio wants to clinch.
Junio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Junio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Junio with a jab.
Junio feints and then cracks Blu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blu down.
Junio lands with a nice body kick.
Junio walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Junio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blu.
Junio is looking for a counter combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junio dodges the punch combination from Blu.
Junio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Junio tries to close the distance and clinch but Blu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blu throws a combination that misses
and Junio counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Blu is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Junio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Junio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Junio throws a sloppy head kick and Blu moves out of range easily.
Blu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Junio.
Junio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Junio moves forwards but Blu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Blu avoids the head kick by Junio.
Junio scores with a head kick.
Junio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blu swinging wildly here.
Blu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Junio, right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junio attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A chopping leg kick lands by Junio.
Junio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Junio throws a head kick that half lands.
Blu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A lazy left from Blu finds it's target.
Junio connects with a solid leg kick.
Blu tests Junio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson Blu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blu misses with a double jab.
Blu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Blu lands a head shot.
Junio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Junio tries to clinch up.
Junio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Junio is breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Junio. Those never looked like landing.

Blu changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Junio looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Junio is looking to get back to his feet here but Blu is keeping cool and he's managed to take Junio's back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blu gets his hands free as Junio looks to control.
Blu controlling the position well here. Junio rolled but Blu kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Junio is trying to break free.
Blu trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Junio doesn't escape.
Blu's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Let's hope that Blu has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Junio tries to break free.
I would not like to be Junio right now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Johnson Blu will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Junio moves in looking to clinch but Blu pushes him off.
Junio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Junio moves into range and clinches up with Blu.
Blu is trying to drag Junio to the mat but Junio just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Blu is working for takedown but Junio is calmly controlling the position for now.

Junio manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blu keeps the fight on the outside.
Junio connects with an inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Blu. Those never looked like landing.
Erik Junio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Junio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blu looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junio cracks the inside of Blu's front leg.
Blu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Junio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blu throws the left hand but Junio avoids the punch easily.
Junio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Blu scores with a nice right hand.
Junio doesn't manage to clinch there - Blu circles away.
Junio scores with a push kick.
Junio lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Junio closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A head kick misses from Junio.
Blu throws out a counter right but Junio avoids it with no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Junio takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blu misses with the combination.
Junio misses with an uppercut. Blu saw that one coming.
Blu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Junio with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junio scores with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Junio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Junio takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Junio tries to clinch but Blu moves out of range.
Junio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Blu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Junio lands with a nice body punch.
Junio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Junio connects with an inside leg kick.
Blu throws a series of punches but Junio moves out of range.
Junio tries a head kick but it misses.
Blu lands a nice hook to Junio's body. Junio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blu lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Blu there.
Blu tests Junio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Decent striking displayed by Blu there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Blu both land. Nice combination.
Blu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blu with a hook.
Junio moves in looking to clinch but Blu pushes him off.
Blu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Junio lands a leg kick that knocks Blu off balance momentarily.
Junio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Junio throws a low kick, looking for Blu's leg but Blu calmly moves out of range.
Junio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Junio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blu digs a good hook to Junio's body.
A nice combination there by Blu.
Johnson Blu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blu cracks Junio with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
An inside leg kick from Junio misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Blu misses.
Blu swinging wildly here.
Blu has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Junio lands a leg kick that knocks Blu off balance momentarily.
Blu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Junio scores with a sloppy right hand. Blu should have avoided that one.
Junio lands a head kick!
Junio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blu's sensitive parts.
Junio looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Blu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Junio doesn't manage to clinch there - Blu circles away.
A combination from Blu does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Junio misses with a head kick.
Blu scores with a jab.
Blu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Junio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnson Blu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Junio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Blu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Junio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Junio.
Blu lands a two punch combo.
Junio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blu.
Junio throws a big counter combination but Blu scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Junio tries to clinch but Blu moves out of range.
Blu keeps the fight on the outside.
Blu takes a kick to the side of the head.
Junio misses with a head kick.
Blu unleashes a big counter combination but Junio bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Junio is looking to clinch but Blu is avoiding it.
Junio misses with a head kick.
Blu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Junio can pounce on him.
Junio wants to slow Blu down by chopping away at his legs.
Blu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Junio.
Blu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Junio misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Junio throws a jab but it's blocked by Blu.
Blu lands a nice hook to Junio's body. Junio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Junio takes the fight into the clinch.
Blu is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Blu has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Junio avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Junio manages to break the clinch.
Blu throws the left hand but Junio avoids the punch easily.
A head kick from Junio lands but Blu takes it in his stride.
Blu misses with a double jab
and Junio counters with a nice low kick that buckles Blu's knee momentarily.
Blu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Junio.
Blu lands with an uppercut that bounces Junio off the cage and back into range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Junio can pounce on him.
Junio slips a jab and a cross from Blu.
Blu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Junio misses with a head kick.
Blu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Junio at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blu avoids the head kick by Junio.
Blu throws out a counter right but Junio avoids it with no problem.
Blu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Blu misses the target.
Junio throws a big counter combination but Blu scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Blu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Junio connects with a solid leg kick.
Junio misses with a head kick.
Blu jabs Junio right on the nose. Junio blinks but takes it well.
Blu keeps the fight on the outside.
Blu misses with a body kick.
Junio throws a big counter combination but Blu scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Junio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Junio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Blu dives in and grabs Junio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Junio pushes down on Blu's head and hops out.
Erik Junio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnson Blu.
Junio throws a leg kick which misses Blu's front leg but catches the back leg as Blu tries to avoid it.
Blu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Junio.
Blu ducks under a wild hook from Junio.
Blu keeps the fight on the outside.
Junio misses with a body shot
and Blu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blu sizes up Junio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Blu works over Junio's head and body with a nice combination.
Junio slips under a jab from Blu.
Erik Junio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Junio closes the distance and pushes Blu back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Junio manages to break the clinch.
Blu throws an overhand right that lands on Junio's shoulder, as Junio tries to avoid the shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Junio. That's going to slow Blu down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blu misses with a two punch combination.
Junio lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Junio stuffs the takedown attempt from Blu. Blu gets slowly back to his feet.
Erik Junio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Junio tries to close the distance and clinch but Blu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good leg kick by Junio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Junio momentarily.
Junio wants to clinch up but Blu keeps it at a distance.
Blu lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson Blu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Blu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Junio stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Junio cracks Blu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Blu swats away the attempt to clinch by Junio.
Junio takes one on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnson Blu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Blu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnson Blu!