PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zachariah Bolton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffery Blades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Bolton
vs
Blades

166 cm
24
151 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zachariah Bolton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeffery Blades!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blades throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blades throws a head kick that half lands.
Bolton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blades throws a head kick but Bolton moves out of range.
Bolton avoids the head kick by Blades.
Bolton blocks a head kick by Blades.

Bolton instigates a clinch.
Blades working hard to break the clinch.

Bolton wants the takedown. Blades is fighting it off but Bolton persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Blades's guard against the cage.
Bolton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bolton is in close to Blades's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bolton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Blades has his feet on Bolton's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolton walks into a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Blades throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jeffery Blades is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blades tries a head kick but it misses.
Bolton lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bolton lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bolton throws a body kick that misses
and Blades cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Bolton looking to score a takedown here. Blades is defending well but Bolton drives through and ends up in Blades's guard.
Bolton lands a couple of elbows.
Bolton landing with the ground and pound.
Bolton 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.
Bolton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blades's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bolton stops Blades from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bolton landing some decent shots from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bolton works over Blades with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bolton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bolton connects with a couple of short punches.
Bolton landing with the ground and pound.
Bolton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Blades has momentary wrist control but Bolton slips an elbow through the middle.
Bolton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bolton with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bolton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Bolton works over Blades with some ground and pound from guard.
Blades really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bolton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bolton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blades's head.
Bolton prevents Blades from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bolton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bolton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bolton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Bolton stands and steps away. Blades gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Blades throws a head kick that misses

and Bolton moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blades.
Bolton tries to pull guard but Blades won't allow it.
Blades tries to circle away but Bolton has him pinned against the cage.
Blades has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blades tries a body shot but Bolton blocks it.

Bolton has Blades pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Bolton pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Blades tumbling to the mat - Bolton dives into Blades's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Blades is looking to stand back up but Bolton counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Blades.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bolton connects with a nice short shot to Blades's temple.
Blades tries to kick Bolton off but Bolton keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bolton lands with a punch from half guard.
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!
Well, if Bolton is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bolton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blades with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bolton working Blades over with strikes.
Blades on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bolton prevents Blades from standing back up.
Bolton lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zachariah Bolton dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Blades misses with a left hand

and Bolton counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bolton lands with a punch from half guard.
Bolton winds up and cracks Blades with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nice strikes from Bolton there.
Bolton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bolton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blades can do to turn this around?
Bolton is nestled in close to Blades, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Blades tries to kick Bolton off but Bolton keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Blades on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Zachariah Bolton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nice strikes from Bolton there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blades is trying to stand up here but Bolton is controlling him well.
Bolton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Blades has hold of Bolton's hands but Bolton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolton winds up and cracks Blades with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Blades is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bolton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bolton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bolton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bolton stops Blades from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bolton lands with a punch from half guard.
Blades looks like he's trying to stand up.
Blades is breathing heavily.
Bolton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bolton drops an elbow to the side of Blades's head.
Bolton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bolton lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bolton working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bolton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Blades wants to get back to his feet.
Blades on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bolton in particular looking to stall.
Blades is trying to stand.
Bolton working over Blades with some ground and pound. Blades looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bolton lands with a punch from half guard.
Bolton working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bolton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bolton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolton drops an elbow to the side of Blades's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bolton lands a nice short elbow.
Blades tries to kick Bolton off but Bolton keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bolton working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bolton slips a nice elbow through Blades's hands, connecting with Blades's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bolton lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Bolton there.
Bolton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bolton working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Bolton.
Blades tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Bolton manages to move to mount!
Bolton working Blades over with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolton with the ground and pound from mount.
Bolton pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Blades wants to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolton raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bolton pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bolton landing shots from mount.
Blades is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Bolton scoring with strikes but Blades is staying in there.
Blades is bucking up trying to escape but Bolton cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Blades is bucking up trying to escape but Bolton cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Blades has given up his back.
Bolton is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Bolton gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Bolton gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Bolton apologises and we restart here on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zachariah Bolton dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Bolton clinches up against the cage.
Blades tries a body shot but Bolton blocks it.

Bolton pulls Blades into guard.
Blades has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bolton is proving hard to escape from.
Bolton seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bolton's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bolton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice strikes from Bolton there.
Bolton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bolton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Blades taking some punishment here, with Bolton in his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blades is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bolton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bolton working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bolton lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Bolton there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bolton connects with a nice short shot to Blades's temple.
Bolton drops an elbow to the side of Blades's head.
Bolton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bolton lands with a punch from half guard.
Bolton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Blades wants to stand back up but Bolton manages to pass into side control.
Bolton working the body and head with strikes.
Check out the look on Bolton's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolton cracks Blades with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bolton working the ground and pound.
Bolton taking a breather here.
Blades takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Blades tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Blades takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Blades wants to try and get back to his feet.
Bolton raining down shots from the mount!
Bolton landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bolton cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bolton won't let Blades get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Bolton postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Blades looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blades takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bolton lands a heavy elbow.
Bolton lands a heavy elbow.
Bolton landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bolton in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bolton punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bolton postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Blades looks a forlorn figure.
Bolton breaks from Blades's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bolton raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bolton lands a couple of good shots and Blades has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

Blades is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolton lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Blades hold on?!
Blades is still in real trouble! Can Bolton finish him?
Blades is covering up but some of the strikes from Bolton are getting through and doing damage.
Bolton landing with strikes.
Bolton has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Blades's body.
Can Blades hold on?! Bolton is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolton punches Blades on the ear.
Bolton lands a shot to the head.
Blades grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
A helpless look comes across Blades 's face. He knows he's trapped as Bolton lands a series of unanswered strikes. The ref steps in to stop the fight and this one is in the books!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zachariah Bolton!