PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Blitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reid is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Johnny Cash - Roughneck. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blitz
vs
Reid

175 cm
22
152 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

178 cm
25
145 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin

Bare Knuckle Fisticuffs Clothing

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 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Blitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Liam Reid!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blitz tries to clinch up but Reid circles away and keeps his distance.

Blitz gets tackled into the cage by Reid. Reid maintains the clinch.
Reid lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like John Blitz has been cut.
Reid missing with knees to the body.
Reid with a knee to the head.
Blitz looking to throw knees to the head but Reid is blocking nicely.
Blitz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reid stalling the fight.
Reid is struggling to control the position.
Reid with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reid blocks the elbow strike.
Blitz is trying to break the clinch but Reid has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reid with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blitz tries to circle away but Reid has him pinned against the cage.
Blitz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Reid lands a good knee to the midsection. Blitz won't want to take too many of those.
Blitz tries for a takedown but Reid manages to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid misses with a knee strike.
Blitz tries to circle away but Reid has him pinned against the cage.
Reid landing knees to the head.
Reid lands a knee to the body.
Blitz struggles to land a body shot inside as Reid controls his hands.
Blitz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Reid is defending well.
Blitz tries to stall but Reid uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Blitz misses with a punch on the inside.
Blitz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Blitz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reid avoiding damage as Blitz throws knees to the body.

Blitz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blitz cracks the inside of Reid's front leg.

Reid moves into range and clinches up with Blitz.
Blitz slows down the pace here.
Reid misses with a knee strike.
Blitz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blitz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blitz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Blitz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Blitz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blitz can't get the takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reid managing to block the knees to the body from Blitz.
A knee to the head by Reid.

Blitz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reid throws the kick towards the body but Blitz avoids it.
Blitz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The SkrapBox in the buildup to the fight.
Liam Reid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blitz is looking to clinch.
Reid dives in and grabs Blitz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Blitz pushes down on Reid's head and hops out.
Blitz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Blitz tried to score with a low kick but Reid checks it.
Reid fails with a takedown attempt.
Blitz shoots in for a double leg but Reid sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Reid shapes to counter with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reid shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Blitz scrambles and gets back to his feet.
No luck for Reid with that takedown attempt.
Blitz wants to clinch up but Reid keeps it at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Blitz as Reid shoots in.
Blitz is looking to slow Reid down with leg kicks.

Reid closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Blitz to the mat! Blitz manages to get full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Blitz is working an open guard so Reid takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Blitz tries to close the distance and clinch but Reid swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blitz tries to bum rush Reid with a series of wild strikes but Reid uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Horrible takedown attempt by Reid or perhaps it was just good defense by Blitz, which made it look bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blitz stuffs the takedown attempt from Reid. Reid gets slowly back to his feet.
Blitz is looking for a counter combo.
Blitz tries to clinch but Reid is having none of it.
Reid fails with a takedown attempt.
Reid fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blitz avoids it really well and circles away.
Blitz wants to clinch.
And Reid responds with a good body kick, but Blitz manages to step out the way in time.
Blitz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reid swivels and escapes.
Blitz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Reid.
Blitz throws a big counter combination but Reid scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Liam Reid will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Blitz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Blitz lands with a kick to the temple. Reid shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Liam Reid has been cut.
John Blitz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reid darts in looking for a takedown but Blitz gets double underhooks and turns Reid into the cage.
Blitz misses with a takedown attempt - Reid sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Blitz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Reid manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Blitz being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reid is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Reid can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blitz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
John Blitz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blitz'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.

Reid is working an open guard so Blitz takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Blitz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reid misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck for Reid with that takedown attempt.
John Blitz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liam Reid.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid fails with a takedown attempt.
John Blitz is winning the standup battle so far.
Blitz fails to land with a series of punches.
Reid on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blitz. Blitz obviously looking to wear him down.
Reid looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Reid has managed to clinch.

Blitz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Reid closes the distance and pushes Blitz back into the cage.
Blitz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reid crunches a lovely knee into Blitz's ribcage.
Reid with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid avoiding damage as Blitz throws knees to the body.
Reid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blitz blocks it with crossed arms.
Reid on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blitz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blitz tries to break the clinch but Reid is controlling the position.
Blitz landing knees to the body.
Reid missing with knees to the body.
Reid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blitz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blitz letting Reid take a breather here.
Reid misses with a knee to the head.
Blitz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Reid looking to throw knees to the head but Blitz is blocking nicely.
Reid tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blitz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reid tries to land a knee to the head but Blitz blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Blitz breaks from the clinch.
Blitz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Reid moves into the clinch successfully.
Blitz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Reid throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reid stalling against the cage.
Reid tries to land knees in the clinch but Blitz avoids the damage to the body.
Reid leaning his opponent against the cage.
Blitz lands an uppercut.
Liam Reid seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blitz is defending well for now.
Reid dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Blitz manages to break the clinch.
Reid has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Blitz dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Blitz pushes Reid up against the cage in a clinch.
Blitz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blitz is trying to break free.

Blitz manages to break the clinch.

Reid closes the distance and clinches.
Blitz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blitz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Reid misses with a knee to the head.
Reid with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blitz can't get the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reid tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Blitz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reid swats away the attempt to clinch by Blitz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blitz but Blitz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Reid with a poor takedown
and Blitz finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Reid will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
John Blitz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liam Reid.
Reid takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reid fails with a takedown attempt.
Blitz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reid manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blitz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Blitz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reid's waist but Reid gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blitz off to one side.
Blitz is looking to clinch.
Blitz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Reid.
Blitz throws a quick counter kick to the body but Reid avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blitz moves in looking to clinch but Reid pushes him off.
Blitz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Reid momentarily.
Blitz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Blitz lands a high kick!
Reid shoots in looking for a takedown. Blitz tries to sprawl out of it but Reid keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Blitz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reid tries to clinch but Blitz moves out of range.
Blitz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Reid sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Reid shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blitz trying to keep a closed guard but Reid is proving a slippery customer.
Blitz keeping moving, preventing Reid from controlling successfully.

Reid gets to his feet. Blitz looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Reid moves into the clinch successfully.

Blitz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blitz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Reid.
Reid throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blitz's waist but Blitz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Reid off to one side.
Reid tries to clinch up but Blitz circles away and keeps his distance.
Blitz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid throws a wild body kick that Blitz sees coming a mile off.
Blitz tries to clinch there but Reid circles away.
Blitz has his takedown stuffed

and Reid holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Blitz breaks from the clinch.
Blitz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Blitz wants to land a leg kick but Reid is out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Blitz as Reid shoots in.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blitz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Blitz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blitz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Blitz!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, John Blitz made sure he mentioned Mohito Fightwear (Laundry), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Liam Reid was interviewed post fight and said 'I need to get back home and think about things. This may be it. Thanks to everyone who's helped me on this journey'.