PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edward Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Sioldster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake comes to the cage accompanied by Gucci Mane feat. Rick Ross - Head Shots. Sioldster has chosen Chaos - Burgatory as his entrance music. Mike Sioldster told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Blake
vs
Sioldster

209 cm
28
200 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

181 cm
28
181 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

NUTROID

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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edward Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Sioldster!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake lands with a kick to the temple. Sioldster shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Mike Sioldster has been cut.
Blake slips a jab from Sioldster.
Sioldster throws the left hand but Blake avoids the punch easily.
Sioldster throws a low kick but Blake moves out of range easily.
Blake takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Blake has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA LA Elite in the buildup to the fight.
Blake defending well as Sioldster loads up on a big left hand.
Blake takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sioldster cracks Blake with an open hand slap.

It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
Sioldster throws the left hand but Blake avoids the punch easily.
Blake scores with a nice head shot.
Blake ducks right into an uppercut from Sioldster.
Blake looks to land a left hand but Sioldster moved out of range nicely.
Blake really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sioldster closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sioldster misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Blake counters with a head kick that drops Sioldster to the mat! Sioldster scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Sioldster is rocked!
Sioldster bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blake's head backwards.
A big right from Blake misses.
Blake throws a head kick that misses.
Sioldster takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sioldster is still on wobbly legs! Can Blake finish him?
Sioldster throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sioldster seems to have recovered his senses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blake.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake misses with a kick to the body.
Sioldster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blake.
Blake misses with a looping right.
Sioldster tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sioldster.
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sioldster.
Sioldster takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That has opened up Mike Sioldster's cut even more.
Sioldster steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Blake. That one must have hurt.
Blake throws a lazy head kick
and Sioldster counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sioldster lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Blake looks to land a right hand but Sioldster moved out of range.
Sioldster with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sioldster scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sioldster scoring well with a low kick there.
Blake on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sioldster connects with a right hand. Blake shakes it off.
Blake throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Blake misses.
Blake lands the left hand.
Blake throws a sloppy head kick and Sioldster moves out of range easily.
Blake throws a sloppy head kick and Sioldster moves out of range easily.
Sioldster doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sioldster misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Blake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sioldster punishes Blake's body with a nice straight punch.
Sioldster uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blake.
Sioldster connects with a body shot that sends Blake's belly button to the back.
Blake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Edward Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sioldster connects with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blake.
Blake gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sioldster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice jab there from Blake.
Blake takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sioldster avoids the body shot from Blake.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake misses with a left hand
and Sioldster counters with an outside leg kick.
Sioldster cracks Blake with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Sioldster.
Blake throws a lazy head kick
and Sioldster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blake scores with a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sioldster.
Blake scores with the left hand. Sioldster knows he should have avoided that one.

The cut above Mike Sioldster's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Blake is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice shot lands for Blake.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sioldster.
Sioldster lands a nice shot that snaps Blake's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sioldster cracks Blake with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sioldster throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blake seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sioldster moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sioldster with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blake.
Sioldster throws a sloppy head kick and Blake moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sioldster throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Blake counters with a one-two to the body.
Blake throws a head kick that misses
and Sioldster makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sioldster.
Blake missing with a left hand there. Sioldster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blake throws a one two combo.
Blake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sioldster scores with a leg kick.
Sioldster has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Blake lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Mike Sioldster's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A big left from Sioldster misses.
Blake attempts a counter takedown but Sioldster avoids it well and moves away.
Blake misses with a hook to the body

and Sioldster counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sioldster.
Blake keeps control of Sioldster as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sioldster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sioldster lands a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sioldster connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blake's face.
Blake lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sioldster backwards.

Sioldster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sioldster counters with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mike Sioldster will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sioldster avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blake misses with a straight right.
Sioldster throws a lazy right hand but Blake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blake scores with a three punch combo!
Sioldster is looking to clinch.
Sioldster connects with a leg kick. Blake looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sioldster bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blake's head backwards.
Blake catches Sioldster with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Blake looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sioldster lands a body shot.
Blake walks into a left hand.
Sioldster cracks a nice hook into Blake's ribs.
Blake has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake throws a body kick that misses
letting Sioldster counter with a right hand.
Sioldster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sioldster takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sioldster's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blake connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sioldster scrambles back to his feet.
Sioldster throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sioldster throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mike Sioldster seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake throws out a loose jab but Sioldster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sioldster lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sioldster.
Sioldster fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blake.
Sioldster missing with a left hand there. Blake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sioldster manages to avoid it.
Blake checks the leg kick.
Sioldster takes a swing at Blake's ribcage but misses.
Blake half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Blake throws a hook but Sioldster blocks it.
Sioldster blocks a head kick by Blake.
Sioldster digs a good body shot into Blake's ribs.
Blake walks into a jab.
Sioldster avoids the head kick by Blake.
Blake misses with a low kick as Sioldster jumps back.
Sioldster throws a hook but Blake blocks it.
No joy there for Blake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sioldster moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake loads up on a big right hand but Sioldster slips the punch.
Blake connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A head kick misses from Blake.

Sioldster gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Blake has a couple of punches blocked by Sioldster.
Sioldster is trying to push Blake away but Blake has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sioldster blocking some punches.
Sioldster struggles to land a body shot inside as Blake controls his hands.
Blake lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blake works on Sioldster's body with a couple of short punches.
Blake cracks Sioldster with a nice body shot.
Blake struggles to land a body shot inside as Sioldster controls his hands.
Sioldster wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blake throws a head punch that misses.
Blake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blake lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sioldster breaks the clinch.
Blake throws a right hand that misses
and Sioldster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blake throws a sloppy head kick and Sioldster moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sioldster! But no joy.
Blake drops his hands momentarily and Sioldster takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Blake throws an overhand right that lands on Sioldster's shoulder, as Sioldster tries to avoid the shot.
Sioldster throws a shot to the body.
Blake throws an overhand right that lands on Sioldster's shoulder, as Sioldster tries to avoid the shot.
Blake takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Blake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sioldster.
Blake throws an overhand right that lands on Sioldster's shoulder, as Sioldster tries to avoid the shot.
Nice body punch from Sioldster.
Blake misses with an uppercut.
Blake misses with a right hand
and Sioldster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blake throws a lazy head kick
and Sioldster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sioldster throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Blake throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blake is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blake misses with a hook
and Sioldster counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sioldster lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sioldster.
A jab lands there for Blake.
Blake moves out of range of the body kick.
Blake throws a sloppy head kick
and Sioldster counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sioldster throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Blake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sioldster looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sioldster tries to clinch but Blake is having none of it.
Blake misses with the body kick
and Sioldster counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Blake walks into a left hand.
Blake drops his hands momentarily and Sioldster takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sioldster is looking to slow Blake down with leg kicks.
Sioldster looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sioldster scores with a hook to the body. Blake takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blake feints and then cracks Sioldster's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sioldster down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Sioldster showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Blake moves out of range as Sioldster strikes.
Sioldster slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sioldster misses with a hook.
Blake with a nice cross.
Blake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sioldster.
Sioldster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sioldster bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Blake tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blake throws a hook but Sioldster blocks it.
Sioldster digs a good hook to Blake's body.
Sioldster steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blake.
A head kick misses from Blake.
Blake throws a head kick that misses
and Sioldster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sioldster throws the left hand but Blake avoids the punch easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Blake. Sioldster does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blake looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sioldster takes a swing at Blake's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sioldster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blake.
Blake moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSioldster.
Sioldster tries a head kick but it misses.
Blake half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sioldster connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sioldster defending well as Blake loads up on a big left hand.
As Blake backs off Sioldster throws a huge counter combo but Blake manages to avoid it all.
Sioldster avoids the head kick by Blake.
A head kick misses from Blake.
A big right from Blake misses.
Blake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sioldster.
A punch combination from Blake misses.
Sioldster lands with a shot to the body.
Sioldster scores with a push kick.
Sioldster lands a slapping body shot.
Sioldster catches Blake with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sioldster digs a good hook to Blake's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sioldster is looking to slow Blake down with leg kicks.
Edward Blake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sioldster throws a poor cross that misses

and Blake counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sioldster!
Blake lands a nice forearm strike.
Blake in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Blake wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sioldster keeps working.
Sioldster tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blake throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sioldster wants to control but Blake postures up.
Blake misses with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sioldster being controlled for a moment.
Blake wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sioldster keeps working.
Blake throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sioldster is looking to regain half guard here but Blake keeps moving and retains side control.
Blake is looking to take a break and control but Sioldster is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Blake in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Blake is staying tight to Sioldster's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Blake in side control lands a decent elbow.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mike Sioldster's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Edward Blake!
After winning the bout, Edward Blake thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.