PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rupert Blasts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Blake might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Pretty Reckless - Take me down. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Blake
vs
Blasts

185 cm
25
201 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

185 cm
29
195 lbs
11 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesse Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rupert Blasts!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake throws a leg kick but Blasts sees it coming and moves out of range.
Blake moves in looking to clinch but Blasts pushes him off.
We've been told by Blake's head coaches at Abobomination Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Blasts keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blasts feints a counter leg kick.
Blasts tries to close the distance and clinch but Blake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As Blasts looks to move away, Blake throws a big counter combo but Blasts just gets out of the way.
A punch combination from Blake misses.
Some wild striking there from Blake.
Blake misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A low kick from Blake is predictable there
and Blasts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blake misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake misses with a takedown attempt - Blasts sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Blasts fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blake, pushing him back against the cage.

Blake wants the takedown. Blasts is fighting it off but Blake persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Blasts's guard against the cage.

Blasts is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Blake presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

Blake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Blasts moves into range and clinches up with Blake.
Blasts lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Blake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Blake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blake closes the distance and clinches up with Blasts, looking for a takedown. Blake pushes Blasts against the cage but Blasts circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blasts moves out of range of the body kick.
Blake tries to clinch but Blasts moves out of range.
Blasts tries a quick counter leg kick but Blake is wise to it.
Blake shoots in for a takedown but Blasts shows good takedown defense.
Jesse Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blasts tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blake manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Blasts rushes Blake and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Blake working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blasts missing with knees to the body.
Blasts lands a nice knee to the body.
Blake is breathing heavily.
Blasts lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Jesse Blake has been cut.
Blasts scores with a shoulder strike.
Blasts tries a knee to the head but Blake blocks it.
Blake tries to pull guard but Blasts holds him up against the cage and eventually Blake drops back down to his feet.
Blasts working aggressively here.
Blasts prevents Blake from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blasts.
Blasts tries to land a knee to the head but Blake blocks with his arms.
Blasts tries to work over Blake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blasts throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blake blocks it with crossed arms.
Blake blocks a body shot from Blasts.

Blake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blasts avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Blake thuds a left hand into Blasts's body.
Blake shoots in for a double leg but Blasts sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
It seemed like Blasts was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Blasts rushes Blake and presses him up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Blasts.
Blasts landing knees to the head.
A short right from Blasts.
Blasts has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Blake seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Blasts can turn it around.
Blasts looking to throw knees to the head but Blake is blocking nicely.
Blasts scores with a shot to the side of Blake's head.
Blasts lands a left hand.
Blake working hard to break the clinch.
Blake has had enough of the clinch but Blasts keeps him there for the moment.
Blasts with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blasts misses with a knee strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blake goes for a takedown in the clinch but Blasts prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Blasts fails to land.
Blasts lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blasts unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blake lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Blasts lands a nice shot to the body.
Blake avoiding damage as Blasts throws knees to the body.
Blasts misses with a knee to the head.
Blasts lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blasts landing knees to the head.

Blake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rupert Blasts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blasts on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Blasts is looking to clinch but Blake is avoiding it.
Blasts tries to close the distance and clinch but Blake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blake fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blasts avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rupert Blasts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesse Blake's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Blake throws a front kick that sends Blasts stumbling back into the cage.
Blasts avoids a kick to the body.
Blake looks to land a body kick but Blasts moved away.
Blake backing away here, and Blasts unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Blake throws a sloppy head kick
and Blasts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jesse Blake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blake scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Blasts tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blake fails with the takedown
and Blasts counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blasts tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blake drops down looking for a counter takedown but Blasts sprawls and moves away.

Blake shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blasts looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Blasts looks like he's trying to stand up.
Blake slows the pace down in half guard.
Blake stops Blasts from getting back to his feet.

Blasts has one foot on Blake's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Blake throws a nice looking combination but Blasts bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blasts is trying to counter with his kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blasts moves in looking to clinch but Blake pushes him off.
Blasts takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jesse Blake is winning the standup battle so far.
Blake misses with a double jab
and Blasts makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Blake throws a lazy body kick
and Blasts counters with a left to the body.

Blasts takes the fight into the clinch.

Blake works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Blasts manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake with a lazy takedown attempt
and Blasts counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Blasts has Blake up against the cage in a clinch.
Blasts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blasts using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blake has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blasts throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blake blocks it with crossed arms.
Blake wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blasts tries to work over Blake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blasts landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Blasts cracks Blake with a nice body shot.
Blasts lands a shoulder strike.
Blasts lands a hook that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Rupert Blasts seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Blasts tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Blake fails to land.
Blasts landing knees to the head.
Blasts's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Blake breaks from the clinch.
Blake misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blake doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Blasts counters with a low kick, right behind Blake 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Blasts counters with an outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blake bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blasts's head.
Blake fails to land with a series of punches.

Blasts closes the distance and clinches.
Blasts struggles to land a body shot inside as Blake controls his hands.
Blasts misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blasts scores a nice knee to the body.
Blake goes for a takedown in the clinch but Blasts prevents it.
Blasts lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blasts scores with a shoulder strike.
Blake wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blasts has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Still in the clinch, Blasts scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rupert Blasts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jesse Blake's cut.
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!

Blake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blake looks for a takedown but Blasts sprawls well.
Blasts doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Blake shoots and misses
and Blasts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blasts is looking to clinch.
Blake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Blake tries to keep at a distance but Blasts has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blake's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blasts lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Blasts landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Blake is trying to drag Blasts to the mat but Blasts just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blasts throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blasts throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blake takes a shot to the head.
Blasts with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blasts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blasts misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blake.
Blasts lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blasts throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blake blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Blasts.
Blasts tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blasts tries to land a knee to the head but Blake blocks with his arms.
Blake tries to circle away but Blasts has him pinned against the cage.
Blasts tries to land knees in the clinch but Blake avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blasts.
Blasts lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blake wants to break free but Blasts has control.
Blasts using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blake has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blasts looking to throw knees to the head but Blake is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blasts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blake's elbow.
Jesse Blake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Blake breaks from the clinch.
Blake misses with a two punch combination.
Blasts doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blake throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Blasts takes the fight into the clinch.
Blasts lands with a light punch inside.
Blake tries to break free but Blasts pushes him back against the cage.
Blasts scores with a knee to the head.
Blasts throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blasts makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blake can't break the clinch.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake tries for a takedown but Blasts circles away easily
and Blasts counters with a nice body shot.
Blake fails with the takedown
and Blake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blake misses with a lunging right hand
and Blasts counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blake thinking.

Blasts clinches up with Blake and pushes him back against the cage.

Blake has Blasts pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Blake pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Blasts tumbling to the mat - Blake dives into Blasts's guard.

Blasts is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Blake manages to break the clinch.
Blake throws a poor cross that misses
and Blasts counters with a three punch combo that has Blake backing up. Blake nods at Blasts to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake swings for the body but Blasts moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Blake.
Blake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blasts doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

Blasts has closed the distance and engaged Blake in a clinch.
Blake is trying to drag Blasts to the mat but Blasts just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Blasts with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blasts throws a punch but it's blocked by Blake.

Blake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Blasts drives through and clinches with Blake against the cage.
Blasts struggles to land a body shot inside as Blake controls his hands.
Blake blocks a body shot from Blasts.
Blake is trying to break the clinch but Blasts is controlling him.
Blake jumps guard but Blasts stands there with Blake around his waist. Blake gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rupert Blasts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Blasts 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rupert Blasts!
Rupert Blasts 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.