PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernst Stavro Blofeld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abu Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Stavro Blofeld
vs
Rock

187 cm
25
206 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
37
195 lbs
23 - 17 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ernst Stavro Blofeld!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abu Rock!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blofeld thuds his right hand into Rock's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rock throws a lazy uppercut
and Rock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Rock rushes Blofeld and presses him up against the cage.
Rock has a couple of punches blocked by Blofeld.
Blofeld has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rock changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Blofeld fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Blofeld jabs Rock to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Blofeld.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blofeld.
Rock throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blofeld counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rock digs a good hook to Blofeld's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Blofeld cracks Rock with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Blofeld lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ernst Stavro Blofeld is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Blofeld darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Blofeld missing with a left hand there. Rock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rock changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Blofeld throws a right hand that misses

and Rock counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rock chips away with some ground and pound.
Rock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blofeld is keeping the position for now.
Rock is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blofeld avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blofeld wants to get back to his feet but Rock is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rock trying to control the position from guard on top but Blofeld is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Blofeld swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rock looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blofeld thows a leg kick but Rock checks it
and Rock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rock throws a leg kick but Blofeld checks it.
Blofeld changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rock moves out of range of the leg kick from Blofeld.

Rock darts in and clinches Blofeld up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Blofeld fails to land.
Rock misses with a hook to the ribs.

Blofeld breaks the clinch.
Blofeld throws a lazy right hand but Rock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice cross by Blofeld.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blofeld misses with an uppercut. Rock saw that one coming.

Rock has Blofeld up against the cage in a clinch.
Rock tries for a takedown but Blofeld manages to get underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rock is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Come on Rock - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right from Blofeld on the inside.

Blofeld manages to break the clinch.
Blofeld misses with a body shot.
Rock moves out of range of the leg kick from Blofeld.
Blofeld swings widly with a right hand

and Rock counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rock.
Rock lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ernst Stavro Blofeld will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Blofeld rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Rock counters with a nice double leg into side control. Blofeld won't be happy with that.
Rock trying to control the action but Blofeld is working from the bottom.
Blofeld pushes Rock away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rock gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Rock trying to control the position but Blofeld is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rock controlling the position from side mount.
Rock prevents Blofeld from escaping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Blofeld dodges the ground and pound from Rock.
Rock in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Blofeld is not content to let Rock control the position.
Rock is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Blofeld avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rock.
Blofeld prevents Rock from moving into mount.
Rock is looking to take a break and control but Blofeld is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rock tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Rock trying to control the position but Blofeld is working away.
Blofeld wants to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blofeld rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blofeld throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blofeld throws a looping overhand right but Rock ducks down to avoid it.
Rock slips under a jab from Blofeld.
Ernst Stavro Blofeld seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blofeld connects with a nice looking jab.
Blofeld throws a lazy right hand but Rock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blofeld scores with a hook to the body. Rock takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheers as Blofeld lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rock doesn't seem phased though.
Rock with a lazy takedown attempt
and Blofeld counters with a three punch combo that has Rock backing up. Rock nods at Blofeld to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blofeld throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Blofeld.
Blofeld throws a poor cross that misses

and Rock counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Blofeld is staying active underneath Rock, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rock is controlling the pace.
Blofeld is refusing to be controlled, as Rock sits in half guard.
Rock controlling the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blofeld is staying active underneath Rock, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernst Stavro Blofeld dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Blofeld throws a leg kick
and Rock counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rock lands a nice hook to Blofeld's body. Blofeld takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blofeld throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A low kick from Blofeld is predictable there

and Rock counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rock wants to control from the top but Blofeld keeps moving.
Rock is looking to work some ground and pound but Blofeld has wrist control.
Rock looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rock trying to control the position from guard on top but Blofeld is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rock stops Blofeld from standing up.
Rock is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rock.
A little feinted left hand from Blofeld on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blofeld thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two 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.

Rock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ernst Stavro Blofeld is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rock is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blofeld is keeping busy.
Rock misses with some punches.
Blofeld avoiding damage as Rock throws knees to the body.
Rock tries for a takedown. No joy.
Blofeld lands a shoulder strike.

Blofeld breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blofeld connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rock swings for the body but Blofeld moves out of range.
Blofeld looks to throw the jab but Rock is out of range.
Blofeld lands with a right hand.
Blofeld misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Blofeld misses.
Rock tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Blofeld throws a jab when Rock was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Rock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Blofeld misses the target.
Rock gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blofeld.
Blofeld throws a hook to the side of Rock's head but Rock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ernst Stavro Blofeld is winning the standup battle so far.
Rock moves in looking to clinch but Blofeld pushes him off.
A low kick from Rock is predictable there
and Blofeld counters with a low kick, right behind Rock 's knee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rock rushes Blofeld and presses him up against the cage.
Rock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rock tries to work over Blofeld's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rock stalling in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blofeld.
Rock tries to work over Blofeld's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rock misses with a knee strike.
Abu Rock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rock misses with some punches.
Rock tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ernst Stavro Blofeld has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abu Rock.
Blofeld blocks the elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ernst Stavro Blofeld showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blofeld, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernst Stavro Blofeld!