PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devin Blanchard (ranked 8831 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bloody Dana (ranked 5973 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blanchard
vs
Dana

185 cm
18
278 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devin Blanchard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bloody Dana!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dana closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dana lands in his opponent's guard.
Dana wants to stand but Blanchard is controlling his posture from full guard.
Dana controls from within his opponent's guard.

Blanchard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dana slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dana must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dana tries to free his leg and advance position but Blanchard is retaining full guard.
Dana wants to control from the top but Blanchard keeps moving.
Dana throws a strike but Blanchard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Blanchard stopping the sweep attempt from Dana.
Dana seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Blanchard postures up.
Blanchard might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dana bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Blanchard's guard.

Dana controls from within his opponent's guard.

Blanchard is looking for a triangle but Dana pushes his legs off easily.

Blanchard had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dana defends it easily.
Dana is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanchard trying to keep a closed guard but Dana is proving a slippery customer.
Dana throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blanchard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good work by Blanchard as he checks the leg kick.

Dana looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dana is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Blanchard doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dana.
Dana seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Blanchard does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blanchard trying to control but Dana postures up.
Blanchard controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bloody Dana dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dana moves to clinch but Blanchard breaks away

and Blanchard counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dana has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blanchard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Dana is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bloody Dana has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blanchard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dana is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Blanchard dives into side control.
Blanchard working the ground and pound from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dana struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blanchard tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Dana throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Dana looks to move to half guard but instead Blanchard has passed into mount! Damn!
Dana is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dana gets back to half guard.

Blanchard is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dana defends it well.

Blanchard wants to work for an arm triangle but Dana is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanchard takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dana tries to roll over but Blanchard keeps him under control.
Blanchard throwing shots but Dana is blocking nicely.

Blanchard is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dana defends it well.
Dana wants to improve his position but Blanchard is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blanchard is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dana doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Blanchard.
Dana is looking to get back to is feet but Blanchard passes into side control.
Blanchard has control of an arm but Dana manages to advance to Blanchard's back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Blanchard is in a bad position with Dana working for a choke. Blanchard manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Dana has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Blanchard has passed into side control.
Dana is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Blanchard could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Blanchard is chipping away with strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Blanchard stands up and we're back to a striking position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Devin Blanchard dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Dana throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Dana closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dana taking a breather.

Dana breaks from the clinch.
Blanchard swats away the attempt to clinch by Dana.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dana misses with a hook to the body

and Blanchard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Blanchard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Bloody Dana has been cut.

Dana jumps into guard, dragging Blanchard to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanchard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blanchard wants to stand but Dana has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dana 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.
Blanchard cracks Dana with a solid left hand.
Dana wants to sweep here but Blanchard controlling him for the moment.
Blanchard makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Blanchard throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Blanchard is in close to Dana's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Blanchard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Blanchard throws a big right hand that misses.
Dana is trying to keep Blanchard in close.
Blanchard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blanchard throwing strikes but missing.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Dana feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dana takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Blanchard working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dana doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dana manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dana is looking to stand up but Blanchard won't let him.
Dana wants to control from the top but Blanchard keeps moving.
Dana looking to sit in guard and control but Blanchard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Dana looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

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.
Dana controls Blanchard momentarily but Blanchard frees himself.
Blanchard wants to stand but Dana has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dana has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Blanchard has passed into side control.
Dana is looking to reverse the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blanchard landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Blanchard 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.
Dana is pushing Blanchard's head away, looking to escape. Blanchard manages to hold on to the position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Devin Blanchard showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blanchard 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devin Blanchard!