PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lugh Blackburn (ranked 1450 p4p, 174 weight class) and Grigor Vladovich (ranked 2071 p4p, 245 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Blackburn might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to When the Man Comes Down. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blackburn
vs
Vladovich

187 cm
37
200 lbs
27 - 20 - 1

190 cm
28
188 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 27 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lugh Blackburn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grigor Vladovich!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Vladovich misses.
Blackburn is looking to counter punch.
Vladovich lands a glancing blow to the side of Blackburn's head.
Nice straight punches there by Blackburn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Blackburn.
Vladovich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blackburn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Blackburn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Blackburn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vladovich ducks under a wild hook from Blackburn.
Lugh Blackburn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vladovich misses with a straight right.
Blackburn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blackburn lands with a nice body punch.
Blackburn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackburn looks to throw the jab but Vladovich is out of range.
Blackburn lands a glancing blow to the side of Vladovich's head.
A punch combination from Vladovich misses.
Vladovich misses with a straight right.
Vladovich's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blackburn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vladovich scrambles back to his feet.
Blackburn is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vladovich throws a body punch but Blackburn moves out of range.
Blackburn blocks a head kick by Vladovich.
A little feinted left hand from Blackburn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vladovich takes one on the button.
Blackburn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vladovich throws a head kick but Blackburn moves out of range.

Blackburn moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Vladovich's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blackburn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blackburn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vladovich smiles and moves away.
Blackburn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vladovich moves away.
Vladovich misses with a left hand
and Blackburn counters with a nice body shot.
Vladovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donk. Blackburn catches Vladovich right on the button with a cross.
Blackburn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Blackburn takes a swing at Vladovich's ribcage but misses.
Vladovich takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackburn ducks under a wild hook from Vladovich.
Blackburn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vladovich sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vladovich slips under a jab from Blackburn.
Vladovich swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blackburn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vladovich.
Blackburn throws a jab but it's blocked by Vladovich.
Blackburn throws a good cross that connects.
Blackburn misses the jab.
Vladovich throws a big counter head kick but Blackburn avoids it with no problem.
Blackburn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jab, jab by Vladovich - just one landing.
Vladovich slips under a jab.
Vladovich throws a shot from downtown. Blackburn moves away and avoids it.
Blackburn scores with a nice strike.
Blackburn thuds a left hand into Vladovich's body.
Vladovich slips a jab from Blackburn.
Vladovich throws a right hand that misses
and Blackburn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vladovich circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vladovich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn scores with a shot to the body.
Vladovich walks into a straight right hand from Blackburn.
Vladovich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blackburn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blackburn jabs at Vladovich's body.
Blackburn swings widly with a right hand
and Vladovich counters with a nice uppercut.
Blackburn staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Blackburn misses the target.
Vladovich misses with an uppercut.
Vladovich tries a head kick but it misses.
Blackburn loads up on a big right hand but Vladovich slips the punch.
Blackburn avoids the head kick by Vladovich.
Blackburn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vladovich.
Blackburn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A jab from Vladovich misses.
Blackburn slips under a jab from Vladovich.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackburn lands a glancing blow to the side of Vladovich's head.
Blackburn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vladovich has time to react.
Blackburn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Blackburn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Vladovich is rocked!
Vladovich throws a jab when Blackburn was well out of range.
Vladovich is still on wobbly legs! Can Blackburn finish him?
Vladovich throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Blackburn.
Vladovich seems to have recovered his senses.
Vladovich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blackburn defending well as Vladovich loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Blackburn misses the target.

Vladovich tries to keep at a distance but Blackburn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blackburn prevents Vladovich from breaking the clinch.
Vladovich working aggressively here.

Vladovich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackburn digs a good body shot into Vladovich's ribs.
Vladovich lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vladovich takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vladovich looks to land a left hand but Blackburn moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lugh Blackburn dominated that 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.

Vladovich throws a head kick that misses.
Blackburn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vladovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blackburn.
No joy there for Vladovich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blackburn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vladovich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blackburn throws out the jab.
Despite the aggression on Vladovich's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Vladovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blackburn just misses with a punch to the body.
Blackburn scores with a jab to the head.
Vladovich misses with a head kick.
Blackburn avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackburn slips under a jab.
A jab from Vladovich finds it's way through Blackburn's defenses.
Vladovich misses with a series of wild punches.
Blackburn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vladovich can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburn works Vladovich's body with a nice hook.
Vladovich misses with the combination.
Vladovich throws a head kick that misses.
Vladovich on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice uppercut there from Blackburn.
Blackburn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vladovich on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Blackburn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vladovich on the side of the head.
Blackburn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vladovich in his tracks.
Vladovich throws a head kick that misses.
Vladovich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Blackburn misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Vladovich on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackburn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blackburn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vladovich.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vladovich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blackburn sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Blackburn rushes Vladovich and presses him up against the cage.
Vladovich has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vladovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vladovich is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Vladovich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vladovich might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Blackburn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vladovich walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vladovich takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blackburn throws a hook to the side of Vladovich's head but Vladovich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Blackburn gets a clinch.
A short left from Vladovich.

Vladovich breaks the clinch.
Blackburn scores with a jab.
Blackburn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vladovich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blackburn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vladovich.
Blackburn jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn misses the shot to the body.
Vladovich swings widly with a right hand

and Blackburn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Blackburn pushes Vladovich back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vladovich is trying to push Blackburn away but Blackburn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Vladovich manages to break the clinch.
Blackburn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vladovich.
Vladovich looks to land a body kick but Blackburn moved away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vladovich.
Blackburn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vladovich looks to land a left hand but Blackburn moved out of range nicely.
Vladovich misses with a straight right.
Blackburn takes a swing at Vladovich's ribcage but misses.
Blackburn tries to clinch
and Vladovich counters with a straight right hand.
Blackburn misses with a left hand
and Vladovich counters with a big head kick but Blackburn shrugs it off.
Blackburn looks to score with a jab to the body but Vladovich is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackburn connects with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blackburn. Vladovich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vladovich throws an off balance right hand
enabling Blackburn to counter with a crisp jab.
Vladovich walks into a left hand.
Vladovich throws a hook but Blackburn blocks it.
Blackburn connects with a crisp jab.
Blackburn misses with a body shot
and Vladovich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blackburn fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Vladovich to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Vladovich looks to clinch but Blackburn throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Vladovich taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Lugh Blackburn!