PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Blanco (ranked 2710 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davon Jonhson (ranked 4158 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Davon Jonhson enters the cage!

Blanco
vs
Jonhson

176 cm
25
156 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

175 cm
25
155 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexander Blanco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Davon Jonhson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Blanco or perhaps it was just good defense by Jonhson, which made it look bad.
Jonhson throws a counter combo.
Nice takedown defense from Jonhson. No joy for Blanco on that attempt.
No luck for Jonhson with that takedown attempt.
Blanco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blanco stuffs the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Blanco. No joy for Jonhson on that attempt.
Alexander Blanco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Davon Jonhson.
Blanco lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jonhson shoots in for a double leg but Blanco sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
As Jonhson tries to get set, Blanco tries to push him back and clinch up but Jonhson manages to avoid the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blanco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jonhson moves away.
Jonhson shoots in and drives through. Blanco sprawls well.
Jonhson shoots in for a takedown but Blanco shows good takedown defense.
Jonhson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonhson shoots in looking for a takedown but Blanco manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jonhson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Blanco fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Jonhson.

Jonhson gets tackled into the cage by Blanco. Blanco maintains the clinch.
Jonhson tries to circle away but Blanco has him pinned against the cage.
Blanco tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jonhson smiles and moves away.
A left and a right from Blanco both land. Nice combination.

Blanco drives through and clinches with Jonhson against the cage.
Jonhson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Blanco smiles and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson shoots in looking for a takedown but Blanco manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jonhson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Blanco pushes Jonhson up against the cage in a clinch.
Jonhson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jonhson prevents the takedown attempt.
Jonhson takes an elbow to the temple.

Blanco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blanco shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jonhson sprawls well. Jonhson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blanco gets slowly back to his feet.
Jonhson wants to counter the offense by Blanco and move into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jonhson lands a jab to the nose.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jonhson instigates a clinch.

Jonhson breaks the clinch.
Blanco looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jonhson is fending him off so far but Blanco persists. Nope, Jonhson circles away and we're back to standing.
Jonhson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jonhson moves out of range as Blanco throws a body kick.
Blanco tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jonhson swivels and escapes.
Jonhson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blanco.
Blanco has a takedown stuffed.
Blanco displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jonhson.
Blanco shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jonhson as he avoids it easily.
Jonhson tries to clinch but Blanco moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson looks for a takedown but Blanco sprawls well.

Jonhson has closed the distance and engaged Blanco in a clinch.
Blanco is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Blanco gets underhooks to prevent Jonhson's takedown attempt.
Blanco lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Blanco is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jonhson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Blanco wants to get back to striking at distance but Jonhson won't allow it.
Blanco is working for takedown but Jonhson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jonhson has Blanco pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Blanco manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Blanco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Blanco dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Blanco gets tackled into the cage by Jonhson. Jonhson maintains the clinch.
Jonhson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Blanco just leaning against Jonhson, taking a breather.
Blanco avoiding damage.
Jonhson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Blanco avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jonhson looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jonhson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Alexander Blanco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Davon Jonhson.
Blanco has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jonhson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Blanco stalling.
Jonhson is looking for a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonhson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blanco is keeping busy.
Blanco avoiding damage.
Blanco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jonhson can do to turn this around?
Blanco leaning his opponent against the cage.

Blanco breaks the clinch.
Alexander Blanco is winning the standup battle so far.
Blanco shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jonhson as he jumps to the side.
Blanco misses with an attempted mid kick.

Blanco gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jonhson prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Blanco pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jonhson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jonhson is looking to work some ground and pound but Blanco has wrist control.
Jonhson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Blanco tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jonhson trying to control but Blanco is working from the bottom.
Jonhson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jonhson won't allow Blanco to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Blanco keeping moving, preventing Jonhson from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck for Blanco with that takedown attempt.
Jonhson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Blanco went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Blanco takes the fight into the clinch.

Blanco manages to pull guard.

Blanco looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jonhson wants to control from the top but Blanco keeps moving.
Blanco keeping full guard, as Jonhson tries to pass.

Blanco escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jonhson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blanco trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Blanco dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Blanco moves in looking to clinch but Jonhson pushes him off.
Jonhson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blanco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blanco thinks about countering with a body kick.

Blanco closes the distance and clinches.

Blanco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jonhson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blanco swivels and escapes.
Jonhson tries to clinch up.
It looked like Blanco was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Blanco misses with a two punch combination.

Jonhson has Blanco up against the cage in a clinch.

Blanco pulls guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blanco looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Blanco tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonhson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Blanco is trying to control the position but Jonhson postures up.
Blanco is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jonhson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Blanco keeping moving, preventing Jonhson from controlling successfully.
Jonhson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jonhson misses with a wild body shot.
Jonhson dives in for a single leg takedown but Blanco sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jonhson fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Blanco was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jonhson.
Alexander Blanco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blanco shoots in looking for a takedown but Jonhson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Blanco's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Blanco instigates a clinch.
Jonhson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Blanco is trying to pull guard but Jonhson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Blanco drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Blanco. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanco shoots in for a takedown but Jonhson shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jonhson cracks a nice hook into Blanco's ribs.
Blanco leaves Jonhson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jonhson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBlanco.
Jonhson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blanco's waist but Blanco gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jonhson off to one side.
Blanco is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jonhson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jonhson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Blanco defends well and Jonhson ends up having to push Blanco into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
As Jonhson looks to move away, Blanco throws a big counter combo but Jonhson just gets out of the way.
Jonhson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blanco but Blanco pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jonhson fails with a takedown attempt.
Blanco is looking for a counter combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanco lands a head shot.
Jonhson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blanco pinned against the cage. Blanco gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Blanco dives in and grabs Jonhson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jonhson pushes down on Blanco's head and hops out.
Jonhson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Blanco misses with a head kick.

Blanco pushes Jonhson up against the cage in a clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jonhson has had enough of the clinch but Blanco keeps him there for the moment.

Blanco gets control of Jonhson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Blanco will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Davon Jonhson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexander Blanco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blanco is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Blanco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blanco has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Blanco!