PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adan Blackburn (ranked 24498 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Shiba (ranked 4723 p4p, 0 weight class). Adan Blackburn has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Blackburn
vs
Shiba

191 cm
18
214 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

180 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adan Blackburn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricardo Shiba!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Blackburn forces Shiba back against the cage and clinches.

Shiba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Shiba.

Blackburn moves into the clinch successfully.
Shiba effectively controlling the action here.
Blackburn can't find room to land a body shot as Shiba controls the action.
Blackburn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shiba avoids it.
Shiba lands a good knee to the midsection. Blackburn won't want to take too many of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shiba jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Blackburn walks away with a smile on his face. Shiba gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Blackburn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shiba as he jumps to the side.

Blackburn rushes Shiba and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiba is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Blackburn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Blackburn avoids the elbow strike from Shiba, against the cage.

Blackburn breaks from the clinch.

Shiba gets the takedown into side control.
Blackburn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Blackburn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Blackburn striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Blackburn is looking to reverse the position.
Blackburn is trying to control Shiba's posture but Shiba avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Shiba is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Shiba should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Blackburn manages to work his way to half guard, despite Shiba's best efforts.
Shiba controlling the action here.

Blackburn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shiba pulls his head out easily.
Shiba wants to pass the guard but Blackburn is defending well.
Blackburn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shiba is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn keeping hold of Shiba's head, controlling as best he can.
Blackburn is looking to control Shiba's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blackburn avoid being mounted?

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

Blackburn rushes Shiba and presses him up against the cage.
Blackburn wants to get back to striking at distance but Shiba won't allow it.
Shiba prevents the takedown attempt.
Shiba stalling in the clinch.
Blackburn being controlled against the cage.

That's four 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.
Shiba leaning against his opponent.
Shiba is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Blackburn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Adan Blackburn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Shiba.
Blackburn can't find room to land a body shot as Shiba controls the action.
Blackburn trying to land knees to the body.

Blackburn is fighting off a takedown attempt but Shiba is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Blackburn to the mat. Blackburn regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Shiba looks winded!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blackburn tries to strike from the bottom.
Blackburn is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Shiba 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.

Blackburn shoots in for a double leg but Shiba sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shiba follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Blackburn moves in looking to clinch but Shiba pushes him off.
Shiba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Shiba takes the fight into the clinch.
Shiba slows down the pace here.
Shiba lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackburn misses with a punch to the body.
Shiba looking for a takedown.

Blackburn breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blackburn wants it to stay on the feet.
Blackburn moves to clinch but Shiba breaks away
and Shiba counters with a nice body shot.
Shiba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Blackburn has Shiba up against the cage in a clinch.
Blackburn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shiba is looking for a takedown.
Adan Blackburn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Shiba.
Shiba is breathing heavily.
Blackburn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Blackburn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shiba avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn tries to land knees in the clinch but Shiba avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blackburn.
Blackburn's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Shiba has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Blackburn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Blackburn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shiba in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shiba has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Blackburn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Shiba has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right handed body shot lands from Blackburn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiba fails to pull guard.
Blackburn has Shiba pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Shiba manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Blackburn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shiba shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blackburn but Blackburn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ricardo Shiba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Blackburn looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Shiba!
Blackburn controls the position from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn in side control lands a decent elbow.
A lull in the action here as Blackburn stalls from top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Blackburn 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.

Adan Blackburn dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Shiba enables Blackburn to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Shiba manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Blackburn decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Blackburn drives through with a takedown into guard.

Shiba is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Blackburn content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburn has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Shiba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blackburn scoring with some ground and pound.
Blackburn wants to stand but Shiba is controlling his posture from full guard.
Blackburn landing with the ground and pound.

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.
Shiba can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Blackburn controls the pace.
Shiba looking for a sweep. Not yet Shiba, not yet.
Shiba has a closed guard, preventing Blackburn from standing up.
Shiba 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.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blackburn darts in and clinches Shiba up against the cage.
Blackburn works on Shiba's body with a couple of short punches.
Shiba prevents a body shot from Blackburn.
Blackburn is looking for a takedown.
Shiba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adan Blackburn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blackburn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Blackburn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shiba gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adan Blackburn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shiba tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Blackburn just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shiba prevents a body shot from Blackburn.
Shiba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blackburn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shiba avoiding damage as Blackburn throws knees to the body.

Blackburn gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Shiba regains guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blackburn content to stall in guard here.
Blackburn wanted to stand there but Shiba had control of the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adan Blackburn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blackburn 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adan Blackburn!