PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ultimate Warrior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Blaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Warrior might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Coal Chamber-Loco. Blaster has chosen Limp Bizkit-Break Stuff as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. On his way into the cage it seems that Ultimate Warrior has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ultimate Warrior seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Warrior
vs
Blaster

186 cm
23
211 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

186 cm
24
213 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ultimate Warrior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Master Blaster!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Warrior 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.
Blaster looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Warrior loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Warrior pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blaster is keeping the position for now.
Warrior thows a big elbow that misses.

Warrior has gone for a leg lock! Blaster slips out almost immediately though and dives into Warrior's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Warrior 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.

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

Warrior working for submissions but it's allowed Blaster to get to half guard.
Warrior pushes Blaster off looking to stand but Blaster dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior wants to improve his position but Blaster is controlling well.

Warrior looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Blaster looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Warrior manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Blaster gets caught flat footed, as Warrior shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Warrior is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Warrior gets to his feet - Blaster follows without any prompting.
Warrior throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blaster.

Warrior darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Warrior wants to work for an arm triangle but Blaster is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Blaster has hold of Warrior's hands but Warrior slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Warrior trying to pass the guard but Blaster defending well.
Warrior slips a nice elbow through Blaster's hands, connecting with Blaster's forehead.

Warrior decides to stand and escape the position.

Blaster gets caught flat footed, as Warrior shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Blaster has his foot on Warrior's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Warrior works his way back into a safe position though.
Warrior is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Warrior forces his way into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Warrior stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Blaster takes the fight into the clinch.
Warrior drops down looking for an ankle pick but Blaster pulls his leg out and moves away.

Warrior shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Warrior showed some decent athleticism there.
Warrior throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Warrior trying to mount his opponent but Blaster defends it.

Warrior looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Blaster with the active half guard here but Warrior passes nicely into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warrior is working Blaster over with some ground and pound from side control.

Warrior tries for a kimura but Blaster is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Warrior is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Blaster has escaped the position, nice work there.
Warrior working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ultimate Warrior dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Blaster fails with the takedown.

Blaster gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Warrior gets to his feet - Blaster follows without any prompting.
Warrior throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blaster's waist but Blaster gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Warrior off to one side.
Warrior misses with a double jab.
Blaster changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Warrior tries to avoid it but Blaster manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Warrior to the ground. Warrior escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Warrior closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Blaster to the mat! Blaster manages to get full guard.

Blaster has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Warrior can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Warrior is pushing down on Blaster's leg trying to pass to half guard. Blaster is fighting to maintain full guard but Warrior has managed to sneak the leg through.
Warrior 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.

Blaster is defending against the submission attempts here by Warrior.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Warrior is working for a kimura but Blaster is defending it quite comfortably.
Ultimate Warrior overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Warrior stands up out of the half guard.
Warrior throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blaster's waist but Blaster gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Warrior off to one side.

Warrior drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Warrior has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Warrior tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Warrior fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Blaster sprawls well initially but Warrior persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Warrior is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Blaster doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Warrior.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Warrior is working for a kimura but Blaster is defending it quite comfortably.

Blaster actively working from the bottom here.
Warrior is nestled in close to Blaster, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Warrior decides to stand and escape the position.

Warrior drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Warrior tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Warrior has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Warrior working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Blaster is looking for a sweep.

Warrior wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Blaster, who protects the arm well.

Warrior looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaster dodges the ground and pound from Warrior.

Warrior is trying to get an arm triangle but Blaster is defending well.

Warrior working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Blaster is looking to regain half guard here but Warrior keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warrior working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ultimate Warrior 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!

A shot to de liver by Warrior. Beautiful body shot.

Warrior shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Blaster's guard.

Warrior drops back looking for a leg! Blaster is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Blaster manages to kick Warrior off! Warrior jumps back into Blaster's guard.
Warrior is pushing down on Blaster's leg trying to pass to half guard. Blaster is fighting to maintain full guard but Warrior has managed to sneak the leg through.
Blaster taking some punishment here, with Warrior in his half guard.
Warrior not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Warrior is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Blaster defends it well.
Warrior looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blaster with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Warrior looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Warrior throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Warrior postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Blaster to stand up.
Blaster moves in looking to clinch but Warrior pushes him off.

Warrior gets the takedown into side control.

Warrior decides to stand back up.

Warrior looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Blaster!
Blaster working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Warrior is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Blaster can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Warrior is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blaster can do to turn this around?
Warrior lands a heavy elbow.
Warrior postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Blaster looks a forlorn figure.

Warrior with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Blaster is looking to get to half guard.
Warrior postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Blaster looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warrior scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Blaster?

Warrior is standing up, even though he is in mount.

Warrior drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Blaster is trying to control Warrior's posture but Warrior avoids it.
Ultimate Warrior is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Warrior has hold of Blaster's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Blaster tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Warrior cranks the arm and Blaster screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Blaster, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ultimate Warrior!