PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cai Jia (ranked 1076 p4p, 134 weight class) and Ay Blyad (ranked 2886 p4p, 319 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jia
vs
Blyad

172 cm
29
168 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

177 cm
22
143 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Condemned

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
Dark Knight Nutrition

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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cai Jia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ay Blyad!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jia needs to keep his hands up - Blyad had a free shot at his head there.
Blyad lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Blyad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jia has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Foundry in the buildup to the fight.
Blyad moves into range and connects with a jab.
Blyad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jia was well out of range. Poor timing from Blyad.
It looked like Jia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Blyad cracks Jia with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Blyad sizes up Jia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Blyad's coach down at Team Alpha Midget was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Blyad's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A lazy left from Blyad finds it's target.
Jia misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Blyad was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jia throws a series of punches but Blyad moves out of range.
Blyad lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jia throws a looping overhand right but Blyad ducks down to avoid it.
Blyad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jia throws a big shot that misses.
Blyad scores with a body shot.
Blyad connects with a jab.
Blyad scores with a nice right hand.
Ay Blyad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good shot there by Blyad.
Blyad cracks Jia with a good jab.
Blyad is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jia had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Blyad with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blyad throws a body shot but no joy.
Cai Jia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Blyad darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blyad scores with a hook to the body. Jia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jia takes one on the button.
Blyad scores with a hook to the body. Jia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blyad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jia.
Blyad feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab from Blyad does it's job there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blyad.
Blyad connects with a right hand. Jia shakes it off.
Blyad looks to score with a jab to the body but Jia is just out of range.
Blyad smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jia tries to move into range but Blyad moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jia looks to land a right hand but Blyad moved out of range.
Blyad lands a jab to the nose.
Blyad lands with a good body shot.
Nice shot by Blyad.
Jia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blyad feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Blyad's corner calls for a 1-2. Blyad obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Blyad.
Blyad takes a swing at Jia's ribcage but misses.
Jia throwing a counter right hand but Blyad manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blyad bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab from Blyad misses.
Jia throwing a counter right hand but Blyad manages to avoid it.
Jia takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Blyad's corner calls for a 1-2. Blyad obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Blyad connects with a body shot that sends Jia's belly button to the back.
Blyad bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jia's head.
Blyad smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A cross from Blyad lands.
A left lands for Blyad.
Blyad connects with a jab.
Blyad misses with a straight left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blyad scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jia takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Blyad scores with a jab to the jaw.
Blyad cracks Jia with a good jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Blyad darts in and clinches Jia up against the cage.
Blyad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jia gets underhooks to prevent Blyad's takedown attempt.
Blyad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jia backwards.
Jia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jia tries to break the clinch but Blyad is controlling the position.

Jia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blyad jabs Jia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Blyad throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blyad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jia manages to avoid it.
Blyad connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jia's hands.
Donk. Blyad catches Jia right on the button with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jia scores with a nice right hand.
Blyad lands a jab to the head.
Jia takes a swing at Blyad's ribcage but misses.
Blyad looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jia lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ay Blyad 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.

Blyad scores with a jab to the body.
Jia walks into a jab.
Jia scores with a punch to the head.
Jia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Blyad. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A big left from Blyad misses.
Jia connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blyad's hands.
Jia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blyad looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blyad lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blyad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blyad with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blyad works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blyad's corner calls for a 1-2. Blyad obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jia avoids the body shot from Blyad.
A quick step to the side and Jia tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jia takes one on the button.
Blyad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blyad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jia manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blyad ducks under a wild hook from Jia.
Blyad bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jia's head backwards.
Blyad misses with a hook. Jia ducked under it nicely.
Blyad lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Blyad takes a swing at Jia's ribcage but misses.
Blyad connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jia. Jia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blyad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little feinted left hand from Jia on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blyad.
Jia was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A jab from Jia misses.
Jab from Blyad.
Jia throws a jab but it's blocked by Blyad.
Blyad bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jia's head backwards.
Jia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blyad looks to score with a jab to the body but Jia is just out of range.
A left lands for Blyad.
Blyad listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blyad lands with a cross.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blyad, as that shot connected.
Blyad takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Blyad misses with a right hand
and Jia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Blyad there.
Blyad fails to land the takedown.
Jia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blyad throws a good cross that connects.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jia walks into a jab.
Ay Blyad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jia scores with a nice head shot.
Jia lands with a hook. Blyad tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jia throws the left hand but Blyad avoids the punch easily.
Jia misses with a body shot.
Jia swings for the body but Blyad moves out of range.
Blyad connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jia's hands.
A jab from Blyad finds it's way through Jia's defenses.
Jia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Blyad looks to score with a jab to the body but Jia is just out of range.
Jia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blyad works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jia has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jia there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jab from Blyad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blyad scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Blyad is rocked!
Blyad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jia.
Jia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blyad lands with a right hand.
Blyad is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice shot by Blyad.
Blyad lands an overhand right.
Blyad punishes Jia's body with a nice straight punch.
Blyad scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blyad lands a nice shot to the body.
Blyad slips under a jab from Jia.
Jia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Blyad ducks under a wild hook from Jia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ay Blyad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jia lands a nice shot that snaps Blyad's head back.
Jia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blyad misses the body punch
and Jia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blyad avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blyad fails with the takedown.
Blyad shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jia defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blyad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jia.
Blyad scores with a nice right hand.
Blyad cracks Jia with a good jab.
Jia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blyad misses with a lunging right hand
and Jia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Blyad scores with a punch to the head.
Jia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blyad.
Jia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blyad smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blyad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jia throws a hook to the side of Blyad's head but Blyad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blyad lands a jab to the nose.
Blyad throws a right hand that Jia ducks under and follows up with a left that Jia also avoids with ease.
Jia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blyad misses with a takedown
and Jia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cai Jia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ay Blyad.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blyad lands an overhand right.
A jab from Blyad does it's job there.
Jia slips a jab from Blyad.
Blyad sizes up Jia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Blyad throws a shot from downtown. Jia moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Jia misses the target.
Blyad connects with a nice looking jab.
Jia misses with a straight right.
Blyad looks to score with a jab to the body but Jia is just out of range.
Blyad punishes Jia's body with a nice straight punch.
Jia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Blyad lands a lovely overhand right.
Blyad lands a glancing blow to the side of Jia's head.
Jia takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jia takes one to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blyad lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab lands there for Blyad.
Jia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jia misses with a straight left.
Blyad feints the counter takedown.
Cai Jia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice shot lands for Blyad.
Blyad ducks under a wild hook from Jia.
A little jabbing left from Blyad on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blyad connects with the punch.
Blyad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blyad digs a good hook to Jia's body.
Nice shot by Blyad.
A shot to the body from Blyad misses
and Jia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jia missing with a left hand there. Blyad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blyad! But no joy.
Blyad throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blyad misses the shot to the body.
Jia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blyad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blyad connects with a jab.
Blyad bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jia's head.
Jia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Blyad swings for the body but Jia moves out of range.
Jia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Donk. Blyad catches Jia right on the button with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blyad takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Blyad cracks Jia with a good jab.
Ay Blyad is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ay Blyad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blyad has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ay Blyad!