|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Amos Blanco (ranked 4667 p4p, 4687 weight class) and Eyyy Man (ranked 554 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
|
|
|
180 cm 18 170 1 - 0 - 0 |
|
173 cm 18 145 1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Decent elbows Self confident |
|
BJJ Blue Belt Basic striking Determined |
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Amos Blanco! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eyyy Man! The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Blanco swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Man tries to keep at a distance but Blanco has taken the fight into the clinch. Man avoids a wild elbow strike from Blanco. Man throws a head punch that misses. Blanco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now. Blanco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Blanco blocks an uppercut.
Man misses with a punch on the inside.
Man working aggressively here.
Blanco tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body. Blanco tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Blanco. Blanco blocks an uppercut.
Blanco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Blanco lands an elbow inside that Man shrugs off. Man on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blanco throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. A short left from Man. Blanco lands a nice elbow. Man lands with a right to the head. Man managing to block the knees to the body from Blanco.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Man throws a head punch that misses. Blanco misses with an elbow over the top. Blanco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Man's defenses. Blanco misses with an elbow over the top. Man avoids a wild elbow strike from Blanco. Man lands with a right to the head. Blanco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Man avoids the elbow strike from Blanco, against the cage.
Blanco trying to land knees to the body.
Blanco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. 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! Man avoids the elbow strike from Blanco, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blanco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Man.
Blanco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Man lands a hook to the side of the head. Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Blanco uses good head movement to avoid it. A short left from Man. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man. Blanco blocks an uppercut.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blanco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Man avoids it. Blanco lands a damaging elbow. Blanco throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man. Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Man avoids a wild elbow strike from Blanco. Blanco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Man lands a left hand.
Blanco tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body. Man lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blanco backwards. Man lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blanco backwards. Blanco looks to throw an elbow but misses. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blanco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Man's brow. Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Blanco uses good head movement to avoid it. Blanco tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body. Blanco misses with an elbow strike.
Man misses with a short punch on the inside. Blanco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man avoids a wild elbow strike from Blanco. Blanco lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Blanco pushes off an throws an elbow but Man leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Man takes a knee to the side of the body. Blanco unloads a knee to the mid-section. This has been an exciting period of action! Man misses with a hook from the clinch. A head punch blocked on the inside by Blanco. A head punch on the inside from Man fails to land. A nice glancing elbow lands by Blanco. Man misses with a punch on the inside.
Man avoids the elbow strike from Blanco, against the cage.
Blanco throws an elbow but it misses.
Blanco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Man.
Man misses with the head strike.
Man lands a hook to the side of the head. Blanco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now. Blanco trying to land knees to the body.
Man blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amos 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.
Man has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Man fails to land. Man blocks an elbow strike from Blanco.
Blanco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around? Man lands a left hand.
Man working aggressively here.
Blanco throws an elbow but it misses.
Man on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Blanco uses good head movement to avoid it. Man managing to block the knees to the body from Blanco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man lands with a short head shot on the inside. Man takes an elbow to the temple. Blanco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now. Blanco blocks an uppercut.
Blanco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blanco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Man in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Man takes an elbow to the forehead. We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Man in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off. Blanco trying to land knees to the body.
Man blocks an elbow strike. Blanco lands an elbow inside that Man shrugs off. Blanco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Man lands with a left to the head. Blanco trying to land knees to the body.
Blanco misses with an elbow over the top. Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Blanco. Man lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blanco backwards. Amos Blanco has scored more points in the clinch so far. Blanco missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Man scores with a nice short uppercut. Blanco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Man avoids it. Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two 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! Man avoiding damage as Blanco throws knees to the body.
Blanco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Man.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Blanco lands a damaging elbow. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blanco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Man's brow. Man throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blancos head. Blanco blocking some punches.
Blanco trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Man creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Blanco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blanco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now. Blanco misses with an elbow strike.
Blanco connects with a knee to the head.
Man lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Man lands with a short head shot on the inside. With the fighters up against the cage, Blanco throws an elbow but misses. Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Man avoids a wild elbow strike from Blanco. Man misses with the head strike.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Blanco.
Man working aggressively here.
Blanco trying to land knees to the body.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Blanco. Man working aggressively here.
Blanco misses with an elbow over the top. Blanco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Man avoids it. Blanco blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Man scores with a nice short uppercut. Blanco missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Man avoids the elbow strike from Blanco, against the cage.
Blanco misses with an elbow over the top. Man misses with the head strike.
Man gets through Blanco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Blanco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Man lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blanco backwards. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Still in the clinch, Man scores with a nice short uppercut. Man lands a nice uppercut. Man avoids the elbow strike from Blanco, against the cage.
Man misses with a punch on the inside.
Man working aggressively here.
Blanco trying to land knees to the body.
Blanco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Man avoids it. Man gets through Blanco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Blanco misses with an elbow strike.
A short right from Man. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eyyy Man will probably get the nod - 10:9. 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. This is the final round!
Man moves into the clinch. Blanco lands a nice elbow. Blanco trying to land knees to the body.
Man misses with a short punch on the inside. Man managing to block the knees to the body from Blanco.
Man lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Blanco. Blanco missing with knees to the body.
Man lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blanco backwards. Man makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Blanco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Man lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Man misses with the head strike.
Blanco crunches a lovely knee into Man's ribcage. Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Blanco uses good head movement to avoid it. Man dodges an elbow strike from Blanco.
That's one minute gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from Man fails to land. Man lands a nice uppercut. Blanco trying to land knees to the body.
Man softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Man managing to block the knees to the body from Blanco.
Man lands an uppercut. Man lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blanco backwards. Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Man lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blanco backwards. Man lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Man. Man lands a left hand.
Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. 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! Blanco lands an elbow that stopped Man in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Man takes an elbow to the temple. Man misses with a hook from the clinch. A nice right hand lands inside from Man. Blanco trying to land knees to the body.
Man misses with the head strike.
Blanco looks to throw an elbow but misses. Blanco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Man avoids it. Man lands a hook that snaps the head of Blanco backwards. Blanco's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man. Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Blanco uses good head movement to avoid it. Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blanco throws an elbow but it misses.
Man misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blanco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Man avoids it. Man throws a head punch that misses. Blanco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blanco throws an elbow but misses. Blanco pushes off an throws an elbow but Man leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Man scores with a nice hook to the head. Blanco throws an elbow that misses.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Blanco. Blanco tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body. Man misses with a punch on the inside.
Man on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blanco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Blanco.
Man lands a hook that snaps the head of Blanco backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from Man fails to land. Blanco looks to throw an elbow but misses. Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Blanco. Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Man.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blanco throws an elbow but misses. Blanco missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blanco. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Blanco uses good head movement to avoid it. Blanco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Blanco.
Man misses with the head strike.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Blanco.
Man misses with a punch on the inside.
Man lands a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight! Eyyy Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Man has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight for Eyyy Man! Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Eyyy Man! Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Eyyy Man!
Eyyy Man wins by unanimous decision! Amos Blanco spoke after the fight, saying 'I will come back strong'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
66% |
|
|
|
|
|
|