PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chilli Bloke (ranked 6409 p4p, 6428 weight class) and Smoke Junior (ranked 330 p4p, 332 weight class). Chilli Bloke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bloke
vs
Junior

178 cm
19
135
1 - 1 - 0

179 cm
19
135
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chilli Bloke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Smoke Junior!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Bloke.
Junior is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Junior closes the distance and clinches.

Junior breaks from the clinch.
Junior tries to clinch but Bloke moves away
and Bloke makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bloke throws a right and a left that both miss.

Junior drives through and clinches with Bloke against the cage.
Bloke has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bloke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bloke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bloke tries a body shot but Junior blocks it.
Bloke fails to pull guard.
Bloke blocks a body shot from Junior.
Bloke struggles to land a body shot inside as Junior controls his hands.
Junior's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bloke really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bloke jumps guard but Junior turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bloke taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloke jumps guard but Junior turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chilli Bloke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bloke working aggressively here.
Bloke jumps guard but Junior stands there with Bloke around his waist. Bloke gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bloke throws a punch but it's blocked by Junior.
Bloke tries to pull guard but Junior won't allow it.
Bloke tries to work over Junior's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bloke is trying to break free.
Bloke can't find room to land a body shot as Junior controls the action.
Bloke misses with a body punch.
Bloke tries to throw a body punch but Junior avoids it by throwing Bloke back against the cage.
Bloke tries to pull guard but Junior won't allow it.
Junior lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bloke jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Junior walks away with a smile on his face. Bloke gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A shot to the body from Junior misses
and Bloke counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Junior swings for the body but Bloke moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloke avoids the head kick by Junior.
Bloke scores with a hook to the body. Junior takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Junior looks for the body kick but Bloke saw that one coming.
Bloke connects with a single shot there.
Junior throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Junior clinches up with Bloke and pushes him back against the cage.

Bloke breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Junior walks into a left hand.
Junior swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bloke keeps the fight on the outside.
Junior is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bloke is looking to counter punch.
Bloke lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Junior. Bloke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Junior misses with a lunging right hand
and Bloke counters with a stiff right hand.
Junior looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bloke digs a good body shot into Junior's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bloke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bloke attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Junior was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Junior dodges the punch combination from Bloke.
Junior throws a half hearted mid kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Bloke scores with a four punch combination!
Junior looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bloke lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Junior tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bloke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Junior ducks right into an uppercut from Bloke.

Junior has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Junior manages to break the clinch.
Bloke walks into a stiff left hand from Junior.
Bloke bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Junior's head backwards.
Bloke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bloke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloke throws a shot to the body.

Bloke tries to keep at a distance but Junior has taken the fight into the clinch.
Junior blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Junior.
Bloke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Junior's elbow.
Bloke misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bloke trying to control the position but instead, Junior has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bloke into the cage.
Bloke is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Junior to keep the fight standing.
Bloke lands a right hand.
Junior has Bloke pushed against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chilli Bloke dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Junior gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bloke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Junior blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bloke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bloke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bloke lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Bloke.
Bloke jumps guard but Junior stands there with Bloke around his waist. Bloke gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bloke fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloke jumps guard but Junior turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chilli Bloke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Junior.
Bloke is trying to stall.
Bloke misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bloke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Junior can do to turn this around?

Junior's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big right from Junior misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bloke misses with the head strike.
Junior misses with some punches.

Bloke jumps guard.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bloke had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Junior defends it easily.

Bloke is looking for a triangle but Junior pushes his legs off easily.
Junior must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Junior got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bloke has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Junior has managed to get both his arms back between Bloke's legs - danger averted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bloke escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Junior gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Bloke is looking for a triangle but Junior pushes his legs off easily.

Bloke looking for a guillotine here but Junior defends easily.

Bloke has his foot on Junior's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Junior works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Junior avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bloke's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Junior showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Junior ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chilli Bloke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bloke lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bloke swats away the attempt to clinch by Junior.

Junior clinches.
Bloke struggles to land a body shot inside as Junior controls his hands.
Bloke tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Junior just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloke fails to pull guard.

Junior breaks from the clinch.
Junior throws a body punch but Bloke moves out of range.
Junior throws a leg kick but Bloke sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bloke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Junior tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bloke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bloke lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Junior throws a body punch but Bloke moves out of range.
Junior pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smoke Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Junior misses its intended target.
Bloke throws a big counter combination but Junior scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bloke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Junior pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bloke went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Junior pushes Bloke up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bloke tries to pull guard but Junior holds him up against the cage and eventually Bloke drops back down to his feet.
Bloke pushes Junior back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Chilli Bloke will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bloke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Junior moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An inside leg kick from Junior misses.
Junior lands with an uppercut that bounces Bloke off the cage and back into range.

It looks like Chilli Bloke has been cut.
Bloke lands a really nice looking cross but Junior seems unphased.
Bloke misses with a two punch combination.
Junior tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bloke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Junior looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Junior looks for the body kick but Bloke saw that one coming.
Junior closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A punch combination from Bloke misses.
Nice jab there from Bloke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior walks into a straight right hand from Bloke.
Nice uppercut there from Bloke.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bloke cracks Junior with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Junior throws a series of punches but Bloke avoids them all with ease.
Bloke was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nice defenses there by Junior.
Junior appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior tries to clinch but Bloke moves out of range.

Bloke gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Junior breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Junior tries to move into range but Bloke moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bloke misses with a two punch combination.
Junior swings for the body but Bloke moves out of range.
Junior throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Bloke is rocked!

Junior closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bloke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Junior is trying to pull guard but Bloke has him pressed against the cage.
Bloke misses with some punches.
Bloke jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Junior walks away with a smile on his face. Bloke gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bloke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Junior.
As Junior looks to move away, Bloke throws a big counter combo but Junior just gets out of the way.
Bloke throws a series of punches but Junior moves out of range.
Junior is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior moves in looking to clinch but Bloke pushes him off.
Bloke is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bloke. Junior does a little dance to reset his feet.
Junior is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bloke rather than just go for the knockout.

Junior fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bloke, pushing him back against the cage.
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!
A short uppercut from Junior.
Nice body punch from Bloke - that landed with a thud.
Smoke Junior seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bloke is trying to pull guard but Junior turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Smoke Junior has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bloke.
Bloke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Junior's elbow.
Bloke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bloke lands a right hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Junior manages to break the clinch.

Junior closes the distance and clinches.

Junior escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bloke lands with a hook. Junior tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bloke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bloke thuds his right hand into Junior's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Junior closes the distance and clinches.
Bloke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bloke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Junior's elbow.

Junior's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Junior walks into a straight right hand from Bloke.
Junior throws a poor cross that misses
and Bloke makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Junior pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chilli Bloke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Junior tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bloke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Junior.
Bloke throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bloke lands a nice shot that snaps Junior's head back.
Junior tries to clinch up but Bloke circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior misses with an uppercut.
Junior tries to clinch but Bloke is having none of it.
Bloke dodges the punch combination from Junior.
Nice body punch from Bloke.
Junior is looking to clinch but Bloke is avoiding it.
Bloke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Junior throws a sloppy body shot
and Bloke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Junior on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chilli Bloke is winning the standup battle so far.
Junior swings for the body but Bloke moves out of range.
Junior fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bloke manages to avoid it.

Junior takes the fight into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Junior.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chilli Bloke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bloke, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chilli Bloke!