PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wulfgang Bleak (ranked 1055 p4p, 928 weight class) and DeShawn West (ranked 142 p4p, 130 weight class). Bleak comes to the cage accompanied by Du Hast - Rammstein. The crowd seem to be enjoying West's choice of entrance music: Can’t Be Touched - Roy Jones Jr. Wulfgang Bleak could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to DeShawn West's chin.

Bleak
vs
West

181 cm
31
159
23 - 10 - 1

172 cm
33
145
24 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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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 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wulfgang Bleak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DeShawn West!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West throws a hook but Bleak avoids it easily.
Bleak throws an off balance right hand
letting West counter with a right hand.
A big right from Bleak misses.
Bleak connects with a right hand. West shakes it off.
Bleak doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

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

West throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bleak takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
West on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bleak avoids the head kick by West.
Bleak takes a swing at West's ribcage but misses.
West avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bleak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. West manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bleak misses with a takedown
letting West counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bleak swings for the body but West moves out of range.
Bleak is looking to clinch but West is avoiding it.
West lands with a nice body punch.
Bleak bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of West's head.
Good exchange - Bleak coming out on top.
West thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bleak half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bleak wants to clinch
and West counters with a nice uppercut.
Bleak looks to land a combination but West avoids it well.
Bleak shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and West counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bleak moves in looking to clinch but West pushes him off.
Bleak lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bleak cracks West with an open hand slap.
Bleak defending well as West loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot by West.
Wulfgang Bleak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bleak looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
West bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bleak's guard.

West avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Bleak has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but West can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Bleak is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and West defends well.
Bleak has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but West has passed into side control.
Bleak is looking for a sweep.
West controls the position.
Bleak pushes West away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, West gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bleak will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bleak is looking for a sweep.

West decides to stand back up.
Bleak shoots in for a takedown but West shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
West throws out a counter right but Bleak avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wulfgang Bleak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
West connects with a right hand. Bleak shakes it off.
DeShawn West is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bleak tests West's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bleak shoots in and drives through. West sprawls well.
West's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bleak connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! West scrambles back to his feet.
West lands a jab to Bleak's midsection.
Bleak is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bleak is looking to clinch.
West stuffs the takedown.
Bleak shoots in for a takedown but West shows good takedown defense.
Bleak moves in looking to clinch but West pushes him off.
West tries a head kick but it misses.
Bleak shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with West but West pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West avoids a punch combination nicely.
West on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
West leaves Bleak with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
West looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Bleak tries to clinch but West is having none of it.
Bleak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but West manages to avoid it.
Bleak ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
West avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from West! But no joy.
West is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bleak had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Bleak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bleak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by West.
West swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bleak throws a body punch but West moves out of range.
West swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bleak with a nice cross.
West lands with an uppercut that bounces Bleak off the cage and back into range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

DeShawn West dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

West misses with a looping left.
West sizes up Bleak with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
West might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A slow jab from Bleak misses its intended target.
Bleak shoots for a double leg takedown but West sprawls well. He's pushed Bleak's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
West throws a shot from downtown. Bleak moves away and avoids it.
Bleak misses the body punch
and West counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for West. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
West keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Bleak looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

West has one foot on Bleak's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
West waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bleak.
Bleak throws a hook to the side of West's head but West sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from West! But no joy.
Bleak misses with a body shot.

A momentary lapse in concentration from West enables Bleak to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. West manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
DeShawn West has got the better of the ground game so far.
West utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bleak won't allow West to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleak throwing strikes but missing.
Bleak throws an elbow that misses. West uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bleak's guard. Nice move by West!

There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bleak is on top in guard.

West has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bleak throws a strike but West rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

West stopping the sweep attempt from Bleak.
Bleak being controlled here, momentarily.
West preventing the sweep.

West avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
West passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleak wants to improve his position but West is controlling well.
Bleak makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bleak.
West won't allow Bleak to sweep him here.

Bleak is looking for a triangle here but West uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

West stands up and beckons Bleak to his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by West.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
West throws a hook but Bleak blocks it.
Bleak closes the distance looking to clinch
and West counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bleak darts in and clinches West up against the cage.
West tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bleak's elbow.
West softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
West prevents the takedown attempt.
West misses with a punch to the body.
Bleak looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wulfgang Bleak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bleak has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by West after a bit of a struggle.

West breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bleak misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bleak scores with a jab. West acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bleak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from West.
Bleak ducks right into an uppercut from West.
West swings for the body but Bleak moves out of range.
Bleak takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Bleak manages to get an easy takedown there - catching West on his heels. He'll look to pass West's guard now, I'm sure.

West is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
West lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bleak backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Bleak.
A body shot lands from West.
Bleak has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by West after a bit of a struggle.
West can't find room to land a body shot as Bleak controls the action.
West misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bleak goes for a takedown attempt but West pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
West lands with a nice body punch.
Bleak fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but West avoids it really well and circles away.
Bleak slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

DeShawn West showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bleak lands with an overhand left.
West displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bleak.
Bleak throws a predictable looking body shot
and West counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Bleak misses
and West counters with a stiff right hand.
Bleak misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Bleak gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bleak working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bleak wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wulfgang Bleak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West misses with a punch to the body.
Bleak lands a right hand.

West pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
West lands a nice looking body shot.
West swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bleak fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleak throws a looping overhand right but West ducks down to avoid it.
Bleak throws a lazy uppercut
and West counters with a straight right hand.

Bleak is rocked!
West lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Bleak up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs West from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Bleak's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). DeShawn West!
During a confident post fight interview, DeShawn West thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Wulfgang Bleak stepped up to the mic, saying 'I don't mind the pain, it helps remember the lesson. Great job by my opponent, he earned it. But I will be back!'.