PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Blaydes (ranked 2092 p4p, 2039 weight class) and Shinji Tomoguchi (ranked 274 p4p, 265 weight class). Blaydes's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Black Sunshine - White Zombie. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Blaydes
vs
Tomoguchi

171 cm
28
158
6 - 4 - 1

180 cm
27
155
11 - 11 - 0

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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 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Blaydes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Shinji Tomoguchi!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaydes looks to land a left hand but Tomoguchi moved out of range nicely.
Blaydes moves out of range as Tomoguchi strikes.
Tomoguchi lands a nice looking body shot.
Blaydes misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big left from Tomoguchi misses.
Tomoguchi blocks a jab.
Tomoguchi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blaydes.
Tomoguchi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Blaydes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blaydes blocks a jab.
Tomoguchi misses the jab.

Blaydes scores with a takedown into Tomoguchi's guard.
Blaydes stopping the sweep attempt from Tomoguchi.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blaydes content to stall in guard here.
Blaydes preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomoguchi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Blaydes's guard.

Blaydes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tomoguchi's guard.

Blaydes sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomoguchi keeping moving, preventing Blaydes from controlling successfully.
Blaydes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tomoguchi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tomoguchi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Blaydes controls the pace.
Blaydes's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Blaydes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes stands and throws Tomoguchi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tomoguchi gets back to half guard.
Tomoguchi wants to control but Blaydes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Blaydes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tomoguchi's head.
Blaydes with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tomoguchi misses the shot to the body.
Blaydes misses with a head kick.
Tomoguchi throws the left hand but Blaydes avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Blaydes misses the target.
Blaydes lands with a nice body kick.
Tomoguchi lands a jab to the head.
Blaydes lands a head kick. Tomoguchi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Blaydes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi swings widly with a right hand
and Blaydes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tomoguchi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Blaydes fails with a takedown attempt.

Tomoguchi closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blaydes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blaydes has a couple of punches blocked by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tomoguchi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Oscar Blaydes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Blaydes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Blaydes throws a jab when Tomoguchi was well out of range.
Tomoguchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blaydes moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tomoguchi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tomoguchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blaydes moves away.
Blaydes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tomoguchi.
Blaydes moves away from the strike by Tomoguchi.
Blaydes is looking to counter punch.

Blaydes closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tomoguchi quickly recovers to half guard.
Oscar Blaydes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blaydes with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tomoguchi keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Blaydes trying to control the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomoguchi is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomoguchi trying to hold on to Blaydes's head to control him but Blaydes postures up.
Tomoguchi is looking to improve his position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Blaydes controlling the action here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blaydes shoots in for a takedown but Tomoguchi shows good takedown defense.
Blaydes ducks under a wild hook from Tomoguchi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Blaydes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oscar Blaydes is winning the standup battle so far.
Tomoguchi throws a series of punches but Blaydes avoids them all with ease.
Tomoguchi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blaydes on the side of the head.
Tomoguchi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Blaydes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tomoguchi is out of range and Blaydes settles back down.
Tomoguchi lands a nice shot that snaps Blaydes's head back.
Tomoguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blaydes.
Tomoguchi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blaydes.
Blaydes throws a body punch but Tomoguchi moves out of range.
Blaydes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shinji Tomoguchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tomoguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Blaydes is just out of range.
Tomoguchi misses with a looping right.
A quick step to the side and Blaydes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blaydes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tomoguchi lands with a nice combination. Blaydes backs away looking to recover.
Blaydes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blaydes takes a swing at Tomoguchi's ribcage but misses.
Blaydes slips under a jab from Tomoguchi.
Blaydes lunges at Tomoguchi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tomoguchi's hand.
Blaydes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Blaydes throws a low kick but Tomoguchi moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Blaydes.
Shinji Tomoguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaydes punishes Tomoguchi's body with a nice straight punch.
Shinji Tomoguchi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tomoguchi staying out of range there.
Tomoguchi wants to counter the offense by Blaydes and move into the clinch position.
Tomoguchi lands a head shot.
Blaydes throws a head kick that misses.
Blaydes shoots in for a takedown but Tomoguchi shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oscar Blaydes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blaydes moves away from the strike by Tomoguchi.
Blaydes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tomoguchi misses with an uppercut. Blaydes saw that one coming.

Blaydes closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tomoguchi's guard.
Blaydes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tomoguchi has control of Blaydes's left arm, preventing Blaydes from doing any damage.
Tomoguchi tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes wants to control from the top but Tomoguchi keeps moving.
Blaydes is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tomoguchi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blaydes is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Blaydes swats away the attempt to clinch by Tomoguchi.
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 Oscar Blaydes will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Tomoguchi takes a swing at Blaydes's ribcage but misses.
Tomoguchi lands a jab to the nose.
Nice shot by Blaydes.
Blaydes shoots in looking for a takedown. Tomoguchi tries to sprawl out of it but Blaydes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tomoguchi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Blaydes throws a shot to the body.
Tomoguchi is looking to clinch.
Blaydes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab, jab by Blaydes - just one landing.
Blaydes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tomoguchi throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaydes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tomoguchi tries to avoid it but Blaydes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tomoguchi to the ground. Tomoguchi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Tomoguchi misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Blaydes!
A swing and a miss from Tomoguchi.
It appears Blaydes was looking to counter with a kick there.
Tomoguchi throws a jab when Blaydes was well out of range.
Tomoguchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blaydes lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tomoguchi cracks Blaydes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaydes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blaydes ducks under a wild hook from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi throws a body shot but no joy.
Tomoguchi throws out a powerful jab.
Tomoguchi lands with a good body shot.
Blaydes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook. Blaydes ducked under it nicely.
Tomoguchi throws a jab when Blaydes was well out of range.
Blaydes connects with a body shot.
Blaydes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tomoguchi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blaydes works the jab nicely.
Tomoguchi thows a left - swing and a miss!

Tomoguchi tries to sprawl but Blaydes drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaydes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Blaydes trying to pass the guard but Tomoguchi defending well.
Blaydes sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tomoguchi for as long as he can get away with.
Tomoguchi trying to control here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Further stalling from Blaydes.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Tomoguchi takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomoguchi connects with a jab.

Blaydes gets a takedown into half guard.
Tomoguchi is not content to let Blaydes control the position.
Tomoguchi is trying is best to control the position here.
Blaydes takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tomoguchi is controlling Blaydes's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tomoguchi keeps working.
Blaydes stalling.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blaydes ducks under a wild hook from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blaydes scores with a decent looking hook.
Blaydes lands a jab to the head.
Tomoguchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blaydes was well out of range. Poor timing from Tomoguchi.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oscar Blaydes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blaydes, 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oscar Blaydes!
A victorious Oscar Blaydes thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.