PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adeodatus Aurelius (ranked 3649 p4p, 3939 weight class) and Kenny Blankenship (ranked 233 p4p, 247 weight class). Adeodatus Aurelius is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Aurelius
vs
Blankenship

168 cm
19
144
2 - 2 - 0

170 cm
18
130
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Mythical Fighter

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adeodatus Aurelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Blankenship!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelius misses with a double jab
and Blankenship counters with a straight right hand.
Aurelius looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blankenship avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blankenship throws a body punch but Aurelius moves out of range.
Aurelius throws a series of punches but Blankenship moves out of range.
Blankenship swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blankenship avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blankenship steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aurelius.
Blankenship wants to counter the offense by Aurelius and move into the clinch position.
Aurelius tries to clinch up.
Aurelius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Blankenship paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blankenship throws a lazy right hand but Aurelius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aurelius misses with a hook. Blankenship ducked under it nicely.
Blankenship steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Aurelius.

Blankenship moves into the clinch.
Aurelius prevents a body shot from Blankenship.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blankenship working Aurelius over with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Blankenship.
A short right from Blankenship on the inside.
Blankenship can't find room to land a body shot as Aurelius controls the action.
Blankenship gets through Aurelius's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blankenship lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blankenship lands with a short shot to the head.
Blankenship lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Aurelius stalling in the clinch but Blankenship improves position.
Blankenship lands a body shot.
Blankenship scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aurelius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Blankenship on the inside.
Blankenship lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aurelius backwards.
Blankenship is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Aurelius takes a knee to the side of the body.
Aurelius is breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blankenship.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blankenship softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Blankenship tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blankenship misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship crunches a lovely knee into Aurelius's ribcage.
Nice body punch from Blankenship - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Blankenship as the two fighters clinch.
Blankenship lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blankenship connects with a knee to the head.
Blankenship tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aurelius avoids it.
Blankenship lands a knee to the head.

Aurelius is rocked!
Blankenship crunches a lovely knee into Aurelius's ribcage.
Oh Aurelius is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aurelius swings wildly with an uppercut but Blankenship uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aurelius.
Aurelius seems to have got his legs back now.
Blankenship cracks Aurelius with a nice body shot.
Blankenship goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Blankenship.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blankenship lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blankenship struggles to land a body shot inside as Aurelius controls his hands.
Blankenship has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Aurelius seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Blankenship can turn it around.
Aurelius lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blankenship or not.
Blankenship pushes Aurelius back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Blankenship works on Aurelius's body with a couple of short punches.
Blankenship crunches a lovely knee into Aurelius's ribcage.
Blankenship looking to throw knees to the head but Aurelius is blocking nicely.
Blankenship using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Blankenship tries a knee to the head but Aurelius blocks it.
Blankenship lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blankenship.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blankenship.
Knees to the body from Blankenship.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blankenship is leaning against Aurelius and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Blankenship avoids the elbow strike from Aurelius, against the ropes.
Blankenship lands a knee to the body.
Blankenship tries to land a knee to the head but Aurelius blocks with his arms.
A left hand lands to the body for Blankenship.
Blankenship is working Aurelius over against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Blankenship.
Blankenship looking to throw knees to the head but Aurelius is blocking nicely.
Blankenship lands a knee to the body.
Blankenship lands a hook that snaps the head of Aurelius backwards.
Blankenship tries to land a knee to the head but Aurelius blocks with his arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blankenship misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blankenship tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blankenship.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Aurelius gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blankenship.
Blankenship thuds his right hand into Aurelius's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Aurelius tries to clinch there but Blankenship circles away.
Aurelius takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Adeodatus Aurelius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blankenship takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Aurelius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aurelius looks to score with a jab to the body but Blankenship is just out of range.
Aurelius is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blankenship punishes Aurelius's body with a nice straight punch.

Blankenship has closed the distance and engaged Aurelius in a clinch.
Blankenship lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blankenship misses with some punches.
Blankenship with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aurelius takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blankenship with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blankenship digs a right hand into Aurelius's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aurelius's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blankenship misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blankenship.
Aurelius tries a body shot but Blankenship blocks it.
Blankenship scores a nice knee to the body.
Blankenship lands a left hand.
Blankenship with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Blankenship is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Blankenship with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aurelius is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Blankenship to keep the fight standing.
Blankenship throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aurelius blocks it with crossed arms.
Blankenship scores with a shoulder strike.
Kenny Blankenship seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Blankenship connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aurelius's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Blankenship.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship scores a nice knee to the body.
Blankenship with a knee to the head.
Blankenship unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Blankenship looking to throw knees to the head but Aurelius is blocking nicely.
Blankenship throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aurelius blocks it with crossed arms.
Aurelius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from Blankenship.
Blankenship misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aurelius.
Blankenship has a couple of punches blocked by Aurelius.
Aurelius fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Blankenship throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aurelius blocks it with crossed arms.
Blankenship scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blankenship is working Aurelius over against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blankenship tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blankenship lands with a left to the head.
Blankenship misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blankenship.
Blankenship goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blankenship with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blankenship digs a right hand into Aurelius's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aurelius's gas tank.
Blankenship scores a nice knee to the body.
Aurelius misses with a body punch.
Blankenship swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blankenship lands with a right to the head.
Blankenship lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship crunches a lovely knee into Aurelius's ribcage.
Aurelius tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Blankenship just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adeodatus Aurelius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blankenship lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Blankenship scores with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aurelius is trying to pull guard but Blankenship turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Aurelius is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Blankenship to keep the fight standing.
Aurelius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Blankenship on the inside.
Blankenship using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aurelius has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blankenship throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blankenship with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blankenship scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blankenship lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aurelius backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Blankenship showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Blankenship lands a body shot.
Aurelius closes the distance looking to clinch
and Blankenship counters with a left to the body.
Kenny Blankenship seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Blankenship finds it's way through Aurelius's defenses.
Aurelius misses with a head kick.
Aurelius thuds his right hand into Blankenship's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Aurelius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blankenship swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A swing and a miss from Blankenship.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blankenship. Aurelius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blankenship misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aurelius.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blankenship ducks under a wild hook from Aurelius.

Aurelius darts in and clinches Blankenship up against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Blankenship.
Blankenship has a couple of punches blocked by Aurelius.
Blankenship lands a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blankenship lands a shot to the body.
Blankenship scores a nice knee to the body.
Aurelius throws an elbow that misses.
Blankenship scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blankenship lands with a light punch inside.
Blankenship missing with knees to the body.
Blankenship scores with a hook to the body.
Blankenship working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blankenship makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blankenship misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blankenship digs a right hand into Aurelius's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aurelius's gas tank.
Blankenship has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Blankenship creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blankenship misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blankenship throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blankenship doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aurelius throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blankenship struggles to land a body shot inside as Aurelius controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aurelius.
A shot in the inside from Blankenship.
Blankenship lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blankenship tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blankenship misses with a knee strike.
Aurelius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blankenship gets through Aurelius's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blankenship lands with a right to the head.
Blankenship tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blankenship landing knees to the head.
Blankenship tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aurelius avoids it.
Blankenship struggles to land a body shot inside as Aurelius controls his hands.
Blankenship putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aurelius in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Aurelius drags the fight down to the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blankenship accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Blankenship postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Blankenship really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aurelius. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Blankenship is working Aurelius over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Blankenship postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Blankenship postures up and lands a big shot to Aurelius's brow.
Blankenship keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Aurelius's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blankenship's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Blankenship postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Aurelius covers up, he's hurt! Blankenship keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Blankenship and the ref steps in to end the fight! Blankenship can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenny Blankenship!
A very excited looking Kenny Blankenship made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.