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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brad Blixhaven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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183 cm
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brad Blixhaven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tank Williams!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blixhaven tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams scores with a punch to the head.
Blixhaven moves into the clinch successfully.
Williams gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Blixhaven.
Blixhaven changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Williams fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Horrible takedown by Blixhaven or perhaps it was just good defense by Williams which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Blixhaven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good shot there by Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Williams.
Williams lands with a straight right. Blixhaven didn't see that one coming.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blixhaven circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Blixhaven moves away and avoids it.
Williams lands with a nice combination. Blixhaven backs away looking to recover.
Blixhaven takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blixhaven wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blixhaven drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Blixhaven showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Williams throws a series of punches but Blixhaven avoids them all with ease.
Blixhaven shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Williams sprawls well. Williams wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blixhaven gets slowly back to his feet.
Blixhaven avoids the body shot from Williams.
Williams throws a jab when Blixhaven was well out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blixhaven fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blixhaven fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Williams avoids it really well and circles away.
Blixhaven shoots for a takedown but Williams saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Williams closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Blixhaven drops his hands momentarily and Williams takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Williams.
Williams lands a nice hook to Blixhaven's body. Blixhaven takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blixhaven shoots in but Williams avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Williams connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blixhaven. Blixhaven circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blixhaven ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Williams with a hook.
Williams cracks a nice hook into Blixhaven's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tank Williams dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A punch combination from Williams misses.
Williams displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A jab from Williams misses.
Williams keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blixhaven shoots in for a double leg but Williams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blixhaven showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
Williams connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Williams sizes up Blixhaven with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blixhaven dodges the punch combination from Williams.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Williams scores with a jab. Blixhaven acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brad Blixhaven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blixhaven bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blixhaven takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tank Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Blixhaven shoots in looking for a takedown. Williams tries to sprawl out of it but Blixhaven keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Williams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blixhaven moves away.
Blixhaven bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Williams can do anything to dispel that myth.
Blixhaven is trying to get an arm triangle but Williams is defending well.
Blixhaven is trying to get an arm triangle but Williams is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blixhaven tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Blixhaven has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
Williams prevents Blixhaven from moving into mount.
Williams is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Blixhaven advances nicely into full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Blixhaven looking for a guillotine from mount but Williams is having none of it.
Williams is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blixhaven working for a guillotine from mount but Williams is in no mood to give up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blixhaven with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Williams defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Blixhaven.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tank Williams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Blixhaven shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Williams but Williams pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams connects with a single shot there.
Williams leaves Blixhaven with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blixhaven.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blixhaven sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.
Williams lands an overhand right.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blixhaven.
Williams misses with a straight left.
No luck for Blixhaven with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Blixhaven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Williams smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tank Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blixhaven tries to score a power double leg takedown but Williams sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Blixhaven somewhat.
Williams displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blixhaven.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Blixhaven shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Williams sprawls well. Williams wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blixhaven gets slowly back to his feet.
Blixhaven shoots in but Williams avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Williams scores with a punch to the head.
Brad Blixhaven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four 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.
Williams swings for the body but Blixhaven moves out of range.
Williams works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Tank Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Blixhaven.
A jab from Williams does it's job there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Williams defending well as Blixhaven loads up on a big left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tank Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Williams winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tank Williams!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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