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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cake Motown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Blatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blatt is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: you're going down- sick puppies. Jeff Blatt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 cm
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263 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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189 cm
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218 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cake Motown! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Blatt! The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Motown closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blatt circles away. Blatt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Blatt gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily so Motown counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Motown drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Motown jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Motown passes easily into side control. Nice work. Motown working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Blatt tries to improve position but can't. Motown is trying to get an arm triangle but Blatt is defending well. Motown in side control, throwing shots but Blatt defends. Motown working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Motown working away. Motown tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Motown has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Blatt is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Motown off and has taken his back! Motown defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Blatt is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Motown knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Motown for a finish. Motown is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blatt is not going to allow Motown to sit and survive in this position. You can see the frustration on Motown's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Blatt is looking for a choke. Motown gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Motown manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard. Blatt pulls Motown in close to his closed guard and prevents Motown from doing any damage or advancing position. Motown trying to control the position from guard on top but Blatt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Blatt working for a triangle but Motown defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blatt keeping full guard, as Motown tries to pass. Motown drops back, looking for a kneebar! Blatt looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Blatt looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Blatt! Blatt tries for a kimura but Motown is defending well. Motown is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. Blatt is looking to take a break and control but Motown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four 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. Motown slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Motown controlling Blatt's posture. Blatt pushes down on Motown's leg and manages to get into half guard. Blatt is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Motown manages to get to full guard.
Blatt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Motown is keeping the position for now. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cake Motown dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Motown shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blatt but Blatt pushes him off and we're back to square one. Blatt fails in his attempt to clinch. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Motown. Blatt doesn't manage to clinch there - Motown circles away.
Motown stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Motown wants it to stay on the feet. Motown misses with a takedown and Blatt counters with a nice uppercut. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cake Motown. That's going to take a lot out of him. Blatt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Motown swivels and escapes. Blatt looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Motown tries to roll over but Blatt keeps him under control. Blatt wants to control but Motown is keeping him busy. Blatt decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up. Blatt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blatt throws a series of punches but Motown avoids them all with ease. Nice jab there from Blatt. Blatt is looking to clinch but Motown is avoiding it.
Motown dives in and grabs Blatt's left leg, looking for a takedown. Blatt pushes down on Motown's head and hops out. Motown tries to keep at a distance but Blatt has taken the fight into the clinch. Blatt jumps into guard, dragging Motown to the mat.
Blatt manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Motown manages to get himself to full guard.
Blatt stopping the sweep attempt from Motown. Motown has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blatt can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Blatt advances to half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blatt looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Blatt wants to work for an arm triangle but Motown is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Blatt is looking to take a break and control but Motown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Blatt wants to work for an arm triangle but Motown is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Blatt is working for a kimura but Motown is defending it quite comfortably.
Motown makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Motown.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Motown looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Blatt wanted to stand there but Motown had control of the position. Blatt stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Motown has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Blatt manages to get his head free but now Motown has transitioned to an armbar! Blatt grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Motown! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cake Motown!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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