PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiko Silve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaze comes to the cage accompanied by The Dropkick Murphys-The Warriors Code. The key to victory for Johnny Blaze has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Blaze
vs
Silve

175 cm
24
177 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

190 cm
23
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Blaze!
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, Kiko Silve!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silve is looking to clinch but Blaze is avoiding it.
Silve tries to clinch up.
Silve is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silve dodges the punch combination from Blaze.

Silve moves into the clinch successfully.
Blaze tries to score a body lock takedown but Silve shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Silve misses with a knee to the head.
Blaze wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silve using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blaze has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silve with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silve using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blaze has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blaze tries for a takedown but Silve manages to get underhooks.
Silve using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blaze has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silve with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silve tries to land a knee to the head but Blaze blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaze tries to score a body lock takedown but Silve shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Blaze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silve misses with a knee to the head.
Silve looks gassed!
Silve with a knee to the head.

Blaze gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Silve wants to stand and escape but Blaze is having none of it.
Blaze might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Blaze slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Blaze wants to control from the top but Silve keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blaze seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Silve really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blaze. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Blaze stands up and waves to Silve to follow him.
Blaze closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Blaze moves into range and connects with a jab.

Silve gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silve keeping full guard, as Blaze tries to pass.
Blaze has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Blaze stays in close to Silve's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze trying to control the position from guard on top but Silve is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silve wants to stand and escape but Blaze is having none of it.
Blaze wants to control from the top but Silve keeps moving.
Blaze prevents Silve from getting back to his feet.
Blaze passes into half guard.
Blaze lands strikes from half guard.
Blaze seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silve does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silve is looking to escape.
Blaze thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silve's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blaze is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Blaze tries to pass to full mount but Silve defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silve looks like he's trying to stand up.
Blaze moves into full mount! Silve won't be happy about that!
Blaze fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blaze cracks Silve with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Blaze looking to control but Silve is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silve's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

Blaze has control of Silve's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Silve regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Silve trying desperately to get to his feet.

Blaze working for a submission but Silve is keeping him at bay.
Silve trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze with good strikes from the mount here!
Silve wants to try and get back to his feet.
Blaze with good strikes from the mount here!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Blaze get's back to his feet.
Blaze keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice defenses there by Blaze.
Blaze tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silve swivels and escapes.
Blaze shoots in for a double leg but Silve sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blaze avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blaze steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silve.
Silve misses with a looping left.
Silve tries to close the distance and clinch but Blaze swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Blaze scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Blaze dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Silve tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blaze paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Blaze rushes Silve and presses him up against the cage.
Blaze stalling in the clinch.
Silve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silve throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blaze tries to stall but Silve uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silve with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silve throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blaze blocks it with crossed arms.
Silve has Blaze pressed against the cage, preventing Blaze from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silve using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blaze has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silve gets underhooks to prevent Blaze's takedown attempt.
Blaze tries to break free but Silve pushes him back against the cage.
Silve tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Blaze escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blaze tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silve swivels and escapes.
Blaze throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silve's waist but Silve gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blaze off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Blaze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blaze looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silve is fending him off so far but Blaze persists. Nope, Silve circles away and we're back to standing.
Silve leaves Blaze with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silve tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silve rushes Blaze and presses him up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silve connects with a knee to the head.
Silve looking to throw knees to the head but Blaze is blocking nicely.
Silve tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silve tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silve lands a knee to the head.

Blaze manages to pull guard.

Blaze is looking to sinch up a triangle. Silve throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Blaze's body to avoid the submission. Blaze has instead reached around Silve's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Blaze arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Johnny Blaze!