PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shaniqua Gorbdinkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Blixhaven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gorbdinkle comes to the cage accompanied by The Way I Feel. Brad Blixhaven acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Gorbdinkle
vs
Blixhaven

170 cm
19
175 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

188 cm
20
170 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shaniqua Gorbdinkle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brad Blixhaven!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorbdinkle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blixhaven paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blixhaven looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gorbdinkle tries to clinch but Blixhaven is having none of it.
Blixhaven tries to clinch but Gorbdinkle moves out of range.
Blixhaven circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gorbdinkle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gorbdinkle tries to clinch up.

Gorbdinkle closes the distance and clinches.
Gorbdinkle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gorbdinkle throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Blixhaven trying to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Gorbdinkle.
Blixhaven throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gorbdinkle blocks it with crossed arms.
Gorbdinkle avoiding damage as Blixhaven throws knees to the body.
Blixhaven looking to throw knees to the head but Gorbdinkle is blocking nicely.
Blixhaven utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gorbdinkle lands a good knee to the midsection. Blixhaven won't want to take too many of those.
Blixhaven tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blixhaven using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gorbdinkle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blixhaven tries to land a knee to the head but Gorbdinkle blocks with his arms.
Gorbdinkle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blixhaven.
A knee to the head by Blixhaven.
Blixhaven looks gassed!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gorbdinkle scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Blixhaven is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gorbdinkle is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Blixhaven to the mat. Blixhaven regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Gorbdinkle gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Gorbdinkle drives through and clinches with Blixhaven against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blixhaven avoiding damage as Gorbdinkle throws knees to the body.

Gorbdinkle pulls guard effortlessly.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gorbdinkle holds on and takes a little breather.
Gorbdinkle throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Gorbdinkle manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Gorbdinkle clinches up with Blixhaven and pushes him back against the cage.
Gorbdinkle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blixhaven.
Gorbdinkle scores with a hook to the body.
Gorbdinkle missing with knees to the body.
Blixhaven blocks the elbow strike.
Gorbdinkle is trying to stall.
Gorbdinkle lands a nice elbow.
Gorbdinkle taking a breather.
Gorbdinkle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blixhaven is defending well for now.

Gorbdinkle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blixhaven tries to clinch

and Gorbdinkle counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gorbdinkle.
Gorbdinkle tries to pull guard but Blixhaven won't allow it.
Gorbdinkle looking for a takedown.
Gorbdinkle digs a right hand underneath Blixhaven's ribcage. Blixhaven let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gorbdinkle pushes Blixhaven back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gorbdinkle.
Gorbdinkle working Blixhaven over with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gorbdinkle.
Blixhaven tries to land a knee to the head but Gorbdinkle blocks with his arms.
Blixhaven tries a knee to the head but Gorbdinkle blocks it.
Gorbdinkle misses with an elbow over the top.
Gorbdinkle misses with a punch to the body.
Gorbdinkle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blixhaven or not.
Blixhaven blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gorbdinkle missing with knees to the body.
Gorbdinkle tries to land knees in the clinch but Blixhaven avoids the damage to the body.
Gorbdinkle tries to land knees in the clinch but Blixhaven avoids the damage to the body.
Gorbdinkle missing with knees to the body.
Blixhaven avoiding damage as Gorbdinkle throws knees to the body.

Gorbdinkle breaks from the clinch.
Gorbdinkle wants to clinch.
Gorbdinkle swings for the body but Blixhaven moves out of range.

Gorbdinkle closes the distance and clinches.
Blixhaven avoids the elbow strike from Gorbdinkle, against the cage.
Gorbdinkle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blixhaven avoids it.
Gorbdinkle fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaniqua Gorbdinkle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gorbdinkle is looking to control Blixhaven's arms but Blixhaven gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gorbdinkle has his back to the cage.
Blixhaven managing to block the knees to the body from Gorbdinkle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blixhaven blocks the elbow strike.
Gorbdinkle missing with knees to the body.
Gorbdinkle takes a knee right on the jaw!
Blixhaven is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Blixhaven misses with a knee to the head.
Gorbdinkle takes an elbow to the temple.
Gorbdinkle is leaning against Blixhaven and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gorbdinkle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blixhaven blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gorbdinkle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blixhaven landing knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Gorbdinkle.

Gorbdinkle breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Gorbdinkle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gorbdinkle keeps the fight on the outside.

Gorbdinkle clinches up against the cage.
Gorbdinkle looking to stall.
Gorbdinkle is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Blixhaven tries to land knees in the clinch but Gorbdinkle avoids the damage to the body.
Gorbdinkle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blixhaven avoids it.
Blixhaven content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Gorbdinkle's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blixhaven managing to block the knees to the body from Gorbdinkle.
Gorbdinkle throws an elbow but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blixhaven avoiding damage as Gorbdinkle throws knees to the body.
Gorbdinkle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blixhaven managing to block the knees to the body from Gorbdinkle.
Blixhaven utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gorbdinkle fails to pull guard.
Blixhaven tries to land a knee to the head but Gorbdinkle blocks with his arms.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Blixhaven throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blixhaven with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blixhaven avoiding damage as Gorbdinkle throws knees to the body.
Gorbdinkle wants a takedown but no success here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Blixhaven.
Gorbdinkle fails to pull guard.
Blixhaven lands a knee to the body.
Gorbdinkle missing with knees to the body.
Blixhaven misses with a knee to the head.
Gorbdinkle tries to land knees in the clinch but Blixhaven avoids the damage to the body.
Gorbdinkle missing with knees to the body.
Blixhaven trying to control the position but instead, Gorbdinkle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Blixhaven into the cage.
Gorbdinkle effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Gorbdinkle lands a takedown into guard.
Gorbdinkle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shaniqua Gorbdinkle dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gorbdinkle throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gorbdinkle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gorbdinkle misses with a jab, cross combination.

Gorbdinkle pushes Blixhaven up against the cage in a clinch.
Gorbdinkle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blixhaven is defending well for now.
Blixhaven comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Blixhaven landing knees to the head.
Gorbdinkle looking to stall.
Gorbdinkle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blixhaven is defending well for now.
Blixhaven putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gorbdinkle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Blixhaven lands a knee to the body.
Blixhaven landing knees to the body.
Gorbdinkle tries to land knees in the clinch but Blixhaven avoids the damage to the body.
Blixhaven tries to land a knee to the head but Gorbdinkle blocks with his arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blixhaven obliges.
Blixhaven managing to block the knees to the body from Gorbdinkle.
Blixhaven misses with a knee to the head.
Blixhaven landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gorbdinkle putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blixhaven in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gorbdinkle takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Blixhaven creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gorbdinkle's defenses.
Gorbdinkle lands a nice shot to the body.

Gorbdinkle jumps into guard, dragging Blixhaven to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbdinkle pulls Blixhaven in close to prevent any damage.
Gorbdinkle working a defensive guard here.

Gorbdinkle has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Blixhaven off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Blixhaven avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Gorbdinkle fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Blixhaven sprawls well initially but Gorbdinkle persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gorbdinkle not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Blixhaven is looking to escape.
Gorbdinkle landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gorbdinkle tries to pass the half guard into mount. Blixhaven knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorbdinkle passes the guard and advances to mount!
Gorbdinkle tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Gorbdinkle is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Blixhaven has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Blixhaven!
Gorbdinkle working a defensive guard here.

Gorbdinkle wriggles free and stands up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorbdinkle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blixhaven tries to clinch but Gorbdinkle moves out of range.
Gorbdinkle tries to clinch but Blixhaven is having none of it.
Gorbdinkle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gorbdinkle tries to close the distance and clinch but Blixhaven swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gorbdinkle lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Blixhaven tries to clinch there but Gorbdinkle circles away.
Blixhaven tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gorbdinkle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blixhaven wants to clinch up but Gorbdinkle keeps it at a distance.
Gorbdinkle looks to clinch

and Blixhaven counters by clinching up.
Blixhaven creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gorbdinkle is working Blixhaven over against the cage.
Gorbdinkle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blixhaven misses with a knee to the head.
Gorbdinkle trying to land knees to the body.
Blixhaven managing to block the knees to the body from Gorbdinkle.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Blixhaven lands a knee to the body.
Gorbdinkle tries to land knees in the clinch but Blixhaven avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gorbdinkle throws an elbow but misses.
Gorbdinkle tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Blixhaven smiles and moves away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorbdinkle is struggling to control the position.
Blixhaven missing with knees to the body.
Gorbdinkle tries to pull guard but Blixhaven holds him up against the cage and eventually Gorbdinkle drops back down to his feet.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shaniqua Gorbdinkle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gorbdinkle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gorbdinkle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gorbdinkle jumps guard but Blixhaven stands there with Gorbdinkle around his waist. Gorbdinkle gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaniqua Gorbdinkle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left hand lands to the body for Gorbdinkle.
Gorbdinkle can't get the takedown.
Gorbdinkle lands a nice elbow.
Gorbdinkle trying to land knees to the body.
Blixhaven managing to block the knees to the body from Gorbdinkle.
Gorbdinkle is trying to force a seperation but Blixhaven has the dominant position.
Blixhaven with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gorbdinkle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gorbdinkle.
Gorbdinkle creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blixhaven blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blixhaven on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Gorbdinkle pulls guard successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shaniqua Gorbdinkle dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Blixhaven clinches but Gorbdinkle breaks the clinch

and Gorbdinkle counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gorbdinkle is looking to break free of the clinch but Blixhaven has double underhooks.
Gorbdinkle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blixhaven tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blixhaven managing to block the knees to the body from Gorbdinkle.
Blixhaven throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gorbdinkle blocks it with crossed arms.
Gorbdinkle pushes off an throws an elbow but Blixhaven leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Blixhaven misses with a knee to the head.
Blixhaven with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gorbdinkle lands a body punch.
Gorbdinkle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gorbdinkle is trying to break the clinch but Blixhaven has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Blixhaven.

Gorbdinkle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Gorbdinkle shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Blixhaven's guard.
Blixhaven being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gorbdinkle stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gorbdinkle tries to clinch up.
Blixhaven wants to clinch

and Gorbdinkle counters with a nice double leg into side control. Blixhaven won't be happy with that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbdinkle prevents Blixhaven from escaping the position.
Gorbdinkle lands a few punches from side control.

Gorbdinkle stands up and beckons Blixhaven to his feet.
Blixhaven tries to close the distance and clinch but Gorbdinkle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Gorbdinkle darts in and clinches Blixhaven up against the cage.
Blixhaven tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gorbdinkle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blixhaven is keeping busy.
Gorbdinkle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gorbdinkle controlling the action here for a moment.
Gorbdinkle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blixhaven.
Blixhaven prevents a takedown attempt there.
Blixhaven managing to block the knees to the body from Gorbdinkle.
Blixhaven throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gorbdinkle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blixhaven.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blixhaven lands an elbow just above Gorbdinkle 's eye.
Blixhaven unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gorbdinkle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Blixhaven with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gorbdinkle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blixhaven avoids it.
Gorbdinkle stalling in the clinch but Blixhaven improves position.
Gorbdinkle pushes Blixhaven back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gorbdinkle takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gorbdinkle missing with knees to the body.
Gorbdinkle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blixhaven avoiding damage as Gorbdinkle throws knees to the body.
Gorbdinkle throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Blixhaven putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gorbdinkle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Blixhaven trying to land knees to the body.
Gorbdinkle tries to land knees in the clinch but Blixhaven avoids the damage to the body.
Blixhaven tries a knee to the head but Gorbdinkle blocks it.
Gorbdinkle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blixhaven or not.
Blixhaven tries to land knees in the clinch but Gorbdinkle avoids the damage to the body.

Gorbdinkle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Gorbdinkle rushes Blixhaven and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Blixhaven is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gorbdinkle is defending well for now.
Shaniqua Gorbdinkle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blixhaven throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Gorbdinkle - that landed with a thud.
Blixhaven crunches a lovely knee into Gorbdinkle's ribcage.
Blixhaven trying to stall but Gorbdinkle improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blixhaven with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A body shot lands from Gorbdinkle.

Gorbdinkle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Gorbdinkle clinches.
Blixhaven throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gorbdinkle blocks it with crossed arms.
Blixhaven looking to throw knees to the head but Gorbdinkle is blocking nicely.
A hook to the body from Gorbdinkle.
Come on Gorbdinkle - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Blixhaven looking to stall.
Gorbdinkle goes for a takedown attempt but Blixhaven pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gorbdinkle wants to clinch.

Gorbdinkle moves into the clinch.
Brad Blixhaven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorbdinkle avoiding damage as Blixhaven throws knees to the body.
Blixhaven throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gorbdinkle missing with knees to the body.
Gorbdinkle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blixhaven avoids it.
Gorbdinkle pressing his opponent against the cage.
Blixhaven throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gorbdinkle lands a nice knee to the body.
Gorbdinkle throws an elbow but it misses.
Blixhaven throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gorbdinkle blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Gorbdinkle - that landed with a thud.
Blixhaven is pressed up against the cage. Gorbdinkle has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Blixhaven down to the mat. Blixhaven avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaniqua Gorbdinkle. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gorbdinkle feints and as Blixhaven raises his hands in defense, Gorbdinkle changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gorbdinkle controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gorbdinkle might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shaniqua Gorbdinkle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gorbdinkle has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaniqua Gorbdinkle!