PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Blackburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Blicky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blicky is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Light That Blinds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blackburn
vs
Blicky

199 cm
19
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

197 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Blackburn!
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, David Blicky!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Blackburn.

Blicky moves into range and clinches up with Blackburn.
Blicky lands a knee to the head.
Blicky drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blackburn stops a takedown attempt from Blicky.
Blackburn has had enough of the clinch but Blicky keeps him there for the moment.
Blackburn can't break the clinch.
Blackburn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Blicky blocks an uppercut.
Blackburn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blicky or not.
Blicky looks gassed!

Blicky breaks the clinch.
Blackburn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blicky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blackburn.
Blackburn throws a nice looking combination but Blicky bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blackburn tries to clinch but Blicky moves away

and Blicky counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Blicky wants to free his trapped foot but Blackburn is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Blicky looks to land a strike but Blackburn avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

Blackburn looking for a guillotine here but Blicky defends easily.
Blackburn wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburn trying to strike off his back.
Blicky forces his way into half guard.
Blackburn is pressing down on Blicky's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Blicky trying to control the position from guard on top but Blackburn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blicky postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blicky preventing the sweep.
Blackburn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blicky pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blackburn is keeping the position for now.
Blackburn trying to keep a closed guard but Blicky is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blackburn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blicky fails with a takedown attempt.
Brad Blackburn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Blicky.
Blicky misses with a takedown attempt - Blackburn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Blackburn fails to land with a series of punches.
Blicky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blackburn.
Blackburn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blackburn tries to clinch but Blicky is having none of it.
Blackburn throws a right and a left that Blicky avoids nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Blackburn falls off balance throwing a combination

and Blicky counters by clinching up.
A short left from Blicky.
Blackburn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blackburn stops a takedown attempt from Blicky.
Blicky has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Blackburn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Blicky gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blackburn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Blackburn has had enough of the clinch but Blicky keeps him there for the moment.
Blicky tries for a takedown. No joy.
Blicky keeps control of Blackburn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blicky.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blicky keeps control of Blackburn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blicky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Blackburn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blackburn tries to clinch up

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Blicky decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Blackburn's guard.
Blicky pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blackburn is keeping the position for now.
Blicky scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Blicky throwing strikes but missing.
Blackburn can't keep his opponent in guard - Blicky advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Blicky not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Blackburn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blicky.
Blicky works his foot free and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blackburn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blicky thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Blicky scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Blackburn is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Blicky throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Blackburn is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Blicky misses with a head shot.
Blicky trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Blicky throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Blackburn blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blicky punching from mount but Blackburn doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Blicky misses with a head shot.
Blicky thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Blicky with shots to the head and body - Blackburn looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Blicky dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Blicky closes the distance and clinches.

Blackburn is rocked!

It looks like Brad Blackburn has been cut.
Blicky has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Blackburn - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Blicky, and another! Blackburn is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). David Blicky!