PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Blades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Peter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Blades has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Blades
vs
Peter

208 cm
18
299 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Blades!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Peter!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blades swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blades tries to close the distance and clinch but Peter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blades throws a sloppy head kick and Peter moves out of range easily.
Peter misses with a takedown attempt

and Blades counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Blades stops Peter from getting back to his feet.

Blades is looking for a kimura but Peter is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Blades to get the leverage.
Peter tries to kick Blades off but Blades keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Peter tries to roll over but Blades keeps him under control.
Peter is trying to maintain the position but Blades is very close to passing his half guard.
Peter pushes Blades off looking to stand but Blades dives back in and keeps control.
Blades prevents Peter from improving his position.
Blades content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blades prevents Peter from improving his position.
Blades is looking to advance position but Peter won't allow it.
Peter is in trouble now - Blades has advanced to mount!
Blades content just to control the position here.
Peter tries to reverse the position but Blades maintains control.
Peter looks gassed!

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.
Blades is landing with some decent strikes but Peter is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Blades in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Blades lands a big elbow.
Blades content just to control the position here.
Peter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blades controlling the position easily from mount.
Blades lands a heavy elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Blades looking to finish Peter with some ground and pound. This is bad for Peter!

It looks like Peter Peter has been cut.
Blades working the ground and pound effectively.
Blades tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Blades seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Peter for as long as he can get away with.
Peter is bucking up trying to escape but Blades cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That has opened up Peter Peter's cut even more.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blades takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Blades lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Peter hang on?
Blades takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Blades lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blades fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

The cut above Peter Peter's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Peter Peter's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Michael Blades!