PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Tasclowic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oscar Tasclowic has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Tasclowic
vs
Blaze

189 cm
21
179 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Fast

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Tasclowic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tasclowic closes the distance and clinches up with Blaze, looking for a takedown. Tasclowic pushes Blaze against the cage but Blaze circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tasclowic shoots in but Blaze avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tasclowic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oscar Tasclowic. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Blaze darts in and clinches Tasclowic up against the cage.
Tasclowic wants to break the clinch but can't.

Blaze has hold of one of Tasclowic's legs. Tasclowic is fighting the takedown attempt but Blaze gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Blaze controlling from the top position.
Let's hope that Blaze has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Tasclowic throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Blaze slips nicely into half guard.
Blaze is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Blaze is pressing down on Tasclowic's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tasclowic is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blaze performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasclowic trying to get back to full guard but Blaze takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Tasclowic really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Blaze content just to control the position here.
Tasclowic is trying desperately to improve position.
Blaze sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tasclowic is looking to improve his position but Blaze isn't that keen on the idea.
Blaze controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

Despite being in the dominant position, Johnny Blaze just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tasclowic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blaze.
Nice sprawl there from Blaze as Tasclowic shoots in.
Tasclowic swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Blaze gets a takedown into half guard.
Tasclowic is breathing heavily.
Tasclowic tries to roll over but Blaze keeps him under control.
Blaze looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tasclowic tries to get to full guard but Blaze has control of the leg.
Blaze looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Blaze seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Blaze wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tasclowic keeps working.
Blaze lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Blaze is tying to control. Tasclowic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Blaze in particular looking to stall.
Tasclowic is trying to stand back up but Blaze is controlling him

Blaze stands up and beckons Tasclowic to join him on the feet.
Tasclowic with a lazy takedown attempt

and Blaze counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tasclowic won't be happy with that.
Blaze controlling the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tasclowic tries to improve position but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze trying to control the action but Tasclowic is working from the bottom.
Tasclowic is looking to reverse the position.
Blaze happy to just control the position for now.
Blaze's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Despite being in the dominant position, Johnny Blaze just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tasclowic misses with a takedown attempt

and Blaze decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tasclowic's guard.The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blaze working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Tasclowic is looking for a triangle here but Blaze uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Blaze controlling from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Blaze dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tasclowic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Blaze shoots in, scooping Tasclowic off his feet. Blaze is holding his opponent over his shoulder. He slams Tasclowic to the mat and Tasclowic is in big trouble! Blaze is landing strikes to his unconscious foe and the ref dives in to end the fight! Blaze is celebrating with his corner and rightfully so.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Johnny Blaze!