PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Stanly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Blyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blyer comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eye Of The Tiger kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Stanly
vs
Blyer

197 cm
27
214 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

185 cm
27
210 lbs
17 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcelo Stanly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Blyer!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blyer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Blyer throws a big shot that misses.
Blyer lands a slapping body shot.
Stanly shoots in looking for a takedown. Blyer tries to sprawl out of it but Stanly keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Blyer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stanly looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Blyer throws an off balance right hand
letting Stanly counter with a right hand.
Stanly tries to clinch there but Blyer circles away.
Jab by Blyer.
Stanly shoots in for a double leg but Blyer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Stanly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stanly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blyer.
Blyer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blyer thows a body shot but no joy.
Blyer swinging wildly here.
Stanly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blyer at a distance.
Stanly slips a straight right by Blyer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blyer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stanly is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stanly lands with a right hand.
Blyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stanly.

Stanly shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Blyer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Blyer wants to get back to his feet but Stanly is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Blyer scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Stanly dodges the punch combination from Blyer.
Marcelo Stanly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Stanly with that takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanly just misses with a punch to the body.
Blyer misses with a lunging right hand
letting Stanly counter with a right hand.
Stanly connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blyer momentarily.
Stanly slips under a jab.
Stanly dodges the punch combination from Blyer.
Rocky Blyer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blyer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Blyer throws a body punch but Stanly moves out of range.
Stanly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blyer drops his hands momentarily and Stanly takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stanly slips under a jab from Blyer.
Blyer misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Stanly misses.
Blyer scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stanly feints and as Blyer raises his hands in defense, Stanly changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stanly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blyer is keeping the position for now.
Blyer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stanly's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stanly wants to control from the top but Blyer keeps moving.
Stanly tries to free his leg and advance position but Blyer is retaining full guard.
Blyer wants to get back to his feet but Stanly is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stanly in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stanly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stanly won't allow Blyer to get back to his feet.
Stanly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stanly tries to free his leg and advance position but Blyer is retaining full guard.
Stanly trying to control but Blyer is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stanly in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blyer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blyer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stanly is controlling him.
Stanly landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Blyer dominated that 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.

Stanly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blyer.
Stanly shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blyer but Blyer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stanly misses with a series of wild punches.
Blyer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Stanly tries to score with a low kick but Blyer moves his leg out of the way.
Blyer throws a right hand that misses
and Stanly counters with a straight right hand.
Stanly misses with a hook. Blyer ducked under it nicely.
Blyer thows a body shot but no joy.
Blyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stanly.
Blyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stanly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd cheers as Stanly lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blyer doesn't seem phased though.
Blyer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanly takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Blyer misses.
Stanly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blyer moves away from the strike by Stanly.
Blyer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stanly scores with the left hand. Blyer knows he should have avoided that one.
Blyer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stanly counters with a stiff right hand.
Blyer lands a nice shot that snaps Stanly's head back.

Stanly is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stanly dodges the punch combination from Blyer.
Oh Stanly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stanly slips a jab and a cross from Blyer.
Blyer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blyer wants it to stay on the feet.
Stanly seems to have got his legs back now.
Stanly shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Stanly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blyer rushes Stanly with punches - Stanly moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Stanly goes down! Blyer follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocky Blyer!