PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between JC Liberatore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Blane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liberatore comes to the cage accompanied by Notorious B.I.G - Kick In The Door. Jason Blane acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Liberatore
vs
Blane

183 cm
22
195 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

181 cm
25
198 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

KINGDOM

{GTI} - HGH Nutrients

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JC Liberatore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Blane!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liberatore misses with a body kick.
Liberatore takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
JC Liberatore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blane throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Liberatore's head.
Liberatore fails with the takedown

and Blane counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blane wants to control but Liberatore is keeping him busy.
Blane tries to advance to mount but Liberatore denies him.
The ground and pound from Blane seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blane landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Liberatore wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Blane trying to control the position but Liberatore is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blane works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Liberatore dodges the ground and pound from Blane.
Liberatore is pushing Blane's head away, looking to escape. Blane manages to hold on to the position though.
Liberatore is letting Blane control him for a moment.
Liberatore is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Blane has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Blane landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Blane landing strikes.
Blane working the head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Liberatore is working to avoid the ground and pound but Blane connects with a decent elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Blane wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Liberatore, who protects the arm well.
Blane throws an elbow but Liberatore slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liberatore is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Blane is controlling him well.
The referee asks Blane politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Blane prefers to stall for the moment though.
Liberatore is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Blane asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Blane content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

Blane working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Blane prevents Liberatore from escaping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blane working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Blane scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Liberatore to see if he's OK.
Blane landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Blane lands a decent elbow from side control.
A lull in the action here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blane throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blane wants to lay and pray for a moment but Liberatore keeps working.
Liberatore knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Blane on the ground.
Blane cracks Liberatore with a big elbow.
Liberatore bucks up and tries to throw Blane off but instead Blane has got his back!
Liberatore is taking damage to the body and head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blane scores with punches and elbows.
Blane scores with strikes from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Blane dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Liberatore closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Blane thuds his right hand into Liberatore's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Liberatore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blane throws a hook to the side of Liberatore's head but Liberatore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
JC Liberatore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Liberatore tries to sprawl but Blane drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jason Blane has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blane prevents Liberatore from standing back up.
Blane trying to control the action but Liberatore is working from the bottom.
Blane stalling.
Blane thows a huge punch but Liberatore dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blane is trying to work for a kimura but Liberatore is defending well.
Blane passes the guard and advances to mount!
Liberatore's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Blane lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Blane lands a heavy elbow.
Blane lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Liberatore is rocked!
Blane controlling the pace for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blane looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oh Liberatore is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Liberatore that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Blane landing strikes, looking to finish!
Blane working the ground and pound effectively.
Liberatore is trying to stand.
Blane lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Liberatore hang on?
Liberatore trying desperately to get to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blane lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Blane! Liberatore is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jason Blane!