PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Blanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Puff Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Blanks
vs
Dragon

180 cm
28
195 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

187 cm
25
200 lbs
12 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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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 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Billy Blanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Puff Dragon!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dragon moves into the clinch.
Blanks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blanks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dragon throws an elbow that misses.
Dragon lands a right hand.
Dragon misses with a punch on the inside.
Blanks can't break the clinch.
Blanks misses with a body punch.
Blanks blocks the elbow strike.
Blanks avoids a wild elbow strike from Dragon.
Dragon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blanks backwards.
Dragon lands with a short shot to the head.
Blanks blocks an uppercut.
Blanks misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Dragon on the inside.
I was talking to Blanks's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Blanks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Dragon breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon scores with a push kick.
Blanks circles away from the clinch attempt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dragon.
Blanks fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blanks avoids the body shot from Dragon.
Dragon fakes the leg kick and cracks Blanks in the body.
Dragon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blanks connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dragon cracks the inside of Blanks's front leg.
Blanks connects with a solid leg kick.
Blanks moves forwards but Dragon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dragon.
Dragon throws a sloppy head kick and Blanks moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanks takes a kick to the side of the head.
Blanks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Dragon lands a big head kick that sends Blanks tumbling to the mat! Dragon takes a step backwards and waves Blanks back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Blanks is rocked!
Puff Dragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Dragon has Blanks up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Blanks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dragon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dragon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blanks seems to have got his legs back now.
Dragon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Dragon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dragon moves in looking to clinch but Blanks pushes him off.
Blanks misses with a head kick.
Blanks takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blanks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dragon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Blanks counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dragon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blanks.
Dragon throws a head kick but Blanks moves out of range.
Blanks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dragon moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blanks.
Dragon misses with a low kick.
Blanks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A clash of legs there as Blanks blocks the low kick.
Dragon tries a low kick but Blanks avoids it.
Blanks is looking to land body kicks.
Dragon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dragon scores with a spinning back kick!
Dragon tries to clinch there but Blanks circles away.
Blanks tries to work over Dragon's front leg with a kick but Dragon checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dragon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blanks manages to avoid it.

Dragon closes the distance and pushes Blanks back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Blanks fails to land.
Blanks tries to break the clinch but Dragon is controlling the position.
Blanks is trying to force a seperation but Dragon has the dominant position.
Dragon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dragon lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dragon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blanks blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blanks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dragon's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Blanks pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dragon is out of range and Blanks settles back down.
Blanks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blanks lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dragon takes a step back to recover.
Dragon moves out of range of the body kick from Blanks.
Good leg kick by Dragon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Dragon moves into range and clinches up with Blanks.
Dragon swings wildly with an uppercut but Blanks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dragon misses with a punch on the inside.
Dragon lands an elbow that stopped Blanks in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blanks blocking some punches.
Dragon lands an elbow inside.
Dragon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dragon lands an elbow that stopped Blanks in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Dragon fails to land.
Dragon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blanks backwards.
Blanks blocks an elbow strike from Dragon.
Blanks blocks an uppercut.
Dragon is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dragon gets through Blanks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dragon lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dragon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dragon scoring well with a low kick there.
Blanks connects with an inside leg kick.
A combination from Blanks does no damage.
Dragon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blanks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Dragon drives through and clinches with Blanks against the cage.

Blanks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dragon scores with a leg kick.
Blanks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dragon tries to land a front kick but Blanks steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dragon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blanks.
Blanks scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dragon doesn't seem bothered though.
Dragon throws a good cross that connects.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dragon is breathing heavily.
Dragon is looking to score with low kicks.
Dragon wants to clinch.
Dragon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blanks misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dragon. Blanks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dragon closes the distance but Blanks moves to the side
and Blanks counters with a low kick, right behind Dragon 's knee.
Dragon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blanks was well out of range. Poor timing from Dragon.
Blanks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blanks plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Puff Dragon has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Dragon blocks the low kick.
Dragon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dragon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blanks's hands.
Blanks wants to slow Dragon down by chopping away at his legs.
Blanks misses with a leg kick
and Dragon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dragon swings for the body but Blanks moves out of range.
Blanks swats away the attempt to clinch by Dragon.
Blanks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dragon lands with a right hand.
Dragon is looking to clinch.
Blanks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Puff Dragon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Puff Dragon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Dragon lands a slapping body shot.
Dragon scores with a nice body kick.
Dragon throws a front kick aimed at Blanks's knee but Blanks avoids it well.
Dragon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blanks scores with a jab to the body.
Dragon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Blanks.
Blanks takes one to the chin there.
Blanks throws a nice looking combination but Dragon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dragon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dragon moves out of range as Blanks throws a body kick.
Blanks looks for the body kick but Dragon saw that one coming.
Dragon thows a body shot but no joy.
Blanks checks a low kick from Dragon.
Blanks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dragon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanks fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dragon thumps Blanks with a low kick.
Dragon thuds his right hand into Blanks's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dragon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blanks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dragon misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Blanks checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dragon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Blanks checks a leg kick.
Puff Dragon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dragon connects with an inside leg kick.
Dragon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dragon has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Blanks is predictable there
and Dragon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dragon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blanks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blanks.
Dragon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dragon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Blanks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Billy Blanks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dragon avoids the body shot from Blanks.
Blanks lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dragon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blanks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dragon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dragon misses with a left hand
and Blanks counters with an inside leg kick.
Blanks feints a jab promting Dragon to slip. Blanks then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dragon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Blanks lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanks scores with a head kick.

Dragon is rocked!
Blanks scores with a nice body kick.
Blanks feints and then cracks Dragon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dragon down.
Good leg kick by Blanks there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blanks scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Blanks lands a big head kick that sends Dragon tumbling to the mat! Blanks takes a step backwards and waves Dragon back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Dragon is still on wobbly legs! Can Blanks finish him?

That has opened up Puff Dragon's cut even more.
Dragon blocks a head kick by Blanks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dragon.
Dragon throws a body kick that misses
and Blanks counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Dragon is out cold! A devastating KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Billy Blanks!
Billy Blanks gave a mention to Fury Nutrition Inc. in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).