PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Spotted Cow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Blanco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Spotted Cow has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Spotted Cow seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Cow
vs
Blanco

180 cm
43
183 lbs
25 - 12 - 1

178 cm
26
170 lbs
15 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Spotted Cow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roberto Blanco!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cow dips to his left and cracks Blanco with an uppercut!
A jab from Blanco misses.
Blanco misses with a hook.
Cow punishes Blanco's body with a nice straight punch.
Blanco on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blanco manages to avoid it.
Blanco takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blanco throws a lazy uppercut
and Cow counters with an outside leg kick.
Blanco on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cow. Cow obviously looking to wear him down.
Blanco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good shot there by Cow.
Blanco throws a sloppy body shot

and Cow counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cow.
Cow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blanco.
Blanco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cow is struggling to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanco misses with the head strike.
Blanco throws a head punch that misses.
Cow comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cow pressing his opponent against the cage.
Blanco misses with the head strike.
Blanco prevents a body shot from Cow.
Blanco working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Cow.
Cow blocks an uppercut.
Cow leaning his opponent against the cage.
Blanco has a couple of punches blocked by Cow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanco throws a punch but it's blocked by Cow.
Cow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blanco throws a punch but it's blocked by Cow.
Blanco throws a head punch that misses.
Blanco takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cow.
Blanco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blanco's elbow.
Cow comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Roberto Blanco has been cut.
Cow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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!
Cow lands an elbow inside that Blanco shrugs off.
Blanco has a couple of punches blocked by Cow.
Cow creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blanco's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cow stalling.
Blanco working aggressively here.
Blanco misses with a hook from the clinch.

Cow jumps guard.
Cow looking for a sweep. Not yet Cow, not yet.
Blanco must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cow keeping moving, preventing Blanco from controlling successfully.
Blanco stopping the sweep attempt from Cow.
Cow pulls Blanco in close to prevent any damage.
Blanco is looking to pass into half guard but Cow pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Cow is in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cow slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanco wants to hit a switch here but Cow passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Blanco there!
Cow looking to ground and pound but Blanco is blocking nicely.
Cow trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cow breaks from Blanco's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Poor strikes thrown by Cow there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Blanco manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Blanco, under a barage of strikes from Cow.
Cow lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spotted Cow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Blanco's cut.
That's time! Cow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Blanco takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blanco.
Blanco thows a left - swing and a miss!

Cow manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Blanco on his heels. He'll look to pass Blanco's guard now, I'm sure.
Cow controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cow trying to control but Blanco is working from the bottom.
Cow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cow makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Cow decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Cow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanco swings for the body but Cow moves out of range.
Cow moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Cow.
Cow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blanco can do to turn this around?
Cow throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blanco takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blanco lands with a hook. Cow tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Spotted Cow is winning the standup battle so far.
Cow lands a jab to the nose.
Blanco tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blanco.

Cow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Blanco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blanco misses with some punches.
Cow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blanco swings wildly with an uppercut but Cow uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blanco.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cow lands a damaging elbow.
Cow lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Cow.
Cow lands an elbow inside that Blanco shrugs off.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cow - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cow lands a damaging elbow.
Cow blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Cow on the inside.
Cow lands an elbow just above Blanco 's eye.
Blanco misses with the head strike.
Blanco misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cow.

That has opened up Roberto Blanco's cut even more.
Blanco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cow creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blanco's defenses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cow takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Blanco throws a head punch that misses.
Cow taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cow blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Blanco fails to land.
Spotted Cow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cow blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanco throws a head punch that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Cow.
Blanco misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blanco.
Cow lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cow lands with a left to the head.
Blanco throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blanco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blanco working aggressively here.
Cow comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

The cut above Roberto Blanco's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blanco backwards.
Cow lands an elbow that stopped Blanco in his tracks for a moment.
Cow lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spotted Cow dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Blanco's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Blanco misses the body punch
and Cow counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice cross by Cow.

Blanco gets tackled into the cage by Cow. Cow maintains the clinch.
Blanco swings wildly with an uppercut but Cow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blanco throws a head punch that misses.
Blanco's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blanco working aggressively here.
Blanco misses with some punches.
Blanco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Cow.
Blanco throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blanco.
Cow'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.
Blanco working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Cow.
A short uppercut from Cow.
Cow blocks an uppercut.
Cow blocking some punches.

Cow tightens his grip and picks Blanco up, before dumping him to the ground. Blanco manages to land in guard.
Blanco is trying to control the position but Cow postures up.
Cow trying to control but Blanco is working from the bottom.
Cow advances position into side control!
Cow fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cow controls the position.
Cow has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cow thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Blanco is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cow lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Blanco tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cow wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cow postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Cow trying to control the position but Blanco is working away.
Cow throws an elbow but Blanco slips to the side and avoids it well.
The strikes coming from Cow are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cow throws an elbow but Blanco slips to the side and avoids it well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cow jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cow scores with a nice right hand.
Cow lands a slapping body shot.
Cow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blanco's sensitive parts.
Blanco throws a series of punches but Cow moves out of range.
Blanco throws a hook but Cow avoids it easily.
Blanco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cow chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That kick from Cow tenderised Blanco's leg. Blanco is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cow lands a body shot.
Roberto Blanco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blanco has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cow.
Cow cracks Blanco with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cow shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blanco as he jumps to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cow!
Blanco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blanco misses with a body shot.
Blanco avoids the body shot from Cow.
Cow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blanco takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Cow rushes Blanco and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cow cracks Blanco with a nice body shot.
Cow blocks an uppercut.
Cow stalling against the cage.
Blanco has a couple of punches blocked by Cow.
Roberto Blanco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blanco.
Blanco has a couple of punches blocked by Cow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Spotted Cow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cow has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spotted Cow!