PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chester Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Blanco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Man
vs
Blanco

186 cm
29
181 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

178 cm
26
170 lbs
15 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

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 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Chester Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roberto Blanco!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
Blanco misses with a looping left.
Man throwing a counter right hand but Blanco manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Blanco misses its intended target.
Man throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blanco looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Blanco tries to move into range but Man moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blanco needs to keep his hands up - Man had a free shot at his head there.

Blanco clinches up with Man and pushes him back against the cage.
Blanco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blanco misses with some punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blanco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blanco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blanco misses with a punch on the inside.
Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Blanco's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blanco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blanco's elbow.
Man throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blancos head.
Blanco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blanco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blanco lands a hook that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Man lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Man gets through Blanco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Man is struggling to control the position.
Nice elbow from Man.

That has opened up Roberto Blanco's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Man on the inside.

Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Man slips a straight right by Blanco.
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Man looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blanco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man.
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Man is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Blanco.
Man takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Man is breathing heavily.
Blanco misses with a body shot.
Blanco works Man's body with a nice hook.
Blanco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man half committed to a counter leg kick.
Blanco misses the jab.
Man is looking to slow Blanco down with leg kicks.
Blanco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Blanco.
Blanco takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blanco.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanco swings widly with a right hand
and Man makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blanco changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blanco fails in his attempt to clinch.

Blanco closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.
Blanco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blanco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Still in the clinch, Man scores with a nice short uppercut.
Man slowing the pace effectively.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Blanco.
Man lands a hook that snaps the head of Blanco backwards.
Man will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Blanco up against the cage.
Man blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blanco as Man tries to tie him up.
Man has Blanco pushed against the cage.
Man blocking some punches.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blanco working aggressively here.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man lands a right hand.
Man blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Man.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blanco swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Blanco throws a poor cross that misses
and Man counters with a nice leg kick.
Man throws an overhand right that lands on Blanco's shoulder, as Blanco tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Roberto Blanco will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roberto Blanco's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Blanco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Blanco.
Man slips under a jab from Blanco.
Man avoids the body shot from Blanco.

Man gets a clinch.
Blanco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blanco has a couple of punches blocked by Man.
Blanco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Man digs a right hand underneath Blanco's ribcage. Blanco let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blanco swings wildly with an uppercut but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blanco swings away with an uppercut 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.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blanco throws a punch but it's blocked by Man.
Nice body punch from Man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Man blocking some punches.
Man blocks an uppercut.
Blanco takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blanco misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Blanco.
Blanco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Man.
Blanco misses with a punch on the inside.
Blanco takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blanco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blanco lands with a short shot to the head.
Blanco throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blanco.
Man blocks an uppercut.
Man leaning his opponent against the cage.
Blanco is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Man.
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!
Blanco misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Blanco.
Blanco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blanco lands with a light punch inside.

Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Man slips under a jab.
A shot to the body from Blanco misses
and Man counters with a nice body shot.
Blanco tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Man manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blanco uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

It looks like Chester Man has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blanco.
Man lands a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanco loads up on a big right hand but Man slips the punch.
Blanco misses with a straight right.
Man fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blanco looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Blanco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man.
Man dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blanco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Man sizes up Blanco with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from Man misses.
Blanco throws a big shot that misses.
Blanco throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Man misses its target.
Blanco looks to throw the jab but Man is out of range.
A lazy left from Man finds it's target.
Man staying out of range there.
Man is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanco throws a hook to the side of Man's head but Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Man throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blanco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Man misses with a looping right.
Nice uppercut there from Blanco.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blanco defending well as Man loads up on a big left hand.
Roberto Blanco seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blanco stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blanco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Man.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blanco was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Blanco lands a jab to the nose.

Man is rocked!
Blanco fakes the body blow, causing Man to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Man goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roberto Blanco!
A relieved looking Roberto Blanco thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.