PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Blake (ranked 800 p4p, 37 weight class) and Kzszcziski Mazcsakhs (ranked 746 p4p, 34 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Blake might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dead Man. Mazcsakhs is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tupac - Me and My Girlfriend. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blake
vs
Mazcsakhs

160 cm
30
141 lbs
29 - 16 - 2

171 cm
38
147 lbs
33 - 19 - 2

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, William Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 19 - 2, fighting out of London, Kzszcziski Mazcsakhs!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mazcsakhs loads up on a big right hand but Blake slips the punch.
Mazcsakhs throws a leg kick but Blake moved away.
Mazcsakhs misses with a low kick.
Blake explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mazcsakhs lands a jab to the head.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mazcsakhs manages to avoid it.
Mazcsakhs takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mazcsakhs looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mazcsakhs throws a hook but Blake avoids it easily.
Blake throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mazcsakhs.
Blake avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Blake is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazcsakhs throws a leg kick
and Blake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mazcsakhs.
William Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mazcsakhs looks to land a left hand but Blake moved out of range nicely.
Blake drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mazcsakhs sprawls and moves away.
Blake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mazcsakhs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazcsakhs scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like William Blake has been cut.
Mazcsakhs looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Blake avoids the body shot from Mazcsakhs.
Blake appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mazcsakhs slips a jab from Blake.
A low kick from Mazcsakhs misses
and Blake makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mazcsakhs really felt that one!
Mazcsakhs moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Blake dips to his left and cracks Mazcsakhs with an uppercut!
Blake takes a swing at Mazcsakhs's ribcage but misses.
Mazcsakhs throws a body kick that misses
and Blake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mazcsakhs tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blake is able to avoid easily.

Blake throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mazcsakhs tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Blake is in Mazcsakhs's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake wants to control from the top but Mazcsakhs keeps moving.
Mazcsakhs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blake.
Blake might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazcsakhs looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blake is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blake throwing strikes but missing.
Blake missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Blake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mazcsakhs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mazcsakhs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blake trying to control the position from guard on top but Mazcsakhs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake tries to free his leg and advance position but Mazcsakhs is retaining full guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Blake looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blake misses with a takedown attempt - Mazcsakhs sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mazcsakhs cracks Blake with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mazcsakhs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mazcsakhs checks a leg kick.
Mazcsakhs appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mazcsakhs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blake moves away.
Blake scores with a hook.
Mazcsakhs throws the left hand but Blake avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazcsakhs is looking to chop away at Blake's legs.
Blake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mazcsakhs.
Mazcsakhs throws a leg kick but Blake sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Blake throws an overhand right that lands on Mazcsakhs's shoulder, as Mazcsakhs tries to avoid the shot.
Blake misses with a takedown attempt
and Mazcsakhs makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mazcsakhs misses with a looping left.
Blake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blake takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blake's corner calls for a 1-2. Blake obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Blake.
Blake looks for a takedown but Mazcsakhs sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Mazcsakhs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that William Blake will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on William Blake's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Blake misses with a shot to the body
and Mazcsakhs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mazcsakhs moves out of range of the body kick.
Good leg kick by Blake there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blake digs a good body shot into Mazcsakhs's ribs.
Kzszcziski Mazcsakhs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blake misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Mazcsakhs to counter with a crisp jab.
Blake tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mazcsakhs lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mazcsakhs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blake can pounce on him.
Mazcsakhs misses with a leg kick
and Blake counters with a straight right hand.
Blake scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blake has a takedown stuffed.
Blake tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazcsakhs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No joy there for Blake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blake slips a jab from Mazcsakhs.
Mazcsakhs throws out a loose jab but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blake throws a jab but it's blocked by Mazcsakhs.
Mazcsakhs looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blake throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blake avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Blake scores with a nice head shot.
Mazcsakhs is looking to score with low kicks.
Blake checks a low kick from Mazcsakhs.
Blake fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Blake misses with a body shot
and Mazcsakhs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mazcsakhs throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mazcsakhs's hands.
Blake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mazcsakhs.
Mazcsakhs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blake backing away here, and Mazcsakhs unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mazcsakhs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kzszcziski Mazcsakhs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blake checks a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab by Blake.
Mazcsakhs misses with an uppercut. Blake saw that one coming.
Blake attempts a counter takedown but Mazcsakhs avoids it well and moves away.
Blake lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mazcsakhs takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mazcsakhs lands a slapping body shot.
Blake feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mazcsakhs's calf.
Blake scores with a leg kick.
Mazcsakhs throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blake counters with a low kick, right behind Mazcsakhs 's knee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mazcsakhs feints a counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Mazcsakhs misses its intended target.
Blake missing with a left hand there. Mazcsakhs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blake lands a jab to the head.

Blake throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mazcsakhs was covering up waiting for the punch and Blake finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Blake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mazcsakhs can do to turn this around?
Blake slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mazcsakhs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mazcsakhs is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Blake is controlling him.
Blake lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mazcsakhs wants to stand but Blake is controlling the position.
Mazcsakhs trying to control the position.
Blake stops Mazcsakhs from standing up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Blake dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on William Blake's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Mazcsakhs looks for the body kick but Blake saw that one coming.
Blake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blake blocks a jab.
Blake slips a jab from Mazcsakhs.
Jab from Blake.

Mazcsakhs gets caught napping as Blake dives in and scores a takedown. Mazcsakhs manages to retain guard.
Blake trying to control the position from guard on top but Mazcsakhs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blake working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blake accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blake wants to pass the guard but Mazcsakhs is keeping the position.
Blake trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mazcsakhs keeping moving, preventing Blake from controlling successfully.
Mazcsakhs seems keen to control Blake's posture.
Blake throws a strike but Mazcsakhs rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Blake keeping moving, preventing Mazcsakhs from controlling successfully.

Blake is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kzszcziski Mazcsakhs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazcsakhs trying to stand up but can't free himself from Blake's guard.

Mazcsakhs got a little sloppy there for a moment and Blake has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mazcsakhs has managed to get both his arms back between Blake's legs - danger averted.

Blake working for submissions but it's allowed Mazcsakhs to get to half guard.
Mazcsakhs working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake wants to get back to full guard.
Mazcsakhs slips a nice elbow through Blake's hands, connecting with Blake's forehead.
Mazcsakhs not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mazcsakhs misses with a body shot.
Mazcsakhs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mazcsakhs checks a leg kick.
Blake fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mazcsakhs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blake throws a hook to the side of Mazcsakhs's head but Mazcsakhs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mazcsakhs swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake throws a jab but it's blocked by Mazcsakhs.
Nice uppercut there from Blake.
Mazcsakhs takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mazcsakhs throws a body punch but Blake moves out of range.
Mazcsakhs thumps Blake with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blake checks a leg kick.
Good work by Mazcsakhs as he checks the leg kick.
Blake throws a hook to the side of Mazcsakhs's head but Mazcsakhs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mazcsakhs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blake manages to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blake connects with a body shot that sends Mazcsakhs's belly button to the back.
Blake works Mazcsakhs's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mazcsakhs takes a swing at Blake's ribcage but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Blake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blake 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Blake!
An out of breath William Blake thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.