PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mace Blackblood (ranked 462 p4p, 66 weight class) and Yoshi Fujiwara (ranked 911 p4p, 123 weight class). Blackblood comes to the cage accompanied by Gorgoroth Open the Gates. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blackblood
vs
Fujiwara

185 cm
24
202 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

184 cm
25
185 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

KOMBAT KLOTHING

Arcticus University: London

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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mace Blackblood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoshi Fujiwara!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackblood just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blackblood, as that shot connected.
Fujiwara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fujiwara scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Blackblood misses with a right hand
and Fujiwara counters with a stiff right hand.
Blackblood misses with a wild body shot.
Fujiwara lands a nice looking body shot.
Blackblood gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fujiwara shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blackblood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fujiwara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fujiwara is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blackblood with a body shot.
Blackblood throws an overhand right that lands on Fujiwara's shoulder, as Fujiwara tries to avoid the shot.
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!
Blackblood misses with a hook
and Fujiwara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fujiwara on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fujiwara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blackblood.
Blackblood throws a right hand that misses

and Fujiwara counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fujiwara.
Fujiwara in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackblood bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fujiwara's guard.

Fujiwara looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blackblood is one step ahead there.
Fujiwara is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fujiwara not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blackblood postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fujiwara trying to keep a closed guard but Blackblood is proving a slippery customer.
Fujiwara manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blackblood manages to get himself to full guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blackblood bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fujiwara's guard.

Blackblood trying to control the position from guard on top but Fujiwara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackblood stopping the sweep attempt from Fujiwara.
Blackblood is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fujiwara controls Blackblood momentarily but Blackblood frees himself.
Blackblood has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fujiwara controlling Blackblood's posture.
Fujiwara manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blackblood manages to get himself to full guard.

Fujiwara lands a couple of elbows.
Blackblood wants to sweep here but Fujiwara controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fujiwara chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Fujiwara lands a couple of elbows.
Fujiwara has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara wants to control from the top but Blackblood keeps moving.
Blackblood tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fujiwara showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Blackblood is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Blackblood is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Fujiwara is concentrating on defense, preventing Blackblood from advancing position.
Fujiwara is looking for a sweep. Blackblood is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Blackblood is looking to take a break and control but Fujiwara is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fujiwara regains full guard. Nicely done.

Blackblood stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Fujiwara throws up his legs and catches Blackblood in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Blackblood tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Fujiwara! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Yoshi Fujiwara!