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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Blair (ranked 6853 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Bader (ranked 5231 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Oliver Blair has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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151 lbs
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23
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oliver Blair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Bader!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blair scores with a three punch combo!
Blair stuffs the takedown attempt from Bader. Bader gets slowly back to his feet.
Blair seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Blair darts in looking for a takedown but Bader gets double underhooks and turns Blair into the cage.
Bader drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bader tries to free his leg and advance position but Blair is retaining full guard.
Blair is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Blair can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bader controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bader passes into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blair with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blair is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bader's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bader's back!
Bader is in bad spot here.
Blair missing with strikes.
Blair tightening his grip on Bader, looking for the choke.
Blair is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Bader knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Bader for a finish.
Bader rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader wants to control but Blair is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bader works his way to full guard. Good work.
Blair really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Blair postures up in Bader's guard and throws a big left but Bader blocks it.
Blair postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bader looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blair is one step ahead there.
Bader is still trying to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blair throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Blair throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bader works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Blair won't allow Bader to sweep him here.
Blair throws an elbow that misses. Bader uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Blair's guard. Nice move by Bader!
Bader 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.
Bader is pushing down on Blair's leg trying to pass to half guard. Blair is fighting to maintain full guard but Bader has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bader controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bader's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Blair wants to control but Bader is keeping busy.
Blair is trying to get back to full guard.
Bader content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bader trying to pass the guard but Blair defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Bader will probably get the nod.
That's time! Blair's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bader closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bader is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bader is taking a breather. Blair says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Blair trying to control but Bader postures up.
Bader prevents Blair from improving his position.
Bader not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bader tries to pass the half guard into mount. Blair knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bader controlling the pace.
Blair wants to get back to his feet.
John Bader has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader controlling the action here.
Bader wants to pass to mount but Blair is defending the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bader in particular looking to stall.
Bader takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bader tries to pass to full mount but Blair defends it.
Bader controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Blair looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bader works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bader is landing with some decent strikes but Blair is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Blair is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bader content just to control the position here.
More stalling from Bader.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bader with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
Blair is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bader controlling his opponent.
Bader landing strikes from the mount and Blair is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bader lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bader controlling from the full mount.
Bader is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Blair is rocked!
Bader working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Oh Blair is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blair can't escape the position.
Bader content just to control the position here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bader cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bader landing strikes from the mount and Blair is in trouble!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bader controlling from the full mount.
Bader raining down shots from the mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bader controlling his opponent.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Bader! Blair is hurt baaadly! Bader is firing away with more strikes - Blair is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Bader!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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