PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Usko Unbelivable (ranked 5238 p4p, 460 weight class) and Janis Blums (ranked 24772 p4p, 543 weight class). Blums has chosen BEAST by Rob Bailey & The Hustle Standard as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Usko Unbelivable has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Usko Unbelivable seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Unbelivable
vs
Blums

190 cm
20
196 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

198 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Usko Unbelivable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Janis Blums!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Unbelivable closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Unbelivable lands in his opponent's guard.
Blums wants to get back to his feet but Unbelivable passes into half guard.

Blums tries to get to full guard but Unbelivable has control of the leg.

Unbelivable escapes and gets back to his feet.
Blums misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blums lands a head kick. Unbelivable smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Unbelivable gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blums has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Unbelivable manages to pull guard.
Blums is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Unbelivable wants to stand but Blums is controlling the position.
Blums with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
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!
Blums won't allow Unbelivable to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blums trying to control but Unbelivable is working from the bottom.
Unbelivable wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Unbelivable can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Blums controls the pace.
Blums tries to stand but Unbelivable is controlling from the bottom.
Blums trying to control the position from guard on top but Unbelivable is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Unbelivable lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Blums trying to control the position.
Unbelivable definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Blums wants to sweep here but Unbelivable controlling him for the moment.
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.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Unbelivable chips away with some ground and pound.
Unbelivable with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Unbelivable has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Unbelivable tries to free his leg and advance position but Blums is retaining full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Unbelivable landing with the ground and pound.
Blums wants to get back to his feet but Unbelivable is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Blums trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Unbelivable pushing down on Blums's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Blums looking for submissions off his back.
Unbelivable scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Unbelivable is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Blums defends it well.
Unbelivable throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Unbelivable controlling the action here.

Unbelivable is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Unbelivable works his way into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blums gets back to half guard.
Unbelivable working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Unbelivable sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blums defending well though.

Unbelivable stands up from half guard.
Blums tries a head kick but it misses.
Blums throws a head kick but Unbelivable moves out of range.

Unbelivable drives through with a takedown into Blums's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Blums looks winded!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Unbelivable's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Unbelivable tries to free his leg and advance position but Blums is retaining full guard.

Unbelivable decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Blums, up you get!
Blums slips a jab and a cross from Unbelivable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Usko Unbelivable dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Blums lands a head kick. Unbelivable smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Unbelivable gets a takedown into half guard.

Unbelivable is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Unbelivable is looking for a kimura but Blums is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Unbelivable to get the leverage.
Blums regains full guard. Nicely done.
Unbelivable postures up in Blums's guard and throws a big left but Blums blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unbelivable content to stall in guard here.
Blums trying to keep a closed guard but Unbelivable is proving a slippery customer.
Unbelivable is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blums can do to turn this around?
Unbelivable seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Unbelivable throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Unbelivable gets to his feet. Blums looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Unbelivable changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blums tries to avoid it but Unbelivable manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blums to the ground. Blums escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Blums lands a high kick!
Unbelivable avoids the head kick by Blums.
Blums pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blums feints and then cracks Unbelivable's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Unbelivable down.
Blums is breathing heavily.

Unbelivable closes the distance and pushes Blums back into the cage.
Blums fails to pull guard.
Blums tries to break the clinch but Unbelivable is controlling the position.

Unbelivable jumps into guard, dragging Blums to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blums trying to stand up but can't free himself from Unbelivable's guard.
Unbelivable managing to control the position.

Blums stands up from Unbelivable's guard - Blums perhaps looking for a knockout.
Blums has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Unbelivable is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Blums misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Janis Blums seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blums lands a high kick!
Blums is looking to slow Unbelivable down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Unbelivable shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Unbelivable showed some decent athleticism there.
Unbelivable not doing much here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unbelivable is trying to control the action in half guard but Blums is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Blums is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Unbelivable seems to be looking for submissions.
Blums wants to control but Unbelivable is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Unbelivable wants to pass the guard but Blums is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Blums is refusing to be controlled, as Unbelivable sits in half guard.
Blums is looking to improve his position.
Unbelivable working over Blums with some ground and pound. Blums looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Blums wants to get back to full guard.

Unbelivable is looking for a kimura here.

Unbelivable seems to be working for a kimura but Blums defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Janis Blums will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Blums throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Unbelivable closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Blums's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blums looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Unbelivable works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Unbelivable is working Blums over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Unbelivable slips nicely into half guard.
Blums is trying to maintain the position but Unbelivable is very close to passing his half guard.
Unbelivable sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unbelivable works his way into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Unbelivable landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Unbelivable is working Blums over with some ground and pound from side control.
Blums manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Unbelivable is staying active underneath Blums, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Unbelivable has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Blums is on him like a limpet, forcing Unbelivable back against the cage.
Blums takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Unbelivable pulls Blums into guard.
Blums in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Unbelivable working for a triangle but Blums defends it easily.
Blums trying to stand up but can't free himself from Unbelivable's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blums trying to control but Unbelivable is working from the bottom.
Blums working some strikes from top position.
Unbelivable keeping moving, preventing Blums from controlling successfully.
Unbelivable utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blums trying to control the position from guard on top but Unbelivable is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blums with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Unbelivable on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Unbelivable tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Unbelivable is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Blums is aware though and is defending well.
Blums trying to control but Unbelivable is working from the bottom.
Unbelivable managing to control the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Blums misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Unbelivable fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Blums to the ground. Unbelivable is now in Blums's guard.
Blums working a defensive guard here.
Unbelivable wants to control from the top but Blums keeps moving.
Unbelivable stays in close to Blums's body and controls the position.
Blums keeping full guard, as Unbelivable tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unbelivable throwing strikes but missing.
Unbelivable wants to pass the guard but Blums is keeping the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Unbelivable's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Blums looking to control.
Unbelivable scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Unbelivable wants to pass the guard but Blums is keeping the position.

Blums has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Unbelivable is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Blums.

And that's the end of the fight!
Usko Unbelivable showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Unbelivable has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Usko Unbelivable!