PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bishop Templeton (ranked 5276 p4p, 473 weight class) and Janis Blums (ranked 24264 p4p, 541 weight class). Blums comes into a darkened arena with his song building. BEAST by Rob Bailey & The Hustle Standard kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Janis Blums will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Templeton
vs
Blums

182 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bishop Templeton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Janis Blums!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blums misses with the head strike.
Blums is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Blums manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Templeton.
Blums is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Blums gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blums has Templeton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Templeton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Blums has picked Templeton up - he's going for a ride! Blums dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Blums working the head and body with strikes.
Templeton trying to control here.
Templeton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Blums on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Templeton tries to get to full guard but Blums has control of the leg.
Templeton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Blums drops an elbow to the side of Templeton's head.
Blums prevents Templeton from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Templeton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Blums is working away from the top position though.
Templeton pushes Blums off looking to stand but Blums dives back in and keeps control.
Blums is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Templeton trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Templeton is refusing to be controlled, as Blums sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Templeton is trying to control but can't.
Templeton wants to improve his position but Blums is controlling well.

Templeton kicks Blums off and gets back to his feet.

Templeton drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Templeton is looking to take a break and control but Blums is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blums is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Blums tries to improve position but can't.
Blums is trying to get back to his feet.

Templeton decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Templeton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blums's sensitive parts.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Templeton lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Blums has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Blums and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Templeton gets tackled into the cage by Blums. Blums maintains the clinch.
Templeton digs a right hand into Blums's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blums's gas tank.

Blums jumps guard.
Templeton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blums works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Blums looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Templeton stands up and waves to Blums to follow him.

Templeton moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Blums's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Blums instigates a clinch.

Templeton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Blums gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Templeton to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Blums pushes Templeton off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Templeton gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Blums ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Blums no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Blums is working an open guard so Templeton takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Templeton moves into range and clinches up with Blums.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Janis Blums will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Templeton throws a right hand that Blums ducks under and follows up with a left that Blums also avoids with ease.

Templeton closes the distance and pushes Blums back into the cage.

Blums gets control of Templeton's arms and successfully pulls guard. Blums will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Templeton wants to control from the top but Blums keeps moving.
Templeton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Blums manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Templeton rushes Blums and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blums wants a takedown but no success here.
Blums wants to stall.
Blums is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Templeton gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Templeton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Templeton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blums.
Blums is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

Templeton drives through and clinches with Blums against the cage.
Blums stalling the fight.

Blums manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Templeton throws an elbow that misses. Blums uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Templeton's guard. Nice move by Blums!

Templeton trying to control the position.
Templeton wants to get back to his feet but Blums is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Blums is in close to Templeton's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Templeton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Blums working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blums prevents Templeton from getting back to his feet.
Templeton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Blums trying to control but Templeton is working from the bottom.
Templeton wants to stand but Blums is controlling the position.
Janis Blums has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Templeton trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blums tries to close the distance and clinch but Templeton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bishop Templeton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Blums moves into range and clinches up with Templeton.
Blums has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Templeton seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Blums can turn it around.
Blums working aggressively here.
Templeton tries to stall but Blums uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Blums is looking for a takedown.
Bishop Templeton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Janis Blums.
Blums tries to pull guard but Templeton forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Blums wants a takedown.
Templeton lands an elbow just above Blums 's eye.

It looks like Janis Blums has been cut.

Templeton turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Templeton manages to end up in side control.

Blums explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blums keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Templeton closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Blums did well to prevent Templeton getting side control.
Blums taking some punishment here, with Templeton in his half guard.

Templeton stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Blums to get to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blums takes a kick to the side of the head.
Janis Blums seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Templeton gets tackled into the cage by Blums. Blums maintains the clinch.

Blums jumps guard and drags Templeton to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Templeton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blums looking to control.
Templeton trying to control but Blums is working from the bottom.
Templeton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Templeton decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Templeton has closed the distance and engaged Blums in a clinch.
Templeton prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bishop Templeton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Janis Blums's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Blums forces Templeton back against the cage and clinches.
The referee calls for Blums to work.

Templeton has clasped his hands together around Blums's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Blums is looking for a sweep.
Templeton laying and praying for a moment but Blums takes advantage and regains half guard.

Templeton decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Templeton throws a chopping leg kick but Blums manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Templeton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Templeton showed some decent athleticism there.
Blums is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Templeton is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Blums is holding on to half guard well.
Blums punching from the bottom.
Templeton is keen to just control but Blums is a slippery customer.
Templeton with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Blums gets back to full guard.
Blums is controlling Templeton's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blums trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Blums throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Blums looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Templeton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Templeton trying to control but Blums is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Templeton gets tackled into the cage by Blums. Blums maintains the clinch.

Blums gets a trip takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blums stops Templeton from getting back to his feet.
Templeton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blums.
Blums wants to take a breather but Templeton is having none of it.
Blums throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Templeton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Blums seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Templeton manages to get to full guard.
Blums won't allow Templeton to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Templeton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Templeton looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Templeton motions for Blums to come forward. Templeton throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Templeton misses with a double jab.
Blums takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A combination from Templeton does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Templeton gets tackled into the cage by Blums. Blums maintains the clinch.
Templeton holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Blums slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Templeton prevents the takedown attempt.
Bishop Templeton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blums throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Templeton.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bishop Templeton.
I think Templeton 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Janis Blums!
Janis Blums bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.