PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colin Bollocks (ranked 2711 p4p, 267 weight class) and Yarny Trueblood (ranked 3028 p4p, 288 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bollocks
vs
Trueblood

201 cm
25
275 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

207 cm
22
240 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Colin Bollocks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yarny Trueblood!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Trueblood rushes Bollocks and presses him up against the cage.
Bollocks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Trueblood blocks an uppercut.
Bollocks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trueblood misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Trueblood fails to land.
Trueblood misses with a punch on the inside.
Trueblood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Trueblood fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trueblood.
Bollocks wants to get back to striking at distance but Trueblood won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Trueblood.
Bollocks misses with an elbow over the top.
Bollocks is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trueblood prevents Bollocks from breaking the clinch.
Bollocks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bollocks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Trueblood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bollocks misses with a punch on the inside.
Bollocks blocking some punches.
Bollocks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Trueblood on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Bollocks's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Trueblood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trueblood lands a left hand.
Trueblood working aggressively here.
Trueblood misses with a punch on the inside.
Trueblood misses with the head strike.
Bollocks is trying to push Trueblood away but Trueblood has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bollocks is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bollocks.
Trueblood misses with a short punch on the inside.

Bollocks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bollocks circles away from the clinch attempt.

Trueblood gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trueblood misses with some punches.
Trueblood prevents Bollocks from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Bollocks's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Trueblood swings wildly with an uppercut but Bollocks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bollocks is trying to break the clinch but Trueblood has him pressed against the cage.
Bollocks is trying to break the clinch but Trueblood is controlling him.
Bollocks wants to break free but Trueblood has control.

Bollocks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bollocks circles away from the clinch attempt.

Trueblood gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trueblood.
Trueblood throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trueblood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trueblood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trueblood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bollocks backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bollocks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Bollocks's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Trueblood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bollocks backwards.

Bollocks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Trueblood closes the distance and pushes Bollocks back into the cage.
Bollocks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Trueblood scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trueblood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trueblood creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bollocks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Trueblood has a couple of punches blocked by Bollocks.
Bollocks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trueblood.
Trueblood misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Trueblood.

Bollocks manages to break the clinch.

Trueblood pushes Bollocks up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bollocks is looking to break free of the clinch but Trueblood has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trueblood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trueblood throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Trueblood fails to land.
Trueblood misses with some punches.
Trueblood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trueblood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Trueblood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bollocks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trueblood.
Trueblood working aggressively here.
Bollocks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trueblood working aggressively here.
Trueblood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trueblood has Bollocks pressed against the cage, preventing Bollocks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Trueblood lands with a short shot to the head.

Bollocks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trueblood blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yarny Trueblood dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sloppy strikes from Trueblood. Those never looked like landing.
Bollocks drops down looking for a counter takedown but Trueblood sprawls and moves away.

Trueblood has managed to clinch.
Trueblood lands a shoulder strike.
Trueblood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trueblood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bollocks blocking some punches.
Bollocks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trueblood misses with a punch on the inside.
Trueblood misses with a punch on the inside.
Trueblood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trueblood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bollocks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trueblood has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trueblood misses with the head strike.
Trueblood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bollocks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bollocks tries to break free but Trueblood pushes him back against the cage.
Trueblood has a couple of punches blocked by Bollocks.
Bollocks blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trueblood lands a left hand.
Bollocks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bollocks.
Trueblood has a couple of punches blocked by Bollocks.
Bollocks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Trueblood misses with the head strike.
Trueblood swings wildly with an uppercut but Bollocks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bollocks is trying to break free.
Bollocks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bollocks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bollocks is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Trueblood to keep the fight standing.
Yarny Trueblood seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Bollocks breaks the clinch.

Trueblood has closed the distance and engaged Bollocks in a clinch.
Trueblood swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Bollocks manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trueblood tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bollocks counters with an inside leg kick.
Yarny Trueblood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trueblood fails to land with a series of punches.
Bollocks is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Trueblood.

Trueblood forces Bollocks back against the cage and clinches.
Bollocks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bollocks is looking to break free of the clinch but Trueblood has double underhooks.
Bollocks has had enough of the clinch but Trueblood keeps him there for the moment.
Trueblood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trueblood misses with the head strike.
Trueblood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trueblood misses with some punches.
Trueblood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Trueblood.
Bollocks tries to break free but Trueblood pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bollocks blocks an uppercut.
Trueblood misses with the head strike.

Bollocks breaks the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Trueblood.

Trueblood moves into the clinch.
Trueblood has a couple of punches blocked by Bollocks.
Bollocks working hard to break the clinch.
Trueblood lands an uppercut.
Trueblood lands a nice uppercut.
Bollocks tries to break free but Trueblood pushes him back against the cage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Trueblood. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Trueblood scores with a shot to the side of Bollocks's head.
Bollocks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trueblood misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bollocks.
Trueblood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bollocks blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bollocks.
Bollocks is trying to break the clinch but Trueblood is controlling him.
Bollocks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Bollocks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Trueblood closes the distance and pushes Bollocks back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bollocks blocks an uppercut.
Trueblood misses with the head strike.
Trueblood misses with some punches.
Bollocks is trying to maintain a safe position but Trueblood gets an underhook and turns Bollocks into the cage.
Trueblood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bollockss head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trueblood.
Bollocks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bollocks working hard to break the clinch.
Trueblood working aggressively here.
Trueblood throws a punch but it's blocked by Bollocks.
Bollocks blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yarny Trueblood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Trueblood tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bollocks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Yarny Trueblood has been cut.
Bollocks pushes Trueblood away with a front kick.
Trueblood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Bollocks wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Colin Bollocks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A chopping leg kick lands by Trueblood.

Trueblood closes the distance and clinches.
Bollocks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trueblood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trueblood misses with some punches.
Trueblood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bollocks blocks an uppercut.

Bollocks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trueblood closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bollocks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trueblood moves away.
Bollocks fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bollocks is looking to clinch.

Trueblood gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Trueblood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trueblood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trueblood misses with some punches.
Bollocks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trueblood prevents Bollocks from breaking the clinch.
Trueblood has a couple of punches blocked by Bollocks.
Bollocks blocking some punches.
Trueblood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bollocks lands a hook that snaps the head of Trueblood backwards.
Bollocks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trueblood.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Trueblood fails to land.
Trueblood throws a head punch that misses.
Trueblood misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bollocks.
Bollocks tries to break free but Trueblood pushes him back against the cage.
Bollocks blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Bollocks's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Trueblood misses with some punches.
Trueblood misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bollocks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trueblood tries to close the distance and clinch but Bollocks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bollocks feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Yarny Trueblood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trueblood wants to clinch.

Bollocks gets tackled into the cage by Trueblood. Trueblood maintains the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trueblood throws a punch but it's blocked by Bollocks.
Bollocks takes a shot to the head.
Bollocks is trying to force a seperation but Trueblood has the dominant position.
Bollocks is trying to break the clinch but Trueblood has him pressed against the cage.
Trueblood lands with a light punch inside.
Bollocks blocks an uppercut.
Bollocks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Trueblood misses with a punch on the inside.
Bollocks takes a shot to the head.
Trueblood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bollocks backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Trueblood fails to land.
Trueblood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trueblood misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trueblood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Trueblood misses with a punch on the inside.
Bollocks wants to break free but Trueblood has control.
Bollocks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Trueblood throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Trueblood.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bollocks.
Trueblood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trueblood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trueblood prevents Bollocks from breaking the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Trueblood.

Bollocks jumps guard and drags Trueblood to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Bollocks working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Trueblood doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Trueblood manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Trueblood stands up from Bollocks's guard - Trueblood perhaps looking for a knockout.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yarny Trueblood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Trueblood winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yarny Trueblood!