PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abel Bloodgood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mickey McCarthy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Bloodgood
vs
McCarthy

180 cm
23
179 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

175 cm
24
180 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abel Bloodgood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mickey McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloodgood wants to clinch.
Bloodgood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCarthy.
McCarthy works Bloodgood's body with a nice hook.
Bloodgood tries to clinch up.
McCarthy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bloodgood was well out of range. Poor timing from McCarthy.
McCarthy just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice takedown defense from McCarthy. No joy for Bloodgood on that attempt.
McCarthy misses with a few strikes there.
McCarthy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bloodgood.
McCarthy throws a body punch but Bloodgood moves out of range.
A punch combination from McCarthy misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloodgood will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McCarthy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bloodgood.
A punch combination from McCarthy misses.
Bloodgood misses with a low kick.
Bloodgood shoots in for a takedown but McCarthy shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abel Bloodgood. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bloodgood fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bloodgood punishes McCarthy's body with a nice straight punch.
McCarthy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McCarthy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bloodgood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bloodgood shoots in but McCarthy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bloodgood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for McCarthy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McCarthy works over Bloodgood's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Abel Bloodgood has been cut.
Bloodgood throws out a loose jab but McCarthy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bloodgood blocks a jab.
McCarthy misses with a looping left.
McCarthy misses with an uppercut. Bloodgood saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgood misses with a body shot
and Bloodgood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bloodgood tries to close the distance and clinch up but McCarthy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bloodgood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from McCarthy.
Bloodgood walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Bloodgood is rocked!
McCarthy throws a right and a left that Bloodgood avoids nicely.

Bloodgood drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCarthy is looking for a sweep.
Bloodgood postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
McCarthy defending against the ground and pound.
McCarthy is not content to let Bloodgood control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on McCarthy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Bloodgood looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bloodgood is looking to take a break and control but McCarthy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bloodgood throws a strike aimed at the side of McCarthy's head but McCarthy avoids it well.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
McCarthy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bloodgood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McCarthy lands a nice looking body shot.
Mickey McCarthy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bloodgood darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McCarthy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McCarthy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McCarthy looks gassed!
Bloodgood ducks under a wild hook from McCarthy.
Bloodgood dodges the punch combination from McCarthy.
McCarthy misses with a two punch combination.
Bloodgood fails with the takedown
and McCarthy counters with a nice uppercut.
Mickey McCarthy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bloodgood blocks a jab.
Bloodgood throws a leg kick but McCarthy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Bloodgood or perhaps it was just good defense by McCarthy which made him look bad.
McCarthy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey McCarthy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abel Bloodgood's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

McCarthy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bloodgood misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

McCarthy gets caught flat footed, as Bloodgood shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bloodgood wants to control from the top but McCarthy keeps moving.
Bloodgood postures up in McCarthy's guard and throws a big left but McCarthy blocks it.
Bloodgood prevents McCarthy from getting back to his feet.
Bloodgood wants to pass the guard but McCarthy is keeping the position.

McCarthy is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Bloodgood drops to a knee looking for a takedown but McCarthy gets the underhooks and prevents it.

McCarthy breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy throws a right and a left that Bloodgood avoids nicely.
McCarthy is breathing heavily.
Bloodgood throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McCarthy's waist but McCarthy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bloodgood off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abel Bloodgood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCarthy fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from McCarthy does no damage.
Horrible takedown by Bloodgood or perhaps it was just good defense by McCarthy which made him look bad.
McCarthy misses with a double jab.
McCarthy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bloodgood.
McCarthy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
McCarthy regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy is trying to stand up here but Bloodgood is controlling him well.
Bloodgood passes to full mount!
McCarthy is working to get back to half guard.
Bloodgood looking to finish McCarthy with some ground and pound. This is bad for McCarthy!
Bloodgood landing strikes from the mount.
McCarthy is in all sorts of trouble here.

Bloodgood has control of McCarthy's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and McCarthy regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bloodgood working the ground and pound effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgood landing punches.
Bloodgood lands a big elbow.
Bloodgood postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. McCarthy looks a forlorn figure.
Bloodgood with shots to the head and body - McCarthy looks very uncomfortable down there.
McCarthy tries to hold on but Bloodgood pushes him away.
Bloodgood has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bloodgood is landing with some decent strikes but McCarthy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bloodgood has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of McCarthy's face.
McCarthy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bloodgood wants to control the pace but McCarthy is squirming around nicely.
McCarthy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Bloodgood connects with a massive shot to the dome!
McCarthy is in a horrible position here. Bloodgood smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
McCarthy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
McCarthy is squirming around, avoiding Bloodgood's attempts to control the action.
McCarthy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bloodgood lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abel Bloodgood dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Abel Bloodgood's cut.
That's time! Bloodgood's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bloodgood fails to land the takedown.
A combination from McCarthy does no damage.
Bloodgood is looking to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for McCarthy.
McCarthy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bloodgood tries to clinch there but McCarthy circles away.
Bloodgood dodges the punch combination from McCarthy.

Bloodgood closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bloodgood lands some shots froms side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McCarthy gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Bloodgood landing punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bloodgood with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Bloodgood misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bloodgood lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
McCarthy bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bloodgood looking for a sweep. Not yet Bloodgood, not yet.
McCarthy 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.

McCarthy stands up from Bloodgood's guard - McCarthy perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgood has a takedown stuffed.
Abel Bloodgood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCarthy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bloodgood.
McCarthy misses with a hook.
McCarthy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Bloodgood counters with a shoot takedown. McCarthy fights it but they end up in guard.
Bloodgood wants to control from the top but McCarthy keeps moving.
Bloodgood throws and elbow that misses. McCarthy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bloodgood's guard. Nice move by McCarthy!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy is looking to stand up but Bloodgood won't let him.
Bloodgood lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for McCarthy!
Bloodgood working the ground and pound effectively.
Bloodgood throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
McCarthy wants to hold on but Bloodgood pushes him away.
McCarthy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bloodgood postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. McCarthy looks a forlorn figure.
Bloodgood with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgood working the ground and pound effectively.
Bloodgood connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bloodgood looking to finish McCarthy with some ground and pound. This is bad for McCarthy!
Bloodgood punching from mount but McCarthy doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bloodgood misses with a head shot.

Bloodgood looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bloodgood tries to control but McCarthy wriggling away.

Bloodgood goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now McCarthy is on top in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abel Bloodgood showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bloodgood 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abel Bloodgood!