PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abel Bloodgood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Abel Bloodgood has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Bloodgood
vs
Sinclair

180 cm
23
179 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

175 cm
23
182 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Win Nutritional - proof of quality

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 9 - 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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Sinclair!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinclair displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bloodgood.
Sinclair fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bloodgood manages to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Sinclair. No joy for Bloodgood on that attempt.
Sinclair throws a hook but Bloodgood avoids it easily.
Bloodgood slips a straight right by Sinclair.

Bloodgood moves into the clinch.
Sinclair is trying to break the clinch but Bloodgood is controlling him.
Sinclair is working for takedown but Bloodgood is calmly controlling the position for now.

Sinclair gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bloodgood regains guard.
Bloodgood has a closed guard, preventing Sinclair from standing up.
Sinclair throwing strikes from guard but Bloodgood blocks nicely.
Bloodgood looking to control.
Bloodgood wants to sweep here but Sinclair controlling him for the moment.
Bloodgood doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair postures up in Bloodgood's guard and throws a big left but Bloodgood blocks it.
Sinclair content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sinclair loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bloodgood is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sinclair looking to pass the guard.
Sinclair stands and throws Bloodgood's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sinclair lands some shots froms side control.
Bloodgood prevents Sinclair from improving position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sinclair working the ground and pound from side control.
Bloodgood is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sinclair is looking to take a break and control but Bloodgood is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Sinclair.
Sinclair in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sinclair lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bloodgood down.
Bloodgood tries to bench press Sinclair off him but Sinclair keeps the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bloodgood sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sinclair is trying to control. Bloodgood wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bloodgood is looking to improve his position.
Bloodgood makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bloodgood.

Bloodgood had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Sinclair is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Bloodgood Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Sinclair's back instead.
Sinclair is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Bloodgood is hanging on to Sinclair's back as he tries to escape.
Sinclair is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sinclair breaks Bloodgood's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

Bloodgood working for a triangle but Sinclair defends it easily.
Sinclair tries to free his leg and advance position but Bloodgood is retaining full guard.
Bloodgood has momentary wrist control but Sinclair slips an elbow through the middle.
Bloodgood keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Sinclair makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sinclair tries to free his leg and advance position but Bloodgood is retaining full guard.
Bloodgood striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Sinclair is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair throwing strikes from guard but Bloodgood blocks nicely.
Bloodgood throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bloodgood is on top in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sinclair can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bloodgood trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bloodgood preventing the sweep.
Bloodgood wants to stand and escape but instead Sinclair has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Sinclair trying to control the position from guard on top but Bloodgood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bloodgood is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sinclair scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Sinclair dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bloodgood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sinclair paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Sinclair shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sinclair showed some decent athleticism there.
Bloodgood gets back to full guard.
Bloodgood is looking to stand up but Sinclair isn't so interested in that idea.
Bloodgood scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Sinclair takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Bloodgood is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sinclair postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sinclair looking to pass the guard.
Sinclair working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bloodgood's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bloodgood looking for a sweep. Not yet Bloodgood, not yet.
Sinclair landing some decent shots from guard.
Sinclair working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bloodgood's head.
Sinclair postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sinclair is in close to Bloodgood's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sinclair distracts Bloodgood with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sinclair thows a big elbow that misses.
Bloodgood not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sinclair advances position into side control!
Bloodgood can't do much from the bottom here.
Tony Sinclair has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bloodgood manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bloodgood punching from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgood is refusing to be controlled, as Sinclair sits in half guard.
Bloodgood is looking to improve his position.
Bloodgood holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Bloodgood slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sinclair pushing down on Bloodgood's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sinclair wants to take a breather but Bloodgood is having none of it.

Bloodgood actively working from the bottom here.
Bloodgood tries to get to full guard but Sinclair has control of the leg.
Nice strikes from Sinclair there.
Sinclair thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bloodgood wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair trying to control from half guard but Bloodgood is working away.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sinclair checks a low kick from Bloodgood.
Bloodgood doesn't manage to clinch there - Sinclair circles away.

Sinclair closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sinclair scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bloodgood moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bloodgood trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Sinclair controlling from the top position.
Sinclair makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bloodgood wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sinclair working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bloodgood's head.
Sinclair tries to free his leg and advance position but Bloodgood is retaining full guard.
Sinclair postures up and lands a big shot to Bloodgood's brow.
Sinclair lands a couple of elbows.
Sinclair trying to control the position from guard on top but Bloodgood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bloodgood tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sinclair throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sinclair looking to pass the guard.
Sinclair scoring with some ground and pound.
Bloodgood wants to sweep here but Sinclair controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Sinclair showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bloodgood's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Sinclair is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sinclair looks to throw the jab but Bloodgood is out of range.
Bloodgood fails with the takedown

and Sinclair counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bloodgood is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bloodgood avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bloodgood controls Sinclair momentarily but Sinclair frees himself.
Bloodgood thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Sinclair must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sinclair throws a big right hand that misses.
Sinclair wants to control from the top but Bloodgood keeps moving.
Sinclair postures up and lands a big shot to Bloodgood's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodgood manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sinclair is in a horrible position here. Bloodgood smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sinclair is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Bloodgood working for a guillotine from mount but Sinclair is in no mood to give up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sinclair is trying to escape the mount.
Bloodgood landing strikes from the mount and Sinclair is in trouble!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bloodgood looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Sinclair is looking to get to half guard.

Bloodgood has hold of Sinclair's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sinclair manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Sinclair regains half guard.
Sinclair is trying to get back to full guard.
Sinclair gets full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair keeping full guard, as Bloodgood tries to pass.

Sinclair has his foot on Bloodgood's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bloodgood works his way back into a safe position though.
Abel Bloodgood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Sinclair looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bloodgood passes into half guard.
Bloodgood scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bloodgood is keen to just control but Sinclair is a slippery customer.
Bloodgood throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bloodgood prevents Sinclair from improving his position.
Bloodgood takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bloodgood prevents Sinclair from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bloodgood trying to control from half guard but Sinclair is working away.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bloodgood slips under a jab from Sinclair.
Tony Sinclair is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bloodgood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bloodgood wants to clinch but Sinclair slips to the side

and Sinclair counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bloodgood!
Bloodgood tries to lock up and control but Sinclair gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sinclair is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bloodgood is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sinclair with good strikes from the mount here!
Sinclair punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bloodgood tries to get back to half guard but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Sinclair comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sinclair 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Sinclair!