PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otto Bloomfeld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mando Max (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mando Max has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bloomfeld
vs
Max

185 cm
22
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
19
260 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Otto Bloomfeld!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mando Max!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloomfeld tries to clinch there but Max circles away.
Max dodges the punch combination from Bloomfeld.
Bloomfeld misses with a two punch combination.
Bloomfeld misses with a two punch combination.
Max shoots in but Bloomfeld avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bloomfeld shoots and misses

and Max counters with a single leg into guard. Bloomfeld didn't expect that.
Max looking to pass the guard.

Max stands and steps away. Bloomfeld gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Max shoots for a takedown but Bloomfeld saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Max will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bloomfeld scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Mando Max has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bloomfeld takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Max gets a clinch.

Bloomfeld breaks the clinch.
Max uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bloomfeld.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Max is defended easily by Bloomfeld.
Otto Bloomfeld has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mando Max.
Max wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Max shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bloomfeld sprawls well. Bloomfeld wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Max gets slowly back to his feet.
Max takes a kick to the side of the head.
Max looks gassed!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Bloomfeld pulls guard successfully.

Bloomfeld throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Max stops Bloomfeld from standing up.
Bloomfeld is wriggling around but Max manages to pass to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloomfeld is looking for a sweep. Max is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bloomfeld wants to get back to his feet.
Bloomfeld trying to control but Max postures up.
Max wants to pass to mount but Bloomfeld is defending the position.

Max is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bloomfeld is just riding it out for now. Max eventually gives up the hold.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bloomfeld shoots in but Max avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Max closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bloomfeld is looking for a sweep.
Max wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bloomfeld keeps working.
Bloomfeld wants to get back to his feet.
Max working the ground and pound but Bloomfeld is defending the strikes.
You can see the frustration on Bloomfeld's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Max wants to control but Bloomfeld is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloomfeld struggling a bit here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bloomfeld tries to close the distance and clinch up but Max swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Max wants to clinch up but Bloomfeld keeps it at a distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bloomfeld.
Bloomfeld ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bloomfeld fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bloomfeld throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Max counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Max working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bloomfeld's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bloomfeld is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Max is controlling him.
Bloomfeld utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Otto Bloomfeld dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mando Max's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Max lands a high kick!
Max looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bloomfeld is fending him off so far but Max persists. Nope, Bloomfeld circles away and we're back to standing.
Otto Bloomfeld is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bloomfeld shoots for a double leg takedown but Max sprawls well. He's pushed Bloomfeld's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Max fails to land the takedown.
Bloomfeld fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Bloomfeld.

Bloomfeld forces Max back against the cage and clinches.
Bloomfeld lands a hook to the side of the head.
Max wants a takedown but no success here.
Otto Bloomfeld has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mando Max.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bloomfeld lands a body punch.
Max gets underhooks to prevent Bloomfeld's takedown attempt.

Bloomfeld jumps guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Max prevents Bloomfeld from getting back to his feet.
Bloomfeld can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Max controls the pace.
Bloomfeld utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Max has eaten all the pies!

Bloomfeld kicks Max off and gets to his feet.

Bloomfeld gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Bloomfeld manages to break the clinch.

Max shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bloomfeld's guard.

Bloomfeld manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Max tries for a takedown but Bloomfeld sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Max dodges the punch combination from Bloomfeld.
Otto Bloomfeld is winning the standup battle so far.

Max closes the distance and clinches.
Max tries to pull guard but Bloomfeld won't allow it.
Bloomfeld lands with a light punch inside.
Max is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bloomfeld stops a takedown attempt from Max.
Bloomfeld is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Max is defending well for now.
Bloomfeld tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Max just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nice body punch from Bloomfeld.
Bloomfeld lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bloomfeld stalling the fight.
Max content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloomfeld stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Bloomfeld.
Bloomfeld stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bloomfeld tries to land knees in the clinch but Max avoids the damage to the body.
Bloomfeld lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Max.
Bloomfeld is pushing Max up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bloomfeld lands a body shot in the clinch.

Bloomfeld gets control of Max's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bloomfeld will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Bloomfeld pushes Max off and scrambles back to his feet.
Max throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bloomfeld counters with a series of strikes. Max will be more careful next time no doubt.
Max tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bloomfeld swivels and escapes.
Bloomfeld throws a combination. Max tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Max clinches up with Bloomfeld and pushes him back against the cage.
Bloomfeld tries to pull guard but Max holds him up against the cage and eventually Bloomfeld drops back down to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Max tries to break free but Bloomfeld pushes him back against the cage.
Bloomfeld softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Bloomfeld manages to break the clinch.
Bloomfeld ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Bloomfeld shoots in and bounces Max off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bloomfeld loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bloomfeld throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Max works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bloomfeld wants to stand and escape but instead Max has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Max wants to control from the top but Bloomfeld keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Otto Bloomfeld dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mando Max's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bloomfeld throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Max displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bloomfeld throws out the jab.
Bloomfeld throws a wild body kick that Max sees coming a mile off.
Max throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bloomfeld lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Max circles away quickly and effectively.
Max looks to land a combination. Bloomfeld sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Max throws a quick inside leg kick.

Max shoots in and bounces Bloomfeld off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Bloomfeld is looking for a triangle here but Max uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Max happy to just control the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloomfeld tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Max wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Max advances to full mount.
Bloomfeld wants to control but Max is having none of it.
Max won't let Bloomfeld get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Mando Max has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bloomfeld really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bloomfeld is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Max working Bloomfeld over with strikes here.
Bloomfeld tries to control the position but Max now has his back.
Max is looking to control Bloomfeld but Bloomfeld is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Bloomfeld trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Max is trying to stick to Bloomfeld's back but Bloomfeld is turning into Max. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Max's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bloomfeld.

Max working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bloomfeld doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bloomfeld manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Max tries to strike from the bottom.
Bloomfeld trying to control the position from guard on top but Max is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Max is trying to control the position but Bloomfeld postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloomfeld scoring with some ground and pound.
Otto Bloomfeld is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bloomfeld preventing the sweep.
Bloomfeld trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Bloomfeld instigates a clinch.
Max is working for takedown but Bloomfeld is calmly controlling the position for now.

Bloomfeld escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bloomfeld's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bloomfeld duly obliges.
Max misses with the combination.
Bloomfeld tries to bum rush Max with a series of wild strikes but Max uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Max dodges the punch combination from Bloomfeld.
Bloomfeld throws the left hand but Max avoids the punch easily.
Bloomfeld will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bloomfeld displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Max.

Max shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bloomfeld napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bloomfeld gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Max wants to control but Bloomfeld is keeping him busy.
Bloomfeld is trying to stand up here but Max is controlling him well.
Mando Max has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bloomfeld regains full guard. Nicely done.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mando Max comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bloomfeld 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otto Bloomfeld!