PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Hood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichi Blunts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hood's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Carlos - The Silmarillia. Blunts is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Serius Jones - Bars. Ichi Blunts will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Hood
vs
Blunts

172 cm
24
162 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

185 cm
24
165 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raymond Hood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ichi Blunts!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hood clinches with his opponent.
Hood landing knees to the head.

It looks like Ichi Blunts has been cut.
Blunts takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hood lands an elbow inside.

Blunts pulls guard effortlessly.
Blunts wants to sweep here but Hood controlling him for the moment.
Blunts throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blunts can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunts is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Blunts looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Blunts trying to control the position here.

Blunts looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hood passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hood wants to get back to his feet.
Blunts is pressing down on Hood's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hood is looking to stand up but Blunts won't let him.
Hood is fighting to break Blunts's control of his arms but Blunts is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Blunts trying to control the position.
Hood wants to stand but Blunts has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's four 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.
Hood preventing the sweep.

Blunts looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Blunts controls Hood momentarily but Hood frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ichi Blunts will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ichi Blunts's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hood stuffs the takedown attempt from Blunts. Blunts gets slowly back to his feet.

Hood gets a clinch.
Hood displaying some good clinch control by pressing Blunts up against the cage.
Hood landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hood connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blunts's face.
Blunts drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hood has Blunts pressed against the cage.
Hood landing knees to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hood controlling the action here for a moment.
Blunts tries to pull guard but Hood won't allow it.
Raymond Hood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ichi Blunts.
Hood scores with a knee to the head.
Blunts takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hood lands a nice elbow.
Hood creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blunts's defenses.
Hood lands a nice knee to the body.
Hood lands a good knee to the midsection. Blunts won't want to take too many of those.
Blunts tries to score a body lock takedown but Hood shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Blunts is breathing heavily.
Hood lands an elbow that stopped Blunts in his tracks for a moment.
Hood stalling against the cage.
Blunts wants a takedown but no success here.
Hood comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hood prevents the takedown attempt.
Hood lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That has opened up Ichi Blunts's cut even more.
Hood comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Blunts takes a knee to the side of the body.
Blunts takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hood comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hood is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hood lands a nice elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hood with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

The cut above Ichi Blunts's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hood avoiding damage.
Blunts goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hood prevents it.
Hood scores with a knee to the head.
Hood lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hood's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Blunts drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hood pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blunts shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hood as he avoids it easily.
Hood defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blunts.
Hood delivers a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hood gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hood lands an elbow just above Blunts 's eye.
Blunts takes a knee right on the jaw!

Ichi Blunts's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Hood lands a good knee to the midsection. Blunts won't want to take too many of those.
Hood lands a knee to the head.
Hood stalling.
Blunts is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hood gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hood lands a damaging elbow.
Blunts is trying to drag Hood to the mat but Hood just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hood gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ichi Blunts's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Raymond Hood!