PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kraven Meatballs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bronn Blackwater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackwater has chosen For Whom the Bell Tolls as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Meatballs
vs
Blackwater

189 cm
26
209 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

190 cm
28
210 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kraven Meatballs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bronn Blackwater!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meatballs fails to land with a series of punches.
Blackwater dives in and grabs Meatballs's left leg, looking for a takedown. Meatballs pushes down on Blackwater's head and hops out.
Blackwater missing with a left hand there. Meatballs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Meatballs blocks the body kick.
Meatballs checks a leg kick.
Blackwater throws a left and a right that both miss

and Meatballs counters with a right hand that sends Blackwater tumbling to the canvas! Can Meatballs finish him? He dives into Blackwater's guard looking to do just that!

It looks like Bronn Blackwater has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blackwater is trying to keep Meatballs in close.
Meatballs stays in close to Blackwater's body and controls the position.
Meatballs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blackwater swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Meatballs trying to control the position from guard on top but Blackwater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meatballs wants to pass the guard but Blackwater is keeping the position.
Blackwater keeping moving, preventing Meatballs from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Blackwater wants to clinch but Meatballs slips to the side
and Meatballs counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Blackwater throws a head kick but Meatballs moves out of range.
Blackwater throws a leg kick that is checked
and Meatballs counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blackwater looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slow jab from Blackwater misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Meatballs shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Blackwater is trying to defend but Meatballs finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Meatballs wants to free his trapped foot but Blackwater is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Blackwater is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Meatballs pulls his head out easily.
Meatballs trying to pass the guard but Blackwater defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackwater trying to control but Meatballs postures up.
Blackwater might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Meatballs kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blackwater wants to get back to full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
No joy there for Meatballs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A shot to the body from Blackwater misses
and Meatballs counters with a three punch combo that has Blackwater backing up. Blackwater nods at Meatballs to acknowledge the strikes.
Blackwater tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Meatballs counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Meatballs.
Meatballs forces his way into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meatballs looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meatballs trying to pass the guard but Blackwater defending well.
Meatballs is controlling the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackwater tries to roll over but Meatballs keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kraven Meatballs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bronn Blackwater'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.

Blackwater tries to clinch there but Meatballs circles away.
Blackwater on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blackwater tries to close the distance and clinch but Meatballs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blackwater looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blackwater looks to throw the jab but Meatballs is out of range.
Blackwater throws a head kick but Meatballs moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meatballs. Blackwater does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwater tries to clinch there but Meatballs circles away.
Blackwater throws out a loose jab but Meatballs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meatballs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kraven Meatballs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blackwater lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Meatballs circles away quickly and effectively.
Blackwater throws a head kick but Meatballs moves out of range.
A head kick by Blackwater misses
letting Meatballs counter with a right hand.
Blackwater is looking to clinch.
Meatballs throws a jab when Blackwater was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Blackwater.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Blackwater tries to close the distance and clinch but Meatballs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blackwater is looking to clinch.
Meatballs swats away the attempt to clinch by Blackwater.
Meatballs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick by Blackwater misses
and Blackwater takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Meatballs thuds his right hand into Blackwater's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Blackwater throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Blackwater.
Blackwater wants to clinch up but Meatballs keeps it at a distance.
Blackwater fails in his attempt to clinch.
Meatballs throws a series of punches but Blackwater avoids them all with ease.
Blackwater clinches but Meatballs breaks the clinch
and Meatballs counters with a straight right hand.
Meatballs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blackwater throws a lazy head kick
and Meatballs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Meatballs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meatballs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Meatballs looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Blackwater is fending him off so far but Meatballs persists. Nope, Blackwater circles away and we're back to standing.
Kraven Meatballs is winning the standup battle so far.
Blackwater closes the distance looking to clinch
and Meatballs counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Blackwater tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blackwater looks to land a right hand but Meatballs moved out of range.
Blackwater is looking to slow Meatballs down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kraven Meatballs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bronn Blackwater's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Meatballs throws a series of punches but Blackwater moves out of range.
Blackwater tries to clinch
and Meatballs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Meatballs circles away from the clinch attempt

so Meatballs counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Meatballs is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Blackwater looking to hit a scissor sweep but Meatballs is one step ahead there.
Meatballs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blackwater can do to turn this around?
Meatballs trying to control but Blackwater is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meatballs passes Blackwater's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Blackwater looking for submissions off his back.
Blackwater is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Blackwater is trying to maintain the position but Meatballs is very close to passing his half guard.
Meatballs trying to control the pace.
Blackwater is trying to get back to full guard.
Bronn Blackwater has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Meatballs is pressing down on Blackwater's thigh, looking to free his foot. Blackwater is holding on for now.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Meatballs takes a swing at Blackwater's ribcage but misses.
Blackwater ducks under a wild hook from Meatballs.
Blackwater misses with a straight right.
Blackwater throws an overhand right that lands on Meatballs's shoulder, as Meatballs tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackwater fails in his attempt to clinch.
Meatballs lands a jab-cross combination.
Meatballs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blackwater.
Blackwater tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Meatballs circles away from the clinch attempt
and Meatballs counters with a series of strikes. Blackwater will be more careful next time no doubt.
Meatballs throws a jab when Blackwater was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meatballs looks to throw the jab but Blackwater is out of range.
Blackwater throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kraven Meatballs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Meatballs takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Meatballs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blackwater.
Blackwater misses with a body kick.
Meatballs misses with the combination.
Blackwater misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Meatballs counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kraven Meatballs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Meatballs has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:25
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kraven Meatballs!