PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Knocko Blocko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Broadous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Broadous has chosen Snoop Dogg I Wanna Rock as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Blocko
vs
Broadous

202 cm
25
268 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

190 cm
27
260 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

MADE IN GERMANY

Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Knocko Blocko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calvin Broadous!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Broadous takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

It looks like Knocko Blocko has been cut.
Blocko misses with a hook. Broadous ducked under it nicely.
Broadous tries to clinch but Blocko is having none of it.
Blocko looks to score with a jab to the body but Broadous is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Broadous looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blocko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Broadous moves away.
Blocko throws a hook but Broadous blocks it.
A slow jab from Blocko misses its intended target.
Knocko Blocko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Broadous throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blocko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A left lands for Broadous.
Blocko slips a jab and a cross from Broadous.
Blocko lands with an overhand left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blocko lands a nice shot that snaps Broadous's head back.
Blocko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Broadous.
Broadous throws a jab when Blocko was well out of range.
Blocko scores with a sloppy right hand. Broadous should have avoided that one.
A shot to the body from Broadous misses
enabling Blocko to counter with a crisp jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blocko.
Blocko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Broadous is looking to clinch but Blocko is avoiding it.
Blocko lands a jab to Broadous's midsection.

Broadous forces Blocko back against the cage and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Blocko.
A short right from Blocko on the inside.

Blocko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blocko slaps away a takedown attempt from Broadous, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Knocko Blocko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blocko misses with a body punch

and Broadous counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Blocko!
Blocko tries to hold on but Broadous postures up.
Broadous trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Blocko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blocko is working hard here to advance position.
Blocko taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blocko holds on for dear life, controlling Broadous's posture momentarily.
Blocko gets back to half guard.
Broadous with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Broadous is looking to take a break and control but Blocko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Broadous is thwarting Blocko's attempts to control the position.
Broadous perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Blocko looks like he's trying to stand up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Blocko misses with an uppercut.
Broadous misses with a straight left.
Blocko lands a nice looking body shot.
Broadous shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Broadous throws out a loose jab but Blocko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Broadous misses the shot to the body.
Blocko lands with a right hand.
Blocko throws a sloppy body shot
and Broadous counters with a stiff right hand.
Blocko ducks under a wild hook from Broadous.
Broadous takes a swing at Blocko's ribcage but misses.
Broadous throws a leg kick
and Blocko counters with a nice body shot.
Broadous takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blocko moves forwards but Broadous connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Blocko misses with a straight right.
Blocko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blocko slips a jab from Broadous.
Blocko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Broadous connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blocko misses with a straight left.
Blocko is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A telegraphed right hand from Broadous misses the target.
Blocko looks to land a left hand but Broadous moved out of range nicely.
Broadous tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blocko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blocko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Broadous.
Blocko dips to his left and cracks Broadous with an uppercut!

Broadous decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into 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.
Blocko won't allow Broadous to pass to mount.
Broadous is trying to control the action in half guard but Blocko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Blocko manages to get to full guard.
Blocko will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Blocko 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blocko is looking to stand up but Broadous isn't so interested in that idea.
Broadous wants to control from the top but Blocko keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Broadous takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blocko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Knocko Blocko is winning the standup battle so far.
Blocko blocks a leg kick.
Blocko misses with a body shot

and Broadous counters by clinching up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blocko misses with a punch on the inside.
Blocko is stalling here.
Blocko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blocko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Broadous.
Blocko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Broadous's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blocko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Blocko.
Blocko misses with the head strike.
Blocko works on Broadous's body with a couple of short punches.
Broadous is breathing heavily.

Broadous pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blocko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Blocko misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blocko jabs at Broadous's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blocko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blocko misses the body punch
and Blocko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Knocko Blocko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Knocko Blocko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Blocko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Broadous.
Broadous throws a hook but Blocko avoids it easily.
Blocko misses with a body shot
and Broadous counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Broadous lands a nice shot to the body.
Blocko blocks a jab.
Blocko misses the shot to the body.
Blocko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slow jab from Broadous misses its intended target.
Broadous tests Blocko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blocko lands a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blocko looks to throw the jab but Broadous is out of range.
Broadous takes one to the chin there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blocko, as that shot connected.
Broadous misses with a straight left.
Broadous tries to score a power double leg takedown but Blocko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Broadous somewhat.
Blocko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blocko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Broadous looks to clinch
and Blocko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blocko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Broadous momentarily.
Broadous fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blocko is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Blocko.
A leg kick checked by Blocko.
Broadous shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Blocko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blocko connects with a crisp jab.
Broadous tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blocko lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blocko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Broadous takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Broadous thumps Blocko with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blocko misses the jab.
Blocko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Broadous.
A left and a right from Blocko both land. Nice combination.
Blocko connects with a right hand. Broadous shakes it off.
Broadous takes one to the chin there.
Blocko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Blocko throws a hook but Broadous blocks it.
Blocko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Blocko scores with a body shot.
Blocko connects with a looping right hand.
Blocko scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blocko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broadous misses with an uppercut.
Broadous takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Blocko connects with a single shot there.
Broadous will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Blocko misses with a wild body shot.
Broadous on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Broadous slips under a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Broadous. That's going to slow Blocko down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blocko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Broadous.
Blocko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big right from Blocko misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Knocko Blocko clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Knocko Blocko's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The fight stays on the outside here - Broadous looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Broadous misses with a looping right.
Broadous missing with a left hand there. Blocko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blocko looks to land a left hand but Broadous moved out of range nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Broadous.
Broadous is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Broadous slips a jab from Blocko.
Blocko throws a looping overhand right but Broadous ducks down to avoid it.
Broadous takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Broadous misses with an uppercut.
Blocko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Broadous.
Broadous tries to clinch up but Blocko circles away and keeps his distance.
Broadous ducks under a wild hook from Blocko.
Broadous slips a straight right by Blocko.
Broadous throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blocko connects with the punch.
Broadous looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blocko thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Blocko misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blocko slips a straight right by Broadous.
Broadous throws an overhand right that lands on Blocko's shoulder, as Blocko tries to avoid the shot.
Decent striking displayed by Blocko there.
Broadous swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blocko counters with a series of strikes. Broadous will be more careful next time no doubt.
Blocko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blocko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice defenses there by Broadous.
Blocko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blocko swats away the attempt to clinch by Broadous.
Blocko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broadous slips a straight right by Blocko.
Broadous ducks under a wild hook from Blocko.
The fighters circling - Broadous throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blocko throws a shot from downtown. Broadous moves away and avoids it.
Blocko lands a jab.
Blocko misses with an uppercut.
Blocko lands with a shot to the body.
Blocko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blocko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blocko throws an overhand right that lands on Broadous's shoulder, as Broadous tries to avoid the shot.
Blocko misses the jab.
Broadous staying out of range there.
Blocko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blocko scores with a decent looking hook.
Blocko connects with a jab.
Blocko scores with a sloppy right hand. Broadous should have avoided that one.
Blocko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Broadous at a distance.
Blocko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Broadous counters with a nice low kick that buckles Blocko's knee momentarily.
Blocko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Broadous can do to turn this around?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blocko misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Knocko Blocko had his way with Calvin Broadous in that round.
The cut man is working on Knocko Blocko's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.

Broadous has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blocko lands with a left to the head.
Broadous has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Blocko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Broadous.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Broadous.

Blocko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blocko connects with a jab.
Blocko checks a leg kick.
Broadous is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blocko.
Blocko throws a jab when Broadous was well out of range.
Broadous looks to land a left hand but Blocko moved out of range nicely.
Horrible takedown by Broadous or perhaps it was just good defense by Blocko which made him look bad.
Blocko scores with a hook to the body. Broadous takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Broadous is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blocko throws a hook but Broadous avoids it easily.
Broadous throws a jab when Blocko was well out of range.
Blocko thuds a left hand into Broadous's body.
Broadous slips a jab from Blocko.
A big right from Blocko misses.
Blocko scores with a nice head shot.
Broadous throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blocko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blocko throws a looping overhand right but Broadous ducks down to avoid it.
Blocko blocks a head kick by Broadous.
Blocko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broadous tries to land a front kick but Blocko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blocko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Broadous uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blocko.
Blocko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blocko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Broadous stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Broadous keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Broadous walks into a straight right hand from Blocko.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blocko misses with a hook.
Broadous misses with a low kick.
Blocko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Blocko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Blocko misses its intended target.
Blocko connects with the punch.
Blocko throws a right and a left that Broadous avoids nicely.
Broadous keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blocko.
Broadous misses with a looping left.
Broadous displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blocko throws out the jab.
Blocko jabs at Broadous's body.
Blocko lunges at Broadous with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Broadous's hand.
Broadous attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Broadous walks into a straight right hand from Blocko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Blocko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Blocko.
Blocko loads up on a big right hand but Broadous slips the punch.
Broadous lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Broadous throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blocko swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Broadous counters with a straight right hand.
Blocko cracks a nice hook into Broadous's ribs.
Blocko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knocko Blocko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blocko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Broadous looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Broadous avoids a punch combination nicely.
Calvin Broadous has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blocko throws a jab when Broadous was well out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Knocko Blocko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blocko, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Knocko Blocko!
Knocko Blocko retains his heavyweight title!