PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rahim Fabian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Bloom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fabian's entrance music is The Game. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Fabian
vs
Bloom

150 cm
24
145 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

172 cm
23
140 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rahim Fabian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Orlando Bloom!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloom tries to clinch but Fabian moves away
and Fabian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fabian circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fabian counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Orlando Bloom has been cut.
Bloom fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fabian is out of range.
Bloom doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fabian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bloom tries to clinch
and Fabian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fabian throws out a loose jab but Bloom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bloom closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fabian counters with a body kick.
Bloom takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fabian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fabian cracks Bloom with a good jab.
Orlando Bloom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fabian swings for the body but Bloom moves out of range.
Fabian throws a right hand that misses

and Bloom holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bloom looking to throw knees to the head but Fabian is blocking nicely.
Bloom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabian lands a shot to the body.
Fabian pushes Bloom back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fabian misses with an elbow over the top.
Fabian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blooms head.
Fabian throws an elbow that misses.
Bloom avoids the elbow strike from Fabian, against the cage.
Bloom avoids the elbow strike from Fabian, against the cage.
Good body shot from Bloom.
Fabian goes for a takedown attempt but Bloom pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Bloom enables Fabian to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bloom manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bloom is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fabian trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fabian trying to control but Bloom is working from the bottom.
Bloom is controlling Fabian's posture.
Fabian might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fabian sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabian throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bloom works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bloom is looking to stand up but Fabian isn't so interested in that idea.
Fabian is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

We're going to have a standup here because Rahim Fabian wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Fabian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bloom moves away.
Bloom tries to clinch up
and Fabian counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fabian lands with a shot to the body.
Bloom with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fabian counters with a low kick, right behind Bloom 's knee.
Bloom looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fabian connects with the punch.
Fabian bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bloom's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloom throws a combination that misses
and Fabian counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fabian moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fabian connects with a crisp jab.
Bloom slips under a jab from Fabian.
Fabian throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bloom finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Fabian's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Bloom falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rahim Fabian!