PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Utheg Bloodrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cavin Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cavin Nash is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Bloodrock
vs
Nash

185 cm
18
195 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

187 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Utheg Bloodrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cavin Nash!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nash dodges the punch combination from Bloodrock.
Nash fails with a takedown attempt.

Nash fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bloodrock sprawls well initially but Nash persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bloodrock is looking for a sweep. Nash is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nash content to control rather than advance.
Bloodrock manages to get to full guard.

Bloodrock working for a triangle but Nash defends it easily.

Bloodrock escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nash gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodrock looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nash is one step ahead there.
Nash must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nash wants to control from the top but Bloodrock keeps moving.
Nash lands a couple of elbows.
Nash trying to control but Bloodrock is working from the bottom.
Bloodrock lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nash!
Nash really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bloodrock. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bloodrock trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bloodrock looking to finish with strikes here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nash is desperately trying to improve his position but Bloodrock has a good base and remains in mount.
Bloodrock throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Nash because Bloodrock loaded up on that one.
Bloodrock throws some wild stikes that Nash manages to avoid easily.
The referee warns Nash that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bloodrock scoring with strikes but Nash is staying in there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bloodrock throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Nash is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bloodrock cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bloodrock working the ground and pound effectively.
Bloodrock lands a big shot there that rocks Nash but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bloodrock landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodrock thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bloodrock content just to control the position here.
Bloodrock tries to control but Nash wriggling away.
Nash takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bloodrock thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bloodrock prevents Nash from getting the reversal.
Bloodrock throwing strikes here but Nash is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bloodrock putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bloodrock lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bloodrock lands a nice shot to the head.
Bloodrock thowing shots but they're missing.
Nash is trying desperately to improve position.
Bloodrock connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bloodrock looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Poor strikes thrown by Bloodrock there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

Bloodrock is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Nash to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Nash shrugs it off.
Bloodrock landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bloodrock throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bloodrock lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nash hang on?
Nash avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bloodrock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Utheg Bloodrock dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bloodrock just misses with a punch to the body.
A left lands for Bloodrock.
Bloodrock shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nash sprawls well. Nash wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bloodrock gets slowly back to his feet.
Utheg Bloodrock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Bloodrock as Nash shoots in.
A punch combination from Bloodrock misses.
Nash scores with a head kick. Bloodrock tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Utheg Bloodrock has been cut.
Bloodrock scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nash pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Nash shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bloodrock lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nash!
Bloodrock misses with a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodrock lands with some strikes.
Bloodrock looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bloodrock lands a big shot there that rocks Nash but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bloodrock landing strikes from the mount.
Bloodrock is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nash takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Nash is rocked!
Bloodrock is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Nash is still in real trouble! Can Bloodrock finish him?
Bloodrock looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nash is trying to stand up.
Nash is breathing heavily.
Bloodrock takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nash is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nash seems to have recovered his senses.
Bloodrock lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
A nice elbow there by Bloodrock.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nash tries to hold on but Bloodrock postures up.

Bloodrock wants to finish this one by submission but Nash is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bloodrock.
Bloodrock lands a big elbow.
Utheg Bloodrock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nash is squirming around, avoiding Bloodrock's attempts to control the action.
Nash in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nash can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nash is looking to get to half guard.

Bloodrock goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Nash turns into him and now he's in Bloodrock's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nash wants to get up but he can't break Bloodrock's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Nash landing some decent shots from guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bloodrock is on top in guard.
Nash working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bloodrock.
Nash wants to sweep here but Bloodrock controlling him for the moment.
Nash preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bloodrock throws a big right hand that misses.
Nash is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodrock wants to control from the top but Nash keeps moving.
Bloodrock content to stall in guard here.
Bloodrock thows a big elbow that misses.
Bloodrock chips away with some ground and pound.

Nash manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bloodrock shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nash pinned against the ropes. Nash gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bloodrock misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Utheg Bloodrock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Utheg Bloodrock's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Nash showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bloodrock.
Nash is looking to clinch.
Bloodrock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nash circles away quickly and effectively.

Nash gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bloodrock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nash swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bloodrock is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nash looking to control.
Nash wants to stand and escape but Bloodrock is having none of it.
Bloodrock is looking to work some ground and pound but Nash has wrist control.
Nash avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nash preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bloodrock is controlling him.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nash tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nash takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nash preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bloodrock trying to control the position from guard on top but Nash is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bloodrock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nash can do to turn this around?
Nash working a defensive guard here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bloodrock wants to control from the top but Nash keeps moving.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bloodrock lands with a nice combination. Nash backs away looking to recover.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodrock changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nash tries to avoid it but Bloodrock manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nash to the ground. Nash escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bloodrock defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nash.
Bloodrock scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bloodrock uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nash has time to react.
Bloodrock misses with a few strikes there.
Nash dives in and grabs Bloodrock's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bloodrock pushes down on Nash's head and hops out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nash gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Bloodrock decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nash's guard.
Utheg Bloodrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cavin Nash.

Bloodrock drops back looking for a leg! Nash is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nash manages to kick Bloodrock off! Bloodrock jumps back into Nash's guard.
Bloodrock preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodrock working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nash's head.
Nash avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nash controls Bloodrock momentarily but Bloodrock frees himself.
Bloodrock throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nash works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bloodrock with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bloodrock throws a strike but Nash rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bloodrock lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nash!

Bloodrock looking to isolate an arm here. Nash doesn't see it coming and as Bloodrock extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Bloodrock!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Utheg Bloodrock!