PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Bloom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Danzig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danzig has chosen the Smiths - Meat Is Murder as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Bloom
vs
Danzig

172 cm
28
140 lbs
17 - 18 - 0

170 cm
26
146 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Orlando Bloom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mac Danzig!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Danzig manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Danzig darts in and clinches Bloom up against the cage.
Danzig has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bloom swings wildly with an uppercut but Danzig uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danzig lands an uppercut.
Danzig lands a right hand.
Bloom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Danzig's elbow.
Bloom lands a shoulder strike.
Bloom working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Danzig escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danzig shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bloom defends it nicely.
Danzig misses with a jab, cross combination.
Danzig swats away the attempt to clinch by Bloom.
Bloom tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloom tries to clinch but Danzig is having none of it.

Bloom moves into the clinch successfully.
Bloom is trying to pull guard but Danzig has him pressed against the cage.

Danzig's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bloom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bloom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good shot there by Bloom.

It looks like Mac Danzig has been cut.
Orlando Bloom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bloom tries to clinch but Danzig is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bloom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Danzig moves into range and clinches up with Bloom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danzig is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Danzig breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bloom moves into range and clinches up with Danzig.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Danzig's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bloom wants to clinch.
Danzig is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bloom sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bloom walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bloom with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bloom connects with a leg kick. Danzig looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bloom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danzig lands a nice shot that snaps Bloom's head back.
Bloom tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Danzig counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bloom thinking.
Bloom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Danzig.

Danzig tries to keep at a distance but Bloom has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bloom.
Bloom tries to pull guard but Danzig won't allow it.
Bloom using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Danzig has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Danzig dodges an elbow strike from Bloom.
Bloom is looking to control Danzig's arms but Danzig gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bloom has his back to the cage.
Bloom has a couple of punches blocked by Danzig.

Danzig breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bloom doesn't manage to clinch there - Danzig circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danzig blocks a head kick by Bloom.
Danzig throws out a powerful jab.
Danzig misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Orlando Bloom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mac Danzig.
Bloom looks to clinch
and Danzig counters with a big head kick but Bloom shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danzig scores with a nice head shot.
Bloom fails in his attempt to clinch.
Danzig blocks a head kick by Bloom.
Bloom misses with a body shot

and Danzig counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bloom prevents Danzig from breaking the clinch.
Bloom misses with a short punch on the inside.

Danzig pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bloom slips a jab from Danzig.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Orlando Bloom will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mac Danzig's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bloom gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Danzig is trying to push Bloom away but Bloom has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bloom tries to pull guard but Danzig won't allow it.
Bloom tries to land knees in the clinch but Danzig avoids the damage to the body.
Bloom misses with a hook to the ribs.

Danzig escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orlando Bloom is winning the standup battle so far.
Bloom tries to clinch up.
Bloom wants to clinch but Danzig slips to the side
and Danzig counters with a left and a right that stings Bloom.
Bloom throws a leg kick
and Bloom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Danzig fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bloom closes the distance but Danzig moves to the side

and Danzig counters with a head kick that drops Bloom - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!

Bloom is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bloom keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Oh Bloom is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Danzig is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Bloom as he works his way to full guard.
Bloom seems to have got his legs back now.
Danzig throws a big elbow that misses.
Danzig controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Danzig is fighting to break Bloom's control of his arms but Bloom is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bloom avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Danzig trying to control the position from guard on top but Bloom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Danzig throws a strike but Bloom rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danzig keeping full guard, as Bloom tries to pass.

Danzig is working an open guard so Bloom takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Bloom pushes Danzig away with a front kick.

Bloom moves into the clinch.
Bloom misses with some punches.
Danzig tries to break the clinch but Bloom is controlling the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danzig is trying to force a seperation but Bloom has the dominant position.
Danzig working hard to break the clinch.
Danzig scores with a shot to the side of Bloom's head.
A nice left hand lands by Danzig.
Bloom is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Danzig is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloom lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Orlando Bloom has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Danzig is trying to maintain a safe position but Bloom gets an underhook and turns Danzig into the cage.
Danzig is trying to break the clinch but Bloom has him pressed against the cage.

Danzig breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bloom closes the distance but Danzig moves to the side
and Bloom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bloom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bloom closes the distance looking to clinch
and Danzig connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Danzig catches Bloom with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bloom checks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Danzig tries a head kick but it misses.
Danzig circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bloom lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Danzig takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bloom.
Bloom tries to clinch up.
Bloom is looking to clinch but Danzig is avoiding it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danzig rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bloom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bloom tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bloom 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.

A close second round but Mac Danzig will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mac Danzig's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Danzig ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bloom moves away.
Danzig on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Danzig closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Danzig's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bloom throws a punch but it's blocked by Danzig.
Bloom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bloom is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Danzig is keeping busy.
Bloom with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Danzig is trying to push Bloom away but Bloom has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bloom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bloom.
Danzig is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Danzig misses with a punch on the inside.
Bloom misses with a short punch on the inside.

Danzig breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danzig throws a solid leg kick but Bloom takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Danzig.
Bloom tries to close the distance and clinch but Danzig swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bloom tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Danzig to counter with a crisp jab.
Danzig has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bloom.
Bloom looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bloom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Danzig swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Danzig throws a head kick that misses.
Bloom throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danzig misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Danzig gets tackled into the cage by Bloom. Bloom maintains the clinch.
Danzig throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bloom blocks it with crossed arms.
Bloom lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bloom stalling in the clinch but Danzig improves position.
Bloom misses with a body punch.
Danzig wants to get back to striking at distance but Bloom won't allow it.

Danzig's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bloom connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bloom fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bloom.
Bloom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Danzig swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bloom tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Danzig is able to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danzig changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bloom tries to avoid it but Danzig manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bloom to the ground. Bloom escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Danzig takes the fight into the clinch.
Bloom is struggling to control the position.
A knee to the head by Bloom.
Bloom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Danzig avoiding damage as Bloom throws knees to the body.

Danzig breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bloom looks to clinch

and Danzig counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bloom won't be happy with that.
Danzig working the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The strikes coming from Danzig are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bloom struggling a bit here.
Danzig working the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Danzig stands up and beckons Bloom to his feet.
Bloom tries to clinch but Danzig moves out of range.

Bloom gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bloom misses with the head strike.
Danzig on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Danzig is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Bloom pulls guard effortlessly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Danzig drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Danzig jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bloom is trying to keep Danzig in close.
Bloom wants to stand but Danzig is controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Orlando Bloom.
I think Bloom has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orlando Bloom!