PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dee Bag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Blood
vs
Bag

185 cm
23
196 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

189 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lorenzo Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dee Bag!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bag defending well as Blood loads up on a big left hand.
Some wild striking there from Bag.
Bag misses with a head kick.
Bag swinging wilding here.
Blood falls off balance throwing a combination

so Bag counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bag wants to stand but Blood is controlling his posture from full guard.
Blood is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bag is controlling him.

Blood looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Blood pushes Bag off and gets back to his feet.
Bag misses with a wild combination.
Blood slips a jab and a cross from Bag.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bag darts in and clinches Blood up against the cage.
Bag blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bag lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blood backwards.
Bag is looking to break free of the clinch but Blood has double underhooks.
Bag wants to break free but Blood has control.

Bag is trying to trip Blood. He has hold of a leg but Blood is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Bag persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Bag forces his way into half guard.

Blood manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Blood scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice defenses there by Bag.
A punch combination from Blood misses.
Blood throws a hook but Bag avoids it easily.
Blood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bag throws a nice looking combination but Blood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blood moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Blood throws a right and a left that Bag avoids nicely.
Bag tries to bum rush Blood with a series of wild strikes but Blood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blood misses with a few strikes there.

Blood closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Blood misses with an elbow over the top.
Blood swings wildly with an uppercut but Bag uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bag lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bag lands a shoulder strike.

Bag pulls guard effortlessly.
Blood tries to stand but Bag is controlling from the bottom.
Blood is breathing heavily.

Bag working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blood doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Blood manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Blood works over Bag with some ground and pound from guard.

Blood stands up from Bag's guard - Blood perhaps looking for a knockout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bag throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood dodges the punch combination from Bag.
Blood misses with a two punch combination.
Bag dodges the punch combination from Blood.
A combination from Bag does no damage.
A combination from Bag does no damage.
Bag misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bag avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bag shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blood as he jumps to the side.
Bag slips under a jab from Blood.
Blood slips a jab and a cross from Bag.
Blood tries to clinch
and Bag counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Blood tries to clinch but Bag is having none of it.
Bag circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lorenzo Blood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blood doesn't manage to clinch there - Bag circles away.
Blood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bag moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bag throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blood.
Bag looks to land a combination but Blood avoids it well.
Blood looks to clinch
and Bag counters with a left to the body.
Blood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blood tries to clinch up
and Bag counters with a left and a right that stings Blood.
Blood cracks Bag with a good jab.
Blood takes a swing at Bag's ribcage but misses.
Bag throws a sloppy head kick and Blood moves out of range easily.
Blood misses with a wild body shot.
Bag throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Bag.
Bag tries to clinch up but Blood circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bag looks to land a combination but Blood avoids it well.
Blood wants to clinch.
Bag will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dee Bag dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bag bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blood wants to clinch but Bag slips to the side
and Bag counters with a two punch combo.
Bag keeps the fight on the outside.

Blood clinches with his opponent.
Blood takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Blood.
Bag managing to block the knees to the body from Blood.
Bag avoids the elbow strike from Blood, against the cage.
Bag has Blood pressed against the cage.
Bag wants to get back to striking at distance but Blood won't allow it.
Blood scores a nice knee to the body.
Blood misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Blood.
Bag lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bag's elbow.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
Bag makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bag scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bag is trying to break the clinch but Blood has him pressed against the cage.
Blood misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Bag as the two fighters clinch.
Blood tries to throw a body punch but Bag avoids it by throwing Blood back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bag has had enough of the clinch but Blood keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bag wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blood working aggressively here.
Bag has had enough of the clinch but Blood keeps him there for the moment.

Bag breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blood is looking to clinch but Bag is avoiding it.
Bag throws a right hand that Blood ducks under and follows up with a left that Blood also avoids with ease.
Bag goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Blood misses with a body shot.
Bag moves away from the strike by Blood.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bag!
Blood wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Bag misses.
Bag misses with a two punch combination.
Bag fails to land the takedown.
Bag ducks under a wild hook from Blood.
Blood is looking to clinch but Bag is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bag fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blood throws a looping overhand right but Bag ducks down to avoid it.
Bag is looking to slow Blood down with leg kicks.
Bag showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blood.
Blood misses with a looping right.
Bag pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blood tries to clinch but Bag moves away
and Bag counters with a one-two to the body.
No joy there for Bag, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Blood closes the distance and clinches.
Bag has had enough of the clinch but Blood keeps him there for the moment.
Blood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blood unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bag lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Blood lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Blood landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Blood.
Blood lands an elbow inside that Bag shrugs off.
Bag managing to block the knees to the body from Blood.
Blood with a knee to the head.

It looks like Dee Bag has been cut.
A left hand lands to the body for Bag.
Blood tries to land knees in the clinch but Bag avoids the damage to the body.
Bag lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bag managing to block the knees to the body from Blood.
Blood prevents Bag from breaking the clinch.

Bag breaks from the clinch.
Blood dodges the punch combination from Bag.
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bag paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blood throws a right hand that Bag ducks under and follows up with a left that Bag also avoids with ease.
Bag swinging wilding here.
Blood cracks Bag with a good jab.
Bag scores with a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Bag.
Blood misses with a double jab
and Bag counters with a one-two to the body.
Blood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bag throws a sloppy head kick and Blood moves out of range easily.
Bag misses with the combination.
Blood misses with an uppercut. Bag saw that one coming.
Bag takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bag misses with a series of wild punches.
Bag throws a nice looking combination but Blood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bag swinging wilding here.
Blood tries to clinch up

and Bag counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bag postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Bag thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Blood wants to get back to his feet but Bag is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bag working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bag throwing strikes from guard but Blood blocks nicely.

Blood uses the cage to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dee Bag showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dee Bag'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!

Blood lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blood has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Blood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blood throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bag counters with a left and a right that stings Blood.
Blood clinches but Bag breaks the clinch

and Bag counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bag wants to pass to mount but Blood is defending the position.
Dee Bag has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blood is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Blood wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Bag is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Blood is just riding it out for now. Bag eventually gives up the hold.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blood kicks off Bag and gets to his feet.
Blood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blood stalks Bag and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bag's face. Bag staggers backwards, shaken.
Blood misses with a series of wild punches.
Blood slips a jab and a cross from Bag.
Bag on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dee Bag seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blood tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Bag counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Blood lands a knee to the head.
Blood lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blood gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lorenzo Blood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood misses with a body punch.
Blood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blood has a couple of punches blocked by Bag.

Bag breaks the clinch.
Bag throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blood clinches but Bag breaks the clinch
and Bag counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bag misses with a wild combination.
Blood darts in trying to clinch

and Bag counters with a takedown into side control.

Bag has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Bag throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blood's waist but Blood gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bag off to one side.
Bag misses with a double jab.

Bag scores with a takedown into Blood's guard.
Blood trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Bag prevents Blood from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blood uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Blood wants to clinch
and Bag makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Blood really felt that one!
Blood tries to clinch but Bag moves away
and Bag counters with a left and a right that stings Blood.
Blood misses with a wild combination.
Blood throws a right hand that Bag ducks under and follows up with a left that Bag also avoids with ease.
A jab from Blood misses.
Lorenzo Blood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bag fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Some wild striking there from Blood.
Blood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blood wants to clinch up but Bag keeps it at a distance.
Bag avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blood tries to clinch up but Bag circles away and keeps his distance.
Blood misses with a body punch
and Bag counters with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bag.
Blood closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bag counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lorenzo Blood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bag dodges the punch combination from Blood.
Blood doesn't manage to clinch there - Bag circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Blood.
Bag misses with a double jab.
Blood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bag throws a one two combo.
Blood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bag keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bag.
Lorenzo Blood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dee Bag.
Blood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bag throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blood avoids a punch combination nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dee Bag comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bag winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dee Bag!