PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hai Shang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Outfuh Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Shang
vs
Blood

192 cm
23
198 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

191 cm
23
195 lbs
9 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hai Shang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Outfuh Blood!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood misses with an uppercut. Shang saw that one coming.
Blood ducks under a wild hook from Shang.
A lazy left from Blood finds it's target.
No joy there for Blood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blood misses with a body shot.
Shang circles away from the clinch attempt

and Shang counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shang.
Blood avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shang trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shang advances to half guard.
Shang controlling the pace.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shang with the ground and pound but Blood uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shang trying to control but Blood is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shang working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blood's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blood is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shang is controlling him.
Shang trying to control but Blood is working from the bottom.
Shang lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Shang looking to pass the guard.
Shang trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood is trying to keep Shang in close.
Shang distracts Blood with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Shang throws a big elbow that misses.
Shang wants to control from the top but Blood keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blood 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.
Shang prevents Blood from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Shang loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shang trying to control the position from guard on top but Blood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shang looking to sit in guard and control but Blood gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Blood tries to stand but Shang is controlling from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shang is on top in guard.
Shang passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood dodges the ground and pound from Shang.
Shang trying to control the position but Blood is working away.
Shang lands a decent elbow from side control.
Blood tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blood is working to avoid the ground and pound but Shang connects with a decent elbow.
Blood is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shang working the ground and pound.

It looks like Outfuh Blood has been cut.
Blood dodges the ground and pound from Shang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Blood thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Blood misses.
Shang throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blood scores with a sloppy right hand. Shang should have avoided that one.
Shang attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Blood displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shang.
Blood tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blood lands a slapping body shot.
Shang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blood.
Blood looks to land a right hand but Shang moved out of range.
Blood misses with an uppercut. Shang saw that one coming.
Good work by Blood as he checks the leg kick.
Blood lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blood scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shang thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood looks to land a right hand but Shang moved out of range.
Shang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blood. That did some damage!
Blood tests Shang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blood connects with a leg kick. Shang looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Blood connects with a single shot there.

Blood moves into the clinch.
Shang scores a nice knee to the body.
Shang blocks an uppercut.
Blood lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shang or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shang trying to land knees to the body.
Blood managing to block the knees to the body from Shang.
Shang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Shang.
Shang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blood can't find room to land a body shot as Shang controls the action.
Blood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blood swings wildly with an uppercut but Shang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shang looking to throw knees to the head but Blood is blocking nicely.
Blood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shang landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Shang.
Blood can't find room to land a body shot as Shang controls the action.
Shang lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Blood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shang misses with a low kick as Blood jumps back.

Blood closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Blood.
Shang looking for a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood tries to work over Shang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blood scores with a shoulder strike.
Blood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shangs head.
Shang takes a shot to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shang as Blood tries to tie him up.
Shang tries to land knees in the clinch but Blood avoids the damage to the body.
Come on Blood - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Shang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shang looking to stall.
Shang stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blood takes an elbow to the forehead.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shang comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shang with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Outfuh Blood's cut even more.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shang landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shang working aggressively here.
Shang misses with a knee to the head.
Shang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blood dodges an elbow strike from Shang.
Blood lands an uppercut.
Blood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blood has a couple of punches blocked by Shang.
Blood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hai Shang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blood can't find room to land a body shot as Shang controls the action.
Blood prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hai Shang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shang can't find room to land a body shot as Blood controls the action.
Blood lands a hook that snaps the head of Shang backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Outfuh Blood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Outfuh Blood's cut.
That's time! Shang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Blood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Shang drives through with a takedown into guard.
Shang is looking to pass into half guard but Blood pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Blood is in guard.
Blood has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Shang is proving hard to escape from.

Shang working for a triangle but Blood defends it easily.
Blood would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood postures up.
Shang lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Blood!
Blood tries to hold on but Shang postures up.
Shang is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Blood can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Shang thowing shots but they're missing.
Shang landing strikes from the mount and Blood is in trouble!
Shang has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shang raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shang throws some wild stikes that Blood manages to avoid easily.
Hai Shang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shang drops a big elbow. That's hurt Blood! More shots from Shang and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hai Shang!