PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Outfuh Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Waits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waits has chosen What A Waste as his entrance music. 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
Waits

191 cm
27
195 lbs
16 - 8 - 1

183 cm
30
193 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Outfuh Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Waits!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Blood.
Blood throws a left and a right that both miss
and Waits counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Waits connects with a leg kick. Blood looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Blood closes the distance and pushes Waits back into the cage.
Blood managing to block the knees to the body from Waits.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
Waits tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice elbow from Waits.

It looks like Outfuh Blood has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Waits just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blood's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Waits throws an elbow but misses.
Blood takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Waits looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Blood is working Waits over against the cage.
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by Waits.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Waits blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blood is working Waits over against the cage.
Blood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Waits throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waits pushes off an throws an elbow but Blood leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Blood takes a shot to the head.
Blood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Waits pushes off an throws an elbow but Blood leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Blood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Blood fails to land.
Blood misses with a punch on the inside.
Blood takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
Waits fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Waits pushes off an throws an elbow but Blood leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Waits has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Blood seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Waits can turn it around.
Blood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by Waits.
Waits misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blood.
Blood lands a left hand that snaps the head of Waits backwards.
Nice elbow from Waits.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Waits blocks a body shot from Blood.
Waits tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blood is leaning against Waits and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Blood misses with some punches.
Blood looking to stall.
Blood managing to block the knees to the body from Waits.
Waits throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Blood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blood lands a shoulder strike.
Blood lands with a right to the head.
Blood lands a left hand that snaps the head of Waits backwards.
Blood stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Waits creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blood misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Blood.
Waits creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blood has a couple of punches blocked by Waits.
Blood tries to throw a body punch but Waits avoids it by throwing Blood back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waits comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Waits tries to land a knee to the head but Blood blocks with his arms.
Blood is working Waits over against the cage.
Blood tries to work over Waits's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Waits creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blood works on Waits's body with a couple of short punches.
Blood pushes Waits back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Waits misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Waits backwards.
Blood is leaning against Waits and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Blood lands a left hand that snaps the head of Waits backwards.
Blood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blood avoids a wild elbow strike from Waits.
Blood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blood lands with a short shot to the head.
Waits throws a punch but it's blocked by Blood.
Waits tries to land knees in the clinch but Blood avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Blood's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Waits misses with a punch to the body.
Waits lands with a right to the head.
Blood stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blood tries a body shot but Waits blocks it.
Blood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blood lands with a left to the head.
Blood misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Waits.
Waits misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Blood lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blood swings wildly with an uppercut but Waits uses good head movement to avoid it.
Waits throws an elbow but it misses.
Waits blocks a body shot from Blood.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blood misses with the head strike.
Blood takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Waits obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Outfuh Blood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Outfuh Blood's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Some wild striking there from Blood.
Waits throws a leg kick but Blood sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Waits connects with a body shot.
Blood looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blood looks for the body kick but Waits saw that one coming.
Waits avoids the body shot from Blood.
Blood checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An inside leg kick from Waits misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Blood misses the target.
Waits throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Waits throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blood.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Waits swings for the body but Blood moves out of range.
Blood lands a really nice looking cross but Waits seems unphased.
Blood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blood throws a leg kick that is checked
and Waits cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Waits throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheers as Blood lands an impressive looking overhand right. Waits doesn't seem phased though.
Blood goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blood turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blood lands a nice shot to the body.

Blood closes the distance and pushes Waits back into the cage.
Waits creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Blood dodges an elbow strike from Waits.
Waits throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Blood stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blood blocks an elbow strike from Waits.
Blood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Outfuh Blood has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short left from Blood.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood misses with the head strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Waits.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blood works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blood tries to work over Waits's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Waits blocks an uppercut.
Blood scores with a shoulder strike.
Waits comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Outfuh Blood's cut is getting worse.
Blood misses with a body punch.
Blood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Waits tries to land knees in the clinch but Blood avoids the damage to the body.
Blood lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Waits blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Blood.
Blood takes an elbow to the temple.
Blood misses with the head strike.
Blood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Waits can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waits lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blood tries a body shot but Waits blocks it.
Blood blocks an elbow strike.
Waits throws an elbow but it misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Blood.
Blood lands a left hand that snaps the head of Waits backwards.
A short right from Waits.
Blood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Waits.
Waits pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Waits tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blood avoids it.
Blood leaning his opponent against the cage.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Waits is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blood is defending well for now.
Blood lands a hook that snaps the head of Waits backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waits blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Blood fails to land.
Blood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Blood.
Blood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Waits tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Waits.
The referee is keeping an eye on Blood - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Blood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Waits lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blood lands a nice shot to the body.
Waits tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blood avoids it.
Blood scores with a hook to the body.
Blood displaying some good clinch control by pressing Waits up against the cage.
Blood managing to block the knees to the body from Waits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Outfuh Blood dominated that second 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! This is the final round!

Blood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Waits.
Blood throws a body punch but Waits moves out of range.
Waits slips a jab from Blood.
Waits only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Blood scores with a spinning back kick!
Blood fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Waits is out of range.
Waits feints a counter leg kick.
Outfuh Blood is winning the standup battle so far.
Waits throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blood moves away from the strike by Waits.
Waits checks a low kick from Blood.
Waits let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Waits punishes Blood's body with a nice straight punch.

Blood moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waits throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Blood is trying to maintain a safe position but Waits gets an underhook and turns Blood into the cage.
Waits misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blood.
Waits throws an elbow but it misses.
A short uppercut from Blood.
Blood lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Waits's elbow.
Waits prevents a body shot from Blood.
Blood is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Blood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Waits takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Blood.
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by Waits.
Blood misses with the head strike.
Blood misses with some punches.
Waits takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Waits throws an elbow but misses.
Waits misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blood.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
Waits misses with a short punch on the inside.
Waits missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Blood.
Blood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Waits creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Waits tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blood avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blood lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tom Waits has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Waits takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch on the inside from Waits fails to land.
Waits trying to land knees to the body.
Blood lands a right hand.
Blood is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Waits is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blood is defending well for now.
Blood works on Waits's body with a couple of short punches.
Waits is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blood is defending well for now.
Blood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blood.
A short left from Blood.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waits goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Waits using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Waits is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blood is defending well for now.
Blood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Waits blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Blood.
Blood effectively controlling the action here.
A short right from Blood.

Waits is rocked!
Blood pushes Waits against the cage. Blood is working some dirty boxing. Blood pushes off with a quick right hook! Waits goes down! Waits tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Blood moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Outfuh Blood!
During a confident post fight interview, Outfuh Blood thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.