PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Sweet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Sweet is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Blood
vs
Sweet

160 cm
21
145 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

170 cm
27
140 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aaron Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Sweet!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood tries a head kick but it misses.
Blood misses with a head kick.
Sweet shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blood but Blood pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sweet is looking to clinch but Blood is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Blood.
Blood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blood throws a sloppy head kick

and Sweet counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Blood!
Blood gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Blood tries to roll over but Sweet keeps him under control.
Blood trying to hold on to Sweet's head to control him but Sweet postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blood slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sweet accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweet stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blood swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blood trying to keep a closed guard but Sweet is proving a slippery customer.

Blood is looking for a triangle but Sweet pushes his legs off easily.

Blood is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sweet is aware though and is defending well.
Blood pulls Sweet in close to his closed guard and prevents Sweet from doing any damage or advancing position.

Blood is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Blood is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweet lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Blood is looking for a triangle here but Sweet uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Sweet misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sweet tries to advance to mount but Blood denies him.
Blood wants to control but Sweet postures up.
Blood is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Blood looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Blood strikes from his own guard.

Blood working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sweet doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sweet manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Blood pulls Sweet in close to his closed guard and prevents Sweet from doing any damage or advancing position.
Blood looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Blood is pulling down on Sweet's head to control his posture.
Sweet postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Blood throws a looping overhand right but Sweet ducks down to avoid it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blood throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sweet's head.
Blood connects with a high kick.
Blood throws a nice head kick!

Sweet is rocked!
Blood thuds a left hand into Sweet's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Blood throws a hook but Sweet blocks it.
Blood fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sweet on the side of the head.
Blood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice side step and Sweet releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Blood is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Blood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sweet was well out of range. Poor timing from Blood.
Sweet takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sweet is still on wobbly legs! Can Blood finish him?
Aaron Blood is winning the standup battle so far.
Blood lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blood scores with a punch to the head.
Sweet avoids the body shot from Blood.
As Blood backs off Sweet throws a huge counter combo but Blood manages to avoid it all.
Blood throws a head kick but Sweet moves out of range.
Blood throws a lazy uppercut
and Sweet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sweet or perhaps it was just good defense by Blood, which made it look bad.
Blood fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sweet just manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Blood.
Sweet seems to have recovered his senses.
Blood dips to his left and cracks Sweet with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Sweet scores with a takedown into Blood's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweet trying to control the position from guard on top but Blood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Blood looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Victor Sweet has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sweet looking to pass the guard.
Sweet throwing strikes from guard but Blood blocks nicely.
Blood is pulling down on Sweet's head to control his posture.

Blood is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Blood is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood working a defensive guard but Sweet manages to pass into side control anyway.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sweet working away.
Blood parries the strikes from Sweet easily there. Sweet is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Blood to escape.
Sweet with the ground and pound but Blood regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Blood wants to improve his position but Sweet is controlling well.
Blood regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sweet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blood has his foot on Sweet's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sweet works his way back into a safe position though.
Sweet slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Blood looks to move to half guard but instead Sweet has passed into mount! Damn!
Sweet trying to control but Blood is having none of it.
Blood can't escape the position.
Blood doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Blood tries to hold on but Sweet pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweet prevents Blood from getting the reversal.
Blood slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Blood gets back to full guard.
Blood pulls Sweet in close to prevent any damage.

Blood has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sweet can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Blood is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sweet is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Blood dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Sweet shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blood but Blood pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Blood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sweet.
Blood scores with a head kick.

Sweet darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Blood gets full guard.

Blood has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sweet can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sweet must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sweet stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blood swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blood is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sweet forces his way into half guard.
Blood regains full guard. Nicely done.
Blood working a defensive guard but Sweet manages to pass into side control anyway.
Blood is looking for a sweep.
Sweet advances to mount.
Sweet wants to control the pace but Blood is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood is trying to escape the mount.
Sweet throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Blood can't escape the position.
Blood tries to control Sweet's body but Sweet pushes him off. Blood squirms to his side and now Sweet has his back!
Blood rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

Blood is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sweet pulls his head out easily.
Sweet moves nicely into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Blood makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Blood.

Blood looking for a guillotine here but Sweet defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sweet throwing strikes but missing.
Blood is controlling Sweet's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sweet pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blood is keeping the position for now.

Blood is looking for a triangle but Sweet pushes his legs off easily.

Sweet avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sweet wants to control from the top but Blood keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Blood is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sweet is aware though and is defending well.
Victor Sweet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Blood is looking for a triangle but Sweet pushes his legs off easily.

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 Aaron Blood.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blood, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Blood!
Post fight, an emotional Aaron Blood said 'Easy knockout. I expected a bigger challenge than what was showcased. It not my fault the dumb ass came on a late flight unprepared! Anyway, this will be my last fight at infinity. I enjoyed my time but I'm ready to go back to batum weight division.'.