PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wagner Da Conceicao Martins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wagner Da Conceicao Martins will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Blood
vs
Da Conceicao Martins

200 cm
19
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

198 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mr Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wagner Da Conceicao Martins!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Conceicao Martins throws a shot from downtown. Blood moves away and avoids it.
We've been hearing reports that Blood has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

Blood gets the takedown into side control.
Blood controlling the position.
Blood's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Da Conceicao Martins stops Blood from passing to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood happy to just control the position for now.
Blood has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Da Conceicao Martins some visible discomfort.
Da Conceicao Martins trying to remain calm as Blood controls from the top position.
Da Conceicao Martins is working to avoid the ground and pound but Blood connects with a decent elbow.
Blood 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.
Da Conceicao Martins is letting Blood control him for a moment.
Da Conceicao Martins tries to escape but Blood is in control.
Blood controls the position from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blood throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Blood advances nicely into full mount.
Blood controlling the position easily from mount.
Blood is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Da Conceicao Martins can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Blood controlling his opponent.
Further stalling from Blood.
Da Conceicao Martins looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BOOM! Blood connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Blood controlling his opponent.
Blood raining down hammerfists from mount.
Blood tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Da Conceicao Martins?
Blood sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Blood dominated that round.
That's time! Blood's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Blood misses with a takedown attempt - Da Conceicao Martins sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wagner Da Conceicao Martins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blood takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

It looks like Mr Blood has been cut.
Blood moves out of range of the strikes.
Blood drops his hands momentarily and Da Conceicao Martins takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Da Conceicao Martins connects with a single shot there.
Da Conceicao Martins throws an overhand right that lands on Blood's shoulder, as Blood tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Blood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Da Conceicao Martins bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Conceicao Martins throws a series of punches but Blood avoids them all with ease.
Da Conceicao Martins is breathing heavily.

Blood shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Blood was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blood landing strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood controls the position.
Da Conceicao Martins wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Blood staying calm.
Da Conceicao Martins pushes Blood away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Blood gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Blood controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Check out the look on Blood's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Da Conceicao Martins can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee asks Blood politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Blood prefers to stall for the moment though.
Blood lands an elbow.
Blood happy to just control the position for now.
Check out the look on Blood's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Blood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Da Conceicao Martins can do to turn this around?
Blood controls the position.
Blood advances nicely into full mount.
Blood scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Blood pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Blood takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Blood.
Blood continues to hold on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood with a couple of short strikes.
Blood takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Blood looking to finish Da Conceicao Martins with some ground and pound. This is bad for Da Conceicao Martins!
Blood takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Da Conceicao Martins takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Blood looking to score a takedown here. Da Conceicao Martins is defending well but Blood drives through and ends up in Da Conceicao Martins's guard.
Blood is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Blood postures up and lands a big shot to Da Conceicao Martins's brow.
Blood slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blood's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Da Conceicao Martins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Blood shoots in and gets a takedown into Da Conceicao Martins's guard.
Blood is pushing down on Da Conceicao Martins's leg trying to pass to half guard. Da Conceicao Martins is fighting to maintain full guard but Blood has managed to sneak the leg through.
Blood passes to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood lands some shots froms side control.
Blood passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Da Conceicao Martins!
Blood lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Blood takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Blood seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Da Conceicao Martins for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood lands with some strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Blood cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Blood landing strikes, looking to finish!
Blood controlling his opponent.
Blood scoring with strikes but Da Conceicao Martins is staying in there.
Blood lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Blood pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Blood controlling from the full mount.
Blood is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Da Conceicao Martins can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Blood lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Blood landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blood working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blood looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wagner Da Conceicao Martins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Blood showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Blood!