PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Neyman Gariniho (ranked 1857 p4p, 248 weight class) and Mace Blackblood (ranked 4637 p4p, 517 weight class). Blackblood has chosen Gorgoroth Open the Gates as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gariniho
vs
Blackblood

185 cm
22
188 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
202 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neyman Gariniho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mace Blackblood!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackblood throws a hook but Gariniho blocks it.
Blackblood moves in looking to clinch but Gariniho pushes him off.
Gariniho scores with a spinning back kick!
Blackblood throws a half hearted mid kick.
Blackblood throws a shot from downtown. Gariniho moves away and avoids it.
Gariniho thumps Blackblood with a low kick.
Blackblood throws a shot from downtown. Gariniho moves away and avoids it.
Gariniho throws a quick counter head kick but Blackblood was just out of range.
Blackblood's coach down at Scouse House was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Blackblood's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Blackblood moves out of range as Gariniho throws a body kick.
Gariniho lands a nice looking body shot.
Blackblood cracks Gariniho with an open hand slap.
Blackblood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gariniho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blackblood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackblood looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

It looks like Mace Blackblood has been cut.
Gariniho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blackblood.
Gariniho connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Blackblood. Beautiful body shot.
Nice body punch from Gariniho.
Gariniho with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gariniho. That's going to slow Blackblood down.
Gariniho looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gariniho lands with an overhand left.
Gariniho dips to his left and cracks Blackblood with an uppercut!
Gariniho throws a right hand that misses
letting Blackblood counter with a right hand.
Blackblood takes a swing at Gariniho's ribcage but misses.
Blackblood moves in looking to clinch but Gariniho pushes him off.
Nice shot lands for Blackblood.
Gariniho slips under a jab from Blackblood.
Blackblood misses with a right hand
and Gariniho counters with a stiff right hand.
Gariniho slips a jab from Blackblood.
Blackblood misses with a right hand
and Gariniho counters with a straight right hand.
Blackblood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gariniho.
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!
Blackblood looks to throw a body kick
and Gariniho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blackblood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gariniho.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackblood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gariniho.
Gariniho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gariniho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blackblood.
Blackblood throws a hook but Gariniho avoids it easily.
Gariniho scoring well with a low kick there.
Gariniho lunges at Blackblood with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blackblood's hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Gariniho.
Gariniho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looks like Gariniho has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Blackblood throws a body shot but no joy.
Gariniho misses with a wild body shot.
Blackblood wants to counter the offense by Gariniho and move into the clinch position.
Gariniho feints and then cracks Blackblood's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blackblood down.
Blackblood moves out of range of the body kick from Gariniho.
Nice cross by Gariniho.
Gariniho thuds his right hand into Blackblood's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gariniho is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gariniho blocks a jab.
Gariniho throws a head kick but Blackblood moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackblood walks into a jab.
Gariniho connects with the punch.
Gariniho turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Blackblood clinches up with Gariniho and pushes him back against the cage.
Gariniho lands with a left to the head.
Gariniho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blackblood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blackblood lands a shot to the body.
Gariniho's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gariniho stalling.
Blackblood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gariniho throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blackblood blocks it with crossed arms.
Gariniho scores with a shot to the side of Blackblood's head.
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!

Gariniho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gariniho takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blackblood moves out of range of the strikes.
Gariniho looks to land a body kick but Blackblood moved away.
Blackblood tries to counter with a clinch but Gariniho shakes him off and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Blackblood misses.
Gariniho misses with a kick to the body.
Gariniho stalks Blackblood and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Blackblood's face. Blackblood staggers backwards, shaken.
Blackblood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gariniho scores with a jab to the head.
Gariniho throws a leg kick but Blackblood checks it.
Gariniho buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blackblood wants to clinch up but Gariniho keeps it at a distance.
Gariniho throws a counter high kick but Blackblood was just alert enough to avoid it.
Blackblood darts in trying to clinch
and Gariniho counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Blackblood misses its intended target.
Gariniho tried to counter with a leg kick but Blackblood avoided it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Blackblood darts in and clinches Gariniho up against the cage.
Gariniho working aggressively here.
Blackblood swings wildly with an uppercut but Gariniho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gariniho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blackblood backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neyman Gariniho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mace Blackblood'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.

Gariniho scores with a jab to the jaw.
Blackblood stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Blackblood throws the left hand but Gariniho avoids the punch easily.
Gariniho explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Blackblood misses the jab.
Gariniho plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gariniho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blackblood doesn't seem bothered though.
Blackblood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gariniho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blackblood can do to turn this around?
Blackblood swings widly with a right hand
and Gariniho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blackblood looks to score with a jab to the body but Gariniho is just out of range.
Blackblood misses with a right hand
and Gariniho counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackblood misses with an uppercut. Gariniho saw that one coming.
Good exchange - Blackblood coming out on top.
Blackblood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blackblood cracks Gariniho with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gariniho swats away the attempt to clinch by Blackblood.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Blackblood.
Neyman Gariniho is winning the standup battle so far.
Gariniho lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gariniho moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Blackblood scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blackblood tries to clinch but Gariniho moves out of range.
Blackblood takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Blackblood takes a swing at Gariniho's ribcage but misses.
Gariniho swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Blackblood as he connects with a hook.

Gariniho is rocked!
Blackblood scores with a hook.
Oh Gariniho is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blackblood misses with a straight right.
Gariniho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A shot to the liver by Blackblood. Beautiful body shot.
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!
Blackblood throws a big shot that misses.
Gariniho walks straight into a right hand from Blackblood - that's dropped him! Blackblood jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Gariniho from any more punishment! Gariniho complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mace Blackblood!
Mace Blackblood decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.