PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Blood (ranked 5771 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dierk Ueli (ranked 5856 p4p, 641 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Blood
vs
Ueli

188 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dierk Ueli!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ueli looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ueli working Blood over with strikes.
Ueli seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ueli takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ueli working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Blood trying to hold on to Ueli's head to control him but Ueli postures up.
Blood is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ueli is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ueli slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood has hold of Ueli's hands but Ueli slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Blood knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ueli on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood trying to control from the bottom.
Blood is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Ueli stalling.
Ueli is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ueli winds up and cracks Blood with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Still in half guard, Ueli seems content to control.
Ueli working Blood over with strikes.
Ueli looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood is pressing down on Ueli's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ueli not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ueli has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ueli's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Ueli lands a couple of elbows.
Ueli passes Blood's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Blood is trying to get back to full guard.
Blood trying to hold on to Ueli's head to control him but Ueli postures up.
Blood is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood wants to get back to his feet.

Blood looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Blood wants to control but Ueli is keeping busy.
Ueli landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Blood tries to get to full guard but Ueli has control of the leg.
Ueli looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ueli with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Blood wants to control but Ueli is keeping busy.
Blood tries to get to full guard but Ueli has control of the leg.
Blood on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Blood tries to get out of the position.
Ueli is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ueli is taking a breather. Blood says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blood wants to improve his position but Ueli is controlling well.
Ueli working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dierk Ueli dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ueli decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ueli working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ueli takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ueli trying to control from half guard but Blood is working away.
Blood is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ueli scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Ueli there.

Ueli is trying to work for a kimura but Blood is defending well.
Ueli is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ueli keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ueli drops an elbow to the side of Blood's head.
Blood trying to control but Ueli postures up.
Blood is trying to get back to full guard.
Blood is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ueli scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ueli working the head and body with strikes.
Blood has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ueli is working away from the top position though.
Ueli not doing much here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ueli lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Ueli is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Blood has hold of Ueli's hands but Ueli slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ueli is nestled in close to Blood, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ueli lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood trying to control but Ueli postures up.
Ueli seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ueli is nestled in close to Blood, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ueli lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Blood is looking to control Ueli's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blood avoid being mounted?
Blood tries to roll over but Ueli keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ueli controlling the action here.
Ueli working Blood over with strikes.
Blood is trying to control but can't.
Ueli working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blood is looking to control Ueli's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blood avoid being mounted?
Ueli is taking a breather. Blood says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dierk Ueli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ueli jabs at Blood's body.
Jack Blood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Ueli looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blood looking to control but Ueli passes into half guard.
Blood is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ueli scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ueli content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ueli scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ueli is nestled in close to Blood, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ueli is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ueli stalling.
Ueli is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Blood is looking to improve his position.
Ueli takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Blood taking some punishment here, with Ueli in his half guard.
Ueli looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ueli lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Ueli seems content to control.
Blood wants to get back to full guard.

Ueli is looking for a kimura here.
Ueli sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Blood trying to control from the bottom.
Blood missing with punches from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood is looking to improve his position.
Ueli scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Blood wants to improve his position but Ueli is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Ueli there.
Ueli content to control rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Blood is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ueli scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dierk Ueli is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Blood is looking to improve his position.
Blood is working hard here to advance position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ueli drops an elbow to the side of Blood's head.
Ueli performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jack Blood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ueli looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blood with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dierk Ueli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ueli has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dierk Ueli!