PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Blood (ranked 583 p4p, 72 weight class) and Macho Man Savage (ranked 1159 p4p, 140 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Man Savage's choice of entrance music: Hey Freakshow!. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Blood
vs
Man Savage

165 cm
26
155 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

185 cm
26
160 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Woodhouse's

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ivan Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Macho Man Savage!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man Savage takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Blood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blood looks to throw the jab but Man Savage is out of range.
Man Savage lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Man Savage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blood. Man Savage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man Savage looks to land a body kick but Blood moved away.
Blood jabs Man Savage to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blood throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Man Savage on the side of the head.
Blood looks to land a left hand but Man Savage moved out of range nicely.
Blood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blood has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Man Savage throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Man Savage looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blood slips under a jab.
Man Savage misses with an uppercut. Blood saw that one coming.
Blood wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Man Savage pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Blood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man Savage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Man Savage lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blood circles away quickly and effectively.
Blood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Man Savage.
Man Savage misses with a hook
and Blood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Man Savage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blood slips a jab from Man Savage.
Man Savage takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Man Savage throws a hook but Blood blocks it.
Man Savage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Man Savage getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Man Savage closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Man Savage lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man Savage.
Blood moves away from the strike by Man Savage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood wants to clinch up but Man Savage keeps it at a distance.
Man Savage uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blood has time to react.
Blood takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Man Savage looks to land a right hand but Blood moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Blood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Man Savage misses the target.
Man Savage throws a sloppy head kick and Blood moves out of range easily.
Man Savage on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blood throws a body shot but no joy.
Blood throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blood slips under a jab from Man Savage.
Blood is looking to counter the offense by Man Savage and move into the clinch.
Man Savage slips under a jab.
Man Savage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blood lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Blood walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Man Savage.
Man Savage misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man Savage throws out the jab.
Blood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blood tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Man Savage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Man Savage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Man Savage thows a left - swing and a miss!
Man Savage listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Man Savage shoots in looking for a takedown but Blood manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Man Savage's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Man Savage needs to keep his hands up - Blood had a free shot at his head there.
Blood moves away from the strike by Man Savage.
Blood throws a good cross that connects.
A combination from Man Savage does no damage.
Man Savage cracks Blood with an open hand slap.
Man Savage with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man Savage connects with a body shot that sends Blood's belly button to the back.
Man Savage swings widly with a right hand
and Blood counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man Savage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Blood wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Man Savage.
Good standup being displayed there by Man Savage as he connects with a hook.
Blood throws a poor cross that misses
and Man Savage counters with a nice uppercut.
Blood has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Man Savage finds it's way round the side to connect with Blood's head.
Man Savage throws a lazy uppercut
letting Blood counter with a right hand.
Blood defending well as Man Savage loads up on a big left hand.
Man Savage throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blood lands with an uppercut that bounces Man Savage off the cage and back into range.
Blood is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Man Savage throws out a powerful jab.
Blood takes one to the side of the head.
Man Savage throws a wild body kick that Blood sees coming a mile off.
It looked like Blood was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Man Savage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blood loads up on a big right hand but Man Savage slips the punch.
Man Savage swings for the body but Blood moves out of range.
Blood slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Macho Man Savage dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Man Savage throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blood counters with a nice uppercut.
Blood takes one on the button.
Blood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Man Savage.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Man Savage lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blood.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
Man Savage throws a head punch that misses.
Blood lands a left hand.
Man Savage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man Savage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blood's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood is leaning against Man Savage and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Man Savage's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blood digs a right hand into Man Savage's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Man Savage's gas tank.
Blood working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Man Savage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man Savage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man Savage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man Savage's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Man Savage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man Savage.
Blood lands a hook that snaps the head of Man Savage backwards.
Blood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blood misses with a punch on the inside.
Blood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Man Savage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blood's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man Savage.
Blood lands a nice uppercut.
Blood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man Savage misses with the head strike.
Blood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blood lands a body punch.
Blood keeps control of Man Savage as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blood blocks an uppercut.
Blood lands a body punch.
Blood tries a body shot but Man Savage blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blood misses with a punch on the inside.
Man Savage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blood lands a shoulder strike.
Blood keeps control of Man Savage as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blood lands a left hand that snaps the head of Man Savage backwards.
Blood scores with a shoulder strike.
Blood lands a right hand.
Man Savage working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Blood.
Still in the clinch, Blood scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blood misses with some punches.
Man Savage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blood can't find room to land a body shot as Man Savage controls the action.
Man Savage misses with a body punch.
Blood lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Man Savage breaks from the clinch.
Blood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man Savage was well out of range. Poor timing from Blood.
Man Savage is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man Savage gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Man Savage misses with a looping right.

Man Savage forces Blood back against the cage and clinches.
Man Savage lands a left hand.
Blood lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ivan Blood has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Man Savage is breathing heavily.
Blood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blood is leaning against Man Savage and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Blood lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Blood on the inside.
Blood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Man Savage struggles to land a body shot inside as Blood controls his hands.
Blood lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Man Savage is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Man Savage is still on wobbly legs! Can Blood finish him?
Man Savage misses with a punch to the body.
Blood lands with a left to the head.
Man Savage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blood lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man Savage working aggressively here.
Blood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Man Savage backwards.
Blood lands a nice uppercut.
Man Savage blocks an uppercut.
Blood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Man Savage swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Blood drops Man Savage onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Man Savage is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Blood creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Man Savage with a big uppercut! Man Savage tries to clinch up but Blood pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Man Savage to the mat! Man Savage covers up and Blood unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ivan Blood!
A very excited looking Ivan Blood made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Macho Man Savage had this to say: 'Ohhh, yeaahhh!'.