PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dick Army (ranked 385 p4p, 50 weight class) and Mace Blackblood (ranked 621 p4p, 87 weight class). Army comes to the cage accompanied by Dick Army. Blackblood has chosen Gorgoroth Open the Gates as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Army
vs
Blackblood

189 cm
39
200 lbs
46 - 24 - 1

185 cm
27
202 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 46 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dick Army!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Mace Blackblood!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Army tries to land a front kick but Blackblood steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blackblood thows a leg kick but Army checks it
and Army counters with a nice uppercut.
Army scores with a shot to the body.
Army avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Blackblood gets tackled into the cage by Army. Army maintains the clinch.

Army's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blackblood punishes Army's body with a nice straight punch.
Army goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blackblood lands a nice shot that snaps Army's head back.
Army misses with a two punch combination.

Blackblood closes the distance and pushes Army back into the cage.
Army dodges an elbow strike from Blackblood.
Blackblood tries to throw a body punch but Army avoids it by throwing Blackblood back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blackblood misses with some punches.
Blackblood with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Dick Army has been cut.

Army breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Army moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackblood fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blackblood walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Army throws a wild body kick that Blackblood sees coming a mile off.
Army lets loose with a powerful body kick. Blackblood will feel that in the morning.
Army scores with a spinning back kick!
Blackblood connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blackblood moves out of range of the body kick.
A swing and a miss from Blackblood.
Army leaves Blackblood with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A left lands for Army.

Blackblood clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Army wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blackblood has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Blackblood.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackblood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Army wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Army has had enough of the clinch but Blackblood keeps him there for the moment.
Army takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blackblood misses with an elbow over the top.
Blackblood tries a body shot but Army blocks it.
We've been informed that Blackblood has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

Army manages to break the clinch.
Army pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blackblood is looking to score with low kicks.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Blackblood crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Army - the referee stops the clock and Blackblood gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Army. Blackblood manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Blackblood moves away from the strike by Army.
Army works the jab nicely.
Dick Army is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blackblood lands a right hook to the body.
Blackblood misses with a shot to the body
and Army counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blackblood has closed the distance and engaged Army in a clinch.
Blackblood lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Army wants to break the clinch but can't.

Army breaks the clinch.
Blackblood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Army.
Army tries to land a front kick but Blackblood steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Army misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blackblood.

Blackblood instigates a clinch.
Army is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Army pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blackblood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Army clinches up with Blackblood and pushes him back against the cage.
Army blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackblood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blackblood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Blackblood.
Blackblood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Army's elbow.
Blackblood has Army pressed against the cage, preventing Army from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Army breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Army misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Blackblood misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blackblood uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A combination from Army does no damage.
Army buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Army thows a leg kick but Blackblood checks it
and Blackblood counters with a straight right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blackblood, right into the meat.
Army fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slapping leg kick lands for Army.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dick Army will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dick Army's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Blackblood takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Blackblood is looking to clinch.
Mace Blackblood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Army throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blackblood throws a sloppy body shot
and Army counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Mace Blackblood has been cut.
Army misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blackblood! But no joy.

Army rushes Blackblood and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Army's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Army lands the left hand.
Blackblood bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Army's head.
Army fakes the leg kick and cracks Blackblood in the body.
A solid body kick from Army.
Blackblood misses with a straight left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Army lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blackblood at a distance.
Army lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackblood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Army throws a body kick that misses
and Blackblood counters with a nice uppercut.

Blackblood tries to keep at a distance but Army has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blackblood cracks Army with a nice body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blackblood.

Army pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blackblood scores with a shot to the body.
Blackblood misses with an uppercut

and Army holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Army misses with a short punch on the inside.
Army lands an elbow inside.
Army wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Army breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blackblood tries to clinch but Army is having none of it.

Blackblood has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Army's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blackblood misses with a straight left.
As Blackblood tries to get set, Army tries to push him back and clinch up but Blackblood manages to avoid the attempt.
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!
Nice body kick from Army.
Army throws a poor cross that misses
and Blackblood counters with a right hand to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Army.
Army lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blackblood staying out of range there.
Blackblood tries to counter with a clinch but Army shakes him off and moves away.
Blackblood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Army manages to avoid it.
Army feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Army takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Army finds it's way through Blackblood's defenses.
Blackblood tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Army counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackblood throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Army counters with a body kick that stops Blackblood in his tracks momentarily.
Army is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blackblood can do to turn this around?
Blackblood fails with a takedown attempt.
Army tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blackblood was well out of range. Poor timing from Army.
Blackblood missing with a left hand there. Army was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blackblood scores with a nice strike.
Army throws a series of punches but Blackblood moves out of range.
Blackblood lands a body shot.
Army tests Blackblood's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blackblood throws an off balance right hand

and Army moves into the clinch.
Army takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blackblood throws a punch but it's blocked by Army.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Army blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Army tries to break free but Blackblood pushes him back against the cage.
Blackblood throws a head punch that misses.
Blackblood tries a body shot but Army blocks it.
Blackblood lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Army breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Army bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blackblood's head.
Blackblood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blackblood blocks a head kick by Army.
Army looks for the body kick but Blackblood saw that one coming.

Army instigates a clinch.
Blackblood throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Blackblood.
Blackblood creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blackblood lands a nice elbow.

Army breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Army dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Blackblood tries to clinch
and Army connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blackblood doesn't manage to clinch there - Army circles away.
Blackblood takes a swing at Army's ribcage but misses.
Blackblood misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot by Army.
Blackblood throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blackblood has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Army.
Blackblood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Army manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blackblood misses with a hook. Army ducked under it nicely.
Army ducks under a wild hook from Blackblood.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Army moves forwards but Blackblood connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Blackblood throws a hook to the side of Army's head but Army sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Army slips a straight right by Blackblood.
Army circles away from the clinch attempt
and Army counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackblood connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Army momentarily.
A punch lands to the side of Army 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Army misses the shot to the body.
Dick Army is winning the standup battle so far.
Army throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Blackblood.
Blackblood takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blackblood throws an overhand right that lands on Army's shoulder, as Army tries to avoid the shot.
Blackblood misses with a body shot
letting Army counter with a right hand.

Army closes the distance and clinches.
Army wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Army blocks an uppercut.

Army breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blackblood's corner calls for a 1-2. Blackblood obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mace Blackblood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Army connects with a crisp jab.

That has opened up Mace Blackblood's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice takedown defense from Army. No joy for Blackblood on that attempt.
Blackblood moves in looking to clinch but Army pushes him off.
Army is looking to land body kicks.
Army throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A punch lands to the side of Blackblood 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Army throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Blackblood to counter with a crisp jab.
Army throws out a powerful jab.

Blackblood is rocked!
Army cracks Blackblood on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Blackblood falls backwards against the cage. Army follows up with more strikes that drop Blackblood to his knees. Army keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Blackblood! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Army!
Our winner, Dick Army, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.