PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raining Blood (ranked 5830 p4p, 22938 weight class) and Harlin Faliaygo (ranked 525 p4p, 576 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blood
vs
Faliaygo

188 cm
21
170
3 - 4 - 0

181 cm
21
184
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

HELLBENT

Real Men Juice

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raining Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harlin Faliaygo!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big right from Blood misses.
Faliaygo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Blood definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Faliaygo misses with a kick to the body
enabling Blood to counter with a crisp jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Faliaygo!

Faliaygo moves into the clinch.
Blood digs a right hand underneath Faliaygo's ribcage. Faliaygo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Blood has a couple of punches blocked by Faliaygo.
Faliaygo works on Blood's body with a couple of short punches.
Blood scores with a shot to the side of Faliaygo's head.
A body shot lands from Blood.
Faliaygo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Faliaygo blocks a body shot from Blood.
Faliaygo is pushing Blood up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Faliaygo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faliaygo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faliaygo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Faliaygo tries to throw a body punch but Blood avoids it by throwing Faliaygo back against the cage.
A short right from Blood.
Blood misses with a punch to the body.
Faliaygo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blood.
Blood scores with a shoulder strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blood just misses with a elbow thrown towards Faliaygo's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Blood fails to land.
Blood prevents a body shot from Faliaygo.
Blood misses with a punch on the inside.
Faliaygo digs a right hand underneath Blood's ribcage. Blood let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Faliaygo is trying to stall.
Blood blocks a body shot from Faliaygo.
Blood pushes Faliaygo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blood can't find room to land a body shot as Faliaygo controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Faliaygo.
Blood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Blood.
Faliaygo misses with a body punch.
Faliaygo tries a body shot but Blood blocks it.
Faliaygo avoids the elbow strike from Blood, against the cage.
Faliaygo lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Blood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Faliaygo is looking to score with low kicks.
Blood throwing a counter right hand but Faliaygo manages to avoid it.
Faliaygo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Faliaygo walks into a left hand.
Blood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blood checks the leg kick.
Faliaygo misses with a body shot.
Faliaygo misses with a head kick.
Blood throws a jab when Faliaygo was well out of range.
Faliaygo misses with a low kick.
Faliaygo throws a sloppy head kick and Blood moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood moves out of range of the body kick from Faliaygo.
Blood missing with a left hand there. Faliaygo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Faliaygo misses with an uppercut.
Faliaygo throws a jab but it's blocked by Blood.
Nice body punch from Blood.
Faliaygo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Raining Blood has been cut.
Blood with a nice cross.
Faliaygo tries to work over Blood's front leg with a kick but Blood checks it.
Blood throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Blood misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Faliaygo scores with a four punch combination!
Blood on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Blood lands a nice hook to Faliaygo's body. Faliaygo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blood jabs Faliaygo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blood throws a hook but Faliaygo blocks it.
Faliaygo thinks about the counter body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faliaygo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Faliaygo looks to throw a body kick
and Blood counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Faliaygo throws a wild body kick that Blood sees coming a mile off.
Blood moves out of range of the body kick.
Faliaygo wants to land a leg kick but Blood is out of range.
Blood works the jab nicely.
Blood lands a nice shot to the body.
Faliaygo looks to throw a body kick
and Blood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blood misses with a hook
and Faliaygo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Blood misses with a hook. Faliaygo ducked under it nicely.
Blood lands with a right hand.
Blood misses with a looping left.
A lazy body kick from Faliaygo
and Blood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Blood.
Blood avoids the body shot from Faliaygo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Raining Blood will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Raining Blood's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Blood stuns Faliaygo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blood cracks Faliaygo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Faliaygo takes one to the chin there.
Faliaygo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Blood looks to land a left hand but Faliaygo moved out of range nicely.
Harlin Faliaygo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Faliaygo moves out of range as Blood strikes.
Faliaygo misses with a series of wild punches.
Faliaygo misses with a body kick.
Faliaygo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Faliaygo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blood counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Blood blocks the low kick.
Blood swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Faliaygo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blood is able to avoid easily.
A big left from Blood misses.
Faliaygo thinks about the counter body kick.
Blood lands a really nice looking cross but Faliaygo seems unphased.
Faliaygo tries to land a front kick but Blood steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Faliaygo.
Faliaygo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Faliaygo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blood comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Faliaygo blocks a jab.
Faliaygo feints a counter leg kick.
Faliaygo lands a right hook to the body.
Faliaygo misses with a head kick.
Blood throws a shot from downtown. Faliaygo moves away and avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Blood checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Blood jabs Faliaygo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Faliaygo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blood lands with a straight right. Faliaygo didn't see that one coming.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Faliaygo - that will leave a mark!
Faliaygo tries to land a front kick but Blood steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blood uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood moves away from the strike by Faliaygo.
Blood throwing a counter right hand but Faliaygo manages to avoid it.
Blood blocks the body kick.
Blood missing with a left hand there. Faliaygo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Faliaygo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blood lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Blood does it's job there.
Faliaygo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Faliaygo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blood.
Blood connects with a looping right hand.
Blood throws a jab when Faliaygo was well out of range.
Blood sizes up Faliaygo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Blood lands an overhand right.
Faliaygo cracks Blood with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Faliaygo slips under a jab from Blood.
Faliaygo scoring well with a low kick there.
Blood swings for the body but Faliaygo moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood throws a hook but Faliaygo blocks it.
Faliaygo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blood paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Blood avoids a kick to the body.
Faliaygo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blood counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Blood lands a head shot.
Blood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Faliaygo can do to turn this around?
Blood moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Blood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Faliaygo is looking to land body kicks.
Blood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Faliaygo.
Faliaygo throws a low kick but Blood moves out of range easily.
Faliaygo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Faliaygo tries a head kick but it misses.
Faliaygo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Faliaygo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Blood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Faliaygo was well out of range. Poor timing from Blood.
Blood throws a hook but Faliaygo avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faliaygo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blood lands a right hook to the body.
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!
Blood throws a lazy right hand but Faliaygo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Faliaygo looks to land a body kick but Blood moved away.
Blood looks to throw the jab but Faliaygo is out of range.
Blood just misses with a punch to the body.
Faliaygo misses with a kick to the body.
Blood cracks Faliaygo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Faliaygo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Raining Blood is winning the standup battle so far.
Faliaygo is looking to clinch.
Blood checks a leg kick nicely.
Blood throws out a loose jab but Faliaygo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faliaygo shapes to counter with a head kick.
Nice uppercut there from Blood.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Raining Blood dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raining Blood's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Faliaygo misses with a low kick.
Blood just misses with a punch to the body.
Blood throws a hook to the side of Faliaygo's head but Faliaygo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blood scores with a jab. Faliaygo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Blood scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Faliaygo.
Blood was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blood uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Faliaygo has time to react.
Faliaygo slips under a jab from Blood.
Blood looks to land a right hand but Faliaygo moved out of range.
Blood just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood lands with an overhand left.
Blood's jab looks to have found its range, popping Faliaygo under the eye.
Blood throws out a loose jab but Faliaygo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faliaygo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blood lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blood lands a nice hook to Faliaygo's body. Faliaygo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Faliaygo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Blood takes a step back to recover.
Blood cracks Faliaygo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Blood misses with a straight right.
Faliaygo looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Blood jabs Faliaygo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blood throws a big shot that misses.
Faliaygo tries to score with a low kick but Blood moves his leg out of the way.
Blood swings for the body but Faliaygo moves out of range.
Faliaygo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Faliaygo throws a chopping leg kick but Blood manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Blood cracks Faliaygo with a good jab.
Blood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Faliaygo throws a body kick that misses
and Blood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Faliaygo takes one to the side of the head.
Blood will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blood connects with a body shot that sends Faliaygo's belly button to the back.
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!
Blood checks the leg kick.
Faliaygo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Blood misses.
Blood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Faliaygo moves away.
Faliaygo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blood moves out of range as Faliaygo throws a body kick.
Faliaygo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blood throws out the jab.
Blood misses the jab.
Faliaygo unleashes a big counter combination but Blood bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Blood scores with a hook.
Blood misses with a hook.
Blood checks the leg kick.
Blood moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faliaygo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Faliaygo motions for Blood to come forward. Faliaygo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Faliaygo slips a straight right by Blood.
Blood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Faliaygo manages to avoid it.
A jab from Blood does it's job there.
The fighters circling - Blood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Blood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blood slips a jab from Faliaygo.
Faliaygo lands with a slapping head kick.
Faliaygo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blood.
It seemed like Faliaygo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blood moves out of range as Faliaygo throws a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Blood misses the target.
Blood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blood thuds his right hand into Faliaygo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Faliaygo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Faliaygo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blood circles away quickly and effectively.
Faliaygo walks into a jab.
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!
Blood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Faliaygo was well out of range. Poor timing from Blood.
Faliaygo tries a low kick but Blood avoids it.
Blood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blood checks a leg kick nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Faliaygo.
Blood is looking to counter punch.
Blood's jab looks to have found its range, popping Faliaygo under the eye.
Blood with a hook.
Faliaygo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Faliaygo misses with a leg kick.
Blood throws out a loose jab but Faliaygo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harlin Faliaygo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raining Blood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Faliaygo tries to land a front kick but Blood steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raining Blood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blood has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27

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