PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Blow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abel Bloodgood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Blow
vs
Bloodgood

183 cm
23
174 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
24
179 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Das Labor

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Blow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abel Bloodgood!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloodgood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blow was well out of range. Poor timing from Bloodgood.
Blow throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Blow scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Blow tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Bloodgood is trying to improve his position.
Blow is looking to take a break and control but Bloodgood is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bloodgood is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bloodgood gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
It looks like Blow is going to stand back up.
Blow throwing shots but Bloodgood is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodgood tries to roll over but Blow keeps him under control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bloodgood lands a head shot.
Bloodgood is looking to clinch but Blow is avoiding it.
Blow shoots in for a takedown but Bloodgood shows good takedown defense.
Bloodgood misses with a low kick.
Blow takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bloodgood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blow was well out of range. Poor timing from Bloodgood.

Bloodgood drives through with a takedown into guard.
Blow avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bloodgood postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bloodgood pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blow is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bloodgood passes Blow's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bloodgood missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blow is trying to control but can't.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bloodgood lands a nice short elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bloodgood connects with a nice short shot to Blow's temple.
Bloodgood takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bloodgood is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Blow is refusing to be controlled, as Bloodgood sits in half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bloodgood thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blow's head.
Blow is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Blow is staying active underneath Bloodgood, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bloodgood thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blow's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgood lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Blow wants to control but Bloodgood is keeping busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bloodgood throws a hook but Blow blocks it.
Blow wants to clinch up but Bloodgood keeps it at a distance.
Blow slips under a jab from Bloodgood.
The fighters circling - Bloodgood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bloodgood is looking to clinch but Blow is avoiding it.
Bloodgood fails with an attempt to clinch.

Bloodgood scores a takedown into full mount!
Bloodgood looks gassed!
Bloodgood with shots to the head and body - Blow looks very uncomfortable down there.
The referee warns Blow that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Blow is desperately trying to improve his position but Bloodgood has a good base and remains in mount.
BOOM! Bloodgood connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgood thowing shots but they're missing.
Blow is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

Bloodgood goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Blow turns into him and now he's in Bloodgood's guard.
Bloodgood trying to control the position.
Blow trying to control the position from guard on top but Bloodgood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bloodgood trying to keep a closed guard but Blow is proving a slippery customer.
Blow slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abel Bloodgood dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Blow tries to clinch but Bloodgood moves out of range.
Blow takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bloodgood misses with a double jab.
A jab from Bloodgood misses.
Bloodgood misses with a jab, cross combination.

Bloodgood clinches.
Bloodgood wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bloodgood lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bloodgood has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Blow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bloodgood throws a jab but it's blocked by Blow.
Some wild striking there from Bloodgood.
Blow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Bloodgood forces Blow back against the cage and clinches.

Bloodgood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blow lands a nice shot to the body.
Bloodgood lands a nice shot to the body.
Blow is looking to clinch but Bloodgood is avoiding it.
Abel Bloodgood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Blow moves into the clinch.

Blow manages to break the clinch.
Bloodgood misses the jab.
Bloodgood lands with a hook. Blow tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bloodgood tries to clinch there but Blow circles away.
Bloodgood changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blow tries to avoid it but Bloodgood manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blow to the ground. Blow escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bloodgood is breathing heavily.
Bloodgood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blow takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

It looks like Joe Blow has been cut.
Bloodgood blocks a head kick by Blow.
Blow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bloodgood misses with a hook.
Bloodgood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blow moves away.
Blow has his takedown stuffed
enabling Bloodgood to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blow moves away.
Blow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bloodgood is looking to clinch but Blow is avoiding it.
Blow throws a head kick that misses.
Bloodgood loads up on a big right hand but Blow slips the punch.
Blow is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bloodgood sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice straight punches there by Bloodgood. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bloodgood.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bloodgood throws a low kick, looking for Blow's leg but Blow calmly moves out of range.
Bloodgood scores with a jab to the body.
Joe Blow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blow dodges the punch combination from Bloodgood.
Nice sprawl there from Bloodgood as Blow shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Blow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bloodgood bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bloodgood with a lazy takedown attempt
and Blow counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bloodgood changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Blow looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bloodgood scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bloodgood is putting a hurting on Blow here, landing some big shots from side control.
Blow is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bloodgood has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Blow wants to control but Bloodgood postures up.
Bloodgood working the body and head with strikes.
Blow is looking to regain half guard here but Bloodgood keeps moving and retains side control.
Bloodgood landing a few strikes.

Bloodgood tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bloodgood has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bloodgood misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blow is trying to control Bloodgood's posture but Bloodgood avoids it.

Bloodgood tries for a kimura but Blow is defending well.
Bloodgood looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Blow is avoiding damage well.
Abel Bloodgood has got the better of the ground game so far.
The strikes coming from Bloodgood are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Blow can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bloodgood is chipping away with strikes.
Blow struggling a bit here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bloodgood.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abel Bloodgood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joe Blow's cut.
That's time! Blow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Bloodgood misses with a series of wild punches.
Blow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bloodgood throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blow counters with a head kick. That will keep Bloodgood thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Bloodgood shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Blow somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Bloodgood misses with a looping left.
Bloodgood stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blow.
Blow takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Blow is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bloodgood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blow throws a head kick but Bloodgood moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blow shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bloodgood counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Abel Bloodgood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blow doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bloodgood swings for the body but Blow moves out of range.
Bloodgood misses with a kick to the body.

Blow takes the fight into the clinch.

Bloodgood manages to break the clinch.
Blow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck for Bloodgood with that takedown attempt.
Bloodgood misses with a hook.
Blow throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bloodgood stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bloodgood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blow digs a good body shot into Bloodgood's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blow tries to clinch up.
Bloodgood swinging wilding here.
Nice body punch from Blow.
Bloodgood has a takedown stuffed.
Abel Bloodgood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blow connects with a high kick.
Blow lands with a shot to the body.
Bloodgood is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Blow.
Blow moves into range and connects with a jab.
Blow tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bloodgood sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Blow somewhat.

Bloodgood scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgood wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blow keeps working.
Bloodgood sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Blow wants to get back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Bloodgood seems content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bloodgood thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bloodgood is looking to take a break and control but Blow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bloodgood not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bloodgood trying to control the pace.

Despite being in the dominant position, Abel Bloodgood just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bloodgood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice straight punches there by Bloodgood. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bloodgood.
Joe Blow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Bloodgood gets the takedown into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Abel Bloodgood.
Well Bloodgood 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abel Bloodgood!