PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Draven Bloodfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Doe looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Doe
vs
Bloodfist

185 cm
19
206 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Draven Bloodfist!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Bloodfist lands.
Doe looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Bloodfist fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bloodfist fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bloodfist looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Doe is fending him off so far but Bloodfist persists. Nope, Doe circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Doe as Bloodfist shoots in.
John Doe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Draven Bloodfist.
Bloodfist looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bloodfist throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Doe's waist but Doe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bloodfist off to one side.
Doe lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Doe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bloodfist tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bloodfist closes this distance looking for a takedown but Doe circles away.
Bloodfist tries for a takedown but Doe circles away easily

and Doe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bloodfist's guard.
Doe stops Bloodfist from standing up.
Bloodfist keeping moving, preventing Doe from controlling successfully.
Doe controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bloodfist manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Doe manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodfist trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bloodfist wants to stand but Doe has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bloodfist wants to control from the top but Doe keeps moving.
Doe throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Bloodfist won't allow Doe to sweep him here.
Doe working a defensive guard here.
Bloodfist is looking to work some ground and pound but Doe has wrist control.
Bloodfist trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bloodfist has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bloodfist is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bloodfist gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Doe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Doe ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Doe no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bloodfist working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bloodfist missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bloodfist trying to control but Doe is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Doe trying to keep a closed guard but Bloodfist is proving a slippery customer.
Bloodfist thows a big elbow that misses.
Doe looking for a sweep. Not yet Doe, not yet.
Doe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bloodfist controls the pace.
Doe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bloodfist bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Doe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Doe circles away from the clinch attempt

and Doe counters by moving into the clinch.
Bloodfist prevents a takedown attempt there.
Doe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bloodfist smiles and moves away.
Doe shoots for a double leg takedown but Bloodfist sprawls well. He's pushed Doe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodfist closes the distance and clinches up with Doe, looking for a takedown. Bloodfist pushes Doe against the cage but Doe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bloodfist fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Doe shoots in but Bloodfist avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bloodfist tries a head kick but it misses.
Bloodfist closes the distance looking to clinch

so Doe counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bloodfist striking off his back but it's not causing Doe any problems.
Bloodfist striking off his back but it's not causing Doe any problems.
Doe preventing the sweep.
Bloodfist is trying to keep Doe in close.
Bloodfist wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bloodfist controls Doe momentarily but Doe frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodfist is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Doe not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bloodfist shoots in but no luck this time.
Bloodfist misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bloodfist has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Doe misses with a wild combination.
Bloodfist doesn't manage to clinch there - Doe circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Doe scores with a takedown into Bloodfist's guard.
Bloodfist pulls Doe in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Doe dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bloodfist gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Doe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Doe.
Bloodfist looking to stall.

Doe breaks from the clinch.
Bloodfist tries to clinch but Doe moves away

and Doe counters by clinching up.
Bloodfist is working for takedown but Doe is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bloodfist is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bloodfist tries to work over Doe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bloodfist tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
John Doe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Draven Bloodfist.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloodfist tries to pull guard but Doe won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Doe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Bloodfist.
Bloodfist prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodfist is trying to break free.
Bloodfist tries for a takedown but Doe manages to get underhooks.
Doe stops a takedown attempt from Bloodfist.
Bloodfist looking for a takedown.
Bloodfist gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Doe.
Bloodfist can't get the takedown.
Bloodfist is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Doe slows down the pace here.
Doe is pressed up against the cage. Bloodfist has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Doe down to the mat. Doe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bloodfist doesn't manage to clinch there - Doe circles away.

That's two 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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bloodfist.
Doe has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bloodfist shoots in looking for a takedown. Doe tries to sprawl out of it but Bloodfist keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Doe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bloodfist scoring well with a low kick there.
John Doe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bloodfist tries to clinch up but Doe circles away and keeps his distance.
Doe misses with a series of wild punches.
Bloodfist fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Doe or perhaps it was just good defense by Bloodfist which made him look bad.
Bloodfist throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Doe's head.
Bloodfist with a poor takedown

and Doe counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bloodfist won't be happy with that.
Bloodfist is looking for a sweep.
Doe controlling the position from side mount.
Doe working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodfist is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Doe is staying active.
Bloodfist is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Bloodfist's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bloodfist with a lazy takedown attempt

and Doe counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bloodfist is on top in guard.
Bloodfist throws a strike but Doe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Doe controls from within his opponent's guard.
Doe tries to free his leg and advance position but Bloodfist is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodfist is trying to keep Doe in close.
Doe trying to control the position from guard on top but Bloodfist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bloodfist is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Doe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bloodfist trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Doe trying to control but Bloodfist is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Crunch! Bloodfist slams his shin into Doe's torso.
Doe throws a combination that misses
and Bloodfist counters with a good low kick that Doe was not able to check.
Bloodfist will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bloodfist throws a head kick that misses.
Bloodfist throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Doe's waist but Doe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bloodfist off to one side.

Doe closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doe working the ground and pound from side control.
Doe blocks the strikes from Bloodfist.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Doe dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Bloodfist tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bloodfist tries to clinch but Doe moves out of range.
Doe tries to clinch there but Bloodfist circles away.
Bloodfist throws a head kick but Doe moves out of range.
Bloodfist shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Doe counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bloodfist!
Bloodfist wants to control but Doe is having none of it.
Bloodfist keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Doe looking for a guillotine from mount but Bloodfist is having none of it.
Bloodfist is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Doe stands up from mount. Strange move.
Bloodfist throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Doe feints and as Bloodfist raises his hands in defense, Doe changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Doe trying to control but Bloodfist is working from the bottom.
Doe tries to free his leg and advance position but Bloodfist is retaining full guard.
Doe stands and throws Bloodfist's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bloodfist is not content to let Doe control the position.
Doe tries to score with some ground and pound. Bloodfist controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bloodfist is trying to improve his position.
Bloodfist regains half guard.
Bloodfist won't allow Doe to pass to mount.
Doe wants to control but Bloodfist is keeping him busy.
Doe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bloodfist defending well though.
Doe works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bloodfist is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Doe is working for a guillotine from mount but Bloodfist frees his head quite easily.
Bloodfist is squirming around, avoiding Doe's attempts to control the action.

Doe gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Doe misses with a double jab.
Bloodfist with a nice cross.

Bloodfist gets caught flat footed, as Doe shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doe preventing the sweep.

Bloodfist has his foot on Doe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Doe works his way back into a safe position though.
Doe stops Bloodfist from standing up.
Bloodfist striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Doe tries to free his leg and advance position but Bloodfist is retaining full guard.
Doe postures up.

Doe thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodfist is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bloodfist wants to lay and pray for a moment but Doe keeps working.
Bloodfist is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Doe controlling the position for now.
Still in half guard, Bloodfist seems content to control.
Bloodfist trying to control from half guard but Doe is working away.
Bloodfist passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Doe!
Doe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bloodfist looking to finish with strikes here!
Doe is looking to improve his position but Bloodfist isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe is working hard here to advance position.
Bloodfist sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bloodfist can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Doe is looking to escape.
Bloodfist lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Doe hang on?
Doe is squirming around, avoiding Bloodfist's attempts to control the action.
Bloodfist punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bloodfist tries to control but Doe wriggling away.
Doe wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bloodfist.
Doe is squirming around, avoiding Bloodfist's attempts to control the action.
Doe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Draven Bloodfist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bloodfist punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bloodfist punching from mount but Doe doing a good job of avoiding damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Doe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Doe 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Doe!