PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Bloom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baku Bolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orlando Bloom has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bloom
vs
Bolo

172 cm
22
140 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

168 cm
21
138 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Cage Wars Nutrition
Cage Wars Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Orlando Bloom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Baku Bolo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bolo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Some wild striking there from Bolo.
Bolo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bolo throws a looping overhand right but Bloom ducks down to avoid it.
Bolo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bolo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Bloom drives through and clinches with Bolo against the ropes.
Bloom makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Bloom pulls Bolo into guard.
Bolo tries to stand but Bloom is controlling from the bottom.

Bloom has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bolo off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Bloom ducks under a wild hook from Bolo.
Bolo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bloom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bolo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bloom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Bolo.
Bloom with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bolo to score with a decent uppercut.
Bloom moves away from the strike by Bolo.
Bloom moves out of range of the strikes.
Bloom moves in looking to clinch but Bolo pushes him off.

Bloom gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloom tries to pull guard but Bolo won't allow it.
Bloom tries to score a body lock takedown but Bolo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bloom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bolo takes an elbow to the temple.
Bloom is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bolo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orlando Bloom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bloom tries to work over Bolo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bloom misses with a punch on the inside.
Bloom drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bolo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bloom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bolo scores with a jab to the body.
Bloom fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bolo stuffs the takedown.
Bolo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bloom tries for a takedown but Bolo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bolo throws a combination. Bloom tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bolo lands a jab.
Bolo misses with an uppercut. Bloom saw that one coming.
Bolo with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bloom circles away quickly and effectively.
Bolo tries to bum rush Bloom with a series of wild strikes but Bloom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bloom wants to clinch up but Bolo keeps it at a distance.
Bloom walks into a straight right hand from Bolo.
Bloom takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bloom takes one to the chin there.
Bolo throws out a loose jab but Bloom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bolo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bolo looks to land a left hand but Bloom moved out of range nicely.
Bloom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bolo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bolo thuds his right hand into Bloom's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bloom looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bloom tries to clinch up.
Bolo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bloom wants to clinch up but Bolo keeps it at a distance.
Bloom tries a low kick but Bolo avoids it.
Bolo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bolo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bloom had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bolo misses with an uppercut.
Bolo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bloom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bolo throws a series of punches but Bloom moves out of range.
Bloom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bolo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baku Bolo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bloom fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloom tries to clinch up but Bolo circles away and keeps his distance.
Bolo throws a lazy right hand but Bloom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bolo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bolo lands a two punch combo.
Bolo thuds a left hand into Bloom's body.
Bolo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bolo slaps away a takedown attempt from Bloom, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bolo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bolo misses with an uppercut.
Baku Bolo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bolo looks to land a left hand but Bloom moved out of range nicely.
Bolo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bolo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bloom.
Bloom shoots in for a takedown but Bolo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bloom ducks under a wild hook from Bolo.
Bloom wants to clinch.
Bolo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bloom closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bolo circles away.
Bolo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bloom's head.
Bloom tries to close the distance and clinch but Bolo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bolo works Bloom's body with a nice hook.
Bolo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bloom looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolo throws a right and a left that Bloom avoids nicely.
Horrible takedown by Bloom or perhaps it was just good defense by Bolo which made him look bad.
Bolo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Bolo.
Bloom avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bolo throws a lazy right hand but Bloom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
No joy there for Bolo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bloom avoids the body shot from Bolo.
Bloom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bloom slips a jab from Bolo.
Bolo throws a big shot that misses.
Bolo keeps the fight on the outside.
Bolo misses with a looping left.
Bolo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bloom is looking to clinch but Bolo is avoiding it.
Bloom looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bolo cracks a nice hook into Bloom's ribs.
Bolo scores with a nice strike.
Bolo misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bloom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bolo throws a jab when Bloom was well out of range.
Bloom is looking to clinch.
Bloom tries to clinch but Bolo moves out of range.
Bloom tries to clinch but Bolo moves out of range.
Bolo keeps the fight on the outside.
Bolo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bolo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Orlando Bloom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bloom works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bolo throws a big shot that misses.
Bolo with a jab.
Bolo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bloom was well out of range. Poor timing from Bolo.
Bloom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bolo.
Bloom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bolo.
Bloom tries to clinch up but Bolo circles away and keeps his distance.
Bloom wants to clinch.
Bolo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bolo wants it to stay on the feet.
Bloom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bolo.
Bloom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bloom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloom takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bloom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bolo keeps the fight on the outside.
Bolo throws a nice looking combination but Bloom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bloom tries to clinch but Bolo moves out of range.
Bolo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bloom.
Bolo misses the jab.
Bolo's corner calls for a 1-2. Bolo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A nice combination there by Bolo.
Bolo throws a hook but Bloom blocks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Bolo blocks the leg kick.
Bolo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice defenses there by Bloom.
Bloom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bolo.
Bolo with a hook.
Bloom dives in and grabs Bolo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bolo pushes down on Bloom's head and hops out.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bloom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bolo misses with a hook.
Bloom throws a head kick but Bolo moves out of range.
Bloom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bolo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bolo misses with a hook.
Bloom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bolo throws out the jab.

Bloom closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Bloom goes for a takedown attempt but Bolo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orlando Bloom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bloom slips under a jab from Bolo.
Bloom tries to clinch there but Bolo circles away.
Bolo connects with a jab.
Bloom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Bolo scores with a four punch combination!
Bolo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bloom.
Bloom is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bolo.
Bolo throws a shot from downtown. Bloom moves away and avoids it.
Bolo scores with a jab.
Bolo misses with a straight right.
Bolo connects with a right hand. Bloom shakes it off.
Bloom doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bloom tries to clinch but Bolo is having none of it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bloom is defended easily by Bolo.
Bloom looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloom gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bolo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bloom tries to clinch up but Bolo circles away and keeps his distance.
Bolo throws a jab when Bloom was well out of range.
Baku Bolo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bolo throws a hook but Bloom avoids it easily.
Bloom ducks under a wild hook from Bolo.
Bloom is looking to clinch but Bolo is avoiding it.
Bolo keeps the fight on the outside.
Bolo misses with a jab, cross combination.

Bloom pushes Bolo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bloom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bolo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bloom cracks Bolo with a nice body shot.

Bloom pulls guard.

Bolo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bolo digs a good hook to Bloom's body.
Bolo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bolo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bloom on the side of the head.
Bolo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bloom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloom is looking to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Bolo.
Bolo looks to land a combination. Bloom sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bloom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bloom tries to clinch up but Bolo circles away and keeps his distance.

Bloom instigates a clinch.
Bolo prevents a takedown attempt there.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bloom just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bolo's brow.
Bloom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bolo prevents the takedown attempt.
Bloom is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bloom.
Bloom misses with some punches.
Bloom misses with a punch to the body.

Bolo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horrible takedown by Bloom or perhaps it was just good defense by Bolo which made him look bad.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bolo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Bloom drives through and clinches with Bolo against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Baku Bolo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bloom is defended easily by Bolo.
Bloom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bolo.
Bloom slips under a jab from Bolo.
Bloom feints and then cracks Bolo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bolo down.
Bloom lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bolo's sensitive parts.
Bloom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bolo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bolo scores with a body shot.
Bolo throws a hook but Bloom blocks it.
Bolo misses with a double jab.
Bloom ducks right into an uppercut from Bolo.
Bolo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bloom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bolo misses with an uppercut. Bloom saw that one coming.
Bolo slips a straight right by Bloom.
Bloom slips under a jab.
Bloom avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bloom moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bloom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bolo.
Bolo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bloom circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloom moves in looking to clinch but Bolo pushes him off.
Bloom is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bolo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bloom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bolo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bloom.
Bolo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bloom.
Bloom tries to clinch but Bolo is having none of it.
Bolo swats away the attempt to clinch by Bloom.
Bolo throws a good cross that connects.
Bloom wants to clinch.
Bolo throws a hook but Bloom avoids it easily.
Bolo stuns Bloom with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bolo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A swing and a miss from Bolo.
Bloom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bloom is looking to clinch.

Bloom fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bolo, pushing him back against the ropes.

Bloom has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bolo regains guard immediately.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolo wants to stand and escape but Bloom is having none of it.
Bloom has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bolo is proving hard to escape from.
Bolo wants to get back to his feet but Bloom is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Bloom stands up and waves to Bolo to follow him.
Bloom fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bolo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bloom tries to clinch but Bolo is having none of it.
Bloom throws a head kick that half lands.
Bloom tries to clinch but Bolo moves out of range.
Bloom tries to clinch but Bolo is having none of it.
Bolo throws a big shot that misses.
Bloom misses the shot to the body.
Bolo looks to land a combination. Bloom sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Bloom gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloom throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bloom tries to land a knee to the head but Bolo blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bloom tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bolo just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orlando Bloom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bloom working aggressively here.
Bloom tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bolo smiles and moves away.
Bloom fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bolo's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bolo duly obliges.
Bloom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bolo.
Bolo looks to land a combination but Bloom avoids it well.
Bolo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bolo misses with the combination.
Bloom looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bloom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bolo throws out the jab.

Bloom moves into the clinch.
Bolo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bolo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Baku Bolo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bolo looking to slow down the pace here.
Bloom misses with some punches.
A short left from Bloom.
Bloom is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Bolo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, Bloom scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bloom can't get the takedown.
Bloom lands with a light punch inside.
Bolo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bloom has him pressed against the ropes.
Bloom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bolo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bloom lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bolo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bloom tries to pull guard but Bolo holds him up against the ropes and eventually Bloom drops back down to his feet.
Bloom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Orlando Bloom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bloom tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Orlando Bloom showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bolo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baku Bolo!