PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darin Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malik Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blood
vs
Alexander

183 cm
24
184 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

193 cm
24
202 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darin Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malik Alexander!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood tries to clinch but Alexander moves away
and Alexander counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alexander takes a swing at Blood's ribcage but misses.
Alexander slips a jab from Blood.
Blood tries to clinch there but Alexander circles away.
Blood just misses with a punch to the body.
Alexander tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blood was well out of range. Poor timing from Alexander.
Alexander cracks Blood with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Alexander connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blood. Blood circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Malik Alexander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alexander with a jab.
Alexander tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Blood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blood has a takedown stuffed.
Blood lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blood.
Malik Alexander is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blood throws a hook but Alexander blocks it.
Alexander misses with a right hand
letting Blood counter with a right hand.
Blood tries to clinch up
and Alexander makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alexander throws a jab but it's blocked by Blood.
Blood with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alexander to score with a decent uppercut.
Alexander cracks a nice hook into Blood's ribs.
Alexander tries to close the distance and clinch but Blood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alexander paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blood scores with a punch to the head.

Blood moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood lands a nice uppercut.
Blood tries a knee to the head but Alexander blocks it.
Blood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alexander's elbow.
Alexander lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blood struggles to land a body shot inside as Alexander controls his hands.
Blood drops down looking for an ankle pick but Alexander pulls his leg out and moves away.
Alexander scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alexander misses with a two punch combination.
Blood feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alexanders jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Alexander is rocked!
Alexander wants to stay close but Blood steps back to make room for something. Alexander seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Blood and Alexander drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Darin Blood!