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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grame Brave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grame Brave told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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202 cm
24
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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197 cm
18
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Blood! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grame Brave! The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A looping hook to the body misses from Blood. Brave does a little dance to reset his feet. Brave will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Blood swings away with a leg kick that misses. Brave moves in looking to clinch but Blood pushes him off. Brave shoots in looking for a takedown. Blood tries to sprawl out of it but Brave keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Blood manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Blood getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Brave forces Blood back against the cage and clinches. Brave fails to pull guard.
Matt Blood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grame Brave. A head punch blocked on the inside by Blood. Brave is trying to pull guard but Blood turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Blood tries a body shot but Brave blocks it.
Brave lands a right hand. Blood stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Blood lands with a right to the head. Knees to the body from Blood.
Brave looks winded! Good body shot from Blood.
Blood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blood works on Brave's body with a couple of short punches. Brave blocks a body shot from Blood. Blood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Brave throws a head kick but Blood moves out of range.
Blood scores with a spinning back kick! Blood thuds a left hand into Brave's body. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Blood drops Brave with a beautiful combination! Brave stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Blood is looking for the KO!
It looks like Grame Brave has been cut. Blood lands with a good body shot. Blood has Brave up against the cage in a clinch.
Brave blocks a body shot from Blood. Blood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Blood swings for the body but Brave moves out of range.
Blood fails to land with a series of punches.
Brave fails to land the takedown. Brave takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blood scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. No joy there for Blood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matt Blood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Brave blocks a head kick by Blood.
Nice body kick from Blood. Blood is looking to wear down Brave with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Brave takes a body punch but keeps moving. Blood clinches up with Brave and pushes him back against the cage. Blood lands a right hand. Blood tries to work over Brave's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Blood with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brave avoids a wild elbow strike from Blood. Blood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Blood trying to land knees to the body.
Blood is leaning against Brave and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Blood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blood throws a half hearted mid kick. Brave moves out of range as Blood throws a body kick.
Blood closes the distance and clinches. Blood prevents the takedown attempt.
Blood lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Blood.
Blood displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brave up against the cage. A right hand to the body from Blood.
Blood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Braves head. Blood works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Blood controlling the action here for a moment.
Blood lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A right handed body shot lands from Blood.
Blood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blood breaks the clinch.
Blood swinging wildly here.
Blood thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Brave if he has to take too many more of those.
Blood connects with a body shot. Blood pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Blood keeps Brave at a distance using the push kick. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Blood throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Blood connects with an inside leg kick. Blood moves into the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Blood dominated that round. The cut man is working on Grame Brave's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Blood throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brave's head. Brave shoots in for a takedown but Blood shows good takedown defense. Blood misses with a body shot.
Blood lands a lovely overhand right. Blood tries to clinch up. Blood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An inside leg kick lands from Blood. Blood throws a sloppy head kick and Brave moves out of range easily. A nice inside leg kick there by Blood. That's going to slow Brave down. Blood has closed the distance and engaged Brave in a clinch.
Blood lands with a short shot to the head. Brave is breathing heavily. This has been an exciting period of action! With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blood creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Blood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blood.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brave takes a shot to the head. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blood. Brave takes an elbow to the temple. Blood manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Brave tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Blood misses with a body punch.
Matt Blood has scored more points in the clinch so far. Brave looking for a takedown. Matt Blood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grame Brave. Blood lands on the inside with an uppercut. Blood scores with a shoulder strike. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Blood working Brave over with knees to the body. Brave on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brave can do to turn this around? Blood works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. The referee is keeping an eye on Blood - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Blood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Blood is working Brave over against the cage. Blood lands with a left to the head. Blood struggles to land a body shot inside as Brave controls his hands.
Blood holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short left from Blood. Blood landing knees to the head.
Brave is rocked! Blood lands with a light punch inside. Brave is still on wobbly legs! Can Blood finish him? A short left from Blood.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blood lands a nice shot to the body. Knees in the clinch landing for Blood.
Blood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Blood unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Brave! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Blood is unloading with more strikes now! Brave drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Blood!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
100% |
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