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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 Jordan Hontai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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202 cm
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270 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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189 cm
23
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening |
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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
2 - 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jordan Hontai! The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Blood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Matt Blood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Blood looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Hontai tries to close the distance and clinch but Blood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Blood throws a wild body kick that Hontai sees coming a mile off. Blood swings for the body but Hontai moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Blood. Blood tries to clinch but Hontai moves out of range. Hontai scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Blood tries to kick Hontai off but Hontai keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Blood works his way to full guard. Good work. Blood looking for a sweep. Not yet Blood, not yet. Hontai sitting in guard here, content to control. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Blood wants to sweep but no luck. Blood working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hontai stands and steps away. Blood gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Blood throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hontai scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Hontai wants to control but Blood is keeping him busy. Blood tries to improve position but can't. Blood wants to control but Hontai postures up. Hontai trying to control the position but Blood is working away. Blood is looking to regain half guard here but Hontai keeps moving and retains side control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blood stops Hontai from passing to mount. Hontai prevents Blood from escaping the position. Hontai working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hontai throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Blood defending against the ground and pound. Hontai advances to mount. Hontai takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Hontai working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blood is in a horrible position here. Hontai smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hontai throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage. Blood is squirming around, avoiding Hontai's attempts to control the action. Blood looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Hontai looking to break Blood's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Blood remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Hontai will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke! Hontai sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Blood taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jordan Hontai!
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
40% |
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