PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Dylan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Bloom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dylan
vs
Bloom

200 cm
22
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Dylan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Bloom!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloom fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bloom misses with a kick to the body.
Bloom is looking to clinch.
Bloom looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dylan looks for a takedown but Bloom sprawls well.
Dylan tries to bum rush Bloom with a series of wild strikes but Bloom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dylan avoids the head kick by Bloom.
Bloom lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Bob Dylan has been cut.
Bloom tries to clinch up but Dylan circles away and keeps his distance.
Bloom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bloom tries to clinch but Dylan is having none of it.
Bloom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bloom throws a leg kick which misses Dylan's front leg but catches the back leg as Dylan tries to avoid it.
Dylan with a poor takedown
and Bloom counters with a body kick.
Bloom closes the distance but Dylan moves to the side

and Dylan counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dylan manages to break the clinch.
Bloom tries to clinch but Dylan is having none of it.
Dylan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bloom shoots in for a takedown but Dylan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bob Dylan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Bloom.
Dylan swats away the attempt to clinch by Bloom.
Dylan tries to clinch up.
Bloom tries to clinch but Dylan is having none of it.

Dylan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dylan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bloom keeps working.
Dylan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Dylan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Bob Dylan just wasn't active enough.
Nice sprawl there from Dylan as Bloom shoots in.

Dylan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dylan lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dylan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bob Dylan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Danga de danga de dang - Dylan scores with a four punch combination!

Bloom shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bloom prevents Dylan from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloom trying to control the action but Dylan is working from the bottom.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Johnny Bloom hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Dylan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Dylan rushes Bloom and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dylan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Dylan has hold of one of Bloom's legs. Bloom is fighting the takedown attempt but Dylan gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Dylan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Dylan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dylan dives in and scores a takedown into Bloom's guard.

Dylan drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bloom manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dylan has Bloom in his guard.
Dylan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dylan working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dylan pulls Bloom in close to prevent any damage.
Dylan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bloom on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Bob Dylan just wasn't active enough.
Dylan moves out of range of the body kick.
Bloom fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bloom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dylan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dylan tries to clinch but Bloom is having none of it.
Bloom misses with a kick to the body.
Bloom with a lazy takedown attempt

and Dylan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bloom's guard.
Bloom is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dylan throwing strikes from guard but Bloom blocks nicely.
Dylan tries to stand but Bloom is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bloom looks to land a combination. Dylan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dylan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Dylan drives through and clinches with Bloom against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloom tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dylan is working for takedown but Bloom is calmly controlling the position for now.

Dylan manages to break the clinch.
Bloom misses with a wild combination.
Bob Dylan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bloom fails with a takedown attempt.
Bob Dylan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Bloom.
Bloom is breathing heavily.
Bloom changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dylan tries to avoid it but Bloom manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dylan to the ground. Dylan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Dylan throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bloom tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dylan is in Bloom's guard.
Dylan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dylan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dylan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

We're going to have a standup here because Bob Dylan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bloom throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Johnny Bloom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dylan keeps the fight on the outside.

Bloom gets caught flat footed, as Dylan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dylan sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Bob Dylan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Bloom gets tackled into the cage by Dylan. Dylan maintains the clinch.
Dylan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bloom's face.

It looks like Johnny Bloom has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Dylan breaks the clinch.
Bloom should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Dylan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bloom as he avoids it easily.

Dylan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Dylan dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bloom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dylan paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Dylan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bloom tries to escape but Dylan is in control.

Bloom explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

Dylan closes the distance and clinches.
Bloom is trying to break the clinch but Dylan is controlling him.
Dylan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dylan jumps guard but Bloom stands there with Dylan around his waist. Dylan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dylan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A knee to the head by Bloom.
Bloom jumps guard but Dylan stands there with Bloom around his waist. Bloom gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Dylan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Dylan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Bloom enables Dylan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bloom manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bloom wants to get back to his feet but Dylan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bloom takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dylan wants to stand but Bloom is controlling his posture from full guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Bob Dylan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Bloom tries to sprawl but Dylan drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bloom keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bloom is staying active underneath Dylan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bob Dylan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dylan is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bloom is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bob Dylan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dylan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bloom moves to clinch but Dylan breaks away
enabling Dylan to counter with a crisp jab.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Dylan.

Dylan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bloom is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Dylan asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dylan is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bloom's shoulder. That is not cool.
Johnny Bloom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bob Dylan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dylan wants to control for a moment but Bloom uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Dylan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dylan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Dylan!