PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lamont Chase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Chase
vs
Blood

155 cm
18
278 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lamont Chase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Blood!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood fails with the takedown.
Blood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blood dives in and grabs Chase's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chase pushes down on Blood's head and hops out.
Chase could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Chase throws a sloppy head kick and Blood moves out of range easily.

Blood instigates a clinch.
Chase gets underhooks to prevent Blood's takedown attempt.
Lamont Chase has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Blood.
Chase stalls.
Blood fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood tries to pull guard but Chase holds him up against the cage and eventually Blood drops back down to his feet.
Blood fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blood jumps guard and drags Chase to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Chase working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chase stopping the sweep attempt from Blood.
Blood preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Chase stands up from Blood's guard - Chase perhaps looking for a knockout.
Chase swings for the body but Blood moves out of range.
Chase leaves Blood with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chase jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chase takes a swing at Blood's ribcage but misses.
Blood wants to counter the offense by Chase and move into the clinch position.
Blood shoots in looking for a takedown but Chase manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Blood's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chase circles away quickly and effectively.
Blood misses with a low kick.
Chase throws a body punch but Blood moves out of range.
Blood feints the counter takedown.
Chase keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Blood gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chase has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Blood avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Blood pulls guard effortlessly.
Chase wants to get up but he can't break Blood's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Blood is looking to sweep but instead, Chase has passed into half guard.

Chase is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chase tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

Chase is looking for submissions but instead, Blood has regained full guard.
Chase with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chase might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Blood pushes Chase off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chase avoids the head kick by Blood.
Chase keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chase changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blood.
Horrible takedown attempt by Blood or perhaps it was just good defense by Chase, which made it look bad.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Blood has managed to clinch.
Blood avoids a wild elbow strike from Chase.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Blood will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Blood keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blood wants to counter the offense by Chase and move into the clinch position.
Blood dives in and grabs Chase's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chase pushes down on Blood's head and hops out.
Chase is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Blood.
Blood fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chase avoids it really well and circles away.
Blood avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Blood closes the distance and pushes Chase back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood wants to take the fight to the mat but Chase manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lamont Chase has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Blood.
A frustrated look appears on Chase's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chase tries to break free but Blood pushes him back against the cage.

Blood breaks the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blood.
Blood fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Blood with that takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chase. Blood does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Blood closes the distance and pushes Chase back into the cage.

Chase wants the takedown. Blood is fighting it off but Chase persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Blood's guard against the cage.
Chase throws a big elbow that misses.

Blood had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chase defends it easily.
Blood is breathing heavily.
Chase won't allow Blood to sweep him here.

Blood has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Chase off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Chase shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Blood defends it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chase is fending him off so far but Blood persists. Nope, Chase circles away and we're back to standing.
Chase seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Chase leaves Blood with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Blood shoots in for a takedown but Chase shows good takedown defense.
Chase looks to score with a jab to the body but Blood is just out of range.

Blood moves into range and clinches up with Chase.
Chase tries to pull guard but Blood forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Blood is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Chase to keep the fight standing.

Blood gets control of Chase's arms and successfully pulls guard. Blood will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chase tries to stand but Blood is controlling from the bottom.

Blood manages to escape and get back to his feet.
John Blood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Blood takes the fight into the clinch.
Chase has Blood pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Blood manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Blood is pressed up against the cage. Chase has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Blood down to the mat. Blood avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Blood moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Blood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A nice inside leg kick there by Blood. That's going to slow Chase down.
Blood misses with a wild body shot.
Blood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blood fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chase avoids it really well and circles away.
Blood misses with a body kick.
Chase leaves Blood with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
John Blood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Blood closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase looking to slow down the pace here.
Blood wants a takedown.
Lamont Chase has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Blood.
Blood content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Blood has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chase avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Blood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chase has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Blood avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Chase is trying to break the clinch but Blood is controlling him.
Chase wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blood has him pressed against the cage.
Chase tries to stall but Blood uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Blood breaks the clinch.
Blood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chase was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Danga de danga de dang - Blood scores with a four punch combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chase closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Blood did well to prevent Chase getting side control.

Chase is working for a kimura but Blood is defending it quite comfortably.
Blood gets full guard.
Chase chips away with some ground and pound.
Chase wants to get up but he can't break Blood's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Blood. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Chase lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blood is looking for a triangle but Chase pushes his legs off easily.
Blood has a closed guard, preventing Chase from standing up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Blood seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Blood clinches.
Chase is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Blood pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Blood lands an elbow just above Chase 's eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chase wants to get back to striking at distance but Blood won't allow it.

Blood pulls guard effortlessly.
Blood looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chase is one step ahead there.
Chase throws a big right hand that misses.
Blood looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blood looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Chase decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Blood, up you get!
Lamont Chase has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Blood is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Blood clinches up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Blood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Blood winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Blood!