PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Blood has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Moreira
vs
Blood

189 cm
20
201 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

188 cm
20
188 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Moreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Blood!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Moreira takes the fight into the clinch.
Moreira can't find room to land a body shot as Blood controls the action.
Moreira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moreira lands with a left to the head.
Moreira misses with a short punch on the inside.

Blood is trying to trip Moreira. He has hold of a leg but Moreira is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Blood persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Blood loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blood passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Blood wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Moreira, who protects the arm well.

Blood thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Blood is looking to take a break and control but Moreira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood tries to advance to mount but Moreira denies him.

Blood is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Moreira looks calm but he's in trouble here. Blood gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Moreira is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Blood lets go of the hold and Moreira can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Richard Blood!