PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jax Mertal (ranked 5335 p4p, 498 weight class) and Dmx Blood For Blood (ranked 6726 p4p, 580 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Mertal
vs
Blood For Blood

168 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jax Mertal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dmx Blood For Blood!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood For Blood cracks Mertal with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like Jax Mertal has been cut.

Mertal gets a takedown into half guard.
Mertal not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mertal seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Blood For Blood avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mertal.
Blood For Blood regains full guard. Nicely done.
Blood For Blood wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blood For Blood is controlling Mertal's posture.
Mertal might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mertal looking to pass the guard.
Mertal working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mertal could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Mertal is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mertal stopping the sweep attempt from Blood For Blood.
Mertal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blood For Blood preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blood For Blood pulls Mertal in to control the position.
Mertal lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood For Blood keeping full guard, as Mertal tries to pass.
Blood For Blood looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mertal is one step ahead there.
Mertal is looking to work some ground and pound but Blood For Blood has wrist control.
Blood For Blood is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Blood For Blood preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mertal looking to pass the guard.
Blood For Blood pulls Mertal in close to prevent any damage.
Mertal content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Blood For Blood keeping full guard, as Mertal tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Blood For Blood is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mertal postures up and lands a big shot to Blood For Blood's brow.
Blood For Blood utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blood For Blood controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mertal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blood For Blood manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mertal manages to get himself to full guard.

Blood For Blood passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mertal throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Mertal misses with a strike from the bottom.
Blood For Blood is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Mertal is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mertal definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Blood For Blood controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mertal throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Mertal is looking to reverse the position.
Blood For Blood has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Mertal!
Mertal swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Blood For Blood controlling the position easily from mount.
Blood For Blood is continuing to stall.
Mertal on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mertal tries to get out of the position.
Mertal can't escape the position.
Mertal swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood For Blood wants to control the pace but Mertal is squirming around nicely.
Blood For Blood sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mertal gets back to half guard.
Mertal punching from the bottom.
Well, if Blood For Blood 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.
Mertal has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Mertal actively working from the bottom here.
Blood For Blood works his way into side control.
Mertal is being controlled here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The adventures of Blood For Blood the control monster continue. Boring.
Blood For Blood takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Mertal to pass into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dmx Blood For Blood will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jax Mertal's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mertal tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Blood For Blood defends well and Mertal ends up having to push Blood For Blood into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Blood For Blood tries to close the distance and clinch but Mertal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jax Mertal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mertal fails with a takedown attempt.
Mertal is trying hard to land a takedown here. Blood For Blood sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jax Mertal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slow jab from Blood For Blood misses its intended target.
A cross from Blood For Blood lands.
Blood For Blood throws out a powerful jab.

Mertal is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Blood For Blood engages and cracks Mertal with a massive lead left hook - Mertal tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Blood For Blood is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dmx Blood For Blood!
During a confident post fight interview, Dmx Blood For Blood thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.