PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Blood (ranked 171 p4p, 21 weight class) and Madik MBaku (ranked 865 p4p, 111 weight class). Blood comes to the cage accompanied by Raining Blood - Slayer. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Jack Blood had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Blood
vs
MBaku

195 cm
22
275 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

198 cm
22
246 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Blood!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Madik MBaku!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MBaku throws a hook but Blood avoids it easily.

Blood scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
MBaku preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
MBaku won't allow Blood to pass to mount.
MBaku is in trouble now - Blood has advanced to mount!
MBaku tries to hold on but Blood pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood tries to control but MBaku wriggling away.
Blood looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MBaku blocking the ground and pound.
Blood wants to control but MBaku has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
MBaku wants to get back to full guard.
MBaku is looking to escape.
Blood stalling.
MBaku trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
MBaku regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Blood.
MBaku being controlled here, momentarily.
MBaku is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Blood passes MBaku's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Blood uses his free foot to push down on MBaku's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for MBaku.
MBaku regains half guard.

Blood is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
MBaku is looking for a sweep. Blood is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Blood working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
MBaku moves into full guard.
MBaku is looking to stand up but Blood isn't so interested in that idea.
Blood wants to control from the top but MBaku keeps moving.
Blood stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. MBaku swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Blood with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blood is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

MBaku isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Blood stacks MBaku on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Blood!
Blood misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Blood controlling from side mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blood is looking to take a break and control but MBaku is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Blood dominated that round.
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 closes this distance looking for a takedown but MBaku circles away.
MBaku looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blood throws a body punch but MBaku moves out of range.
Blood closes the distance looking to clinch
and MBaku counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
MBaku avoids the body shot from Blood.
Blood fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like MBaku was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blood misses with a body shot.
MBaku throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blood stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blood misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Blood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blood dodges the punch combination from MBaku.
MBaku just misses with a punch to the body.

MBaku gets caught flat footed, as Blood shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
MBaku is wriggling around but Blood manages to pass to half guard.
Blood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that MBaku can do to turn this around?

Blood seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but MBaku does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Blood throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
MBaku is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but MBaku does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
MBaku controlling the position well.
Blood takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
MBaku wants to control but Blood is keeping busy.
Blood trying to control from half guard but MBaku is working away.
MBaku is trying to maintain the position but Blood is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood is trying to control. MBaku wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
MBaku is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Blood trying to mount his opponent but MBaku defends it.
Blood with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Blood working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on MBaku's thigh. MBaku counters though and makes it back to full guard.
MBaku working a defensive guard but Blood passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
MBaku has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Blood is working away from the top position though.
MBaku gets back to full guard.
MBaku can't keep his opponent in guard - Blood advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
MBaku regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Blood.
MBaku looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blood throwing strikes from guard but MBaku blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jack Blood will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Blood shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with MBaku but MBaku pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Blood misses with a takedown attempt - MBaku sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
MBaku takes a swing at Blood's ribcage but misses.
Blood looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blood gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and MBaku counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Blood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blood has his takedown stuffed
and MBaku counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blood fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MBaku throws a body shot but no joy.
MBaku circles away from the clinch attempt
and MBaku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blood misses with a takedown
and Blood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blood scores with a nice right hand.
MBaku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jack Blood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Blood throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. MBaku was covering up waiting for the punch and Blood finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Our spies down at at JAG Battle Gym inform us that MBaku has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
MBaku is trying to keep Blood in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MBaku wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Blood is now in half guard.
Ground and pound from Blood.
Blood missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

MBaku actively working from the bottom here.
Blood wants to pass the guard but MBaku is defending well.

Blood is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MBaku is controlling Blood's trapped leg to prevent Blood from advancing to side control.
MBaku is not content to let Blood control the position.
Blood looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks MBaku with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Blood moves nicely into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blood trying to control the position but MBaku is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Blood controlling the position from side mount.
Jack Blood overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
MBaku wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Blood wants to lay and pray for a moment but MBaku keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
MBaku tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Blood wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Jack Blood did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.

MBaku keeps the fight on the outside.
MBaku now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
MBaku misses with a body shot

and Blood decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in MBaku's guard.

MBaku isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Blood stacks MBaku on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Blood!
Blood tries to move to mount but MBaku blocks the move with his legs.
You can see the frustration on MBaku's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood lands a decent elbow from side control.
MBaku tries to buck Blood off but Blood is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood is looking to take a break and control but MBaku is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blood has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for MBaku!
Blood wants to control the pace but MBaku is squirming around nicely.
Blood dominating with strikes here.
MBaku is just holding on here. Blood manages to take his back.

Blood is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but MBaku has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
MBaku tries to roll but Blood sticks to his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MBaku is still trying to improve position.
Blood misses with punches from the back.
MBaku breaks Blood's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
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.
MBaku postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blood has a closed guard, preventing MBaku from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MBaku stopping the sweep attempt from Blood.
MBaku is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Blood keeping moving, preventing MBaku from controlling successfully.
MBaku preventing the sweep.
MBaku wants to control from the top but Blood keeps moving.
MBaku sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Blood looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
MBaku won't allow Blood to sweep him here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch up but MBaku swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch up but MBaku swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slow jab from MBaku misses its intended target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Blood shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. MBaku is trying to defend but Blood finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
MBaku is trying to maintain the position but Blood is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Blood had his way with Madik MBaku in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.

Blood throws a jab when MBaku was well out of range.
Blood throws a looping overhand right but MBaku ducks down to avoid it.
MBaku looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blood connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Blood drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Blood lands a couple of decent looking shots.
MBaku trying to keep a closed guard but Blood is proving a slippery customer.
Blood wants to control from the top but MBaku keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood throwing strikes but missing.
Blood advances to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MBaku wants to get back to full guard.

MBaku is defending against the submission attempts here by Blood.
Well, if 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.
MBaku is refusing to be controlled, as Blood sits in half guard.
Jack Blood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blood is thwarting MBaku's attempts to control the position.
Blood is controlling the pace.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
MBaku moves away from the strike by Blood.
MBaku is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blood with a body shot.

Blood closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. MBaku quickly recovers to half guard.
Blood is pressing down on MBaku's thigh, looking to free his foot. MBaku is holding on for now.
MBaku is trying to maintain the position but Blood is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood wants to pass to mount but MBaku is defending the position.
Blood takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Madik MBaku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
MBaku is looking to improve his position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Blood takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

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

That's four 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Blood misses the target.
MBaku is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Blood rather than just go for the knockout.

Blood scores with a takedown into MBaku's guard.
MBaku has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Blood controls from within his opponent's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Blood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blood, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 50:46
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Blood!
Jack Blood retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Jack Blood thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.