PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bogdon Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bronn Blackwater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haze comes to the cage accompanied by Mother. Blackwater has chosen For Whom the Bell Tolls as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Bogdon Haze has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Haze
vs
Blackwater

182 cm
20
197 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Syndicate Drugs
Blaze Ronin Street Gear

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bogdon Haze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bronn Blackwater!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackwater lands a two punch combo.
Haze stuffs the takedown attempt from Blackwater. Blackwater gets slowly back to his feet.
Blackwater scores with a leg kick.
Blackwater throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Blackwater forces Haze back against the cage and clinches.
Blackwater letting Haze take a breather here.
Haze drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Haze tries to land knees in the clinch but Blackwater avoids the damage to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blackwater.

Blackwater breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haze with a poor takedown
and Blackwater counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Haze is rocked!
Haze tries to clinch but Blackwater moves out of range.
Haze is looking to clinch.
Blackwater bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Haze! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Oh Haze is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haze is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haze working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Haze working for a triangle but Blackwater defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haze wants to sweep but no luck.
Haze seems to have got his legs back now.
Blackwater looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Haze looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Haze is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Blackwater wants to control from the top but Haze keeps moving.

Haze looking for a guillotine here but Blackwater defends easily.

Blackwater decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Haze, up you get!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Haze showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blackwater.
Haze moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Haze looks for a takedown but Blackwater sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bogdon Haze. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Blackwater has managed to clinch.

Blackwater escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bronn Blackwater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Blackwater gets the takedown into side control.
Blackwater controlling the position from side mount.
Haze is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze is trying to work for a sweep but Blackwater has mounted him!
Blackwater tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Blackwater looking to control and managing it successfully.
Haze keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Haze tries to hold on but Blackwater postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Haze is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by Blackwater.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Blackwater controlling the position easily from mount.
Haze is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Haze wants to hold on but Blackwater pushes him away.
Haze really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Blackwater tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Haze is in all sorts of trouble here.
Blackwater lands a heavy elbow.
Blackwater working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haze taking shots to the head.
Blackwater can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Haze is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they both work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bronn Blackwater dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Blackwater has Haze up against the cage in a clinch.
Blackwater lands a damaging elbow.
Haze tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Blackwater smiles and moves away.
Blackwater misses with a hook.
Haze tries to clinch up.
Haze connects with a nice looking jab.
Blackwater looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blackwater tries to clinch but Haze is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackwater tries to bum rush Haze with a series of wild strikes but Haze uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haze with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blackwater to score with a decent uppercut.
Blackwater looks to clinch

so Haze counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Blackwater is rocked!
Haze stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blackwater swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blackwater is still on wobbly legs! Can Haze finish him?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haze wants to control from the top but Blackwater keeps moving.
Blackwater seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwater is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Haze is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Blackwater jumps into side control!
Blackwater trying to control the position but Haze is working away.
Haze tries to buck Blackwater off but Blackwater is having none of it.
Blackwater takes a little break here. Haze wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Haze misses with an elbow from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Haze tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Haze misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Haze struggling a bit here.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Blackwater landing a few strikes.
Haze is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Blackwater happy to just control the position for now.
Blackwater creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackwater trying to control the action but Haze is working from the bottom.
Blackwater controlling from side mount.
Haze manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Haze wants to control but Blackwater is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Blackwater seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Haze flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Blackwater controlling the action here.

Haze actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Haze is trying to control but can't.

Haze looking for submissions off his back.
Haze is trying to control but Blackwater passes into side control!
Blackwater tries to move to mount but Haze blocks the move with his legs.
Blackwater wants to stand but Haze has his arm trapped.
Haze tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blackwater lands a decent elbow from side control.
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 Bogdon Haze will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Haze shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Blackwater counters with a thumping low kick.
Haze takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Haze slips a jab and a cross from Blackwater.
Haze shoots in for a takedown but Blackwater shows good takedown defense.
Haze fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bogdon Haze. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Blackwater has closed the distance and engaged Haze in a clinch.
Blackwater tries to break the clinch but Haze is controlling the position.

Haze drags the fight down to the ground.
Blackwater trying to control but Haze is working from the bottom.
Haze not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Blackwater avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Haze wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Blackwater is now in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwater not doing much here.
Haze strikes from the bottom but Blackwater uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Blackwater wants to stand but Haze has his arm trapped.
Haze is looking to regain half guard here but Blackwater keeps moving and retains side control.
Blackwater blocks the strikes from Haze.
Haze takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Haze looks to move to half guard but instead Blackwater has passed into mount! Damn!
Blackwater controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Blackwater connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Haze is trying desperately to improve position.
Blackwater can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Haze is looking to escape.
Haze tries to reverse the position but Blackwater maintains control.
Blackwater is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Haze can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Blackwater controlling his opponent.
Haze is looking to improve his position but Blackwater isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze is working hard here to advance position.
Blackwater controlling from mount.
Haze can't escape the position.
Blackwater looking to control and managing it successfully.
Blackwater fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Haze keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Blackwater controlling from mount.

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.
Haze wants to control but Blackwater is having none of it.
Blackwater controlling the pace for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bronn Blackwater.
Blackwater tries to clinch there but Haze circles away.
Blackwater scores with a decent looking hook.
Blackwater doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Haze counters with a shoot takedown. Blackwater fights it but they end up in guard.
Haze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blackwater works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Haze landing with the ground and pound.
Bronn Blackwater has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blackwater is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Haze is controlling him.
Haze lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bronn Blackwater.
I think Blackwater has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bronn Blackwater!