PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bronn Blackwater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Fishpockets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackwater's entrance music is For Whom the Bell Tolls. A fine choice. Fishpockets comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I don't know how to love him kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blackwater
vs
Fishpockets

190 cm
26
210 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

200 cm
20
210 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bronn Blackwater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felix Fishpockets!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Blackwater clinches up with Fishpockets and pushes him back against the cage.
Blackwater looking to throw knees to the head but Fishpockets is blocking nicely.
Blackwater missing with knees to the body.
Fishpockets blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fishpockets doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blackwater misses with a knee strike.
Fishpockets prevents a takedown attempt there.

Fishpockets jumps guard and drags Blackwater to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Fishpockets has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blackwater can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fishpockets keeping full guard, as Blackwater tries to pass.
Blackwater trying to control but Fishpockets is working from the bottom.

Fishpockets escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blackwater gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Blackwater wants to control from the top but Fishpockets keeps moving.

Fishpockets is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Blackwater defends well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fishpockets looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Blackwater stopping the sweep attempt from Fishpockets.

Fishpockets is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Blackwater is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blackwater staying out of range there.
Fishpockets throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Fishpockets misses the target.
Blackwater gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Blackwater blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Blackwater slips a jab from Fishpockets.
Blackwater ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blackwater tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fishpockets throws a hook to the side of Blackwater's head but Blackwater sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blackwater ducks under a wild hook from Fishpockets.
Blackwater wants to clinch.
Fishpockets misses with a looping left.
Blackwater throws a body punch but Fishpockets moves out of range.
Blackwater misses with a takedown attempt - Fishpockets sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Blackwater slips under a jab from Fishpockets.
Blackwater throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fishpockets pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fishpockets shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blackwater sprawls well. Blackwater wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fishpockets gets slowly back to his feet.
Fishpockets takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Felix Fishpockets has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackwater stuffs the takedown attempt from Fishpockets. Fishpockets gets slowly back to his feet.
Fishpockets looks gassed!

Blackwater closes the distance and clinches.
Fishpockets blocks an elbow strike from Blackwater.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blackwater.
Fishpockets avoids the elbow strike from Blackwater, against the cage.
Blackwater tries a knee to the head but Fishpockets blocks it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fishpockets tries to throw a body punch but Blackwater avoids it by throwing Fishpockets back against the cage.
Blackwater stalling.
Fishpockets fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bronn Blackwater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Fishpockets.
Blackwater gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blackwater is stalling here.
Blackwater tries to stall but Fishpockets uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Blackwater creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fishpockets's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackwater trying to land knees to the body.
Blackwater looking to throw knees to the head but Fishpockets is blocking nicely.
Blackwater with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fishpockets throws a head punch that misses.
Blackwater missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Blackwater.
Fishpockets swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A knee to the head by Blackwater.
Blackwater unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fishpockets lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Blackwater tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fishpockets avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fishpockets.
Fishpockets is trying to break the clinch but Blackwater is controlling him.

Fishpockets pulls Blackwater into guard.

Fishpockets looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Blackwater pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fishpockets is keeping the position for now.

Fishpockets escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blackwater gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bronn Blackwater dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Felix Fishpockets's cut.
That's time! Blackwater's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Blackwater is looking to clinch but Fishpockets is avoiding it.
Fishpockets throws a hook to the side of Blackwater's head but Blackwater sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Blackwater gets a clinch.
Fishpockets lands a shoulder strike.
Fishpockets on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blackwater missing with knees to the body.
Blackwater throws an elbow that misses.
Blackwater utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fishpockets blocks an elbow strike from Blackwater.
Fishpockets misses with the head strike.
Fishpockets avoiding damage as Blackwater throws knees to the body.
Blackwater looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fishpockets tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blackwater's elbow.
Fishpockets gets underhooks to prevent Blackwater's takedown attempt.
Blackwater throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwater blocking some punches.
Blackwater is looking to control Fishpockets's arms but Fishpockets gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blackwater has his back to the cage.
Fishpockets managing to block the knees to the body from Blackwater.
Blackwater missing with knees to the body.
Blackwater is looking to control Fishpockets's arms but Fishpockets gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blackwater has his back to the cage.
Blackwater throws an elbow that misses.
Blackwater lands a good knee to the midsection. Fishpockets won't want to take too many of those.
Blackwater tries to land a knee to the head but Fishpockets blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fishpockets blocks the elbow strike.
Blackwater with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fishpockets throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fishpockets misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fishpockets fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fishpockets throws a punch but it's blocked by Blackwater.
A short right from Fishpockets on the inside.
Blackwater misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fishpockets.
Fishpockets lands with a short shot to the head.
Fishpockets avoids a wild elbow strike from Blackwater.
Fishpockets scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two 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.
Fishpockets on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blackwater looking to slow down the pace here.
Blackwater landing knees to the body.
Blackwater trying to land knees to the body.
Fishpockets misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blackwater blocking some punches.
Fishpockets misses with the head strike.

Fishpockets pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fishpockets misses with a body shot.
Fishpockets fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blackwater manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Fishpockets as he connects with a hook.
Fishpockets might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fishpockets connects with a body shot.
Blackwater fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blackwater is looking to clinch.
Fishpockets circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fishpockets misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fishpockets misses with an uppercut. Blackwater saw that one coming.
Fishpockets keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fishpockets thuds his right hand into Blackwater's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blackwater unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fishpockets misses with a punch on the inside.
Blackwater effectively controlling the action here.
Blackwater lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blackwater lands an elbow inside that Fishpockets shrugs off.
Fishpockets misses with a punch on the inside.
Blackwater with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fishpockets doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fishpockets blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blackwater has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fishpockets avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bronn Blackwater. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fishpockets prevents the takedown attempt.
Fishpockets doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blackwater tries for a takedown but Fishpockets manages to get underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blackwater.
Nice elbow from Blackwater.
Blackwater changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fishpockets fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Felix Fishpockets seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackwater takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fishpockets misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blackwater.
Blackwater takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blackwater moves forwards but Fishpockets connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fishpockets throws a looping overhand right but Blackwater ducks down to avoid it.
Fishpockets cracks Blackwater with a good jab.

It looks like Bronn Blackwater has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fishpockets swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Blackwater counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fishpockets slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Fishpockets showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A big right followed by a crushing left from Fishpockets knocks Blackwater out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Felix Fishpockets!