PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Choy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darin Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Choy
vs
Blood

188 cm
25
170 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

183 cm
20
179 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Choy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darin Blood!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choy slips under a jab from Blood.
Blood connects with a single shot there.

Choy scores with a takedown into Blood's guard.
Blood wants to sweep here but Choy controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Choy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Choy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Blood lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Choy!
Blood throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Choy can't escape the position.

Blood looking to secure an arm triangle but Choy defends it well.
Blood scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Choy?
Blood lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Choy hang on?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood looking to control but Choy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Blood working Choy over with strikes here.

Blood is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Choy to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Choy shrugs it off.
Blood looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Choy can't escape the position.
Blood looking to control but Choy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Blood connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Choy working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blood working Choy over with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choy regains half guard.
Blood thows a huge punch but Choy dodges it nicely.
Blood stalling.

Blood is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Choy gets back to full guard.
Blood is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Choy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Blood is aware though and is defending well.

Choy looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Blood passes into half guard.
Choy is breathing heavily.
Blood lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Choy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blood.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood passes to side control.

Blood is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Choy has escaped the position, nice work there.
Choy is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Blood's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Blood throwing shots but Choy is blocking nicely.

Choy actively working from the bottom here.

Blood is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Choy wants to get back to full guard.
Blood trying to mount his opponent but Choy defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choy tries to roll over but Blood keeps him under control.
Blood trying to control from half guard but Choy is working away.
Choy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blood.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Blood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Choy fails with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Blood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Choy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blood throws a sloppy head kick and Choy moves out of range easily.
Choy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Blood lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Choy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Choy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Blood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Choy circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darin Blood dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Choy shoots for a takedown but Blood saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Blood lands a nice looking body shot.
Choy misses with a double jab
and Blood finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Blood misses with a wild combination.
Blood moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Blood darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blood works the jab nicely.
Blood lands a nice looking body shot.
Blood fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Choy.
Blood jabs Choy right on the nose. Choy blinks but takes it well.
Blood scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Choy tries to keep at a distance but Blood has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blood lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Choy takes a shot to the head.
Blood lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Blood.

Blood manages to break the clinch.
Blood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Choy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Blood counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Blood decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Blood is looking for a kimura but Choy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Blood to get the leverage.
Choy wants to improve his position but Blood is controlling well.
Blood working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choy is looking for a sweep. Blood is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Blood working Choy over with strikes.
Blood scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Choy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Choy wants to improve his position but Blood is controlling well.
Blood thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Choy's head.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Choy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blood looks to land a right hand but Choy moved out of range.
Choy loads up on a big right hand but Blood slips the punch.
Choy with a poor takedown
and Blood counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Choy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blood lands with a nice combination. Choy backs away looking to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood misses with a wild combination.
Blood lands with a nice combination. Choy backs away looking to recover.
Blood lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Choy ducks right into an uppercut from Blood.
Choy doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Blood counters by clinching up.

Blood manages to break the clinch.
Choy keeps the fight on the outside.
Blood scores with a one two! Choy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Eddie Choy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Choy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Choy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Blood tries to reverse the position but Choy maintains control.

Choy has control of Blood's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Blood regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Darin Blood has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blood sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood trying to hold on to Choy's head to control him but Choy postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Blood manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Choy drops back looking for a leg! Blood is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Blood manages to kick Choy off! Choy jumps back into Blood's guard.
Blood manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Blood in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Choy is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darin Blood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Choy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Choy fails with the takedown

and Blood counters by moving into the clinch.
Blood lands an elbow just above Choy 's eye.
Blood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Choy backwards.
Blood connects with a nasty looking knee right to Choy's face.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blood.
Blood leaning against his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood lands a knee to the body.
Blood leaning his opponent against the cage.

Blood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Choy with a poor takedown
and Blood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Choy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Blood moves into the clinch.

Blood breaks from the clinch.
Blood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choy fails with the takedown
and Blood counters with a three punch combo that has Choy backing up. Choy nods at Blood to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Choy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Choy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Choy staying out of range there.
Eddie Choy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Blood gets a clinch.
Blood's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Blood stops a takedown attempt from Choy.

Choy is fighting off a takedown attempt but Blood is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Choy to the mat. Choy regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Blood must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Choy has momentary wrist control but Blood slips an elbow through the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Choy 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood stands up over Choy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Blood stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Choy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Blood is out of range and Choy settles back down.
Nice shot by Blood.
Blood smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Blood works over Choy's head and body with a nice combination.
Darin Blood seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Blood darts in and clinches Choy up against the cage.
Choy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Darin Blood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blood connects with a nasty looking knee right to Choy's face.
Blood connects with a knee to the head.
Blood connects with a knee to the head.
Choy tries to score a body lock takedown but Blood shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Blood with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood lands a hook that snaps the head of Choy backwards.
Blood lands a knee to the head.
Blood lands a right hand.
Choy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Blood is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Eddie Choy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blood lands a shoulder strike.
Come on Blood - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Blood manages to break the clinch.
Blood tries to clinch but Choy is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darin Blood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blood has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 25:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 25:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darin Blood!