PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Bloom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Quid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quid has chosen The Wicker Man as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bloom
vs
Quid

172 cm
26
140 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

178 cm
27
145 lbs
20 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Orlando Bloom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Quid!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quid scores with a jab.
Bloom takes one on the button.
Bloom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quid moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Bloom darts in and clinches Quid up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Bloom.
Bloom letting Quid take a breather here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bloom.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quid.
Quid tries to pull guard but Bloom forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Quid.
Bloom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Quid lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bloom misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quid's elbow.
Bloom is trying to pull guard but Quid turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bloom letting Quid take a breather here.
Bloom with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Quid effectively controlling the action here.
Bloom misses with a punch on the inside.
Quid stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Johnny Quid.
Bloom tries to close the distance and clinch but Quid swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bloom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bloom is looking to clinch but Quid is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloom wants to clinch.
Quid looks to land a left hand but Bloom moved out of range nicely.
Bloom is looking to clinch but Quid is avoiding it.
Quid lands a nice hook to Bloom's body. Bloom takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bloom wants to clinch up but Quid keeps it at a distance.
Quid misses with a kick to the body.
Quid works the jab nicely.
Bloom doesn't manage to clinch there - Quid circles away.
Bloom tries to clinch there but Quid circles away.
Bloom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bloom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Bloom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quid throws out the jab.
Bloom tries to clinch there but Quid circles away.
Quid swats away the attempt to clinch by Bloom.
Quid lands a head shot.
Quid chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Quid throws a leg kick but Bloom checks it.
Quid swats away the attempt to clinch by Bloom.
Quid throws the kick towards the body but Bloom avoids it.
Bloom avoids the body shot from Quid.
Quid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Quid connects with a leg kick. Bloom looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Quid avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloom moves in looking to clinch but Quid pushes him off.
Quid lands with a nice body punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Quid, right into the meat.
Quid lands with a good body shot.
Quid looks to score with a jab to the body but Bloom is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bloom misses with a double jab.
Quid lands with a kick to the ribs.
Quid lands with an overhand left.
Bloom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quid paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bloom is looking to clinch.
Quid swings for the body but Bloom moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quid scores with a leg kick.
Bloom takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bloom tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Quid makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Quid dominated that round.
That's time! Bloom's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A looping hook to the body misses from Quid. Bloom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quid jabs at Bloom's body.
Bloom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quid paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Quid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bloom.
Bloom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Quid manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnny Quid seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bloom tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bloom steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Quid. That one must have hurt.
Bloom doesn't manage to clinch there - Quid circles away.
Bloom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quid paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Quid keeps the fight on the outside.
Quid moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Orlando Bloom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quid swats away the attempt to clinch by Bloom.
Bloom wants to clinch but Quid slips to the side
and Quid counters with a leg kick.
Quid lands with a good body shot.
Nice shot by Quid.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quid scoring well with a low kick there.
Quid feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bloom's calf.
Bloom wants to clinch up but Quid keeps it at a distance.
Quid fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bloom.
Bloom closes the distance looking to clinch
and Quid counters with an inside leg kick.
Quid digs a good body shot into Bloom's ribs.
Bloom turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Quid.
Quid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quid lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bloom looks to clinch
and Quid counters with a body kick that stops Bloom in his tracks momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bloom is looking to clinch.
Quid misses with a few strikes there.
Bloom finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bloom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Quid bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Quid is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bloom rather than just go for the knockout.
Bloom checks the leg kick.
Bloom tries to clinch but Quid moves away
and Quid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bloom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quid moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bloom avoids a kick to the body.
Quid closes the distance and clinches up with Bloom, looking for a takedown. Quid pushes Bloom against the cage but Bloom circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bloom punishes Quid's body with a nice straight punch.
Bloom takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Bloom closes the distance and clinches.

Quid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bloom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Quid jabs at Bloom's body.
Bloom throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bloom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Quid connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bloom has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Quid.
Quid takes a swing at Bloom's ribcage but misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Quid throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Quid misses with a two punch combination.
Quid circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bloom is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Quid throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bloom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quid motions for Bloom to come forward. Quid throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bloom lands with a nice combination. Quid backs away looking to recover.
Bloom tries to clinch
and Quid counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bloom thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quid scores with a nice head shot.
Bloom takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Quid lands a jab to Bloom's midsection.
Bloom avoids the head kick by Quid.
Bloom throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That kick from Quid tenderised Bloom's leg. Bloom is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bloom blocks the body kick.
Quid paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bloom darts in trying to clinch
and Quid counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Quid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bloom moves in looking to clinch but Quid pushes him off.
Bloom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quid paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Quid scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Quid is looking to land body kicks.
Bloom attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bloom tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bloom will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bloom has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Quid.
Sloppy strikes from Quid. Those never looked like landing.
Bloom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quid swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bloom doesn't manage to clinch there - Quid circles away.
Quid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Quid thows a body shot but no joy.
Quid circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bloom tries to bum rush Quid with a series of wild strikes but Quid uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quid swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Quid connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Quid shoots for a takedown but Bloom saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bloom takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
An inside leg kick from Bloom misses.
Quid walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bloom checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That kick from Quid tenderised Bloom's leg. Bloom is trying to keep his angry face on.
Quid getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bloom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Quid looks to score with a jab to the body but Bloom is just out of range.
Bloom has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Quid.
Quid takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bloom tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Quid counters with an outside leg kick.
Bloom throws a leg kick which misses Quid's front leg but catches the back leg as Quid tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloom doesn't manage to clinch there - Quid circles away.
Quid lands a slapping body shot.
Quid looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Quid misses the shot to the body.
Quid swats away the attempt to clinch by Bloom.
Bloom doesn't manage to clinch there - Quid circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bloom tries to move into range but Quid moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bloom slips a straight right by Quid.
Quid looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bloom cracks the inside of Quid's front leg.
Quid checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Quid circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Quid throws a nice inside leg kick.
Quid with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Quid avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bloom fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bloom avoids the head kick by Quid.
A clash of legs there as Quid blocks the low kick.
Quid takes a swing at Bloom's ribcage but misses.
Bloom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bloom tries to close the distance and clinch but Quid swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bloom tries to clinch
enabling Quid to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloom lands a slapping body shot.
Bloom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bloom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Quid cracks Bloom with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Orlando Bloom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quid scores with a leg kick.
Bloom takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bloom lands a jab to the head.
Quid fails with a takedown attempt.
Bloom tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bloom misses with a low kick.
Bloom is looking to clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Quid.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Quid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Quid winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Quid!