PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gil Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Bauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Blood
vs
Bauer

163 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
20
136 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gil Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Bauer!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bauer shoots in looking for a takedown but Blood manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bauer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bauer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Blood is fending him off so far but Bauer persists. Nope, Blood circles away and we're back to standing.
Blood throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Good leg kick by Blood there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blood misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bauer blocks a head kick by Blood.

Bauer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blood, pushing him back against the cage.
Bauer wants to get back to striking at distance but Blood won't allow it.
Blood looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Bauer manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Blood trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bauer's guard.
Bauer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blood manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood keeping moving, preventing Bauer from controlling successfully.
Bauer won't allow Blood to get back to his feet.
Blood is wriggling around but Bauer manages to pass to half guard.

Bauer is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Blood has managed to free his arm - good work.
Blood looks like he's trying to stand up.
Blood trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bauer on the ground.

Bauer seems to be working for a kimura but Blood defends the submission attempt.
Blood tries to kick Bauer off but Bauer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bauer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bauer is keen to just control but Blood is a slippery customer.

Bauer stands up out of the half guard.
Nice takedown defense from Blood. No joy for Bauer on that attempt.
Gil Blood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Bauer.
Bauer wants to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bauer has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bauer is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Blood is defending well.
Bauer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Blood pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Blood breaks from the clinch.
Bauer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Blood lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blood throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Blood throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bauer takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bauer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Blood sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blood wants it to stay on the feet.
Bauer looks gassed!
Blood lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bauer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blood sprawls well. Blood wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bauer gets slowly back to his feet.
Blood lands a nice looking body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bauer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bauer shoots in but no luck this time.
Blood swats away the attempt to clinch by Bauer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jack Bauer will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Blood throws a head kick that misses.
Bauer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Blood thuds his shin into the meat of Bauer's side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blood.
Bauer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Blood lands a front kick.
Bauer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bauer fails with the takedown
and Blood counters with a nice kick to the body.
Gil Blood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Bauer.
Bauer is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bauer shoots in looking for a takedown but Blood manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bauer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Blood connects with a high kick.
Blood misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Blood.
Bauer avoids the head kick by Blood.
Blood misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauer shoots in for a takedown but Blood shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Blood looks to land a body kick but Bauer moved away.
Blood lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bauer.
Blood lands a high kick!
Blood lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blood throws a sloppy head kick and Bauer moves out of range easily.
Bauer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood misses with a kick to the body.
Blood lands with a kick to the temple. Bauer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gil Blood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bauer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blood.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bauer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Blood - the referee stops the clock and Bauer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Blood. Bauer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bauer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Blood.
Blood lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Blood keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bauer blocks a head kick by Blood.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Blood.
Bauer is looking to clinch.
Blood misses with a body kick.
Bauer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body kick from Blood.
A slapping body kick lands there for Blood.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bauer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gil Blood dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Blood as Bauer shoots in.
Bauer misses with a takedown attempt
and Blood counters with a body kick that stops Bauer in his tracks momentarily.
Blood throws a front kick that sends Bauer stumbling back into the cage.
Bauer avoids the head kick by Blood.
Blood lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Bauer looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blood is trying to stand.
Bauer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Bauer is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Blood has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bauer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood is looking to escape.
Bauer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blood's head.
Bauer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blood looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bauer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blood's head.

Bauer is working for a submission of some sort.
Blood keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bauer thows a huge punch but Blood dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauer is trying to control the action in half guard but Blood is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jack Bauer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blood is trying to stand.

Bauer stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Blood to get to his feet.
Blood delivers a nice body kick.
Bauer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blood as he jumps to the side.
Gil Blood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Bauer.
Bauer avoids a kick to the body.
Jack Bauer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood throws a body kick that misses.
Bauer blocks a head kick by Blood.
Blood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blood displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bauer.
Blood scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bauer is defended easily by Blood.
Bauer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bauer shoots for a double leg takedown but Blood sprawls well. He's pushed Bauer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Blood throws a head kick but Bauer moves out of range.
Blood tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blood, right into the meat.
Blood connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jack Bauer.
I think Bauer 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jack Bauer!
In his post fight interview, Jack Bauer started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.