PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiger Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Bo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Bo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Blood
vs
Bo

156 cm
23
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

205 cm
28
280 lbs
1 - 14 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS - AJFC ↑ DOUBLE 160Q *
[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS - AJFC ↑ DOUBLE 160Q *

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tiger Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Bo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bo moves away.
Blood leaves Bo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Blood keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bo shoots for a takedown but Blood saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tiger Blood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Bo.
Bo stuffs the takedown attempt from Blood. Blood gets slowly back to his feet.

Blood gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Blood's guard.
Blood is controlling Bo's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blood keeping full guard, as Bo tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

We're going to have a standup here because Tiger Blood wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Blood shoots for a takedown but Bo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bo lands a high kick!
Bo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Blood defends it nicely.
No luck for Blood with that takedown attempt.
Bo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blood as he jumps to the side.
Blood keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bo drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blood is defended easily by Bo.
Bo looks for a takedown but Blood sprawls well.
Bo looks gassed!

Bo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Bo decides to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blood has Bo up against the cage in a clinch.
Blood is stalling here.

Blood manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bo wants to stand but Blood has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Blood trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Blood has his foot on Bo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bo works his way back into a safe position though.
Blood preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blood thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Bo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blood swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blood might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bo gets to his feet - Blood follows without any prompting.
Nice takedown defense from Bo. No joy for Blood on that attempt.
Blood closes the distance and clinches up with Bo, looking for a takedown. Blood pushes Bo against the cage but Bo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Bo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Blood napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Bo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Blood knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Bo goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Blood has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bo but great work by Blood.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bo struggling a bit here.

Blood decides to stand back up. Blood steps back and let's Bo get back to his feet.

Bo tries to keep at a distance but Blood has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bo trying to stall but Blood improves his position.

Blood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Bo.
Bo doesn't manage to clinch there - Blood circles away.
Bo wants to clinch up but Blood keeps it at a distance.
Blood darts in trying to clinch
and Bo counters with a head kick.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Blood throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bo's waist but Bo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blood off to one side.
Blood shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bo defends it nicely.
Bo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No joy there for Blood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blood fails with a takedown attempt.

Bo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Blood napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blood manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Blood looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Blood is defending against the submission attempts here by Bo.
Blood manages to get to full guard.

Bo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Blood is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bo, into his guard.

Blood stands up and waves to Bo to follow him.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blood.
Blood wants to clinch up but Bo keeps it at a distance.
Bo is looking to clinch.
Bo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Blood.
Blood shoots in for a takedown but Bo shows good takedown defense.
Blood leaves Bo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Blood throws a leg kick but Bo checks it.
Bo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blood as he avoids it easily.
Bo has a takedown stuffed.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Blood looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bo is fending him off so far but Blood persists. Nope, Bo circles away and we're back to standing.
Bo with a poor takedown

and Blood counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Blood.
Bo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Blood after a bit of a struggle.

Blood decides to pull guard.
Blood could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bo stands and throws Blood's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Bo stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Blood shoots in but Bo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bo shoots for a takedown but Blood saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Bo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Blood throws a solid leg kick but Bo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blood.
Bo fails with a takedown attempt.
Blood paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Johnny Bo has been cut.
Blood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blood but Blood pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Blood keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tiger Blood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Bo.
Blood blocks a head kick by Bo.

Bo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bo is breathing heavily.
Blood is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Blood makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Blood.
Blood pulls Bo in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood trying to control the position.
Blood looking for a sweep. Not yet Blood, not yet.
Blood has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

We're going to have a standup here because Tiger Blood wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bo throws a head kick but Blood moves out of range.
Blood fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Blood misses the target.
Blood throws a head kick but Bo moves out of range.
Johnny Bo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blood's waist but Blood gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bo off to one side.
Blood defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bo.
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch but Bo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blood bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Blood tries to clinch but Bo moves out of range.

Blood has managed to clinch.

Bo manages to break the clinch.
Blood defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bo.
Blood shoots in for a double leg but Bo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Bo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blood 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.
Bo trying to control but Blood is working from the bottom.
Blood trying to keep a closed guard but Bo is proving a slippery customer.
Bo wants to control from the top but Blood keeps moving.
Bo passes Blood's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Bo stands up from half guard.
Bo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blood avoids it really well and circles away.
Bo stuffs the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blood's waist but Blood gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bo off to one side.
Blood moves in looking to clinch but Bo pushes him off.

Bo gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Blood has Bo pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Blood pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bo tumbling to the mat - Blood dives into Bo's guard.
Blood has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Bo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blood wants to pass the guard but Bo is keeping the position.

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

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Blood controls from within his opponent's guard.
Blood wants to pass the guard but Bo is keeping the position.
Blood engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Johnny Bo has got the better of the ground game so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tiger Blood.
Blood tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bo swivels and escapes.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Blood displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bo.
Bo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blood but Blood pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blood wants to clinch.
Bo shoots in for a takedown but Blood shows good takedown defense.
Bo tries for a takedown but Blood sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Blood closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bo circles away.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Bo with that takedown attempt.
Blood slaps away a takedown attempt from Bo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Bo. No joy for Blood on that attempt.
Bo fails with a takedown attempt.
Blood shoots in for a takedown but Bo shows good takedown defense.
Bo shoots in for a takedown but Blood shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bo fails to land the takedown.
Blood has a takedown stuffed.

Bo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Blood had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bo defends it easily.
Bo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bo trying to control but Blood is working from the bottom.
Bo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Blood wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bo slips nicely into half guard.
Bo lands strikes from half guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Bo stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Blood wants to clinch up but Bo keeps it at a distance.
Bo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johnny Bo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bo shoots in looking for a takedown but Blood manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Blood clinches with his opponent.

Blood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blood stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blood wants it to stay on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blood.
Bo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blood circles away.
Bo shoots in but no luck this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tiger Blood.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Johnny Bo!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Johnny Bo!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Johnny Bo!

Johnny Bo wins by unanimous decision!