PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Bloom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevo Poullin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Bloom
vs
Poullin

172 cm
29
140 lbs
18 - 18 - 0

173 cm
24
148 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

RMC - $ 11 Shorts!

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 18 - 18 - 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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stevo Poullin!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bloom takes the fight into the clinch.
Bloom using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Poullin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bloom tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Poullin avoids it.
Poullin pushes Bloom back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bloom looking to slow down the pace here.
Bloom working aggressively here.
Poullin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bloom misses with the head strike.
Poullin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blooms head.
Bloom wants a takedown.
Bloom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Poullin is stalling here.

Poullin has hold of one of Bloom's legs. Bloom is fighting the takedown attempt but Poullin gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Poullin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Poullin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bloom trying to keep a closed guard but Poullin is proving a slippery customer.
Poullin trying to control but Bloom is working from the bottom.
Poullin distracts Bloom with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Poullin passes Bloom's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bloom is looking to improve his position.
Poullin passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bloom is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poullin tries to control but Bloom wriggling away.
Poullin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Poullin controlling his opponent.
Poullin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bloom looks a forlorn figure.

It looks like Orlando Bloom has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bloom is looking to improve his position but Poullin isn't that keen on the idea.
Poullin unloading with bombs!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bloom is wriggling around trying to escape.
Poullin looking to control but Bloom is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Poullin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poullin's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Poullin lands a nice shot to the head.
Poullin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Poullin dominating with strikes here.
Bloom tries to lock up and control but Poullin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Poullin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Poullin controlling the position easily from mount.
Poullin with shots to the head and body - Bloom looks very uncomfortable down there.

Bloom is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poullin landing strikes, looking to finish!
Oh Bloom is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Poullin dominating with strikes here.
Bloom wants to try and get back to his feet.
Bloom is in a horrible position here. Poullin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Orlando Bloom's cut is getting worse.
Bloom regains half guard.
Poullin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Poullin slips a nice elbow through Bloom's hands, connecting with Bloom's forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bloom is in trouble now - Poullin has advanced to mount!
Bloom seems to have got his legs back now.
Poullin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stevo Poullin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Orlando Bloom's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Poullin moves into the clinch.
Bloom lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Poullin backwards.
Poullin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bloom.
Bloom lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bloom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Poullin stops a takedown attempt from Bloom.
Poullin wants a takedown.
Poullin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Poullin is stalling here.
Bloom's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Orlando Bloom's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloom misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bloom creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Poullin lands with a light punch inside.
Bloom lands an uppercut.
Bloom lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bloom prevents a body shot from Poullin.
Bloom taking a breather.
Orlando Bloom has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bloom misses with an elbow over the top.
Poullin dodges an elbow strike from Bloom.
Poullin dodges an elbow strike from Bloom.
Poullin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bloom pulls his leg out and moves away.

Poullin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bloom is in all sorts of trouble here.
Stevo Poullin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Poullin trying to control but Bloom is having none of it.
Poullin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bloom tries to hold on but Poullin pushes him away.
Bloom keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bloom regains half guard.
Bloom is looking for a sweep. Poullin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bloom is working hard here to advance position.
Bloom wants to get back to his feet.
Poullin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poullin frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bloom tries to reverse the position but Poullin maintains control.
Poullin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bloom wants to control but Poullin is having none of it.
Poullin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Orlando Bloom's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Stevo Poullin!