PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Silent Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bigbird Blast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob comes to the cage accompanied by Jungle Love- Morris Day And The Time . Bigbird Blast is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bob
vs
Blast

197 cm
21
289 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

195 cm
25
275 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Vitality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silent Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bigbird Blast!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob just misses with a punch to the body.
Bob misses with a wild body shot.
Bob throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blast sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bob explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Blast's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Blast duly obliges.
Blast connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blast connects with a crisp jab.
Bob gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blast.
Blast waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bob.
Bob thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bob ducks under a wild hook from Blast.
Blast bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bob's head.
Bob lands a nice hook to Blast's body. Blast takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Good leg kick by Bob there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bob fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bob misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob throws a head kick that misses.

Bob moves into the clinch successfully.
Bob softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bob working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bob displaying some good clinch control by pressing Blast up against the cage.
Blast lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blast looking to slow down the pace here.
Bob stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blast misses with an elbow strike.
Bob with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bob dodges an elbow strike from Blast.
Bob using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bob utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Blast looks winded!
Blast is trying to push Bob away but Bob has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short left from Bob.
Blast is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bob could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bob.
Bob lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blast.
Bob struggles to land a body shot inside as Blast controls his hands.
Bob tries to land a knee to the head but Blast blocks with his arms.
Blast throws a head punch that misses.
Bob lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blast backwards.
Blast looking to stall.
Bob tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bob lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bob blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bob lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Bob.
Blast has had enough of the clinch but Bob keeps him there for the moment.
Bob stalling in the clinch but Blast improves position.
Bob tries to throw a body punch but Blast avoids it by throwing Bob back against the cage.
Bob tries to land knees in the clinch but Blast avoids the damage to the body.
Blast lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blast on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blast avoiding damage as Bob throws knees to the body.
Bob can't find room to land a body shot as Blast controls the action.
Bob tries to work over Blast's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blast throws a punch but it's blocked by Bob.
Bob lands with a short shot to the head.
Blast tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bob using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blast has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blast throws an elbow that misses.
Blast lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Silent Bob has been cut.
Blast pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bob misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bob tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blast avoids it.
Bob has a couple of punches blocked by Blast.
Bob tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blast blocks an uppercut.
Blast trying to land knees to the body.
Blast lands a left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blast misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blast just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bob's brow.
Bob can't find room to land a body shot as Blast controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blast throws a punch but it's blocked by Bob.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blast.
Blast looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Blast manages to break the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Blast. That snapped Bob's head back.
Blast scores with a jab to the body.
Blast blocks a jab.
A head kick misses from Bob.
Bob slips a jab from Blast.
Blast swats away the attempt to clinch by Bob.
Bob fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blast digs a good body shot into Bob's ribs.
Blast cracks Bob with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bob ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blast moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bigbird Blast will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Silent Bob's cut.
That's time! Bob's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bob's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blast connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bob scrambles back to his feet.
Bob connects with a body shot that sends Blast's belly button to the back.
Blast works the jab nicely.
Blast has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bob.
Bigbird Blast seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blast throws a right and a left that Bob avoids nicely.
Blast takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab from Blast.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bob chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blast can pounce on him.
Blast connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bob throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bob is looking to chop away at Blast's legs.
Bob showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blast.
A head kick misses from Bob.
Bigbird Blast seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob slips under a jab from Blast.
Blast fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blast slips a jab from Bob.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blast fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bob misses with a low kick.
Bob takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Blast throws a right and a left that Bob avoids nicely.
Blast avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bob comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bob bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blast missing with a left hand there. Bob was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blast displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bob gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob misses with a low kick as Blast jumps back.
Blast misses with a looping right.
Blast checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bob dodges the punch combination from Blast.
Blast throws a shot from downtown. Bob moves away and avoids it.
Bob misses with a hook.
Blast scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bob staying out of range there.
Bob misses with a leg kick.
Blast moves out of range of the leg kick from Bob.
Bob looks to score with a jab to the body but Blast is just out of range.
Good exchange - Blast coming out on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blast lunges at Bob with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bob's hand.
Blast lands with a right hand.
Bob has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nice jab there from Blast.
Decent striking displayed by Blast there.
Bob throws a chopping leg kick but Blast manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Blast looks to score with a jab to the body but Bob is just out of range.
Bob lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blast's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick from Bob misses.
Blast's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bob under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blast connects with a looping right hand.
Blast misses the jab.

Blast lands a big right hand that sends Bob crashing to the mat! Blast stays standing though and waves Bob back to his feet!

Bob is rocked!
Bob lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oh Bob is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bob lands with a good body shot.
Bob seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Blast cracks Bob with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bob looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Blast finish him?
Blast throws a hook but Bob avoids it easily.
A big right from Blast misses.

Blast feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Bob sprawling to the canvas! Bob rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Blast finish him?!
Blast blocks a low kick nicely.
Blast keeps the fight on the outside.
Blast throws a shot from downtown. Bob moves away and avoids it.

Blast moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blast lands an elbow inside that Bob shrugs off.
Blast blocks an uppercut.
Blast takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bob tries to work over Blast's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blast has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bigbird Blast showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Silent Bob's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bob takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blast checks a leg kick.
Bob darts in trying to clinch
enabling Blast to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Blast misses.

Blast pushes Bob up against the cage in a clinch.
Blast avoiding damage as Bob throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bob.
Bob lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blast is looking to control Bob's arms but Bob gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blast has his back to the cage.
Bob working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blast lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bob misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blast.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blast blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bob blocking some punches.
Bob throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blast blocks it with crossed arms.
Blast with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silent Bob has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Blast.
Bob lands an elbow inside.
Blast is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bob.
Blast is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Blast tries a knee to the head but Bob blocks it.
Bob throws a punch but it's blocked by Blast.
Bob struggles to land a body shot inside as Blast controls his hands.
Blast misses with an elbow over the top.
Bob can't find room to land a body shot as Blast controls the action.
Blast working aggressively here.
Bob lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blast is trying to break the clinch but Bob is controlling him.
Blast makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Bob.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blast creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blast tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bob avoids it.
Bob lands with a left to the head.
Bob misses with an elbow over the top.
Bob lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blast.
Knees to the body from Bob.
Blast dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Blast prevents a body shot from Bob.
Blast prevents a body shot from Bob.
Bob has a couple of punches blocked by Blast.
Bob is looking to control Blast's arms but Blast gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bob has his back to the cage.
Blast lands with a right to the head.
Blast tries to stall but Bob uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Blast throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silent Bob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bob blocks the elbow strike.
Blast takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bob has a couple of punches blocked by Blast.
Blast pushes off an throws an elbow but Bob leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Blast scores with a shot to the side of Bob's head.
Blast looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bob stalling the fight.
Bob with a knee to the head.
Bob looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Blast manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Blast lands an uppercut.
Blast with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blast tries to break free but Bob pushes him back against the cage.
Bob scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bob misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bob fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blast lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bob throws a punch but it's blocked by Blast.
A frustrated look appears on Blast's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bob lands with a short shot to the head.
Bigbird Blast is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bob with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Blast looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Blast lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blast throws a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Blast.
Bob avoids the elbow strike from Blast, against the cage.
Bob swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blast lands an elbow inside that Bob shrugs off.
Blast using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bob has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bob with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blast tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bob misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bigbird Blast.
I've got Blast 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bigbird Blast!
Bigbird Blast really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Vitality logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.