PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Blood (ranked 534 p4p, 63 weight class) and Macho Man Savage (ranked 1308 p4p, 158 weight class). Man Savage has chosen Hey Freakshow! as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Blood
vs
Man Savage

165 cm
26
155 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

185 cm
26
160 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Woodhouse's

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ivan Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Macho Man Savage!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man Savage uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Man Savage goes for a double leg but Blood avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Blood continues to drive forward.
Man Savage looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Blood rushes Man Savage and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Man Savage throws a head punch that misses.
Blood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Man Savage blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man Savage.
Man Savage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blood pushes Man Savage back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by Man Savage.
Man Savage blocks an uppercut.
Blood misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Blood.
A left hand lands to the body for Blood.
Blood has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A short uppercut from Blood.
Blood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blood misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Blood.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man Savage misses with a body punch.
Man Savage misses with the head strike.
Blood misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man Savage misses with a punch to the body.
Blood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blood misses with some punches.
Blood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Man Savage backwards.
A short left from Blood.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man Savage.
Man Savage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Blood fails to land.
Man Savage misses with a punch to the body.
Blood lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Man Savage.
Man Savage throws a head punch that misses.
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by Man Savage.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
Man Savage throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Blood.
Blood working aggressively here.
Blood lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Man Savage.
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!
Man Savage blocking some punches.
Man Savage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man Savage blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood lands with a right to the head.
Blood pushes Man Savage back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blood tries to work over Man Savage's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Man Savage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man Savage.
Blood moves out of range as Man Savage strikes.
Blood is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Man Savage.
Man Savage looks to throw the jab but Blood is out of range.
Blood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blood walks into a left hand.
Blood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Man Savage works Blood's body with a nice hook.
Blood throws a looping overhand right but Man Savage ducks down to avoid it.
Man Savage looks to score with a jab to the body but Blood is just out of range.
Man Savage lands a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man Savage.
Man Savage lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Blood gets tackled into the cage by Man Savage. Man Savage maintains the clinch.
Blood misses with some punches.
Blood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blood tries a body shot but Man Savage blocks it.
Blood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blood presses Man Savage against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Blood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man Savage misses with the head strike.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blood tries a body shot but Man Savage blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man Savage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man Savage.
Man Savage cracks Blood with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
Blood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man Savage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man Savage throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bloods head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man Savage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blood misses with some punches.
Blood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Man Savage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Blood has Man Savage up against the cage in a clinch.
Blood misses with some punches.
Blood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man Savage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blood is working Man Savage over against the cage.
Man Savage blocks an uppercut.
Man Savage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blood's elbow.
Man Savage misses with a punch to the body.
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by Man Savage.
Man Savage tries to land knees in the clinch but Blood avoids the damage to the body.
Man Savage misses with the head strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Man Savage tries to work over Blood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Blood.
Man Savage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blood misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Blood dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Blood ducks right into an uppercut from Man Savage.
Man Savage throws a hook but Blood blocks it.
Man Savage misses with a left hand
and Blood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Macho Man Savage has been cut.

Blood closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Blood has a couple of punches blocked by Man Savage.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
Man Savage blocks an uppercut.
Blood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blood blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Man Savage fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Blood.
Blood misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Man Savage.

Man Savage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Man Savage drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blood, as that shot connected.

Man Savage is rocked!
Macho Man Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blood staying out of range there.
Blood throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blood slips a straight right by Man Savage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blood closes the distance and clinches.
Blood swings wildly with an uppercut but Man Savage uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blood.
Man Savage blocks an uppercut.
Blood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Man Savage misses with the head strike.
Man Savage blocking some punches.
Blood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man Savage can do to turn this around?
Blood lands a left hand.
Man Savage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man Savage softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Man Savage breaks from the clinch.
A left and a right from Man Savage both land. Nice combination.
Man Savage on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man Savage throws a body punch but Blood moves out of range.
Man Savage takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blood lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Man Savage at a distance.
Blood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blood misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood defending well as Man Savage loads up on a big left hand.
Blood staying out of range there.
Blood was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Blood swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Man Savage.
Man Savage lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Man Savage throws a poor cross that misses
and Blood counters with a stiff right hand.
Man Savage stalks Blood and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Blood's face. Blood staggers backwards, shaken.
Man Savage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blood.
Man Savage might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Blood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man Savage manages to avoid it.
Man Savage swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blood.

Blood rushes Man Savage and presses him up against the cage.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
Man Savage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man Savage throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Blood - that landed with a thud.
Man Savage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Blood - that landed with a thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blood prevents a body shot from Man Savage.
Blood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ivan Blood has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Man Savage working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Man Savage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blood blocking some punches.
Man Savage tries to throw a body punch but Blood avoids it by throwing Man Savage back against the cage.
Man Savage takes a shot to the head.
Man Savage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man Savage blocking some punches.
Blood can't find room to land a body shot as Man Savage controls the action.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man Savage blocking some punches.
Man Savage throws a head punch that misses.
Blood misses with some punches.
Man Savage can't find room to land a body shot as Blood controls the action.
Blood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Man Savage lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blood lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Blood.
Blood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man Savage stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Man Savage working aggressively here.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
Blood lands a shot to the body.
Blood misses with a hook from the clinch.

Man Savage breaks the clinch.
Man Savage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blood counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Man Savage throws a hook but Blood blocks it.
Man Savage misses with a straight left.
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man Savage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blood throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Man Savage! But no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man Savage looks to throw the jab but Blood is out of range.
Man Savage lands a head shot.
Blood on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Blood lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Blood dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Macho Man Savage's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Blood misses with a two punch combination.
Blood slips a jab and a cross from Man Savage.
Man Savage will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blood wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Blood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man Savage was well out of range. Poor timing from Blood.
Blood throws a body punch but Man Savage moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Man Savage.
It looked like Blood wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Man Savage takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Man Savage gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blood.
Man Savage throws a hook but Blood blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood lands a head shot.
Man Savage scores with a nice right hand.
Blood scores with a crisp jab that stopped Man Savage in his tracks.
Man Savage is still on wobbly legs! Can Blood finish him?
Blood throws a hook but Man Savage blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man Savage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blood swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Man Savage.
Man Savage seems to have recovered his senses.
Man Savage misses with a body punch

and Blood holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Man Savage breaks from the clinch.
Man Savage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blood.
Blood misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Man Savage on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Man Savage bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Man Savage gets a clinch.
Man Savage working aggressively here.
Man Savage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blood misses with the head strike.
Man Savage throws a head punch that misses.
Man Savage is working Blood over against the cage.
Blood presses Man Savage against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Blood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blood lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blood pushes Man Savage back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Man Savage takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blood.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blood has a couple of punches blocked by Man Savage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blood.
A short right from Blood on the inside.
Blood scores with a shoulder strike.
Blood lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by Man Savage.
Blood misses with some punches.
Blood has a couple of punches blocked by Man Savage.
Man Savage swings wildly with an uppercut but Blood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
Blood digs a right hand into Man Savage's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Man Savage's gas tank.
Blood lands an uppercut.
Man Savage working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man Savage.
Blood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blood blocks an uppercut.
Blood digs a right hand underneath Man Savage's ribcage. Man Savage let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood misses with a body punch.
Man Savage's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Blood.
A short left from Blood.
Blood digs a right hand underneath Man Savage's ribcage. Man Savage let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Blood.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blood.
Blood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Macho Man Savage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ivan Blood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Man Savage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blood digs a right hand underneath Man Savage's ribcage. Man Savage let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Man Savage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man Savage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blood's elbow.
Blood lands with a short shot to the head.
Blood misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man Savage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blood blocking some punches.
Man Savage lands with a short shot to the head.
Man Savage misses with a punch on the inside.
Man Savage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Man Savage misses with the head strike.
Man Savage swings wildly with an uppercut but Blood uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blood.
Man Savage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blood lands a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Blood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blood, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Blood!
Our winner, Ivan Blood, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Macho Man Savage spoke after the fight, saying 'Ohhh, yeaahhh!'.