PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conan Blood (ranked 2875 p4p, 2734 weight class) and Amadeo Thevenet (ranked 336 p4p, 323 weight class). Conan Blood has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Blood
vs
Thevenet

205 cm
19
265
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
252
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Brooklyn Threads
Brooklyn Apothecary

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Conan Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Amadeo Thevenet!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thevenet connects with a body shot.
Blood throws a hook to the side of Thevenet's head but Thevenet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thevenet.
A telegraphed right hand from Thevenet misses the target.
Blood misses with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Thevenet.
Thevenet tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Blood scores with a punch to the head.
Blood throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blood rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Thevenet counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Thevenet.
Blood keeping full guard, as Thevenet tries to pass.
Thevenet stands up over Blood, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Thevenet engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blood avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thevenet throws a big right hand that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thevenet working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thevenet is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Thevenet tries to free his leg and advance position but Blood is retaining full guard.
Thevenet stops Blood from standing up.
Thevenet is in close to Blood's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Thevenet distracts Blood with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Blood knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thevenet on the ground.
Thevenet controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Thevenet is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Blood utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thevenet with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Thevenet controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Thevenet postures up in Blood's guard and throws a big left but Blood blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thevenet landing with the ground and pound.
Thevenet landing some decent shots from guard.
Thevenet is looking to work some ground and pound but Blood has wrist control.
Thevenet working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blood wants to stand but Thevenet is controlling the position.
Thevenet works over Blood with some ground and pound from guard.
Thevenet postures up and lands a big shot to Blood's brow.
Thevenet is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Thevenet landing with the ground and pound.
Thevenet postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood wants to stand but Thevenet is controlling the position.
Thevenet lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Thevenet keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Blood's head.
Blood wants to stand and escape but Thevenet is having none of it.
Blood avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thevenet slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Thevenet scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thevenet working some strikes from top position.
Thevenet lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Thevenet makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Thevenet sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thevenet distracts Blood with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Thevenet slips nicely into half guard.
Thevenet scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Thevenet slips a nice elbow through Blood's hands, connecting with Blood's forehead.
Thevenet looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blood with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Blood looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Thevenet looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blood with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Thevenet scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Thevenet scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Blood looks like he's trying to stand up.
Thevenet lands strikes from half guard.

Blood is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Amadeo Thevenet dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Thevenet closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Thevenet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Blood scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blood lands an uppercut.
Blood scores with a shoulder strike.
Thevenet blocking some punches.
Thevenet stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blood misses with a punch to the body.
Thevenet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blood digs a right hand into Thevenet's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thevenet's gas tank.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Blood prevents a body shot from Thevenet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thevenet stalls.
Blood works on Thevenet's body with a couple of short punches.
Blood working Thevenet over with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thevenet.
Thevenet is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thevenet misses with a body punch.
Blood gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blood can't find room to land a body shot as Thevenet controls the action.
Blood tries to land a knee to the head but Thevenet blocks with his arms.
Blood tries to throw a body punch but Thevenet avoids it by throwing Blood back against the cage.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thevenet leaning his opponent against the cage.

Thevenet lands a takedown into guard.
Thevenet has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thevenet throwing strikes from guard but Blood blocks nicely.
Thevenet trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blood is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Thevenet landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thevenet trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thevenet wants to control from the top but Blood keeps moving.
Blood wants to get back to his feet but Thevenet is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Blood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blood misses with an uppercut.
Blood lands a jab to the nose.
Blood misses with a right hand

so Thevenet counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thevenet is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Thevenet loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Thevenet's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Thevenet postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Thevenet with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thevenet postures up and lands a big shot to Blood's brow.
Blood has momentary wrist control but Thevenet slips an elbow through the middle.
Thevenet postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thevenet seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Thevenet working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thevenet content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Thevenet landing with the ground and pound.
Thevenet content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Thevenet connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thevenet with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thevenet controlling from the top position.
Thevenet connects with a couple of short punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Amadeo Thevenet will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.

Thevenet jabs Blood to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Thevenet moves into the clinch.
Blood misses with a punch on the inside.

Thevenet has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Blood clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Thevenet scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Blood is trapped and Thevenet is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Thevenet lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Thevenet lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Thevenet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thevenet lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Thevenet throwing damaging strikes from the back! Blood could be in trouble here!
Blood is trying to get back to his feet but Thevenet has full control of the position and if anything, Blood has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The referee is taking a good look at Blood as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Thevenet!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thevenet punches Blood on the ear.
Oh Blood is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thevenet lands a good shot there. Blood covers up! Thevenet smells blood and goes for the finish - the referee warns Blood to improve his position but he's not intelligently defending himself and the referee has no choice but to step in and end the fight! Thevenet jumps to his feet and celebrates the important win with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amadeo Thevenet!
A determined Amadeo Thevenet didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!