PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chief Bloodgates (ranked 1310 p4p, 2212 weight class) and Tommy Chong Jr (ranked 180 p4p, 270 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bloodgates
vs
Chong Jr

178 cm
26
175
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
172
4 - 4 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chief Bloodgates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Tommy Chong Jr!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chong Jr drives through and clinches with Bloodgates against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bloodgates.
Chong Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chong Jr avoiding damage as Bloodgates throws knees to the body.
Chong Jr taking a breather.
A bit of stalling here from Bloodgates.
Bloodgates throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chong Jrs head.
Bloodgates misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chong Jr is trying to pull guard but Bloodgates has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloodgates lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bloodgates avoiding damage.
Chong Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chong Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bloodgates is pushing Chong Jr up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodgates lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chong Jr or not.
Bloodgates softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bloodgates lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bloodgates lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chong Jr or not.
Bloodgates definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chong Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bloodgates misses with a punch on the inside.
Bloodgates misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bloodgates has a couple of punches blocked by Chong Jr.
Bloodgates misses with a punch on the inside.
Bloodgates is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bloodgates creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgates working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bloodgates lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chong Jr backwards.
Bloodgates misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bloodgates.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Chong Jr - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Good body shot from Bloodgates.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bloodgates scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bloodgates lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bloodgates is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chong Jr is defending well for now.
Bloodgates stalls.

Chong Jr pulls guard.
Bloodgates has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chong Jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bloodgates can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Bloodgates is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Chong Jr has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Bloodgates is looking to defend but Chong Jr has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Bloodgates! Chong Jr pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Bloodgates taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tommy Chong Jr!