PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ragna Bloodedge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ice Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bloodedge comes to the cage accompanied by Rebellion. Man has chosen Penthouse as his entrance music. Ice Man has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bloodedge
vs
Man

185 cm
24
172 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

186 cm
22
180 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ragna Bloodedge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ice Man!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bloodedge throws a sloppy head kick
and Man counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Man will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Man misses with a double jab.
Man moves out of range as Bloodedge throws a body kick.
Bloodedge wants to clinch but Man slips to the side
and Man counters with a three punch combo that has Bloodedge backing up. Bloodedge nods at Man to acknowledge the strikes.
Man cracks a nice hook into Bloodedge's ribs.
Bloodedge connects with a solid leg kick.
Bloodedge throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Man's head.
Bloodedge has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Man finds it's way round the side to connect with Bloodedge's head.
Bloodedge misses with an uppercut

and Man counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bloodedge!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man trying to control but Bloodedge is having none of it.
Bloodedge tries to lock up and control but Man gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Man looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Man tries to control but Bloodedge wriggling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodedge tries to hold on but Man pushes him away.
Man throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Man looking to control but Bloodedge is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Man thowing shots but they're missing.
Bloodedge on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bloodedge tries to get out of the position.
Bloodedge is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Man trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bloodedge can't escape the position.

Man working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Man controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodedge looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Bloodedge is squirming around, avoiding Man's attempts to control the action.
Bloodedge is trying desperately to improve position.
Bloodedge tries to lock up and control but Man gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bloodedge sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Man is pressing down on Bloodedge's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bloodedge is holding on for now.
Bloodedge regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Man.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bloodedge is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Man stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bloodedge swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bloodedge manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Man manages to get himself to full guard.
Man keeping full guard, as Bloodedge tries to pass.
Bloodedge would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ice Man dominated that round.
That's time! Bloodedge's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bloodedge staying out of range there.
Man fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Man misses with a jab, cross combination.
Man lands with a hook. Bloodedge tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Man misses with a series of wild punches.
Man misses with a series of wild punches.
Man misses with a few strikes there.
Bloodedge fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man misses with a jab, cross combination.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Bloodedge.
Ragna Bloodedge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bloodedge. Bloodedge obviously looking to wear him down.
Bloodedge explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bloodedge walks into a stiff left hand from Man.
Man fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodedge throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bloodedge stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bloodedge wants it to stay on the feet.
Bloodedge misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Man throws a right hand that Bloodedge ducks under and follows up with a left that Bloodedge also avoids with ease.
Bloodedge throws a leg kick but Man moved away.
Bloodedge tries a head kick but it misses.
Bloodedge turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Man throws a series of punches but Bloodedge moves out of range.
Bloodedge darts in trying to clinch

and Man counters with a takedown into side control.
Bloodedge is not content to let Man control the position.
Bloodedge is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodedge is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Man misses with the ground and pound.
Man trying to control the position but Bloodedge is working away.
Man taking a breather here.
Bloodedge tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Man working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man controls the position from side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ice Man hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bloodedge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Bloodedge tries to bum rush Man with a series of wild strikes but Man uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bloodedge tries to close the distance and clinch but Man swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good leg kick by Bloodedge there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bloodedge connects with a leg kick. Man looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bloodedge throws a head kick but Man moves out of range.
Man chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bloodedge can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodedge attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Man swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Man throws a nice looking combination but Bloodedge bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bloodedge is looking to score with low kicks.
A jab lands there for Man.
Bloodedge swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Man counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Man looking to pass the guard.
Bloodedge is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Man is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bloodedge is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bloodedge has escaped and now he's on top!
Bloodedge controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ice Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bloodedge motions for Man to come forward. Bloodedge throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Man misses with a looping left.
Man shoots in looking for a takedown but Bloodedge manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Man's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Man takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bloodedge misses with a head kick.
Man displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A good leg kick by Bloodedge.
Man throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bloodedge sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Man keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bloodedge feints and then cracks Man's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Man down.
Man's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Man moves out of range of the leg kick from Bloodedge.
Bloodedge scores with a kick to the body.
Bloodedge chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Man fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bloodedge.

Man gets a takedown into half guard.
Man takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bloodedge is concentrating on defense, preventing Man from advancing position.
Bloodedge is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Man controlling the action here.
Man trying to control the action but Bloodedge is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Man throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bloodedge lands a body shot.
Ragna Bloodedge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bloodedge scores with a leg kick.
Man lands a body shot.
Man avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bloodedge throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Man's head.

It looks like Ice Man has been cut.
A clash of legs there as Man blocks the low kick.
Man keeps the fight on the outside.
Man shoots in but no luck this time.
Bloodedge throws a head kick that misses
and Man makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bloodedge throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bloodedge lands a nice leg kick that just misses Man's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bloodedge as he avoids it easily.
Ragna Bloodedge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ice Man.
Bloodedge scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bloodedge.
Bloodedge feints and then cracks Man's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Man down.
Good leg kick by Bloodedge there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bloodedge connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bloodedge looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bloodedge lands with a nice body kick.
Man takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bloodedge is looking to slow Man down with leg kicks.
Bloodedge throws a leg kick which misses Man's front leg but catches the back leg as Man tries to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bloodedge.
Jab, jab by Bloodedge - just one landing.
Bloodedge just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodedge scores with a leg kick.
Ragna Bloodedge is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bloodedge with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bloodedge throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bloodedge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bloodedge buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Man chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bloodedge can pounce on him.
Bloodedge scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bloodedge lands a nice leg kick that just misses Man's sensitive parts.
A lazy left from Bloodedge finds it's target.
Bloodedge turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Man sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ice Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab, jab by Bloodedge - just one landing.
Bloodedge throws a leg kick which misses Man's front leg but catches the back leg as Man tries to avoid it.
Bloodedge lands a leg kick that knocks Man off balance momentarily.
Ragna Bloodedge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bloodedge misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ragna Bloodedge showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Man has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ice Man!