PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Bloodgood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Fishinghawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bloodgood
vs
Fishinghawk

190 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Bloodgood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyson Fishinghawk!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fishinghawk shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bloodgood sprawls well. Bloodgood wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fishinghawk gets slowly back to his feet.
Bloodgood throws a low kick but Fishinghawk avoids it.
Fishinghawk tries to clinch up but Bloodgood circles away and keeps his distance.
Bloodgood is looking to chop away at Fishinghawk's legs.
Fishinghawk jabs Bloodgood to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bloodgood misses with a kick to the body.
Bloodgood tries a head kick but it misses.
Bloodgood throws a head kick that misses.
Fishinghawk tries to clinch up.
Tyson Fishinghawk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fishinghawk wants to clinch.
Bloodgood stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bloodgood wants it to stay on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodgood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bloodgood throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fishinghawk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Michael Bloodgood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Fishinghawk.
Fishinghawk looks gassed!
Fishinghawk shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bloodgood as he jumps to the side.
Fishinghawk avoids a kick to the body.
Fishinghawk blocks the body kick.
Bloodgood is looking to land body kicks.
Bloodgood throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Bloodgood.
Fishinghawk avoids the head kick by Bloodgood.
Michael Bloodgood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bloodgood throws a head kick that half lands.

That has opened up Tyson Fishinghawk's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgood throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fishinghawk.
Bloodgood tries to land a front kick but Fishinghawk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bloodgood throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bloodgood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bloodgood misses with a head kick.
Bloodgood throws a head kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bloodgood with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bloodgood throws a head kick but Fishinghawk moves out of range.
Bloodgood throws a leg kick but Fishinghawk sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bloodgood goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fishinghawk tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fishinghawk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bloodgood is looking to slow Fishinghawk down with leg kicks.
Bloodgood tries to land a leg kick but Fishinghawk saw it coming and moves away.
Fishinghawk blocks a head kick by Bloodgood.
Bloodgood motions for Fishinghawk to come forward. Bloodgood throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bloodgood throws a sloppy head kick and Fishinghawk moves out of range easily.
Fishinghawk moves out of range of the body kick from Bloodgood.
Fishinghawk avoids a kick to the body.
Bloodgood misses with a body kick.
Bloodgood misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgood throws a head kick that misses.
Fishinghawk moves out of range as Bloodgood throws a body kick.
Fishinghawk avoids the head kick by Bloodgood.
An inside leg kick from Bloodgood misses.
Bloodgood looks to land a body kick but Fishinghawk moved away.
Bloodgood fakes the leg kick and cracks Fishinghawk in the body.
Bloodgood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bloodgood tries a head kick but it misses.
Fishinghawk moves out of range of the body kick from Bloodgood.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bloodgood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bloodgood throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Bloodgood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyson Fishinghawk's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bloodgood misses with a body kick.
Bloodgood motions for Fishinghawk to come forward. Bloodgood throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fishinghawk tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bloodgood avoids the head kick by Fishinghawk.
Fishinghawk fails to land the takedown.
Bloodgood looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fishinghawk walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bloodgood.
Bloodgood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bloodgood lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bloodgood misses with a low kick.
Fishinghawk is breathing heavily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bloodgood.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodgood throws a leg kick but Fishinghawk sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bloodgood pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bloodgood misses with a body kick.
Bloodgood throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bloodgood throws a leg kick which misses Fishinghawk's front leg but catches the back leg as Fishinghawk tries to avoid it.
Bloodgood throws a leg kick which misses Fishinghawk's front leg but catches the back leg as Fishinghawk tries to avoid it.
Bloodgood throws a head kick that misses.
Bloodgood buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bloodgood throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tyson Fishinghawk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bloodgood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bloodgood will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgood tries a low kick but Fishinghawk avoids it.
Bloodgood tries to score with a low kick but Fishinghawk moves his leg out of the way.
Bloodgood throws a sloppy head kick and Fishinghawk moves out of range easily.
Bloodgood tries a head kick but it misses.
Bloodgood throws a head kick but Fishinghawk moves out of range.
Bloodgood looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fishinghawk is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fishinghawk blocks the body kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Fishinghawk might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bloodgood has got the better of the exchanges.
Bloodgood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fishinghawk checks a leg kick nicely.
Bloodgood thuds his shin into the meat of Fishinghawk's side.
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!
Bloodgood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgood looks to land a body kick but Fishinghawk moved away.
Bloodgood throws a front kick that sends Fishinghawk stumbling back into the cage.
Nice body kick there by Bloodgood.
Bloodgood is looking to chop away at Fishinghawk's legs.
Fishinghawk moves out of range of the body kick.
Bloodgood throws a chopping leg kick but Fishinghawk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bloodgood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fishinghawk can do to turn this around?
Bloodgood motions for Fishinghawk to come forward. Bloodgood throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fishinghawk takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bloodgood plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bloodgood throws a sloppy head kick and Fishinghawk moves out of range easily.
Michael Bloodgood is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Bloodgood.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgood misses with a low kick.
Bloodgood throws a sloppy head kick and Fishinghawk moves out of range easily.
Bloodgood throws a push kick but Fishinghawk slaps the foot to one side.
Bloodgood looks for the body kick but Fishinghawk saw that one coming.
Bloodgood wants to land a leg kick but Fishinghawk is out of range.
Bloodgood with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bloodgood lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fishinghawk's sensitive parts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bloodgood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fishinghawk avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bloodgood fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fishinghawk checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Bloodgood dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyson Fishinghawk's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Fishinghawk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fishinghawk avoids the head kick by Bloodgood.
Bloodgood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bloodgood throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bloodgood is looking to land body kicks.
Bloodgood stuffs the takedown attempt from Fishinghawk. Fishinghawk gets slowly back to his feet.
Fishinghawk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bloodgood misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Bloodgood.
Fishinghawk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fishinghawk shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodgood throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bloodgood walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fishinghawk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bloodgood throws a body kick that misses.
Bloodgood is looking to chop away at Fishinghawk's legs.
Bloodgood is looking to score with low kicks.
Fishinghawk moves out of range of the body kick from Bloodgood.
Fishinghawk blocks a head kick by Bloodgood.
Bloodgood goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bloodgood misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bloodgood goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bloodgood.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgood scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fishinghawk's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bloodgood fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fishinghawk checks it well.
Bloodgood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Bloodgood.
Fishinghawk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bloodgood throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bloodgood throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fishinghawk has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bloodgood.
Bloodgood tries a low kick but Fishinghawk avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Bloodgood.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fishinghawk throws a head kick that misses.
Bloodgood throws the kick towards the body but Fishinghawk avoids it.
Bloodgood throws a head kick that misses.
Bloodgood lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bloodgood looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bloodgood throws a push kick but Fishinghawk slaps the foot to one side.
Bloodgood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bloodgood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bloodgood goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bloodgood looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Michael Bloodgood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fishinghawk walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bloodgood.
Good leg kick by Bloodgood there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bloodgood fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fishinghawk dives in and grabs Bloodgood's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bloodgood pushes down on Fishinghawk's head and hops out.
Michael Bloodgood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Fishinghawk.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bloodgood.
Fishinghawk has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bloodgood.
Bloodgood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bloodgood misses with a low kick as Fishinghawk jumps back.
Bloodgood tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fishinghawk is able to avoid easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bloodgood goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bloodgood finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Bloodgood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bloodgood has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Bloodgood!