PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darin Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drago Radanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darin Blood has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Blood
vs
Radanovic

183 cm
28
184 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

181 cm
22
160 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

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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 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darin Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Drago Radanovic!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radanovic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blood. Blood circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blood walks into a stiff left hand from Radanovic.
Radanovic thuds a left hand into Blood's body.
Blood walks into a left hand.
Blood turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blood on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Radanovic scores with a jab.
Blood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blood throws a low kick but Radanovic moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Radanovic shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Blood eats them both and turns towards Radanovic to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Radanovic throws a hook but Blood avoids it easily.
Blood connects with a right hand. Radanovic shakes it off.
Radanovic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blood comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Radanovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Blood scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Blood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Radanovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Blood.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood throws out a leg kick but Radanovic moves out of range and Blood only half commits.
Blood keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Blood gets the takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Radanovic is trying to get back to half guard.
Radanovic is working to avoid the ground and pound but Blood connects with a decent elbow.
Radanovic avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Blood.
The strikes coming from Blood are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Radanovic is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Blood lands a nice forearm strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood wants to control but Radanovic is keeping him busy.
Blood with the ground and pound but Radanovic regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blood looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Blood is trying to control. Radanovic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Radanovic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blood. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Blood works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Blood cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radanovic wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Blood.

Blood moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Radanovic has worked his arm free - good work by Radanovic!
Radanovic can't do much from the bottom here.
Radanovic avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Blood.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blood is staying tight to Radanovic's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Blood is chipping away with strikes.
Radanovic prevents Blood from improving position.
Blood is working hard here to advance position.
Blood throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blood trying to control the action but Radanovic is working from the bottom.
Blood is really struggling to control Radanovic but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darin Blood dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Radanovic lands a nice shot that snaps Blood's head back.
Nice shot by Radanovic.
Radanovic misses the jab.
Radanovic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blood slips a jab from Radanovic.
Radanovic swings for the body but Blood moves out of range.
Blood misses with a hook. Radanovic ducked under it nicely.
Radanovic loads up on a big right hand but Blood slips the punch.
Blood throws a big shot that misses.
Drago Radanovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Radanovic.
Radanovic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Radanovic scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blood throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Radanovic ducks right into an uppercut from Blood.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Radanovic thuds a left hand into Blood's body.
Blood lands with a hook. Radanovic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Blood plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Blood fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Radanovic on the side of the head.
Blood misses with a looping left.
Radanovic misses the shot to the body.
Blood checks a leg kick nicely.
Radanovic throws an ugly left hook that misses

so Blood counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Radanovic can't keep his opponent in guard - Blood advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Blood slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Blood lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood wants to free his trapped foot but Radanovic is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Radanovic is looking for a sweep. Blood is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Radanovic is not content to let Blood control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Radanovic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Blood sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Radanovic defending well though.
Radanovic is refusing to be controlled, as Blood sits in half guard.
Darin Blood overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blood wants to pass to mount but Radanovic is defending the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Blood seems content to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Darin Blood wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Decent striking displayed by Radanovic there.
Radanovic throws a leg kick but Blood sees it coming and moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Blood there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Radanovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Radanovic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Radanovic misses with a looping left.
Blood throws a nice looking combination but Radanovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Radanovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Radanovic looks to land a right hand but Blood moved out of range.
Blood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Radanovic moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radanovic loads up on a big right hand but Blood slips the punch.
Radanovic digs a good hook to Blood's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blood. Radanovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blood throws a sloppy head kick and Radanovic moves out of range easily.
Darin Blood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Radanovic misses with a low kick as Blood jumps back.
Radanovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blood slips a straight right by Radanovic.
Blood moves out of range of the body kick from Radanovic.
Blood misses with a low kick.
Drago Radanovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blood checks a leg kick.
Radanovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Radanovic.
Blood scores with a jab to the jaw.
Blood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Radanovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Darin Blood will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Blood throws a body kick that misses.
Radanovic thuds a left hand into Blood's body.
Radanovic connects with a body shot that sends Blood's belly button to the back.
Radanovic lands a really nice looking cross but Blood seems unphased.
Blood misses with a combination
and Radanovic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Blood's knee momentarily.
Radanovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blood was well out of range. Poor timing from Radanovic.
A solid leg kick lands there for Radanovic.
Good standup being displayed there by Radanovic as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Radanovic throws an overhand right that lands on Blood's shoulder, as Blood tries to avoid the shot.
Blood throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Radanovic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Radanovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blood fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Radanovic just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Radanovic scores with a body shot.
Radanovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blood slips under a jab from Radanovic.
Blood walks into a left hand.
Radanovic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Radanovic blocks a low kick nicely.
Radanovic lands with a hook. Blood tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Blood connects with an inside leg kick.
Radanovic defending well as Blood loads up on a big left hand.
Blood throws a body punch but Radanovic moves out of range.
Radanovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blood. That did some damage!
Radanovic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Radanovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blood.
Blood takes one to the chin there.
Drago Radanovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blood has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Radanovic.
Blood misses the jab.
Blood takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Blood misses with a hook.
Radanovic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blood looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Radanovic.
Radanovic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Radanovic checks a low kick from Blood.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blood. Radanovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Radanovic blocks the body kick.
Radanovic misses with a leg kick.
Radanovic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Radanovic scores with a leg kick.
Radanovic lands a jab to Blood's midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radanovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blood tries to move into range but Radanovic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blood takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fighters circling - Blood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Radanovic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blood looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Radanovic. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blood. Radanovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Radanovic ducks under a wild hook from Blood.
Radanovic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Radanovic misses the target.
Radanovic throws a hook to the side of Blood's head but Blood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blood misses with a hook to the body
and Radanovic counters with a slapping leg kick.
The fighters circling - Blood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Radanovic cracks Blood with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Radanovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blood's sensitive parts.
Radanovic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Radanovic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Blood is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Radanovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Radanovic connects with the punch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Blood - that will leave a mark!
Radanovic thuds his shin into the meat of Blood's side.
Blood looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Radanovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blood.
Radanovic with a nice cross.
Radanovic lands a jab to the nose.
Radanovic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Radanovic.
Blood tries to score with a low kick but Radanovic moves his leg out of the way.
Darin Blood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Radanovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Drago Radanovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blood has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darin Blood!