The result of this war was poetically and tragically commemorated with the sentence "the blood was pooled, the skulls were piled." In 649 CE Bahlam Ajaw conquered Comalcalco, one of the westernmost sites in the Maya world.
The statement describes the tragic consequences of a war that led to the poetic and tragic commemoration of the event: "blood pooled, skulls piled."  Bahlam Ajaw's conquest of Comalcalco in 649 CE is highlighted as a significant event within the Maya world.