PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Blaze (ranked 5649 p4p, 4410 weight class) and Dalton Dekker (ranked 660 p4p, 555 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Blaze
vs
Dekker

185 cm
21
185
0 - 1 - 0

181 cm
25
195
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Likes comics

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dalton Dekker!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaze swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blaze fails with a takedown attempt.
Blaze throws a series of punches but Dekker avoids them all with ease.
A little jabbing left from Dekker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blaze is looking to clinch.
Blaze definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dekker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blaze on the side of the head.

Blaze closes the distance and clinches.

Blaze's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dekker scores with a body shot.
Dekker scores with a body shot.
Blaze swinging wildly here.
Dekker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dekker, as that shot connected.
Dekker scores with a jab to the body.
Blaze fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze looks for a takedown but Dekker sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Blaze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blaze shoots in looking for a takedown. Dekker tries to sprawl out of it but Blaze keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dekker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Blaze takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dekker misses with a body kick.
Blaze throws a nice looking combination but Dekker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dekker is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blaze with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blaze.
Dekker throws out a counter right but Blaze avoids it with no problem.
Dekker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blaze's hands.
Blaze lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dekker takes a step back to recover.
Dalton Dekker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaze scores with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze slips a jab and a cross from Dekker.
Dekker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Blaze.
A little jabbing left from Dekker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dekker lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dekker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dekker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dekker looks to throw the jab but Blaze is out of range.
Blaze moves out of range of the body kick.
Blaze throws a big counter combination but Dekker scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dekker throws a low kick but Blaze avoids it.
Blaze walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dekker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze moves out of range of the strikes.
Blaze throws an overhand right that lands on Dekker's shoulder, as Dekker tries to avoid the shot.
Blaze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blaze defending well as Dekker loads up on a big left hand.
Blaze throws a head kick but Dekker moves out of range.
Dekker lands a jab-cross combination.
Dekker connects with a single shot there.

Blaze is rocked!

Blaze takes the fight into the clinch.
Oh Blaze is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot in the inside from Dekker.
Dekker lands a hook to the side of the head.

Blaze manages to break the clinch.
Dekker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Blaze on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dekker drops Blaze with a big left hand! Blaze is injured, injured bad! Dekker jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dalton Dekker!