PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rolly Blanco (ranked 4985 p4p, 4777 weight class) and Benny Anderson (ranked 487 p4p, 471 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Blanco
vs
Anderson

177 cm
18
185
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
220
1 - 1 - 0

Solid boxing
KO power

Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rolly Blanco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benny Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanco moves out of range of the leg kick from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Blanco definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Blanco fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Blanco avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blanco moves into range and connects with a jab.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rolly Blanco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blanco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blanco moves out of range as Anderson throws a body kick.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson throws a chopping leg kick but Blanco manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Blanco is looking to counter punch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Anderson - that will leave a mark!
Anderson lands with an uppercut that bounces Blanco off the ropes and back into range.
Anderson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some bone on bone action there as Blanco checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blanco.
Blanco connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Blanco slips a jab from Anderson.
Blanco looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Anderson is trying to counter with his kicks.
Nice body kick there by Anderson.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Anderson avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands a nice looking body kick.
Blanco feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Andersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Blanco checks a low kick from Anderson.
Anderson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blanco clobbers Anderson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Blanco's jab looks to have found its range, popping Anderson under the eye.
A bone on bone clash there as Blanco blocks the leg kick.
Good leg kick by Anderson.
Blanco scores with a jab.
Blanco misses with an uppercut.
Blanco misses the jab.
Anderson throws a head kick but Blanco moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anderson.
Blanco blocks the body kick.
Blanco feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Andersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blanco takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Blanco misses with a looping right.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Blanco is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanco throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blanco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blanco scores with a punch to the head.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blanco throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anderson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blanco throws an off balance right hand
and Anderson counters with a leg kick.
Blanco throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderson connects with a high kick.
Blanco is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice cross by Blanco.
Blanco jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blanco misses with a straight left.
Anderson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Blanco lands a glancing blow to the side of Anderson's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blanco thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blanco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Blanco misses with a low kick.
Blanco misses with a looping left.
Blanco misses with a left hand
and Anderson counters with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rolly Blanco will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Blanco.
Blanco checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Blanco throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blanco on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Blanco.
Blanco lunges at Anderson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Anderson's hand.
Blanco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Blanco misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Blanco darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blanco lands the left hand.
Blanco throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.
Anderson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Blanco rather than just go for the knockout.
Blanco ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Anderson tries to move into range but Blanco moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blanco misses the shot to the body.
Anderson swings for the body but Blanco moves out of range.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Anderson looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Blanco coming out on top.
Blanco looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Blanco throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blanco misses with a straight right.
Anderson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blanco missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blanco moves out of range of the body kick.
Anderson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
An attempted straight right counter from Blanco misses the target.
Blanco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blanco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blanco takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Anderson throws a push kick but Blanco slaps the foot to one side.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Blanco moves out of range.
Blanco throws a body shot but no joy.
Anderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blanco paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anderson.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Blanco here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Blanco moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Blanco misses.
Good work by Blanco as he checks the leg kick.
Blanco thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Anderson.
Blanco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Blanco.
Anderson looks to land a body kick but Blanco moved away.
Anderson walks into a left hand.
Blanco looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Blanco.
Blanco scores with a sloppy right hand. Anderson should have avoided that one.
Blanco takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Rolly Blanco has been cut.
Blanco misses with a hook
and Anderson counters with a left to the body.
Rolly Blanco is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Anderson.
Blanco misses with a few strikes there.
Blanco looks to throw the jab but Anderson is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson connects with an inside leg kick.
Blanco throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Anderson.
Blanco checks a low kick from Anderson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rolly Blanco dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rolly Blanco's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blanco goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Anderson is rocked!
Anderson leaves his chin hanging out and Blanco seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Anderson crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rolly Blanco!