PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zlat Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chicken Kabob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Zlat Blaze has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Blaze
vs
Kabob

179 cm
20
160 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

180 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zlat Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chicken Kabob!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Blaze.
Kabob misses with a body kick.
Blaze throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kabob stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blaze throws out a leg kick but Kabob moves out of range and Blaze only half commits.
Kabob fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Blaze. No joy for Kabob on that attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blaze.
No luck for Kabob with that takedown attempt.
Zlat Blaze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chicken Kabob.
Blaze throws a right and a left that Kabob avoids nicely.
Kabob tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Kabob looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Blaze has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kabob is working away from the top position though.

Kabob seems to be working for a kimura but Blaze defends the submission attempt.
Kabob looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kabob is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Blaze!
Blaze is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kabob controlling the position easily from mount.
Blaze is working to get back to half guard.
Blaze is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Blaze is looking to get to half guard.
Blaze is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Blaze squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Blaze wants to hold on but Kabob pushes him away.
Kabob sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kabob avoids the attempt from Blaze to control.
Kabob connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Kabob with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blaze tries to lock up and control but Kabob gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Blaze wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kabob.
Blaze is wriggling around trying to escape.
Blaze tries to hold on but Kabob pushes him away.
Kabob can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Blaze is looking to escape.
Kabob looking to finish with strikes here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Blaze is trying to escape the mount.
Kabob scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Blaze?
Blaze working to try and regain half guard.
Kabob can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Blaze is looking to escape.
Blaze tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blaze wants to hold on but Kabob pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chicken Kabob will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kabob fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blaze swinging wilding here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Blaze!

Blaze scores a takedown into full mount!
Kabob wants to hold on but Blaze pushes him away.
Kabob manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Kabob, under a barage of strikes from Blaze.
Kabob wants to control but Blaze is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blaze thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kabob's head.
Kabob wants to control but Blaze is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kabob kicks Blaze off and gets back to his feet.
Blaze lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Blaze.
Kabob shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blaze as he jumps to the side.
Blaze swinging wilding here.

Blaze decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Blaze is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kabob is just riding it out for now. Blaze eventually gives up the hold.
Kabob avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blaze.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kabob keeping hold of Blaze's head, controlling as best he can.
Blaze works his way into full mount!
Blaze misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kabob wants to control but Blaze is having none of it.
Blaze throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze looking to finish Kabob with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kabob!
Kabob is wriggling around trying to escape.
Poor strikes thrown by Blaze there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kabob blocking the ground and pound.
Kabob holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Blaze tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Blaze avoids the attempt from Kabob to control.
Kabob is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Blaze is staying active.
Kabob really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Blaze misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kabob holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Blaze tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Kabob can't escape the position.
Blaze thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kabob manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Blaze stops Kabob from getting back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kabob is looking to improve his position.
Kabob won't allow Blaze to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zlat Blaze dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Blaze displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Zlat Blaze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kabob looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Blaze is fending him off so far but Kabob persists. Nope, Blaze circles away and we're back to standing.
Crunch! Blaze slams his shin into Kabob's torso.
Kabob checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kabob fails with the takedown
and Blaze counters with a stiff right hand.
Blaze lands with a nice combination. Kabob backs away looking to recover.
Kabob takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blaze scores with a one two! Kabob had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Blaze lands a two punch combo.
Kabob clinches but Blaze breaks the clinch

and Blaze counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kabob won't be happy with that.

Blaze thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kabob manages to work his way to half guard, despite Blaze's best efforts.
Blaze has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kabob wants to get back to full guard.

Blaze is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Blaze thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kabob's head.
Kabob is trying to control but can't.
Blaze missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Blaze throws a strike but Kabob avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Kabob tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Kabob pushes Blaze off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blaze swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blaze stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blaze wants it to stay on the feet.
Zlat Blaze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chicken Kabob.
Blaze thows a body shot but no joy.
Blaze swats away the attempt to clinch by Kabob.
Kabob moves out of range of the body kick from Blaze.
Zlat Blaze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kabob moves in looking to clinch but Blaze pushes him off.
Blaze lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kabob backs up against the cage.
Blaze misses with a wild body shot.
Blaze throws a one two combo.
Blaze swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kabob fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blaze looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kabob misses with a takedown attempt
and Blaze counters with a two punch combo.
Blaze throws a sloppy head kick

and Kabob counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kabob.

Kabob breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blaze throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kabob dodges the punch combination from Blaze.
Kabob tries to close the distance and clinch but Blaze swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blaze moves out of range of the body kick.
Kabob misses with a head kick.
Blaze throws a head kick that half lands.
Blaze defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kabob.
Kabob misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blaze throws a head kick that half lands.
Blaze stuns Kabob with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A combination from Kabob does no damage.
Blaze throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kabob.
Kabob tries to land a body kick
and Blaze counters with a three punch combo that has Kabob backing up. Kabob nods at Blaze to acknowledge the strikes.
Kabob avoids the head kick by Blaze.
Blaze misses with a two punch combination.
Blaze fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Blaze. No joy for Kabob on that attempt.

Kabob clinches.
Kabob prevents Blaze from breaking the clinch.
Kabob drops down looking for an ankle pick but Blaze pulls his leg out and moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zlat Blaze showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blaze 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zlat Blaze!