PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ken Blaise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nino Abbas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blaise
vs
Abbas

177 cm
19
179 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

170 cm
20
171 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ken Blaise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nino Abbas!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaise looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Blaise gets a clinch.
Abbas jumps guard but Blaise stands there with Abbas around his waist. Abbas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Blaise is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Abbas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Abbas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Blaise lands a knee to the body.
Abbas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Blaise walks away with a smile on his face. Abbas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ken Blaise has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nino Abbas.

Blaise has managed to clinch.
Blaise landing knees to the body.
Blaise is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Blaise has Abbas pressed against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees to the body from Blaise.
Abbas looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Blaise's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Blaise landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blaise obliges.
Blaise scores a nice knee to the body.
Blaise putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Abbas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaise using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blaise obliges.
Blaise with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Blaise landing knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Blaise with a knee to the head.

It looks like Nino Abbas has been cut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Blaise - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Blaise utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaise is pushing Abbas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Blaise for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ken Blaise.
Blaise scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blaise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaise scores with a leg kick.
Ken Blaise seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaise throws a front kick that sends Abbas stumbling back into the cage.
Abbas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blaise.
Blaise with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Blaise pushes Abbas up against the cage in a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is keeping an eye on Blaise - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Blaise dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nino Abbas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Blaise clinches up with Abbas and pushes him back against the cage.
Blaise lands a good knee to the midsection. Abbas won't want to take too many of those.
Abbas drops down looking for an ankle pick but Blaise pulls his leg out and moves away.
Abbas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blaise. Blaise obviously looking to wear him down.
Abbas is breathing heavily.
Blaise lands with a slapping head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blaise moves into the clinch.
Abbas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Blaise smiles and moves away.
Abbas takes one to the side of the head.
Blaise turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaise throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Blaise moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blaise.
Blaise thumps Abbas with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blaise. That's going to slow Abbas down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaise throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaise scoring well with a low kick there.
Abbas takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Abbas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blaise is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abbas can do to turn this around?
Blaise throws a leg kick which misses Abbas's front leg but catches the back leg as Abbas tries to avoid it.
Ken Blaise is winning the standup battle so far.
Blaise thows a body kick. Abbas tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Blaise throws a leg kick which misses Abbas's front leg but catches the back leg as Abbas tries to avoid it.
Ken Blaise is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Abbas has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Blaise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blaise scores with a hook.
Abbas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blaise. Blaise obviously looking to wear him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blaise is looking to slow Abbas down with leg kicks.
Crunch! Blaise slams his shin into Abbas's torso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Blaise dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nino Abbas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A slapping body kick lands there for Blaise.
Abbas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blaise lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blaise is looking to slow Abbas down with leg kicks.
Blaise thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Abbas if he has to take too many more of those.
Abbas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Crunch! Blaise slams his shin into Abbas's torso.
Abbas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blaise has Abbas up against the cage in a clinch.
Blaise lands a knee to the body.
Blaise is pushing Abbas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Blaise using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Blaise connects with a nasty looking knee right to Abbas's face.
Blaise holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Blaise with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaise with a knee to the head.
Blaise connects with a nasty looking knee right to Abbas's face.
Blaise lands a knee to the body.
Blaise unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The referee calls for Blaise to work.
Blaise lands a nice knee to the body.
Blaise working Abbas over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaise using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Abbas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Blaise just stands there and leans against the cage.
Blaise utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The referee calls for Blaise to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaise utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Blaise slowing the pace effectively.
Abbas has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Blaise.
Blaise lands a nice knee to the body.
Blaise with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Abbas takes a knee right on the jaw!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Abbas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Blaise walks away with a smile on his face. Abbas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Blaise scores with a head kick.
Blaise turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nino Abbas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blaise turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A good leg kick by Blaise.

Blaise moves into the clinch successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Blaise showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blaise has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:24
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:24
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Blaise!