PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wammo Blammo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kagoshima Kage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kagoshima Kage will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Blammo
vs
Kage

175 cm
25
150 lbs
11 - 13 - 0

196 cm
22
220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wammo Blammo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kagoshima Kage!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blammo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kage manages to avoid it.
Kage slips under a jab from Blammo.
Kage scores with a jab to the body.
Kage moves out of range as Blammo strikes.
A swing and a miss from Blammo.
Kage avoids the body shot from Blammo.
Kage moves out of range as Blammo strikes.

Kage has closed the distance and engaged Blammo in a clinch.
Kage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blammo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kage stalling against the cage.
Kage scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blammo blocking some punches.
The referee calls for Kage to work.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kage digs a right hand into Blammo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blammo's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kage lands a right hand.
Kage throws a head punch that misses.
Kage has a couple of punches blocked by Blammo.
Kage lands with a light punch inside.
Blammo can't break the clinch.
Kage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kage leaning against his opponent.
Kage lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Kage.
Kage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blammo blocks it with crossed arms.
Blammo wants to stall.
Still in the clinch, Kage scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Kage.
Kage scores with a hook to the body.
Kage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blammo being controlled against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kage lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blammo backwards.
A knee to the head by Kage.
Blammo is breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from Kage as the two fighters clinch.
Kage lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blammo backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kage takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kage with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kage effectively controlling the action here.
Kage misses with a knee strike.
Kage is pushing Blammo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kage lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kage prevents Blammo from breaking the clinch.
Kage lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blammo backwards.
Kage has a couple of punches blocked by Blammo.
Blammo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Kage.
A knee to the head by Kage.
Kage scores with a nice hook to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Kage.
Kage swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kage lands with a light punch inside.
Kage is leaning against Blammo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kage pushes Blammo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kage takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kage landing knees to the body.
Kage lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kage lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blammo takes a shot to the head.
Kage slowing the pace effectively.
A short right from Kage on the inside.
Blammo letting Kage take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kagoshima Kage dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kage clinches up against the cage.
Kage is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kagoshima Kage.
Blammo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kagoshima Kage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blammo throws a poor cross that misses
and Kage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kage tries to clinch but Blammo is having none of it.
Kage lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blammo lands a nice hook to Kage's body. Kage takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blammo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kage doesn't manage to clinch there - Blammo circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blammo moves away from the strike by Kage.
Kage moves to clinch but Blammo breaks away
and Blammo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blammo loads up on a big right hand but Kage slips the punch.
Blammo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kage's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kage throws a hook but Blammo avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blammo was well out of range. Poor timing from Kage.
Kage lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blammo circles away quickly and effectively.
Kage listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kage moves away from the strike by Blammo.

Blammo tries to keep at a distance but Kage has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kage lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kage with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blammo.
Kage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kage tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blammo avoids it.
Kage presses Blammo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kage lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kage pushes Blammo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Kage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kage controlling the action here for a moment.
Kage continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Kage works on Blammo's body with a couple of short punches.
Kage lands a left hand.
Kage scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kage throws a head punch that misses.
Kage just leaning against Blammo, taking a breather.
Kage lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kage.
Kage with a knee to the head.
Kage lands with a light punch inside.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kage in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A short left from Kage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kage looking to throw knees to the head but Blammo is blocking nicely.
Kage leaning against his opponent.
Kage scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kage lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kage lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kage lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blammo backwards.
Kage lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kage connects with a knee to the head.
Kage lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blammo backwards.
A shot in the inside from Kage.
Blammo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kage looking to throw knees to the head but Blammo is blocking nicely.
A short left from Kage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kage stalling against the cage.
Kage lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Kage.
Blammo looking to stall.
The referee calls for Kage to work.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kage obliges.
Kage controlling the action here for a moment.
Kage lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blammo backwards.
Kage lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kage lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kagoshima Kage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kage closes the distance and clinches.
Kage misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Kage.
Kage misses with the head strike.
Kage lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kagoshima Kage seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Blammo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kage misses with a knee to the head.
Kage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kage slowing the pace effectively.
Kage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blammo wants to stall.
Kage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blammo blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kage lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blammo backwards.
A shot in the inside from Kage.
Kage stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Blammo taking a breather.
Kage lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blammo or not.
A hook to the body from Kage.
Kage lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blammo backwards.
Kage misses with the head strike.
Kage lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blammo blocks an uppercut.
Kage lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kage taking a breather.
Kage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kage misses with some punches.
Kage working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Kage scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kage stalls.
Kage with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kage working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A bit of stalling here from Kage.
Still in the clinch, Kage scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kage lands a right hand.
Kage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kage lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blammo backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kage lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kage creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Kage as the two fighters clinch.
Kage has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kage using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blammo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kage swings wildly with an uppercut but Blammo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kage lands a nice shot to the body.
Kage lands with a left to the head.
Kage using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blammo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kage throws a head punch that misses.
Kage makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kage lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Kage scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kage working aggressively here.
Kage lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kagoshima Kage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blammo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kage lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kage content to slow the pace in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kagoshima Kage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kage has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 26:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kagoshima Kage!