PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Many Blazy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Many Blazy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Blazy
vs
Bird

167 cm
25
145 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

170 cm
20
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

[WAO]MADE IN GERMANY
[WAO]MADE IN GERMANY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Many Blazy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Bird!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bird wants to slow Blazy down by chopping away at his legs.
Bird takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bird uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blazy.
Blazy keeps the fight on the outside.
Bird takes one on the button.
Blazy misses with a low kick as Bird jumps back.
Blazy throws a nice looking combination but Bird bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bird feints and then cracks Blazy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blazy down.
Bird is looking to score with low kicks.
Blazy cracks Bird with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Bird avoids the body shot from Blazy.
Blazy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bird lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blazy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Blazy duly obliges.
Bird looks for the body kick but Blazy saw that one coming.
Bird uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blazy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bird.
Blazy swings for the body but Bird moves out of range.
Blazy misses with a low kick as Bird jumps back.
Bird throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bird throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bird misses with a straight right.
Bird scores with a leg kick.
Bird scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Blazy misses its intended target.
Both fighters circling a little - Bird finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A jab from Blazy finds it's way through Bird's defenses.
Blazy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bird.
Bird looks to land a left hand but Blazy moved out of range nicely.
Blazy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab, jab by Blazy - just one landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Blazy misses with a straight right.
Bird uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blazy.
Bird throws a chopping leg kick but Blazy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bird throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Blazy throws an off balance right hand
and Bird counters with a big head kick but Blazy shrugs it off.
Nice defenses there by Bird.
Bird walks into a left hand.
Bird throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bird scores with a kick to the midsection.
Blazy is breathing heavily.
Blazy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bird fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blazy.
Bird misses with a wild body shot.
Bird thows a body kick. Blazy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bird throws a good cross that connects.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird throws a leg kick which misses Blazy's front leg but catches the back leg as Blazy tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Bird.
Bird has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blazy finds it's way round the side to connect with Bird's head.
Bird fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blazy.
A swing and a miss from Bird.
Bird wants to clinch up but Blazy keeps it at a distance.
Blazy takes a kick to the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bird.
Blazy blocks the body kick.
Bird lands a nice shot to the body.
Bird slips a jab from Blazy.
Blazy thows a body shot but no joy.
Blazy misses with a kick to the body.
Blazy connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bird moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blazy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bird prevents a body shot from Blazy.
Blazy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bird working Blazy over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Bird.

It looks like Many Blazy has been cut.
Bird misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blazy.
Blazy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blazy digs a right hand underneath Bird's ribcage. Bird let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blazy throws a head punch that misses.
Blazy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bird's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Blazy.
Blazy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blazy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blazy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blazy is looking to control Bird's arms but Bird gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blazy has his back to the ropes.
Blazy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bird is defending well for now.
Blazy misses with a punch on the inside.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Blazy lands a good knee to the midsection. Bird won't want to take too many of those.
Bird being controlled against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Bird - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bird.
Bird tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blazy avoids it.
Blazy misses with a body punch.
Blazy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bird tries to land knees in the clinch but Blazy avoids the damage to the body.

Blazy breaks from the clinch.
Bird tries to clinch there but Blazy circles away.
Blazy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bird slips under a jab.
Bird jabs Blazy right on the nose. Blazy blinks but takes it well.
Blazy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Blazy is rocked!
Blazy blocks the body kick.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bird blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blazy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blazy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bird.
Bird scores with a leg kick.
Bird tries to close the distance and clinch but Blazy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bird throws a body kick that misses.
Blazy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Blazy looks to score with a jab to the body but Bird is just out of range.
Blazy connects with a body shot that sends Bird's belly button to the back.
Bird throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blazy throws a hook but Bird blocks it.
Blazy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blazy throws an overhand right that lands on Bird's shoulder, as Bird tries to avoid the shot.
Blazy walks into a straight right hand from Bird.
Bird misses with a low kick.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Blazy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bird uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blazy.
Blazy tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Bird. That snapped Blazy's head back.
Bird tries to clinch there but Blazy circles away.
Bird throws a lazy right hand but Blazy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bird throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Blazy.
Oh Blazy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bird plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bird is looking to clinch but Blazy is avoiding it.
Bird throws a low kick but it's checked well by Blazy.
Blazy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blazy slips under a jab.
Bird throws a leg kick which misses Blazy's front leg but catches the back leg as Blazy tries to avoid it.
Jab by Bird.
Blazy walks into a stiff left hand from Bird.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bird pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bird. That's going to slow Blazy down.
Blazy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bird under the eye.
Bird moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Blazy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bird tries to close the distance and clinch but Blazy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blazy just misses with a punch to the body.
Blazy will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bird misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bird cracks Blazy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Bird! Blazy is out on his feet! Bird rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Blazy is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Blazy is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Bird!
An out of breath William Bird thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.