PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Blair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ghengis Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blair's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bullet by Creed. Congo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: After the Smoke is Clear. Hank Blair has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Blair
vs
Congo

199 cm
25
279 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

196 cm
27
279 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Blair!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ghengis Congo!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Congo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A punch combination from Blair misses.
Blair looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Congo misses.
Blair ducks under a wild hook from Congo.
Hank Blair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Congo.
Blair bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Congo's head backwards.
Congo throws a jab but it's blocked by Blair.
Congo misses with a straight left.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Congo checks a leg kick.
Blair blocks a low kick nicely.
Blair goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Ghengis Congo has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blair misses with the combination.
Blair scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair throws a right and a left that Congo avoids nicely.
Blair throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Congo.
Blair swinging wildly here.
Congo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blair sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Congo moves out of range as Blair strikes.
Blair tests Congo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Congo finds it's way through Blair's defenses.
Congo lands an overhand right.
Blair misses with an uppercut. Congo saw that one coming.
Blair circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blair misses with a series of wild punches.
Blair moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!
Blair doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Congo throws the kick towards the body but Blair avoids it.
Congo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blair misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Congo misses.
Congo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blair throws a series of punches but Congo moves out of range.
Congo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blair.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Blair misses.
Congo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blair.
Congo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blair connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Congo scrambles back to his feet.
Blair throws a jab when Congo was well out of range.
Congo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Congo throws a hook but Blair avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Congo.
Blair keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blair tries to land a leg kick but Congo saw it coming and moves away.
Congo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blair connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Congo scrambles back to his feet.
Congo takes a swing at Blair's ribcage but misses.
Blair stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Congo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Congo slips under a jab.
Blair dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Congo. That did some damage!
Blair throws a right and a left that Congo avoids nicely.
Congo scores with a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Congo.
Blair throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Congo slips a jab from Blair.
Blair throws a body punch but Congo moves out of range.
Blair slips under a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blair scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Blair misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Blair misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hank Blair dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ghengis Congo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Congo looks to land a combination but Blair avoids it well.
Blair fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch lands to the side of Congo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Congo 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.
Congo throws a hook but Blair avoids it easily.
Blair throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blair throws an overhand right that lands on Congo's shoulder, as Congo tries to avoid the shot.
Congo connects with a single shot there.
Blair fails to land with a series of punches.
Blair throws a right and a left that Congo avoids nicely.
Blair throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Congo.
Congo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Congo blocks a leg kick.
Congo misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo throws a nice head kick!
Blair throws a lazy right hand but Congo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blair takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Congo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Blair bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blair dodges the punch combination from Congo.
Congo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Blair defending well as Congo loads up on a big left hand.
Blair rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Congo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Blair, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Congo lands a right hook to the body.
A low kick from Blair misses
and Congo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Congo swings for the body but Blair moves out of range.
Hank Blair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blair throws a jab but it's blocked by Congo.
Blair throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blair lands a nice hook to Congo's body. Congo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Congo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Congo connects with the punch.
Blair throws a nice looking combination but Congo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blair throws an overhand right that lands on Congo's shoulder, as Congo tries to avoid the shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blair wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Congo.
Blair is looking to break free of the clinch but Congo has double underhooks.
Congo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blair blocks it with crossed arms.
Congo tries to land knees in the clinch but Blair avoids the damage to the body.
Congo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Congo throws an elbow that misses.
Congo has Blair pressed against the cage.
Congo struggles to land a body shot inside as Blair controls his hands.
Blair lands with a right to the head.
Congo misses with a punch to the body.
Congo missing with knees to the body.
Blair blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Congo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blair is trying to break the clinch but Congo is controlling him.
Congo scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
Blair is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Blair working aggressively here.
Congo tries to land knees in the clinch but Blair avoids the damage to the body.
Congo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blair.
Congo tries to throw a body punch but Blair avoids it by throwing Congo back against the cage.
Congo crunches a lovely knee into Blair's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Congo.
Congo lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ghengis Congo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ghengis Congo's cut.
That's time! Blair's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Congo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blair.

It looks like Hank Blair has been cut.
Congo connects with a right hand. Blair shakes it off.
Blair wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Some wild striking there from Blair.
Blair misses with a double jab
and Congo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A big right from Blair misses.
A slow jab from Blair misses its intended target.
Blair misses with a straight right.
Hank Blair is winning the standup battle so far.
Blair misses with a leg kick
and Congo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Congo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blair sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blair takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo lands a jab to Blair's midsection.
Congo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Congo lands a high kick!

Hank Blair's cut is getting worse.
Nice body punch from Congo.
Congo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Congo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blair.
Blair throws a nice looking combination but Congo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Congo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Congo has managed to clinch.
Congo trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Blair's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Congo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blair wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blair wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Congo has him pressed against the cage.

Blair breaks the clinch.
Congo works Blair's body with a nice hook.
Blair misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blair loads up on a big right hand but Congo slips the punch.
Blair keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Congo.
Congo slips a jab and a cross from Blair.
Congo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blair at a distance.
Congo throws a shot to the body.
Blair looks to land a combination but Congo avoids it well.
Congo scores with a decent looking hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Congo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Congo takes the fight into the clinch.
Congo lands an elbow inside that Blair shrugs off.
Congo working Blair over with knees to the body.
Congo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blair in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Blair takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Congo with a knee to the head.

Hank Blair's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Congo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Congo crunches a lovely knee into Blair's ribcage.
Ghengis Congo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Congo struggles to land a body shot inside as Blair controls his hands.
Blair looking to stall.
A knee to the head by Congo.

Jeez, Hank Blair's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blair blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blair blocks a body shot from Congo.
Congo blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Congo.
Blair blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Congo is leaning against Blair and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Congo lands an elbow inside that Blair shrugs off.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hank Blair's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ghengis Congo!
Ghengis Congo is the new heavyweight champion!
After the big win, Ghengis Congo made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.