PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Blair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Blair has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Ho
vs
Blair

180 cm
24
195 lbs
6 - 6 - 1

197 cm
32
192 lbs
23 - 13 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ricky Ho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Blair!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blair looks to land a left hand but Ho moved out of range nicely.
Ho moves away from the strike by Blair.
Blair throws a lazy right hand but Ho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blair moves away.
Ho throws a nice looking combination but Blair bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ho misses with a wild combination.
Blair misses with an uppercut. Ho saw that one coming.
Blair throws out a loose jab but Ho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jimmy Blair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ho throws the left hand but Blair avoids the punch easily.
Ho keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blair looks to land a left hand but Ho moved out of range nicely.
Ho needs to keep his hands up - Blair had a free shot at his head there.
Blair slips under a jab from Ho.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ho scores with a jab to the jaw.
Blair lands a really nice looking cross but Ho seems unphased.
Blair scores with a nice right hand.
Blair throws a series of punches but Ho avoids them all with ease.
Blair looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho is just out of range.
Ho moves out of range of the strikes.
Blair takes a swing at Ho's ribcage but misses.
Blair might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Blair misses with an uppercut. Ho saw that one coming.
Ho scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ho fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blair throws a shot from downtown. Ho moves away and avoids it.
Ho moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Blair misses.
Blair misses the shot to the body.
Blair will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ho.
Blair dodges the punch combination from Ho.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blair.
Ho takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Blair misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Blair misses with a straight right.
Blair throws a jab when Ho was well out of range.
Blair swings for the body but Ho moves out of range.
Ho keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blair takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Blair throws a jab but it's blocked by Ho.
Ho throws out a loose jab but Blair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blair connects with a single shot there.
Ho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blair misses with an uppercut. Ho saw that one coming.
Ho throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jab by Blair.
Ho takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ho throws a leg kick but Blair sees it coming and moves out of range.
Blair falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blair blocks a head kick by Ho.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ho takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blair lands a glancing blow to the side of Ho's head.
Blair thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Blair dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blair.
Ho tries to move into range but Blair moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blair throws a hook but Ho blocks it.
Ho with a hook.
Ho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blair.
Ho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blair moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blair jabs Ho right on the nose. Ho blinks but takes it well.
Blair on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ho throws a right hand that Blair ducks under and follows up with a left that Blair also avoids with ease.
Ho misses the shot to the body.
Blair missing with a left hand there. Ho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Blair throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho looks to throw the jab but Blair is out of range.
Ho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blair.
Blair misses with a looping right.
Blair misses with an uppercut. Ho saw that one coming.
Ho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ho fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blair has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blair looks to throw the jab but Ho is out of range.
Ho staying out of range there.
Ho just misses with a punch to the body.
Blair misses with a hook
and Ho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blair looks to throw the jab but Ho is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blair throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blair.
Ho throws the left hand but Blair avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Blair misses the target.
Blair lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ho throws a nice looking combination but Blair bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blair ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ho moves away.
Jimmy Blair seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blair takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ho misses the jab.
Blair thows a body shot but no joy.
Ho lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho slips a jab from Blair.
Blair misses with an uppercut. Ho saw that one coming.
Ho cracks Blair with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Blair throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blair swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blair rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blair throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A combination from Ho does no damage.
Blair throws a lazy uppercut
and Ho counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ho lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ricky Ho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blair takes a swing at Ho's ribcage but misses.
Ho misses with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Ho.
Ho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blair manages to avoid it.
Blair throws a poor cross that misses
and Ho counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ho gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blair.
Ho moves out of range of the strikes.
Blair throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Blair misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jimmy Blair will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Blair throws a jab but it's blocked by Ho.
Blair ducks under a wild hook from Ho.
Blair throws a body punch but Ho moves out of range.
Blair misses with an uppercut. Ho saw that one coming.
Ho throws a low kick but Blair avoids it.
Blair throws a shot from downtown. Ho moves away and avoids it.
Blair pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ho scores with a jab to the head.
Blair throws a lazy uppercut
and Ho counters with a good low kick that Blair was not able to check.
Ho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blair rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ho counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho misses with a wild combination.
Blair misses the shot to the body.
Ho is looking to land body kicks.
Ho takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A punch lands to the side of Ho 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blair throws a jab when Ho was well out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Blair blocks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho. Blair does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blair misses with a hook. Ho ducked under it nicely.
Ho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blair misses with a straight left.
Ho moves out of range of the strikes.
Ho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blair misses the shot to the body.
Blair scores with a three punch combo!
Blair misses with a hook. Ho ducked under it nicely.
Ho tries to move into range but Blair moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blair misses with a straight left.
Blair throws a series of punches but Ho moves out of range.
Ho misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blair jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blair lands with a right hand.
Ho misses with a double jab
and Blair connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ho swinging wildly here.
Nice cross by Ho.
Ho takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blair throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blair throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ho throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ricky Ho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blair.
Blair chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ho can pounce on him.
Ho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blair chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ho can pounce on him.
Ho misses with a wild combination.
Blair showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ho.
Blair slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Ho.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jimmy Blair.
Well Blair 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Blair!