PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Storm Chaser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Blanca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charlie Blanca has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Chaser
vs
Blanca

190 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

184 cm
19
199 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good kicks
Very strong

Excellent MT
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Storm Chaser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Charlie Blanca!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanca throws a head kick that misses.
Blanca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chaser takes a kick to the side of the head.
Blanca lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A head kick by Blanca misses
and Chaser counters with a head kick. That will keep Blanca thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chaser tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Blanca counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Blanca throws a leg kick which misses Chaser's front leg but catches the back leg as Chaser tries to avoid it.
Chaser darts in trying to clinch
and Blanca counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaser moves to clinch but Blanca breaks away
and Blanca makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Blanca throws a head kick but Chaser moves out of range.
Chaser blocks a head kick by Blanca.
Blanca misses with a head kick.
Chaser throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chaser blocks a head kick by Blanca.
Blanca lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chaser tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanca lands a leg kick that knocks Chaser off balance momentarily.
Chaser darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chaser tries to work over Blanca's front leg with a kick but Blanca checks it.
Blanca circles away from the clinch attempt
and Blanca counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chaser's knee momentarily.
Chaser moves to clinch but Blanca breaks away
and Blanca counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Blanca.
Chaser takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chaser tries to clinch but Blanca moves away
and Blanca counters with a nice body kick.
Blanca throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blanca throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Charlie Blanca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blanca.
Chaser on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Blanca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blanca pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blanca.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chaser takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Blanca throws a sloppy head kick and Chaser moves out of range easily.
Blanca dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chaser. That did some damage!
A chopping leg kick lands by Blanca.
Charlie Blanca is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blanca throws a sloppy head kick and Chaser moves out of range easily.
Blanca throws a leg kick
and Chaser counters with a thumping low kick.
Blanca throws a head kick that Chaser semi-blocks.
Chaser is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Blanca throws a head kick but Chaser moves out of range.
Blanca misses with a head kick.
Blanca throws a head kick that misses.
Blanca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chaser looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blanca.
Chaser tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Blanca counters with a head kick. That will keep Chaser thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Chaser wants to clinch
and Blanca counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Chaser tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blanca swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blanca blocks a leg kick.
Chaser tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blanca moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Blanca misses with a head kick.
Blanca throws a leg kick which misses Chaser's front leg but catches the back leg as Chaser tries to avoid it.
Chaser closes the distance looking to clinch
and Blanca counters with a leg kick.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Chaser does no damage.
Blanca throws a leg kick that misses.
Blanca dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chaser. That did some damage!
Blanca tries a head kick but it misses.
Blanca throws a front kick aimed at Chaser's knee but Chaser avoids it well.
Blanca blocks the body kick.
Chaser darts in trying to clinch
and Blanca counters with a thumping low kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Chaser blocks a head kick by Blanca.
Chaser looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chaser tries to clinch but Blanca moves away
and Blanca makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Blanca misses with a kick to the body

and Chaser counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Chaser tries a knee to the head but Blanca blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Blanca takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Chaser landing knees to the head.
Blanca throws an elbow that misses.
Come on Chaser - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Blanca breaks the clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Chaser avoids the head kick by Blanca.
Blanca lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chaser tries to clinch but Blanca moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chaser is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head kick misses from Blanca.
Chaser looks to clinch
and Blanca counters with a thumping low kick.
Chaser tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Blanca counters with a big head kick but Chaser shrugs it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chaser throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Blanca dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Chaser tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blanca swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blanca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chaser tries a head kick but it misses.
Blanca attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Blanca throws a sloppy head kick and Chaser moves out of range easily.
Blanca throws a body kick that misses.
Chaser tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Blanca counters with a low kick, right behind Chaser 's knee.
Chaser closes the distance looking to clinch
and Blanca counters with a leg kick.
Charlie Blanca seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaser tries to clinch
and Blanca counters with a head kick.
Chaser throws a nice looking combination but Blanca bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chaser tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Blanca counters with a head kick.
Blanca is looking to land body kicks.
Chaser tries to clinch up
and Blanca counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chaser clinches.
Chaser tries to circle away but Blanca has him pinned against the ropes.
Chaser with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Blanca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blanca does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Blanca circles away from the clinch attempt
and Blanca counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chaser tries to clinch but Blanca moves away
and Blanca counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blanca looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chaser wants to clinch but Blanca slips to the side
and Blanca counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chaser's knee momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick by Blanca misses
and Chaser counters with a body kick that stops Blanca in his tracks momentarily.
Blanca is breathing heavily.
Chaser tries to clinch up.
Blanca circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Blanca lands a head kick!
Chaser wants to clinch
and Blanca finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanca throws a head kick but Chaser moves out of range.
Chaser on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Blanca throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blanca throws a head kick but Chaser moves out of range.
Chaser tries to close the distance and clinch but Blanca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chaser wants to clinch.
Chaser avoids the head kick by Blanca.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Chaser is looking to clinch but Blanca is avoiding it.
Chaser fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blanca.
Blanca throws a sloppy head kick and Chaser moves out of range easily.
Chaser tries a low kick but Blanca avoids it.
Chaser takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chaser fails with an attempt to clinch.

Chaser clips Blanca with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Blanca a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.

It looks like Charlie Blanca has been cut.
Storm Chaser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chaser moves in looking to clinch but Blanca pushes him off.
That kick from Chaser tenderised Blanca's leg. Blanca is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Chaser tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Blanca paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chaser tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chaser is looking to score with low kicks.
Blanca circles away from the clinch attempt
and Blanca counters with a head kick. That will keep Chaser thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A low kick from Blanca misses
and Chaser counters with a body kick.
Chaser is looking to clinch but Blanca is avoiding it.
Chaser doesn't manage to clinch there - Blanca circles away.
Chaser scores with a nice body kick.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Chaser tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Blanca paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blanca misses with a low kick.
Chaser wants to clinch.
Chaser wants to clinch.
Chaser tries to clinch but Blanca moves out of range.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chaser tries to clinch there but Blanca circles away.
Chaser tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Blanca plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Chaser darts in trying to clinch
and Blanca counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Chaser misses with the combination.
Chaser doesn't manage to clinch there - Blanca circles away.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Blanca tries to land a front kick but Chaser steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chaser is looking to score with low kicks.
Blanca lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Blanca moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Blanca circles away from the clinch attempt
and Blanca counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Chaser is lucky that one didn't land flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chaser moves in looking to clinch but Blanca pushes him off.
Chaser chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blanca can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Storm Chaser will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Blanca's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Blanca throws a sloppy head kick and Chaser moves out of range easily.
Chaser blocks a head kick by Blanca.

Chaser darts in and clinches Blanca up against the ropes.
Blanca pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Chaser misses with a knee strike.
Chaser pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Chaser is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Chaser is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blanca is keeping busy.
Chaser tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaser working hard to break the clinch.
Blanca blocks an elbow strike.

Blanca breaks the clinch.
Blanca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Blanca.
A head kick misses from Blanca.
Blanca throws a lazy head kick
and Chaser counters with a big head kick but Blanca shrugs it off.
Blanca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blanca throws the kick towards the body but Chaser avoids it.
Blanca misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanca blocks a low kick nicely.
Chaser takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blanca circles away from the clinch attempt
and Blanca counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Chaser is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Blanca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chaser tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blanca swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blanca misses with a head kick.
Blanca tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chaser takes the fight into the clinch.
Chaser is trying to break the clinch but Blanca has him pressed against the ropes.
Chaser taking a breather.
Chaser connects with a knee to the head.
Blanca is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Chaser using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blanca has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chaser is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blanca is keeping busy.
Blanca scores a nice knee to the body.
Blanca avoids a wild elbow strike from Chaser.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Blanca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chaser takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blanca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chaser closes the distance but Blanca moves to the side
and Blanca counters with a leg kick.
Blanca throws a sloppy head kick and Chaser moves out of range easily.
Chaser darts in trying to clinch
and Blanca counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Chaser avoids the head kick by Blanca.
Blanca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chaser tries to close the distance and clinch but Blanca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blanca with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chaser looks to clinch
and Blanca counters with a head kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Chaser!
Chaser lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chaser scores with a leg kick.
Blanca throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Chaser tries to clinch but Blanca moves out of range.
A head kick by Blanca misses
and Chaser counters with a low kick, right behind Blanca 's knee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chaser tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blanca swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chaser tries to clinch up but Blanca circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick from Blanca lands but Chaser takes it in his stride.
Chaser tries to close the distance and clinch but Blanca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chaser checks a leg kick.
Blanca looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Blanca tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blanca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chaser closes the distance looking to clinch
and Blanca counters with a head kick.
Chaser is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chaser looks to clinch
and Blanca counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Chaser is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Blanca scores with a leg kick.
Chaser wants to clinch but Blanca slips to the side
and Blanca counters with a body kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Chaser looks to clinch
and Blanca counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Chaser tries to clinch up
and Blanca counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Chaser is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A leg kick checked by Chaser.
Chaser on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blanca. Blanca obviously looking to wear him down.
Blanca throws a sloppy head kick and Chaser moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Blanca.
Chaser avoids the head kick by Blanca.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Chaser is looking to clinch.
Blanca lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Chaser tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Blanca throws a head kick but Chaser moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chaser moves out of range as Blanca throws a body kick.
Chaser tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Blanca counters with an outside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Storm Chaser.
I think Chaser has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Storm Chaser!