PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksey Markov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dutch Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dutch Blaze struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Markov
vs
Blaze

186 cm
21
212 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
225 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksey Markov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dutch Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Blaze.
A low kick from Markov misses
and Blaze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Markov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Blaze backs up against the cage.

It looks like Dutch Blaze has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Blaze.
Blaze misses with a straight right.
Markov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blaze's waist but Blaze gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Markov off to one side.
Blaze thows a body shot but no joy.
Markov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Markov ducks right into an uppercut from Blaze.
Markov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Markov is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Blaze moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dutch Blaze!
Dutch Blaze really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Red Light Clothing ►$10!!! logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.