PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ty Kicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Kicks
vs
Blaze

185 cm
22
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ty Kicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Blaze!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kicks tries a head kick but it misses.
Kicks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kicks misses with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kicks. That's going to slow Blaze down.
Kicks throws a leg kick but Blaze sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kicks throws a sloppy head kick and Blaze moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Kicks.
Kicks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kicks throws a jab when Blaze was well out of range.
Ty Kicks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kicks throws a head kick that misses.

Kicks gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Blaze passes Kicks's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kicks knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Blaze on the ground.
Blaze slows the pace down in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kicks does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Blaze is trying to work for a kimura but Kicks is defending well.
Kicks missing with punches from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kicks trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Blaze looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Blaze is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kicks is just riding it out for now. Blaze eventually gives up the hold.
Blaze wants to pass to mount but Kicks is defending the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blaze is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Kicks has managed to free his arm - good work.
Blaze passes the guard and advances to mount!

Blaze working for a submission but Kicks is keeping him at bay.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Blaze with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Kicks defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Blaze.
Blaze wants to control the pace but Kicks is squirming around nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Blaze wants to finish this one by submission but Kicks is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Blaze.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Blaze dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Horrible takedown by Blaze or perhaps it was just good defense by Kicks which made him look bad.
Blaze blocks a head kick by Kicks.
Kicks throws a head kick that misses.
Kicks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blaze blocks a head kick by Kicks.
Kicks misses with a head kick.
Kicks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kicks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kicks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Blaze decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kicks is refusing to be controlled, as Blaze sits in half guard.

Blaze is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze wants to take a breather but Kicks is having none of it.

Blaze is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Kicks has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kicks is looking for a sweep. Blaze is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kicks is not content to let Blaze control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Blaze in particular looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kicks wants to control but Blaze passes into side.
Kicks is letting Blaze control him for a moment.

Blaze is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kicks is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kicks is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Blaze looking to control and managing it successfully.

Blaze working for a submission but Kicks is keeping him at bay.
Kicks is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kicks tries to hold on but Blaze postures up.
Kicks tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kicks wants to control but Blaze is having none of it.
Kicks has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kicks looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Blaze showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Kicks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kicks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kicks pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Blaze closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Blaze trying to mount his opponent but Kicks defends it.
Blaze sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kicks is staying active underneath Blaze, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blaze is looking for a kimura here.
Kicks is doing well to control the position and prevent Blaze from advancing to side control.
Kicks trying to control but Blaze postures up.

Blaze is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kicks is refusing to be controlled, as Blaze sits in half guard.
Kicks is looking to control Blaze's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kicks avoid being mounted?

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kicks waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Blaze.
Kicks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blaze uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kicks.
Kicks pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Blaze drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blaze drops back looking for a leg! Kicks is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kicks manages to kick Blaze off! Blaze jumps back into Kicks's guard.
Blaze advances to half guard.
Blaze slows the pace down in half guard.
Blaze is keen to just control but Kicks is a slippery customer.
Ty Kicks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Blaze with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Blaze is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Blaze tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kicks knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kicks moves into full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Blaze is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Blaze comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Blaze winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Blaze!