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). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Ho
vs
Blair

180 cm
26
195 lbs
8 - 9 - 1

197 cm
33
192 lbs
25 - 16 - 1

Dangerous GnP
World class boxer
Cardio machine

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 8 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ricky Ho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Blair!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho misses with a double jab.
Blair throws a hook but Ho avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Blair.
Blair pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Blair misses.
Blair throws a lazy right hand but Ho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blair lands a body shot.
Blair throws a jab but it's blocked by Ho.
Blair throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ho swinging wildly here.
Blair throws an off balance right hand
and Ho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ho moves out of range of the strikes.
Blair on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ho. Ho obviously looking to wear him down.
Blair misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blair missing with a left hand there. Ho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blair thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Ho misses.
Blair takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jimmy Blair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blair throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Ho counter with a right hand.
Ho misses with a series of wild punches.
Ho throws a shot from downtown. Blair moves away and avoids it.
Ho fails to land with a series of punches.
Ho falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blair cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Blair misses.
Blair dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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 throws a nice looking combination but Ho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blair has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ho finds it's way round the side to connect with Blair's head.
Blair misses the shot to the body.
Blair connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ho momentarily.
Blair throws a lazy right hand but Ho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho feints and then cracks Blair's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blair down.
Ho misses with an uppercut. Blair saw that one coming.
Ho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blair was well out of range. Poor timing from Ho.
Ho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blair.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ho slips a jab from Blair.
Blair slips a straight right by Ho.
The fighters circling - Blair throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ho throws a lazy right hand but Blair sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blair throws a looping overhand right but Ho ducks down to avoid it.
Ho misses with a hook.
Blair slips under a jab.
Ho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blair circles away quickly and effectively.
Blair throws out a loose jab but Ho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho throws a hook but Blair avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Blair.
Ho throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blair looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blair rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ho counters with a three punch combo that has Blair backing up. Blair nods at Ho to acknowledge the strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Blair scores with a four punch combination!
Ho throws a head kick that misses.
Ho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blair just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blair.
Blair swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jimmy Blair will probably get the nod.
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.

Ho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blair.
Blair throws a jab but it's blocked by Ho.
Blair throws a jab when Ho was well out of range.
Ho lands a slapping body shot.
Ho throws a body punch but Blair moves out of range.
Blair on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ho. Ho obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from Ho misses.
Blair misses with a double jab.
Ho takes one to the chin there.
Ricky Ho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blair uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho.
Blair missing with a left hand there. Ho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ho lands a glancing blow to the side of Blair's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ho momentarily.
Blair misses with a hook. Ho ducked under it nicely.
Ho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blair.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blair. Ho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blair thuds a left hand into Ho's body.
Blair throws a jab but it's blocked by Ho.
Blair misses the jab.
Ho lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ho misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Blair to counter with a crisp jab.
Ho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Ho.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blair throws out a loose jab but Ho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blair throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ho counters with a stiff right hand.
Blair smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Blair takes one to the side of the head.
Blair defending well as Ho loads up on a big left hand.
Blair misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blair avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ho lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Blair misses.
Blair throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Blair misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Blair misses the target.
Blair throws a big shot that misses.
Nice body punch from Blair.
Blair looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho is just out of range.
Blair uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho.
Ho throws out a loose jab but Blair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blair rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blair throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blair lands a nice hook to Ho's body. Ho takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blair ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blair thows a body shot but no joy.
Ho lands with an uppercut that bounces Blair off the cage and back into range.
Ho throws a right hand that misses
and Blair counters with a three punch combo that has Ho backing up. Ho nods at Blair to acknowledge the strikes.
Ho walks into a straight right hand from Blair.
A punch combination from Ho misses.
Ho scores with a sloppy right hand. Blair should have avoided that one.
Ho looks to throw the jab but Blair is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blair.
Blair looks to land a combination but Ho avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ho moves away from the strike by Blair.
Blair bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ho's head.
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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Blair keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blair bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ho's head backwards.
Blair throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice combination there by Blair.
Blair throws a lazy uppercut
and Ho counters with a nice uppercut.
Blair throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ho counters with a series of strikes. Blair will be more careful next time no doubt.
A punch lands to the side of Ho 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blair throws a hook but Ho avoids it easily.
Blair misses with a looping right.
Ho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blair is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ho.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blair.
Nice shot by Ho.
A telegraphed right hand from Blair misses the target.
Blair throws out a powerful jab.
Blair throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blair uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ho.
Blair with a jab.
Blair swinging wildly here.
Ho thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blair cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ho throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Blair is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Blair tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ho was well out of range. Poor timing from Blair.
Ho tries a head kick but it misses.
Ho scores with a shot to the body.
Ho dodges the punch combination from Blair.
Ho tries a head kick but it misses.
Blair throws a looping overhand right but Ho ducks down to avoid it.
Ho takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blair ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ho moves away.
Ho takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ho slips under a jab.
Blair throws a hook but Ho blocks it.
A cross from Blair lands.
Blair throws a right hand that misses
and Ho counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A telegraphed right hand from Blair misses the target.
A jab from Ho finds it's way through Blair's defenses.
Ho lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blair swings widly with a right hand
and Ho counters with a left to the body.
Ho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ricky Ho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho fails to land with a series of punches.
Jimmy Blair seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ho scores with a jab to the body.
Ho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Ho. Those never looked like landing.
Ho takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho lands a leg kick that knocks Blair off balance momentarily.
Ho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ho tries a head kick but it misses.
Blair throws a series of punches but Ho avoids them all with ease.
Ho gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30

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