PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wahoo McDaniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Blake might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Battle for Asgard. McDaniel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: War Dance. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Blake
vs
McDaniel

192 cm
27
210 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

186 cm
35
214 lbs
31 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Conviction

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donald Blake!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Wahoo McDaniel!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDaniel checks a low kick from Blake.
McDaniel throws the kick towards the body but Blake avoids it.
McDaniel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Blake connects with the punch.
McDaniel connects with a body shot.

Blake forces McDaniel back against the cage and clinches.
McDaniel is trying to break the clinch but Blake has him pressed against the cage.
Blake struggles to land a body shot inside as McDaniel controls his hands.
McDaniel blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDaniel.
McDaniel blocking some punches.
McDaniel tries a knee to the head but Blake blocks it.
McDaniel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McDaniel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blake tries to work over McDaniel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blake throws a head punch that misses.
Blake is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

McDaniel manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake thows a body kick. McDaniel tries to catch it but that hurt him.
McDaniel throws a lazy right hand but Blake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McDaniel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blake checks a leg kick.
Blake connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wahoo McDaniel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDaniel avoids the head kick by Blake.
McDaniel lands with a good body shot.
Blake wants to clinch.
McDaniel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blake.
McDaniel lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDaniel slips a straight right by Blake.
Blake tries to bum rush McDaniel with a series of wild strikes but McDaniel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Blake.
McDaniel misses with a wild body shot.
McDaniel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blake counters with a nice leg kick.
McDaniel blocks a head kick by Blake.
Blake has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blake there as he acknowledges the shot.
Blake throws a wild body kick that McDaniel sees coming a mile off.
McDaniel blocks a head kick by Blake.
Jab from McDaniel.
McDaniel scores with the left hand. Blake knows he should have avoided that one.

It looks like Donald Blake has been cut.
Blake scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McDaniel checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for McDaniel.
Both fighters circling a little - McDaniel finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Blake walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McDaniel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McDaniel steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Blake. That one must have hurt.
Blake lands with a slapping head kick.
McDaniel misses with an uppercut.
McDaniel tries for a takedown but Blake sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McDaniel misses with a leg kick.
McDaniel tests Blake's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blake slips a straight right by McDaniel.
McDaniel throws a hook but Blake avoids it easily.
McDaniel misses with a hook. Blake ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel throws a wild body kick that Blake sees coming a mile off.
McDaniel throws out a loose jab but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake cracks the inside of McDaniel's front leg.
Blake looks to land a body kick but McDaniel moved away.
McDaniel with a jab.
Blake misses with a looping left.
A head kick from Blake lands but McDaniel takes it in his stride.
Blake throws a good cross that connects.
Blake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blake tries to clinch there but McDaniel circles away.
McDaniel is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick misses from Blake.
Blake throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McDaniel's head.
McDaniel thumps Blake with a low kick.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Blake has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McDaniel.
McDaniel misses with a hook.
Blake misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McDaniel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Blake.
McDaniel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McDaniel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McDaniel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by McDaniel.
Blake misses with an uppercut
and McDaniel counters with a leg kick.
Blake moves away from the strike by McDaniel.
Blake thows a leg kick but McDaniel checks it
and McDaniel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McDaniel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake is looking to chop away at McDaniel's legs.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Blake blocks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for McDaniel.
Blake 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.
Blake slips under a jab.
McDaniel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blake has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blake moves out of range of the body kick.
McDaniel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blake.
Blake moves out of range of the leg kick from McDaniel.
McDaniel loads up on a big right hand but Blake slips the punch.
McDaniel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McDaniel lands with a nice body punch.
Nice defenses there by Blake.
Blake blocks a low kick nicely.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blake.
Decent striking displayed by McDaniel there.
Blake avoids the body shot from McDaniel.
Jab by McDaniel.
McDaniel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blake throws an overhand right that lands on McDaniel's shoulder, as McDaniel tries to avoid the shot.
Blake avoids a kick to the body.
McDaniel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blake tries to avoid it but McDaniel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blake to the ground. Blake escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McDaniel checks a leg kick nicely.
Blake takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Blake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blake walks into a jab.
McDaniel is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Blake had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
McDaniel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDaniel cracks Blake with an open hand slap.
Blake lands with a nice body punch.
McDaniel tries a head kick but it misses.
McDaniel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McDaniel throws a half hearted mid kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blake.
McDaniel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake.
A telegraphed right hand from Blake misses the target.
Blake looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blake is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McDaniel throws a lazy head kick
and Blake counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Blake scores with a nice body kick.
McDaniel looks gassed!
Blake throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McDaniel looks to land a right hand but Blake moved out of range.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel misses with a low kick.
Blake avoids the body shot from McDaniel.
Blake misses with an uppercut. McDaniel saw that one coming.
Blake moves in looking to clinch but McDaniel pushes him off.
McDaniel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDaniel throws a front kick aimed at Blake's knee but Blake avoids it well.
McDaniel misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blake scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blake sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
McDaniel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDaniel misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Wahoo McDaniel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Donald Blake's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

McDaniel tries to land a leg kick but Blake saw it coming and moves away.
Blake is looking to clinch.
McDaniel misses with a body kick.
McDaniel throws a jab when Blake was well out of range.
McDaniel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blake.
McDaniel connects with an inside leg kick.
McDaniel misses with a leg kick
letting Blake counter with a right hand.
McDaniel lands a leg kick that knocks Blake off balance momentarily.
Blake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blake lands with a thumping leg kick.
McDaniel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDaniel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McDaniel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blake.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDaniel lands a jab to the nose.
McDaniel jabs at Blake's body.
Blake tries a head kick but it misses.
Blake pushes McDaniel away with a front kick.
Blake takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McDaniel misses the shot to the body.
McDaniel avoids a kick to the body.
Blake avoids the head kick by McDaniel.
A bone on bone clash there as Blake blocks the leg kick.
McDaniel connects with a nice looking jab.
Blake uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McDaniel has time to react.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake tries to clinch there but McDaniel circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McDaniel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blake.
McDaniel thuds his right hand into Blake's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McDaniel throws a low kick but Blake moves out of range easily.
Blake throws a looping overhand right but McDaniel ducks down to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Blake misses.
A slow jab from Blake misses its intended target.
McDaniel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blake.
McDaniel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blake counters with a low kick, right behind McDaniel 's knee.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blake.
McDaniel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
McDaniel is breathing heavily.
McDaniel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wahoo McDaniel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloppy strikes from McDaniel. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel throws a right and a left that both miss.
A cross from Blake lands.
Blake scores with a head kick.
McDaniel lands a body shot.
Blake connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McDaniel looks to score with a jab to the body but Blake is just out of range.
McDaniel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McDaniel misses with an attempted mid kick.
McDaniel 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.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McDaniel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blake is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blake manages to avoid it.
McDaniel misses with a leg kick.
Blake lands a really nice looking cross but McDaniel seems unphased.
McDaniel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McDaniel throws a big shot that misses.
Blake throws a sloppy head kick and McDaniel moves out of range easily.
Blake looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Blake takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Blake swings for the body but McDaniel moves out of range.
Nice shot by McDaniel.
McDaniel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A thudding body kick lands there by McDaniel!
Blake throws the kick towards the body but McDaniel avoids it.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Blake goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blake looks to land a body kick but McDaniel moved away.
Blake looks to throw the jab but McDaniel is out of range.
Blake lands with a cross.
Blake throws a low kick but McDaniel avoids it.
McDaniel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McDaniel checks a leg kick.
McDaniel scores with a hook to the body. Blake takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blake tries to clinch up.
McDaniel lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Blake backs up against the cage.
McDaniel scores with a sloppy right hand. Blake should have avoided that one.
McDaniel misses with the combination.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Blake lunges at McDaniel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McDaniel's hand.
Blake checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McDaniel shoots for a double leg takedown but Blake sprawls well. He's pushed McDaniel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDaniel throws out a leg kick but Blake moves out of range and McDaniel only half commits.
Blake misses the shot to the body.
McDaniel throws a jab but it's blocked by Blake.
Blake drops his hands momentarily and McDaniel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Donk. McDaniel catches Blake right on the button with a cross.
McDaniel tries a head kick but it misses.
McDaniel is looking to chop away at Blake's legs.
Blake looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Blake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McDaniel.
McDaniel scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Blake avoids a kick to the body.
McDaniel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blake misses with a body kick.
Blake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McDaniel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McDaniel misses with a body shot
and Blake counters with an outside leg kick.
Blake is looking to clinch.
McDaniel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Blake counters with an outside leg kick.
McDaniel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blake connects with an inside leg kick.
Donald Blake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Blake tries to clinch up but McDaniel circles away and keeps his distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blake.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blake checks a leg kick.
McDaniel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from McDaniel.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDaniel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McDaniel throws a sloppy head kick and Blake moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blake.
Blake misses with a head kick.
McDaniel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from McDaniel misses.
Blake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blake throws a head kick that misses.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel misses the jab.
A head kick misses from McDaniel.
Blake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McDaniel ducks right into an uppercut from Blake.
Blake dodges the punch combination from McDaniel.
Blake throws a body punch but McDaniel moves out of range.
Blake checks a leg kick.
McDaniel blocks a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blake lands a nice shot that snaps McDaniel's head back.
McDaniel's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McDaniel duly obliges.
Blake misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Donald Blake will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Donald Blake's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Blake throws a head kick that misses
and McDaniel counters with a leg kick.
Blake scoring well with a low kick there.
A leg kick checked by Blake.
McDaniel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McDaniel thows a body shot but no joy.
McDaniel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake.
McDaniel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McDaniel lands a slapping body shot.
McDaniel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McDaniel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blake stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice body kick there by McDaniel.
Blake throws a body kick that misses.
McDaniel misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake slips a jab from McDaniel.
McDaniel throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Blake counters with a nice body kick.
McDaniel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McDaniel.
Blake lands a head kick. McDaniel smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Blake scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blake checks a leg kick.
McDaniel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDaniel throws a nice looking combination but Blake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDaniel throws out the jab.
Blake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blake tries to clinch but McDaniel is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Blake tries a head kick but it misses.
Blake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDaniel.
Blake lands a head shot.
Blake chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McDaniel has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Blake.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McDaniel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McDaniel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McDaniel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blake chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McDaniel can pounce on him.
McDaniel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A clash of legs there as Blake blocks the low kick.
McDaniel tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel misses with a low kick.
Blake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Blake fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McDaniel, pushing him back against the cage.
Blake pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Blake lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blake throws a punch but it's blocked by McDaniel.

McDaniel breaks the clinch.
McDaniel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blake pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A big left from McDaniel misses.
McDaniel swings for the body but Blake moves out of range.
Blake wants to clinch up but McDaniel keeps it at a distance.
Blake takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blake.
Blake lands a front kick.
Good leg kick by Blake there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McDaniel scores with a hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blake uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McDaniel has time to react.
An inside leg kick lands from Blake.
Blake jabs at McDaniel's body.
Blake lands a leg kick that knocks McDaniel off balance momentarily.
Blake scores with a spinning back kick!
Blake throws a head kick but McDaniel moves out of range.
Blake scores with a push kick.
McDaniel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Blake clinches with his opponent.
Blake has McDaniel pressed against the cage, preventing McDaniel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McDaniel is trying to force a seperation but Blake has the dominant position.
McDaniel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blake cracks McDaniel with a nice body shot.
Knees to the body from Blake.
Blake is working McDaniel over against the cage.
Blake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blake digs a right hand into McDaniel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McDaniel's gas tank.
McDaniel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blake misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDaniel wants to take the fight to the mat but Blake manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Blake presses McDaniel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blake.
Blake lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McDaniel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blake lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blake misses with the head strike.
Blake misses with the head strike.
McDaniel can't break the clinch.
McDaniel prevents a body shot from Blake.
Blake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Donald Blake has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McDaniel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blake lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blake keeps control of McDaniel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McDaniel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blake is defending well for now.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blake has a couple of punches blocked by McDaniel.
McDaniel can't find room to land a body shot as Blake controls the action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blake.
Blake misses with a punch on the inside.
Blake misses with a punch to the body.
Blake presses McDaniel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McDaniel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McDaniel can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDaniel.

McDaniel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McDaniel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blake.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel fails to land with a series of punches.
Good shot there by McDaniel.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake connects with a nice looking jab.
McDaniel lands with a nice combination. Blake backs away looking to recover.

Blake darts in and clinches McDaniel up against the cage.
McDaniel has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Blake is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
McDaniel blocks an uppercut.

McDaniel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blake avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McDaniel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blake's calf.
Blake fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McDaniel on the side of the head.
McDaniel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McDaniel works over Blake's head and body with a nice combination.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blake cracks McDaniel with a good jab.
McDaniel digs a good body shot into Blake's ribs.
McDaniel throws a leg kick that misses.
Blake delivers a nice body kick.
Blake fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blake is looking to slow McDaniel down with leg kicks.
Blake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blake scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot to the liver by McDaniel. Beautiful body shot.
Blake avoids the head kick by McDaniel.
McDaniel takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Blake clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Donald Blake's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

McDaniel takes a swing at Blake's ribcage but misses.
Blake misses the shot to the body.
McDaniel ducks under a wild hook from Blake.
McDaniel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McDaniel scores with a nice head shot.
Blake connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab lands there for Blake.

McDaniel is rocked!
McDaniel misses with a wild body shot.
McDaniel is still on wobbly legs! Can Blake finish him?
Blake drops McDaniel with a huge uppercut! McDaniel drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Blake is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donald Blake!
Donald Blake retains his light heavyweight title!
Donald Blake thanked the fans post fight for their support.