PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hjalmar Klason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klason has chosen (Hed) Pe - Raise Hell as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blake
vs
Klason

183 cm
25
210 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

190 cm
32
216 lbs
27 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Syndicate Nutrition (DUS)

Syndicate Nutrition (DUS)
160!

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rodney Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hjalmar Klason!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klason defending well as Blake loads up on a big left hand.
Blake misses with a leg kick.
Klason slips a straight right by Blake.
Klason 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.
Klason lands a right hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Blake.
Blake buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Klason misses with a right hand
and Blake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klason swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blake on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Blake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klason goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Klason misses with a body shot.
Blake thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klason ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blake moves away.
Blake stuffs the takedown attempt from Klason. Klason gets slowly back to his feet.
Klason looks to land a right hand but Blake moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Klason. Blake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Klason swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blake moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Klason moves away from the strike by Blake.
Blake fails with an attempt to clinch.
A lazy body kick from Klason
and Blake counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Klason. Blake does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Klason looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klason was well out of range. Poor timing from Blake.
Blake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Blake gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Blake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blake working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blake.
Klason has a couple of punches blocked by Blake.
Blake lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blake.
Klason can't break the clinch.
Blake has had enough of the clinch but Klason keeps him there for the moment.
Klason wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klason blocking some punches.
Blake lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blake misses with the head strike.
Blake lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blake lands a shoulder strike.
Blake working aggressively here.
Blake has a couple of punches blocked by Klason.
A nice left hand lands by Klason.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Klason.
A short right from Blake.
Blake has a couple of punches blocked by Klason.
Blake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Klason blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Klason blocking some punches.
Klason blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Klason's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klason misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blake keeps control of Klason as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blake is trying to break free.
Blake lands a hook that snaps the head of Klason backwards.
Blake blocking some punches.
Klason blocking some punches.
Klason misses with a short punch on the inside.
Klason swings wildly with an uppercut but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blake.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blake lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Klason changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Blake fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hjalmar Klason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodney Blake dominated that round.
That's time! Blake's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Blake sizes up Klason with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Klason misses the shot to the body.
Klason with a nice cross.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blake, right into the meat.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Klason manages to avoid it.
Blake keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Klason takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Klason lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klason takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A left lands for Blake.
A swing and a miss from Klason.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake works Klason's body with a nice hook.
That kick from Blake tenderised Klason's leg. Klason is trying to keep his angry face on.
Blake lands a nice hook to Klason's body. Klason takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Klason is breathing heavily.
Klason walks into a jab.
Blake scores with a shot to the body.
Blake moves out of range of the strikes.
Rodney Blake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blake scores with a leg kick.
Blake is looking to clinch but Klason is avoiding it.
Klason misses with a wild body shot.
Blake is looking to wear down Klason with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Blake connects with a body shot that sends Klason's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klason circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blake's jab looks to have found its range, popping Klason under the eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klason dodges the punch combination from Blake.
Klason takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Klason lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blake circles away quickly and effectively.
Blake slaps away a takedown attempt from Klason, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Klason tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blake swivels and escapes.
Rodney Blake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hjalmar Klason.
Blake misses with a body shot.
Blake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Klason can do to turn this around?
Blake moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Blake bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Klason's head.
Klason fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blake manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake digs a good hook to Klason's body.
Klason swats away the attempt to clinch by Blake.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Klason manages to avoid it.
Klason keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Klason takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blake looks to throw the jab but Klason is out of range.
Klason tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice body punch from Blake.
Rodney Blake is winning the standup battle so far.
Blake fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
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!
Good leg kick by Blake there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake lands with a nice combination. Klason backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Hjalmar Klason has been cut.
Blake wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Blake drops Klason with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Klason looks back up at him and smiles so Blake waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Klason is rocked!
Klason's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Klason throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Klason is still on wobbly legs! Can Blake finish him?
Klason walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Blake swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rodney Blake!
Rodney Blake took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Syndicate Nutrition (DUS) for their support in the buildup to the fight.