PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mason Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Archer comes to the ring accompanied by Predator Theme. Blaze has chosen Monster by Skillet as his entrance music. Johnny Blaze acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Archer
vs
Blaze

193 cm
37
213 lbs
44 - 17 - 0

188 cm
23
212 lbs
12 - 9 - 1

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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 44 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mason Archer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archer avoids the body shot from Blaze.
Blaze tries a head kick but it misses.

Archer closes the distance and clinches.
Archer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Archer.
Archer lands a nice shot to the body.
Archer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Archer lands with a short shot to the head.
Blaze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blaze lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
I was talking to Archer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Archer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaze throws a body punch but Archer moves out of range.
Archer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Archer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blaze scores with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Archer. Blaze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Archer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blaze throws a lazy head kick
and Archer counters with a body kick.

Archer instigates a clinch.
Archer blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer lands a nice uppercut.
Archer prevents a body shot from Blaze.
Archer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Archer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Archer.
Blaze looks winded!
Blaze misses with some punches.
Blaze is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Archer is keeping busy.
Blaze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blaze blocks an elbow strike from Archer.
Blaze blocks an uppercut.
Blaze's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Archer lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Archer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Archer lands with a left to the head.
Blaze blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blaze gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blaze misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Archer.
Blaze managing to block the knees to the body from Archer.
Archer misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Archer misses with a punch to the body.
Archer dodges an elbow strike from Blaze.
Archer has a couple of punches blocked by Blaze.
Archer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blaze creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Archer's defenses.

It looks like Mason Archer has been cut.
Blaze misses with a body punch.
Blaze misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blaze.
Archer is leaning against Blaze and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Archer misses with some punches.
Archer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blaze's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blaze lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Archer backwards.
Archer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blaze throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Archer tries a body shot but Blaze blocks it.
Blaze prevents a body shot from Archer.
Still in the clinch, Archer scores with a nice short uppercut.

Archer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blaze uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Archer.
Blaze fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Archer is out of range.
Blaze tries a head kick but it misses.
Blaze lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Archer 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.
Archer checks a leg kick nicely.
Johnny Blaze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Archer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A solid body kick from Archer.
Blaze throws a wild body kick that Archer sees coming a mile off.
Archer misses with a low kick.
Archer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blaze on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Archer misses with a low kick.
Blaze throws a front kick aimed at Archer's knee but Archer avoids it well.
Archer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blaze looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blaze fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze throws a head kick that Archer semi-blocks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blaze.
A clash of legs there as Archer blocks the low kick.
Archer lands a two punch combo.

Blaze clinches up with Archer and pushes him back against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Archer.
Archer dodges an elbow strike from Blaze.
Archer works on Blaze's body with a couple of short punches.
Archer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blaze or not.
Still in the clinch, Archer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Archer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blaze backwards.
Archer misses with a knee to the head.
Archer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Archer.
Blaze managing to block the knees to the body from Archer.
Blaze tries to throw a body punch but Archer avoids it by throwing Blaze back against the ropes.
Blaze lands an elbow just above Archer 's eye.
Archer blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mason Archer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mason Archer's cut.
That's time! Archer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A decent looking body kick lands there for Archer.
Blaze on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blaze 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.
Archer lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaze tries a head kick but it misses.
Archer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Blaze clinches up with Archer and pushes him back against the ropes.
Archer tries to throw a body punch but Blaze avoids it by throwing Archer back against the ropes.
Archer lands with a light punch inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Archer lands with a left to the head.
Archer blocking some punches.
Archer misses with a body punch.
Archer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blaze can do to turn this around?
Archer lands with a left to the head.
Archer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Archer tries a body shot but Blaze blocks it.
Archer blocks an elbow strike.
Blaze pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

Archer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Archer clinches up against the ropes.
Archer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blaze doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blaze lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Archer.
Archer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Blaze fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Archer.
Archer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blaze blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Archer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blaze.
Archer swings wildly with an uppercut but Blaze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Archer lands a hook that snaps the head of Blaze backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Blaze just misses with a elbow thrown towards Archer's brow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaze doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Archer pushes Blaze back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Blaze misses with a body punch.
Blaze trying to stall but Archer improves his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Archer blocking some punches.
Blaze looking to slow down the pace here.
Archer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blaze.
Blaze is breathing heavily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Archer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blaze's elbow.
Archer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Archer lands a hook that snaps the head of Blaze backwards.
Blaze blocks a body shot from Archer.
Mason Archer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Archer lands a left hand.
Archer blocks an elbow strike.
Archer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blaze creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Archer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blaze backwards.
A short right from Archer.
Archer working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Blaze is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Archer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blaze is still on wobbly legs! Can Archer finish him?
Archer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blaze backwards.
Archer breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Blaze with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Blaze looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Blaze get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mason Archer!
During a confident post fight interview, Mason Archer thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.