PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Stojan Blasko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teenager Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blasko comes to the cage accompanied by Balkan Express. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blasko
vs
Torres

177 cm
19
167 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

176 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Dangerous knees
Good chin

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stojan Blasko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Teenager Torres!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blasko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blasko has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Foot Loves in the buildup to the fight.
Torres fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blasko manages to avoid it.
Torres needs to keep his hands up - Blasko had a free shot at his head there.
Blasko looks to land a right hand but Torres moved out of range.
Torres throws out a loose jab but Blasko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blasko throws a wild body kick that Torres sees coming a mile off.
Torres lands with a nice combination. Blasko backs away looking to recover.
Blasko wants to clinch up but Torres keeps it at a distance.
Good shot there by Blasko.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Torres avoiding damage as Blasko throws knees to the body.
Blasko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Torres blocks it with crossed arms.

Torres manages to break the clinch.
Torres walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Torres, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Torres ducks under a wild hook from Blasko.
Blasko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blasko throws a lazy right hand but Torres sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blasko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torres moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres throws a right hand that Blasko ducks under and follows up with a left that Blasko also avoids with ease.
Blasko throws a good cross that connects.
Blasko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Torres loads up on a big right hand but Blasko slips the punch.
Torres misses with a hook.
A shot to the body from Blasko misses
and Torres counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blasko thinking.
Torres wants to land a leg kick but Blasko is out of range.
Torres has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Torres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Torres throws a front kick aimed at Blasko's knee but Blasko avoids it well.
Blasko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Blasko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Torres falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blasko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Torres loads up on a big right hand but Blasko slips the punch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Torres.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres throws a right and a left that both miss.
Torres pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blasko is looking to clinch but Torres is avoiding it.
Blasko misses with a looping right.
Torres throws a combination that misses
and Blasko counters with a good low kick that Torres was not able to check.
Torres lands a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blasko.
Torres avoids the body shot from Blasko.
Torres pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Torres lands a nice shot to the body.
Torres keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Torres finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Torres keeps the fight on the outside.
Torres throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blasko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Torres stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Torres misses with a left hand
and Blasko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A leg kick checked by Blasko.
Torres tries to move into range but Blasko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a right and a left that Blasko avoids nicely.
Blasko is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Torres.
Blasko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Torres will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Blasko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blasko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torres.
Torres staying out of range there.
Torres avoids the body shot from Blasko.
Blasko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Torres throws out the jab.
Blasko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blasko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Blasko lands a right hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Torres.
Torres throws a big shot that misses.
Blasko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Torres manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Torres takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blasko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Torres.
Torres missing with a left hand there. Blasko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blasko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Torres.
Torres ducks under a wild hook from Blasko.
Blasko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Torres.
Blasko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torres.
Blasko wants to clinch up but Torres keeps it at a distance.
Blasko is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Blasko moves out of range of the body kick.
Torres tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torres throws a hook to the side of Blasko's head but Blasko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blasko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Blasko misses.
Blasko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Torres's sensitive parts.
Torres throws a sloppy head kick

and Blasko counters by moving into the clinch.
Torres's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Torres tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blasko avoids it.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Torres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blasko lands with a short shot to the head.
Torres tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blasko avoids it.
Torres looking to stall.
Torres misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blasko.
Blasko lands a nice knee to the body.
Torres gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blasko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Blasko scores a nice knee to the body.
Blasko swings wildly with an uppercut but Torres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blasko dodges an elbow strike from Torres.
Torres is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Torres is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Blasko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Torres throws an elbow but it misses.
Torres missing with knees to the body.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blasko missing with knees to the body.
Torres tries to circle away but Blasko has him pinned against the cage.
Blasko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blasko lands a good knee to the midsection. Torres won't want to take too many of those.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blasko.
Torres on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Torres wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Torres trying to control the position but instead, Blasko has worked for underhooks and has pushed Torres into the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Blasko misses with a knee to the head.

Torres's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Torres takes a swing at Blasko's ribcage but misses.
Torres moves away from the strike by Blasko.
Blasko throws a body kick that misses.
Blasko blocks a head kick by Torres.
Blasko appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Blasko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Torres throws a push kick but Blasko slaps the foot to one side.
Blasko is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Torres.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Blasko throws a series of punches but Torres avoids them all with ease.
Blasko scores with a decent looking hook.
Torres misses with a straight left.
Blasko is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Torres.
Nice straight punches there by Torres. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Torres.
Torres misses with a hook. Blasko ducked under it nicely.
Blasko avoids the body shot from Torres.
Torres throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blasko tries to clinch there but Torres circles away.
Jab, jab by Blasko - just one landing.
Blasko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blasko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blasko slips a jab and a cross from Torres.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blasko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torres paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Torres checks a leg kick nicely.
Blasko throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Blasko fails to land with a series of punches.
Blasko goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Blasko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blasko swinging wildly here.
Blasko blocks a head kick by Torres.
Torres swats away the attempt to clinch by Blasko.
Torres throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Torres lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blasko circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torres. Blasko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blasko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torres manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Torres on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blasko cracks Torres with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Blasko slips under a jab.
It looked like Blasko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blasko checks a leg kick.
Blasko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Teenager Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Torres ducks under a wild hook from Blasko.
Torres swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blasko connects with a looping right hand.
Torres takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Blasko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Torres sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blasko scores with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Blasko there.
Blasko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Torres.
Blasko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Torres sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Torres throws a combination that misses

and Blasko counters by moving into the clinch.
Blasko throws a head punch that misses.
Torres misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torres goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blasko.
Torres tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blasko avoids it.
Blasko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blasko has a couple of punches blocked by Torres.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stojan Blasko dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Torres avoids the body shot from Blasko.
Blasko loads up on a big right hand but Torres slips the punch.
Torres ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Torres fails to land with a series of punches.
Torres misses with an uppercut. Blasko saw that one coming.
No joy there for Torres, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Torres backs away, Blasko returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Torres darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Torres misses with a body kick.
Blasko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Torres's head backwards.
Torres circles away from the clinch attempt.
Torres slips a jab from Blasko.
Torres is looking for the big counter here.
Blasko lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres lunges at Blasko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blasko's hand.
Torres lands a jab to the nose.

Blasko gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blasko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Torress head.
Torres misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blasko with a knee to the head.

Torres breaks from the clinch.
Blasko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab from Blasko.
Torres swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blasko throws a lazy right hand but Torres sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Torres throws a counter combo.
Blasko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Torres. That did some damage!
Torres throws a jab when Blasko was well out of range.
Torres throws a shot from downtown. Blasko moves away and avoids it.
Blasko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Torres is breathing heavily.
Torres ducks under a wild hook from Blasko.
Torres throws a series of punches but Blasko moves out of range.
Blasko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circling - Torres throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blasko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blasko slips a straight right by Torres.
Torres's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Blasko.
Torres throws a lazy head kick
letting Blasko counter with a right hand.
Torres throws a right hand that Blasko ducks under and follows up with a left that Blasko also avoids with ease.
Torres throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blasko sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Torres gets tackled into the cage by Blasko. Blasko maintains the clinch.
Torres throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blasko connects with a knee to the head.
Torres tries to stall but Blasko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Torres misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blasko.
Torres trying to control the position but instead, Blasko has worked for underhooks and has pushed Torres into the cage.
Torres takes a knee right on the jaw!
Blasko misses with the head strike.
Blasko lands a left hand.
Blasko working Torres over with knees to the body.
Blasko crunches a lovely knee into Torres's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blasko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blasko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blasko.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blasko.
Blasko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stojan Blasko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blasko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Blasko avoiding damage.
Blasko stalling.
Blasko lands a nice uppercut.
Blasko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Torres takes a shot to the head.
Blasko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Blasko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Torres trying to land knees to the body.
Blasko lands with a short shot to the head.
Blasko tries to land a knee to the head but Torres blocks with his arms.
Blasko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Torres can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres misses with a knee to the head.
Torres misses with a punch to the body.
Torres is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blasko is defending well for now.
Blasko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Torres tries to circle away but Blasko has him pinned against the cage.
Blasko prevents Torres from breaking the clinch.
Torres throws a head punch that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Blasko.
Torres misses with a punch to the body.

Torres breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Torres looks to land a body kick but Blasko moved away.
Blasko tries to clinch up but Torres circles away and keeps his distance.

Torres gets tackled into the cage by Blasko. Blasko maintains the clinch.
Torres trying to land knees to the body.
Torres tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blasko avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Blasko fails to land.
Torres using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Torres lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blasko or not.
Torres tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blasko avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Torres breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blasko throws the left hand but Torres avoids the punch easily.
Blasko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blasko lands a nice shot to the body.
Torres throws a head kick but Blasko moves out of range.
Torres looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Torres throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blasko.
Blasko works the jab nicely.
Blasko defending well as Torres loads up on a big left hand.
Stojan Blasko is winning the standup battle so far.
Torres ducks under a wild hook from Blasko.
Torres will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Teenager Torres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Torres avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blasko is looking to clinch.
Torres steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blasko.
Blasko misses with a body kick.
Blasko misses with the body kick
and Torres counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blasko blocks a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Blasko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Blasko.
Torres misses with a series of wild punches.
Torres has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Torres closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Torres throws a big shot that misses.
Blasko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Torress jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Torres checks a low kick from Blasko.
Blasko misses with a body punch
and Torres counters with a one-two to the body.
Torres throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blasko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Torres.
Torres clobbers Blasko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Torres keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Torres swats away the attempt to clinch by Blasko.
Torres looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Torres ducks under a wild hook from Blasko.
Blasko throws a chopping leg kick but Torres manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Torres looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Torres paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Blasko is looking to clinch.
Torres blocks a head kick by Blasko.
Blasko throws a shot from downtown. Torres moves away and avoids it.
Blasko missing with a left hand there. Torres was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blasko misses with a wild body shot.
Torres throws a wild body kick that Blasko sees coming a mile off.
Torres misses with a two punch combination.
Torres looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Blasko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Torres circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab, jab by Blasko - just one landing.
Blasko throws a body punch but Torres moves 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!
Torres uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blasko.
Torres is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Torres.
Blasko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Torres circles away from the clinch attempt.
Torres throws a big counter head kick but Blasko avoids it with no problem.
Torres's corner calls for a 1-2. Torres obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Torres throws a head kick that half lands.
Blasko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blasko appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Blasko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot lands for Torres.
Torres throws a nice looking combination but Blasko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Torres misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Blasko slips a jab from Torres.
Blasko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blasko throws a low kick but Torres avoids it.
A good leg kick by Blasko.
Torres misses with a looping left.
Blasko avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Blasko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Torres throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Torres throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blasko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Torres scores with a shot to the body.
Torres swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blasko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Torres has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blasko.
Teenager Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torres avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Torres! But no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Stojan Blasko.
I think Blasko has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Stojan Blasko!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Stojan Blasko!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Stojan Blasko!

Stojan Blasko wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Stojan Blasko thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.