PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Mannetosen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaze's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tupac ft Lil Mo - Niggaz Nature. Mannetosen has chosen Krav as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Blaze
vs
Mannetosen

195 cm
38
147 lbs
44 - 19 - 0

173 cm
32
150 lbs
23 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 44 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Mannetosen!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mannetosen throws a head kick that misses.
Mannetosen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blaze avoids it really well and circles away.
Mannetosen blocks a low kick nicely.
Blaze has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Both fighters circling a little - Blaze finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mannetosen jabs Blaze right on the nose. Blaze blinks but takes it well.
Mannetosen throws a hook but Blaze blocks it.
Blaze lands a leg kick that knocks Mannetosen off balance momentarily.
A clash of legs there as Blaze blocks the low kick.
Mannetosen throws a low kick, looking for Blaze's leg but Blaze calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaze moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mannetosen throws a body punch but Blaze moves out of range.
Mannetosen tries a head kick but it misses.
Mannetosen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blaze feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Blaze fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blaze blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannetosen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A bone on bone clash there as Blaze blocks the leg kick.
Mannetosen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mannetosen.
Blaze scores with a shot to the body.
Blaze fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mannetosen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blaze misses with a leg kick
and Mannetosen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mannetosen misses with an uppercut. Blaze saw that one coming.
Blaze throws a hook to the side of Mannetosen's head but Mannetosen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blaze bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mannetosen's head.
Blaze throws a solid leg kick but Mannetosen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blaze.
Mannetosen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blaze moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Mannetosen moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mannetosen misses with a punch on the inside.
Mannetosen tries a knee to the head but Blaze blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze tries to work over Mannetosen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Blaze breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blaze lands with a hook. Mannetosen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Blaze pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Blaze throws an off balance right hand
and Mannetosen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mannetosen throws a big shot that misses.
Blaze buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blaze scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blaze throws a jab when Mannetosen was well out of range.
Mannetosen lands an overhand right.
Mannetosen throws a leg kick
and Blaze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good standup being displayed there by Blaze as he connects with a hook.
Blaze tried to score with a low kick but Mannetosen checks it.
Mannetosen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blaze connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mannetosen scrambles back to his feet.
Blaze throws a solid leg kick but Mannetosen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blaze.
Mannetosen throws a head kick but Blaze moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze checks the leg kick.
It looked like Blaze was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mannetosen.
Blaze is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mannetosen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mannetosen tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Blaze throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mannetosen on the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Blaze.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mannetosen, right into the meat.
Mannetosen darts in trying to clinch
and Blaze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mannetosen looks to land a left hand but Blaze moved out of range nicely.
Mannetosen throws a head kick but Blaze moves out of range.
Blaze attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Blaze lands a glancing blow to the side of Mannetosen's head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mannetosen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mannetosen throws a push kick but Blaze slaps the foot to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blaze scores with a head kick. Mannetosen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Blaze scores with a nice strike.
Blaze lands an overhand right.
Blaze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blaze jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blaze moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMannetosen.
Alexander Blaze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mannetosen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blaze connects with a body shot.
Mannetosen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mannetosen looks to score with a jab to the body but Blaze is just out of range.
Mannetosen walks into a straight right hand from Blaze.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mannetosen cracks the inside of Blaze's front leg.
Blaze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blaze dips to his left and cracks Mannetosen with an uppercut!
Blaze is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Blaze scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Blaze dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Blaze crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mannetosen - the referee stops the clock and Blaze gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mannetosen. Blaze manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mannetosen throws a big shot that misses.
Blaze jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Blaze lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mannetosen tries a head kick but it misses.
Blaze was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Blaze takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mannetosen misses with a kick to the body.
Mannetosen swings for the body but Blaze moves out of range.
Mannetosen walks into a left hand.
Blaze is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Blaze jabs at Mannetosen's body.
Mannetosen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blaze has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blaze tries to score with a low kick but Mannetosen moves his leg out of the way.
Blaze connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mannetosen. Mannetosen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mannetosen tries a low kick but Blaze avoids it.
Mannetosen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze punishes Mannetosen's body with a nice straight punch.
Blaze lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mannetosen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mannetosen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mannetosen throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Mannetosen misses.
Mannetosen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blaze connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mannetosen scrambles back to his feet.
Blaze looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mannetosen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Blaze lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mannetosen's sensitive parts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mannetosen.
Mannetosen throws the kick towards the body but Blaze avoids it.
Mannetosen throws a wild body kick that Blaze sees coming a mile off.
Mannetosen tries to score with a low kick but Blaze moves his leg out of the way.
Blaze lands a nice looking body kick.
Mannetosen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blaze counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mannetosen lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaze uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Blaze digs a good body shot into Mannetosen's ribs.
Blaze ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Blaze misses with a body kick.
Blaze bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Blaze lands a jab.
Mannetosen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blaze manages to avoid it.
Blaze throws a quick counter kick to the body but Mannetosen avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Mannetosen blocks the leg kick.
Mannetosen flicks out a counter leg kick but Blaze steps away.
Mannetosen misses with a hook. Blaze ducked under it nicely.
Mannetosen misses with a kick to the body
and Blaze counters with a stiff right hand.
Blaze really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mannetosen throws the kick towards the body but Blaze avoids it.
Mannetosen misses with a lunging right hand
and Blaze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blaze looks to throw the jab but Mannetosen is out of range.
Mannetosen with a nice cross.
Blaze ducks under a wild hook from Mannetosen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze throws a push kick but Mannetosen slaps the foot to one side.
Mannetosen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blaze manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blaze scores with a jab.
Blaze throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mannetosen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mannetosen.
Blaze throws a body punch but Mannetosen moves out of range.
Mannetosen throws a leg kick
and Blaze counters with an inside leg kick.
Mannetosen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mannetosen needs to keep his hands up - Blaze had a free shot at his head there.
Blaze blocks the body kick.
Mannetosen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blaze quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Blaze attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen tries a head kick but it misses.
Mannetosen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mannetosen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mannetosen throws a shot from downtown. Blaze moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Blaze wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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!
No joy there for Blaze, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mannetosen throws a sloppy head kick
and Blaze counters with a nice body kick.
Blaze lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alexander Blaze is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mannetosen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blaze on the side of the head.
Mannetosen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Blaze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blaze connects with a solid leg kick.
Mannetosen tries a head kick but it misses.
Blaze scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blaze throws a head kick but Mannetosen moves out of range.
Mannetosen fakes the leg kick and cracks Blaze in the body.
Mannetosen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Blaze dominated that second round.
That's time! Blaze's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A slapping leg kick lands for Blaze.
Mannetosen throws a head kick that half lands.
Mannetosen throws a head kick that misses.
Mannetosen tries to land a body kick
and Blaze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mannetosen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Blaze thumps Mannetosen with a low kick.
Blaze plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mannetosen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blaze manages to avoid it.
Mannetosen misses with a leg kick.
Blaze tests Mannetosen's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Mannetosen is rocked!
Blaze pounces like a tiger and cracks Mannetosen with a vicious hook! Mannetosen is down but not out! Blaze follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alexander Blaze!
An out of breath Alexander Blaze thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.