PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Stojan Blasko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Dallas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blasko comes to the cage accompanied by Balkan Express. The crowd seem to be enjoying Dallas's choice of entrance music: Better Bo-lieve It. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blasko
vs
Dallas

177 cm
19
167 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

170 cm
26
147 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Great elbows
Good gas tank

Atlantis

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bo Dallas!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dallas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blasko looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Dallas throws an overhand right that lands on Blasko's shoulder, as Blasko tries to avoid the shot.
Blasko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dallas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blasko.
Blasko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blasko misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dallas misses with a leg kick.
Blasko moves away from the strike by Dallas.
Blasko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dallas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Blasko takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Stojan Blasko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blasko goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dallas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dallas throws out a loose jab but Blasko uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Dallas looks to move away, Blasko throws a big counter combo bu Dallas just gets out of the way.
Dallas throws a head kick that misses.
Blasko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick from Dallas misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dallas staying out of range there.
A jab from Dallas misses.
Dallas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dallas keeps the fight on the outside.
Blasko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dallas.
Dallas tries a quick counter leg kick but Blasko is wise to it.
Blasko dips to his left and cracks Dallas with an uppercut!
Dallas slips under a jab from Blasko.
Blasko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blasko throws a body punch but Dallas moves out of range.
Blasko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blasko ducks under a wild hook from Dallas.
Blasko blocks a jab.
Blasko has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Foot Loves in the buildup to the fight.
Blasko looks to land a left hand but Dallas moved out of range nicely.
Blasko backing away here, and Dallas unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nice defenses there by Blasko.
Blasko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blasko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dallas throws out the jab.
Blasko tries to counter by clinching up but Dallas breaks away and moves out of range.
Dallas 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.
Blasko throws a hook to the side of Dallas's head but Dallas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blasko misses with a body punch
and Dallas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blasko thinking.
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!
Dallas misses the body punch
and Blasko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dallas misses with a looping left.
A quick step to the side and Blasko tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blasko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dallas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Blasko takes a swing at Dallas's ribcage but misses.
Blasko takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dallas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Blasko looks to land a left hand but Dallas moved out of range nicely.
Blasko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blasko throws a right hand that misses
and Dallas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blasko walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dallas.
Blasko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Blasko doesn't manage to clinch there - Dallas circles away.
Dallas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blasko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Blasko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blasko misses with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dallas. That's going to slow Blasko down.
Blasko throws a leg kick but Dallas moved away.
Dallas is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A clash of legs there as Dallas blocks the low kick.
A little jabbing left from Dallas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blasko misses with an uppercut
and Dallas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blasko lands a nice shot that snaps Dallas's head back.
Dallas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice cross by Dallas.
A clash of legs there as Blasko blocks the low kick.
Blasko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blasko throws a body punch but Dallas moves out of range.
Blasko misses with a straight right.
Blasko looks to land a combination but Dallas avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blasko misses with a looping right.
Dallas is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blasko with a body shot.
Dallas throws a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blasko misses with a low kick as Dallas jumps back.
Blasko misses with a straight right.
Blasko swings widly with a right hand
and Dallas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dallas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blasko under the eye.
A telegraphed right hand from Dallas misses the target.
Blasko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fighters circling - Dallas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blasko scoring well with a low kick there.
Blasko throws a sloppy head kick
and Blasko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dallas with a jab.
Blasko misses the jab.
Dallas misses the shot to the body.
Dallas throws a leg kick but Blasko checks it.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dallas misses with a looping left.
Blasko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dallas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dallas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dallas throws a body punch but Blasko moves out of range.
Blasko looks to score with a jab to the body but Dallas is just out of range.
Blasko looks to land a right hand but Dallas moved out of range.
Dallas tries a quick counter leg kick but Blasko is wise to it.
Dallas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blasko is looking to clinch but Dallas is avoiding it.
Blasko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dallas tries to land a front kick but Blasko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The fighters circling - Dallas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Blasko misses the target.
Dallas scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dallas works Blasko's body with a nice hook.
Dallas avoids the body shot from Blasko.
Blasko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dallas in his tracks.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Blasko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dallas has time to react.
Blasko throws a head kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blasko tries to clinch up but Dallas circles away and keeps his distance.
Blasko connects with a body shot that sends Dallas's belly button to the back.
Nice defenses there by Dallas.
Blasko ducks under a wild hook from Dallas.
Jab by Dallas.
Dallas lands a leg kick that knocks Blasko off balance momentarily.
Blasko throws a jab when Dallas was well out of range.
Blasko thuds a left hand into Dallas's body.
Dallas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
An inside leg kick from Dallas misses.
Blasko slips under a jab.
Blasko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blasko throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Blasko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blasko misses with a wild body shot.
Blasko just misses with a punch to the body.
Dallas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Blasko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dallas moves away.
Dallas moves out of range as Blasko strikes.
Blasko avoids the head kick by Dallas.
Dallas lands a head shot.
Blasko slips a jab from Dallas.
Dallas throws a body shot but no joy.
Dallas's corner calls for a 1-2. Dallas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Blasko tries to work over Dallas's front leg with a kick but Dallas checks it.
As Blasko backs off Dallas throws a huge counter combo but Blasko manages to avoid it all.
Blasko thumps Dallas with a low kick.
Blasko is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dallas misses the jab.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Blasko misses with a lunging right hand
and Dallas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Blasko stuns Dallas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blasko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Blasko does it's job there.
A telegraphed right hand from Blasko misses the target.
Blasko blocks a low kick nicely.
Blasko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dallas. Dallas obviously looking to wear him down.
Blasko looks to score with a jab to the body but Dallas is just out of range.

Dallas tries to keep at a distance but Blasko has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Dallas.
Blasko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dallas cracks Blasko with a nice body shot.
Dallas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blasko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dallas's face.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dallas swings wildly with an uppercut but Blasko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dallas misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blasko.
Dallas lands a body shot.
Blasko is breathing heavily.
Blasko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dallas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blasko tries to work over Dallas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Dallas.
Blasko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dallas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blasko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dallas avoids it.
Dallas digs a right hand into Blasko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blasko's gas tank.

Dallas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blasko ducks right into an uppercut from Dallas.
Dallas steps in and throws a big head kick that drops Blasko to the mat! Blasko looks in trouble, can he beat the count? Dallas is bouncing in a neutral corner joining in with the referee '4,5,6' they both chant. 7,8,9... he's not going to make it! 10! He's out! Dallas jumps onto the cage and takes in the acclaim from the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Bo Dallas!
A relieved looking Bo Dallas thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.