PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Master Blaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Holbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blaster
vs
Holbert

190 cm
21
220 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
215 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition

On Tap (160Q & Laundry)

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Master Blaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, William Holbert!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Blaster.
Master Blaster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holbert is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blaster.
Blaster looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blaster tries to clinch but Holbert moves out of range.
Holbert swinging wildly here.
Holbert throws a jab when Blaster was well out of range.
Holbert lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Master Blaster has been cut.
Jab by Blaster.
Holbert throws a lazy right hand but Blaster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blaster ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Blaster closes the distance and clinches.
Holbert stalling in the clinch.
Holbert is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Holbert pushes Blaster back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Holbert breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blaster. That's going to slow Holbert down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holbert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blaster.
Holbert keeps the fight on the outside.
Blaster moves away from the strike by Holbert.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaster lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Holbert looks to land a left hand but Blaster moved out of range nicely.
Holbert walks forward, straight into a front kick from Blaster.
Holbert takes one to the side of the head.
Blaster misses with the body kick
and Blaster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blaster ducks under a wild hook from Holbert.
Blaster looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The fighters circling - Blaster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Holbert now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Blaster slips under a jab.
Blaster throwing a counter right hand but Holbert manages to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - Blaster finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Holbert might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Holbert scores with a jab to the body.
Holbert misses with a right hand
and Blaster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blaster getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaster misses with a body shot.
Blaster throws a big shot that misses.
Holbert takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Blaster fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Holbert is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holbert. Blaster does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaster misses with a head kick.
Blaster is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Holbert lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Holbert slips under a jab from Blaster.
Blaster lands a nice looking kick to the body. Holbert takes a step back to recover.
Blaster throws a solid leg kick but Holbert takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blaster.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Holbert! But no joy.
Blaster avoids the body shot from Holbert.
Holbert tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blaster takes a swing at Holbert's ribcage but misses.
Blaster lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blaster tries a head kick but it misses.
Holbert on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blaster throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blaster misses with a head kick.
Holbert lunges at Blaster with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blaster's hand.
Holbert lands with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaster bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Blaster misses its target.
Blaster slips under a jab from Holbert.
Blaster takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blaster ducks under a wild hook from Holbert.
Blaster is looking to land body kicks.
Holbert looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Holbert looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Holbert takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Holbert misses with an uppercut.
Blaster slips under a jab from Holbert.
Blaster throws a quick counter head kick but Holbert was just out of range.

Holbert gets tackled into the cage by Blaster. Blaster maintains the clinch.
Blaster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blaster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Holbert prevents a body shot from Blaster.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blaster.

Holbert manages to break the clinch.
Blaster on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Holbert checks a leg kick.
Blaster avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Holbert jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holbert throws a jab but it's blocked by Blaster.
Blaster keeps Holbert at a distance using the push kick.
Blaster tries to land a front kick but Holbert steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Holbert misses with a series of wild punches.
Blaster looks to land a combination but Holbert avoids it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blaster.
Holbert throws an off balance right hand
enabling Blaster to counter with a crisp jab.
Blaster scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good exchange - Holbert coming out on top.

Master Blaster's cut is getting worse.

Blaster closes the distance and clinches.
Blaster misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Blaster.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Master Blaster will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Master Blaster's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Holbert throws a hook but Blaster avoids it easily.
Blaster throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blaster scores with a nice head shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Holbert in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Blaster throws a head kick that misses.
Holbert looks to land a right hand but Blaster moved out of range.
Blaster lands a really nice looking cross but Holbert seems unphased.
Blaster scores with a kick to the midsection.
Blaster throws a low kick but Holbert avoids it.
Blaster lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jab from Blaster.
Holbert misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blaster connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaster misses with a head kick.
Holbert's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Holbert steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blaster.
Holbert throws a series of strikes that have Blaster backpedaling.
Holbert on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blaster. Blaster obviously looking to wear him down.
Holbert has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Blaster.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaster explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Blaster tests Holbert's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab by Blaster.

Blaster gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holbert.
Blaster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blaster digs a right hand underneath Holbert's ribcage. Holbert let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blaster scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blaster working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blaster lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holbert backwards.
Holbert blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holbert is pushing Blaster up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Blaster misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holbert.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holbert wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short left from Blaster.
Holbert blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Blaster lands with a left to the head.
Holbert's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Holbert wants to break free but Blaster has control.

Holbert's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blaster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holbert can do to turn this around?
Holbert connects with a right hand. Blaster shakes it off.
Holbert has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Blaster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holbert paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blaster will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holbert.
Blaster slips a straight right by Holbert.
Blaster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Holbert.
Holbert looks to land a left hand but Blaster moved out of range nicely.
Master Blaster is winning the standup battle so far.
Holbert connects with a jab.
Holbert blocks a head kick by Blaster.
Blaster connects with a good right hand that stumbles Holbert. Holbert circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice body kick there by Blaster.
Holbert misses with a looping left.
Holbert looks to score with a jab to the body but Blaster is just out of range.
Blaster scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Holbert doesn't seem bothered though.
Blaster misses with the body kick
and Holbert counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blaster connects with a jab.

Holbert is rocked!
Blaster lands a brutal uppercut that launches Holbert off his feet! Holbert tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Master Blaster!
Master Blaster gave a mention to Spartan Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).