PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duncan The Tall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Blaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duncan The Tall has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

The Tall
vs
Blaine

198 cm
27
238 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

180 cm
30
284 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duncan The Tall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Blaine!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Blaine misses.
The Tall blocks a jab.
The Tall blocks a jab.
The Tall was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blaine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blaine throws a hook to the side of The Tall's head but The Tall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Tall throws a big counter combination but Blaine scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Blaine misses with a looping left.
Blaine misses with a hook to the body
and The Tall counters with a series of strikes. Blaine will be more careful next time no doubt.
The Tall staying out of range there.
The Tall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Henry Blaine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Tall lands a nice shot to the body.
The Tall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blaine circles away quickly and effectively.
Blaine dodges the punch combination from The Tall.
The Tall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blaine throws out the jab.
The Tall swings for the body but Blaine moves out of range.
Blaine missing with a left hand there. The Tall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Blaine misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Tall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blaine manages to avoid it.
Blaine jabs The Tall to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blaine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The Tall's head.
Sloppy strikes from Blaine. Those never looked like landing.
The Tall went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A big right from Blaine misses.
Blaine slips a jab and a cross from The Tall.
The Tall is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The Tall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blaine throws out the jab.

Blaine cracks The Tall with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Blaine has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning The Tall to stand back up!

The Tall is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Tall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A counter left hand to the body from The Tall misses its target.
Oh The Tall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crack! Blaine connects with the perfect overhand right and The Tall falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Blaine!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Henry Blaine!
After the fight, Henry Blaine was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.