PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Shoulder Devil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Blades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Devil
vs
Blades

190 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

199 cm
18
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Cuts easily

Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shoulder Devil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vitor Blades!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Devil lands a jab.
Vitor Blades seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Devil moves away from the strike by Blades.
Devil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blades with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Devil to score with a decent uppercut.
Devil with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blades to score with a decent uppercut.

It looks like Shoulder Devil has been cut.
Blades swings widly with a right hand
and Devil connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blades connects with a single shot there.
Blades connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Devil momentarily.
Blades takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Devil slips a jab and a cross from Blades.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Devil bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Devil misses.
Blades dodges the punch combination from Devil.
Blades misses with a few strikes there.
Blades moves out of range as Devil strikes.
Devil uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blades.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blades throws a right hand that Devil ducks under and follows up with a left that Devil also avoids with ease.
Devil just misses with a punch to the body.
Blades takes one to the chin there.
Blades throws a lazy right hand but Devil sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Devil checks a leg kick.
Devil throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Devil comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Devil slips a jab and a cross from Blades.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blades. Devil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blades thows a left - swing and a miss!
Devil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Devil is looking to counter punch.
Devil fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Devil has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Devil throws a body shot but no joy.
Devil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blades lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devil takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice jab there from Blades.
Blades tries to bum rush Devil with a series of wild strikes but Devil uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blades punishes Devil's body with a nice straight punch.
Devil takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Devil just misses with a punch to the body.
Devil swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Devil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blades was well out of range. Poor timing from Devil.
Devil throws a hook but Blades blocks it.
Blades throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blades lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blades moves out of range of the strikes.
Blades jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Devil uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blades.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blades slips a straight right by Devil.
Blades now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Blades scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Devil rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blades moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blades thuds a left hand into Devil's body.
Devil misses with a two punch combination.
A big right from Blades misses.
Devil seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Devil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Devil. Blades does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blades scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blades misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blades. Devil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blades throws a body punch but Devil moves out of range.
Devil tries to counter by clinching up but Blades breaks away and moves out of range.
Devil slips a straight right by Blades.
Blades is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Devil had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Devil staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Devil is looking to clinch but Blades is avoiding it.
Blades feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Devil's calf.
Blades throws a big shot that misses.
Devil scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Devil misses the shot to the body.
Devil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blades throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Devil went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Blades throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Devil counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circling - Blades throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A right-left combo lands from Blades.
Devil misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Devil misses with a jab, cross combination.
A left lands for Devil.
Blades lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitor Blades dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shoulder Devil's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Blades misses with the combination.

Devil rushes Blades and presses him up against the cage.
Blades blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Devil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blades's elbow.
Blades misses with a body punch.

Blades breaks from the clinch.
Blades drops his hands momentarily and Devil takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Blades throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blades is looking to chop away at Devil's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Blades.
Devil fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Blades throws an overhand right that lands on Devil's shoulder, as Devil tries to avoid the shot.
Blades looks to score with a jab to the body but Devil is just out of range.
Blades throws a body punch but Devil moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Devil.
Blades connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Blades lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Devil circles away quickly and effectively.
Devil tries to clinch up.
Blades on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blades takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Blades dodges the punch combination from Devil.
Blades throws a lazy uppercut
and Devil counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Devil throws out a loose jab but Blades uses good head movement to avoid it.
Devil tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blades manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Devil scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blades doesn't seem bothered though.
Devil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blades takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Devil tries to clinch but Blades is having none of it.
Blades lands with a shot to the body.
Devil lands a nice shot to the body.
Devil looks to score with a jab to the body but Blades is just out of range.
Jab from Blades.
Blades tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Devil is able to avoid easily.
Blades fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Devil slips a straight right by Blades.
Devil is looking to counter punch.
A big right from Blades misses.
Blades ducks under a wild hook from Devil.
Blades looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blades loads up on a big right hand but Devil slips the punch.
A big left from Devil misses.
Blades is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Devil.
Devil bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blades's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blades.
Blades fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Devil on the side of the head.
Devil moves in looking to clinch but Blades pushes him off.
Blades connects with a looping right hand.
Devil throws a lazy right hand but Blades sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vitor Blades seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blades swings away with a body shot that misses
and Blades takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blades throws a hook to the side of Devil's head but Devil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Devil was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Some wild striking there from Devil.
Blades lands a right hook to the body.
Devil swings for the body but Blades moves out of range.
Blades throws out a loose jab but Devil uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Devil tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blades swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blades throws a lazy right hand but Devil sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blades walks into a straight right hand from Devil.
Blades misses with a body shot.
As Blades looks to move away, Devil throws a big counter combo but Blades just gets out of the way.
Blades takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blades lands a nice shot that snaps Devil's head back.
Blades keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blades tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Devil was well out of range. Poor timing from Blades.
Blades ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Devil tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blades swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blades lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Devil takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Devil tests Blades's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Devil looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Blades on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Vitor Blades will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Shoulder Devil's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice uppercut there from Blades.
Devil lands a really nice looking cross but Blades seems unphased.
Devil lands a nice shot to the body.
Devil tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Devil scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blades tests Devil's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blades misses with a lunging right hand
and Devil counters with a nice body shot.
Devil throws a lazy right hand but Blades sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Devil misses with a lunging right hand
and Blades counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blades shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blades slips a jab and a cross from Devil.
Blades scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blades misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Devil on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blades clobbers Devil with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blades throws out a loose jab but Devil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blades loads up on a big right hand but Devil slips the punch.
Blades ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Devil moves away.
Blades misses the body punch
enabling Devil to counter with a crisp jab.
Blades misses with a straight left.
Blades uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Devil lands a right hook to the body.
Devil looks to land a left hand but Blades moved out of range nicely.
Devil on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blades throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blades fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blades throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blades takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blades slips under a jab from Devil.
Devil fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Blades on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devil misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Blades counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Blades missing with a left hand there. Devil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blades throws a hook but Devil avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blades. Devil does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Devil misses.
Devil works the jab nicely.
Devil lands a nice hook to Blades's body. Blades takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big right from Blades misses.
Devil lands a really nice looking cross but Blades seems unphased.
Devil scores with a hook to the body. Blades takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Devil moves away from the strike by Blades.
Devil lands an overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Blades misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blades fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blades keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Devil.
A jab from Blades misses.
Blades ducks under a wild hook from Devil.
Blades moves away from the strike by Devil.
Blades misses with a wild combination.
Blades lands a lovely overhand right.

Shoulder Devil's cut is getting worse.
Devil changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Devil misses with a jab, cross combination.
Devil misses with an uppercut
and Blades cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Devil throws a hook to the side of Blades's head but Blades sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blades ducks under a wild hook from Devil.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Devil lands with a nice body punch.
Devil throws a big shot that misses.
Blades scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blades catches Devil with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big right from Blades misses.

Devil darts in and clinches Blades up against the cage.
Blades blocking some punches.
Blades working aggressively here.
Devil blocking some punches.

Devil breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blades thows a left - swing and a miss!
Devil walks forward, straight into a front kick from Blades.
Blades moves into range and connects with a jab.
Blades throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Devil sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Devil swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Vitor Blades just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Shoulder Devil's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Devil just misses with a punch to the body.
Devil defending well as Blades loads up on a big left hand.
Devil throwing a counter right hand but Blades manages to avoid it.
Devil looks to land a right hand but Blades moved out of range.
Blades missing with a left hand there. Devil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blades keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blades throws an overhand right that lands on Devil's shoulder, as Devil tries to avoid the shot.
Devil displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blades throws out the jab.
Devil looks to score with a jab to the body but Blades is just out of range.
Blades moves out of range of the strikes.
Blades misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Devil staying out of range there.
Blades waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Devil.
Blades tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Devil was well out of range. Poor timing from Blades.
Devil was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blades displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Devil throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Devil closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Blades uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Devil.
Devil on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blades misses with a straight left.
Devil tests Blades's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blades swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blades uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Devil.
Blades cracks Devil with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Devil cracks Blades with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Devil takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blades misses with an uppercut
letting Devil counter with a right hand.
Devil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blades takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Blades.
Blades connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Devil's hands.
Devil doesn't manage to clinch there - Blades circles away.
Devil lands a really nice looking cross but Blades seems unphased.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Devil.
Devil cracks Blades with an open hand slap.
Blades throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Blades misses.
No joy there for Devil, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab by Blades.
Devil takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Devil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blades dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blades keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Devil.
Blades scores with a jab.
Blades misses the jab.
Blades feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Devils jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Blades takes one to the chin there.
Devil misses with a hook. Blades ducked under it nicely.
Blades lands with a nice combination. Devil backs away looking to recover.
Blades connects with a good right hand that stumbles Devil. Devil circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blades avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blades throws a nice looking combination but Devil bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Devil looks to score with a jab to the body but Blades is just out of range.
Blades is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Devil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blades.
Devil throws a hook to the side of Blades's head but Blades sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Devil misses with a looping right.
Devil misses with a hook. Blades ducked under it nicely.
Blades uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Devil.
Devil throws an overhand right that lands on Blades's shoulder, as Blades tries to avoid the shot.
Devil uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Devil darts in and clinches Blades up against the cage.
Blades misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blades.
A hook to the body from Devil.
Devil lands a shoulder strike.
Devil lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Devil.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Devil.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Shoulder Devil will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shoulder Devil's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Devil lands the left hand.

Devil clinches with his opponent.
Devil lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blades misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Blades fails to land.
Blades throws a punch but it's blocked by Devil.
Blades tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Devil working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Devil working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Devil has Blades pressed against the cage, preventing Blades from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Devil working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Devil can't find room to land a body shot as Blades controls the action.
Devil blocking some punches.
Blades is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Blades misses with a short punch on the inside.
Devil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blades misses with some punches.
Blades tries to throw a body punch but Devil avoids it by throwing Blades back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Devil lands with a light punch inside.
Devil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Devil lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Devil misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Devil.
Blades fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blades wants to break the clinch but can't.
Devil works on Blades's body with a couple of short punches.
Blades prevents a body shot from Devil.
Devil lands with a light punch inside.
Devil digs a right hand underneath Blades's ribcage. Blades let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Devil.

Devil breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Blades with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Blades looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Blades get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? Yes, he's struggled back up to his feet and seems OK to continue. The referee agrees so we're back to the action!

Blades is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Devil.
Blades is still on wobbly legs! Can Devil finish him?
Blades jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Devil works Blades's body with a nice hook.
Blades seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Devil.
Devil takes a swing at Blades's ribcage but misses.
Devil thuds his right hand into Blades's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Devil misses the jab.
Blades connects with the punch.
Devil moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Blades ducks right into an uppercut from Devil.
Blades takes one to the side of the head.
Blades misses with a hook
and Devil counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Devil is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Blades.
Devil's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blades under the eye.
Devil connects with the punch.
Devil looks to throw the jab but Blades is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blades misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blades avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Devil uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blades has time to react.
Devil slips a jab from Blades.
Devil cracks a nice hook into Blades's ribs.
Blades fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Devil was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Blades lands a lovely overhand right.
Devil connects with a single shot there.
Blades scores with the left hand. Devil knows he should have avoided that one.
A swing and a miss from Devil.
Blades misses with a double jab
and Devil counters with a straight right hand.
Blades slips a jab from Devil.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blades takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Blades is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Devil.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Devil misses the target.
Devil avoids the body shot from Blades.
A little feinted left hand from Devil on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Devil lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Devil digs a good body shot into Blades's ribs.
Blades gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Devil avoids the body shot from Blades.
Devil was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blades throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Devil scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blades ducks under a wild hook from Devil.
Devil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shoulder Devil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blades bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Blades was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shoulder Devil showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blades has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 48:47
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 47:47
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Shoulder Devil!