PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Wendel Gilmour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koda Blaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koda Blaine will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Gilmour
vs
Blaine

183 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

198 cm
18
245 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Brawler
Cuts easily

Counter fighter
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wendel Gilmour!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Koda Blaine!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gilmour missing with knees to the body.

Gilmour's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Gilmour drives through and clinches with Blaine against the cage.

Gilmour escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gilmour throws a body punch but Blaine moves out of range.
Blaine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gilmour manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Gilmour clinches up against the cage.
Gilmour lands a left hand.
Gilmour leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Gilmour for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaine throws a head punch that misses.
Blaine looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Blaine manages to break the clinch.
Blaine misses with an uppercut.
Gilmour was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Blaine wants to clinch.

Gilmour has closed the distance and engaged Blaine in a clinch.
Gilmour effectively controlling the action here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Gilmour breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gilmour scores with a sloppy right hand. Blaine should have avoided that one.

It looks like Koda Blaine has been cut.

Gilmour fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blaine, pushing him back against the cage.
Gilmour looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gilmour prevents Blaine from breaking the clinch.

Blaine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Gilmour clinches up against the cage.
Blaine'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.
Blaine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blaine tries to break free but Gilmour pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blaine.

Gilmour breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gilmour throws a right hand that Blaine ducks under and follows up with a left that Blaine also avoids with ease.
Blaine is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Gilmour clinches with his opponent.

Blaine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blaine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blaine tries to clinch up but Gilmour circles away and keeps his distance.

Gilmour moves into range and clinches up with Blaine.
Blaine stalling against the cage.
Blaine looks winded!
Gilmour tries a body shot but Blaine blocks it.
Gilmour gets through Blaine's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blaine wants to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gilmour breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Blaine misses the target.

Gilmour instigates a clinch.
Blaine looking to throw knees to the head but Gilmour is blocking nicely.

Blaine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Gilmour.

Gilmour gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Gilmour breaks the clinch.

Gilmour has taken the fight to the clinch.

Gilmour breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Gilmour tries to keep at a distance but Blaine has taken the fight into the clinch.

Gilmour manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wendel Gilmour dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Koda Blaine's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gilmour pushes Blaine up against the cage in a clinch.

Gilmour manages to break the clinch.

Gilmour moves into range and clinches up with Blaine.
A frustrated look appears on Blaine's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blaine wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gilmour has him pressed against the cage.
Blaine wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Gilmour pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Gilmour fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blaine, pushing him back against the cage.
Wendel Gilmour has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Gilmour breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gilmour moves into the clinch successfully.
Gilmour taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Gilmour breaks from the clinch.

Gilmour closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gilmour escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Gilmour forces Blaine back against the cage and clinches.
Blaine tries to break the clinch but Gilmour is controlling the position.
Blaine pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gilmour is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blaine can do to turn this around?
Gilmour goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Gilmour manages to break the clinch.

Gilmour gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Gilmour manages to break the clinch.

Gilmour gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Gilmour breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Blaine gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Gilmour breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Gilmour gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blaine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Blaine leaning his opponent against the cage.
Blaine is trying to break free.
Blaine is breathing heavily.

Gilmour breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gilmour could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gilmour lands with a good body shot.
Gilmour jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gilmour moves into the clinch.

Gilmour manages to break the clinch.
Blaine fails to land with a series of punches.

Gilmour clinches with his opponent.

Gilmour breaks from the clinch.

Gilmour clinches with his opponent.

Gilmour escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gilmour closes the distance and catches Blaine with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Blaine is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Blaine is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Blaine is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Gilmour takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Wendel Gilmour!