|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Blade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beeboy Batongbakal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
 |
|
 |
| 194 cm
26
195 lbs
14 - 13 - 0 |
|
184 cm
28
200 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Blade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Beeboy Batongbakal!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blade fails with a takedown attempt.
Blade scores with a three punch combo!
Batongbakal takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blade avoids the body shot from Batongbakal.
Blade stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blade wants it to stay on the feet.
Blade misses with a hook. Batongbakal ducked under it nicely.
Batongbakal blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blade bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jake Blade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Blade catches Batongbakal right on the button with a cross.
Blade throws a leg kick
enabling Batongbakal to counter with a crisp jab.
Batongbakal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blade manages to avoid it.
Blade shoots in looking for a takedown but Batongbakal manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Blade's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Batongbakal. Blade does a little dance to reset his feet.
Batongbakal lands a slapping body shot.
Blade throws a series of punches but Batongbakal moves out of range.
Blade throws a sloppy head kick and Batongbakal moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheers as Blade lands an impressive looking overhand right. Batongbakal doesn't seem phased though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blade. Batongbakal does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Batongbakal misses.
Blade pushes Batongbakal away with a front kick.
Blade fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Batongbakal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blade lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Batongbakal circles away quickly and effectively.
Blade swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Batongbakal misses.
Blade throws a shot from downtown. Batongbakal moves away and avoids it.
Blade is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Blade darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batongbakal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch lands to the side of Batongbakal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blade throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blade throws a series of punches but Batongbakal moves out of range.
And Batongbakal tries to counter it with a takedown but Blade pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Blade throws out a powerful jab.
Batongbakal takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Blade connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blade connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Blade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Batongbakal now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Blade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blade misses with a kick to the body
and Batongbakal counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Batongbakal.
Blade wants to stand but Batongbakal is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batongbakal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blade is keeping the position for now.
Batongbakal showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Blade is pulling down on Batongbakal's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Blade looking to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Batongbakal won't allow Blade to get back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Batongbakal is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Blade rather than just go for the knockout.
Batongbakal walks into a straight right hand from Blade.
Blade connects with a good right hand that stumbles Batongbakal. Batongbakal circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blade scoring well with a low kick there.
Blade feints and then cracks Batongbakal's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Batongbakal down.
Blade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Batongbakal manages to avoid it.
Blade throws a body shot but no joy.
Blade throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blade throws a head kick that misses
and Batongbakal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Blade dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Donk. Blade catches Batongbakal right on the button with a cross.
Blade turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blade connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Blade misses with a double jab.
Batongbakal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blade.
Batongbakal moves away from the strike by Blade.
Blade throws a jab when Batongbakal was well out of range.
Blade shoots in for a takedown but Batongbakal shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Blade scores with a three punch combo!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blade displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Batongbakal.
Batongbakal throws a body punch but Blade moves out of range.
Blade is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Batongbakal can do to turn this around?
Blade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Batongbakal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blade looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Batongbakal looks for a takedown but Blade sprawls well.
Blade throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Batongbakal counters with a nice body shot.
Blade lands a jab to the head.
Batongbakal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Despite the aggression on Batongbakal's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Blade connects with a solid leg kick.
Blade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blade throws a jab but it's blocked by Batongbakal.
Blade misses with a leg kick
and Batongbakal counters with a stiff right hand.
Batongbakal lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batongbakal closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blade misses with a hook. Batongbakal ducked under it nicely.
Blade misses with a straight right.
Batongbakal now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blade lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Blade jabs Batongbakal right on the nose. Batongbakal blinks but takes it well.
Blade thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blade digs a good body shot into Batongbakal's ribs.
Batongbakal checks the leg kick.
Blade throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Batongbakal avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Batongbakal looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blade rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Batongbakal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blade looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blade misses with a leg kick
and Batongbakal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Batongbakal darts in looking for a takedown but Blade gets double underhooks and turns Batongbakal into the cage.
Jake Blade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Beeboy Batongbakal.
Blade throws a right hand that misses
and Batongbakal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Blade throws a nice head kick!
Blade lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blade gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Batongbakal slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Let's hope that Batongbakal has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blade lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Blade's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Batongbakal is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Blade showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Blade dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Batongbakal with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Batongbakal takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Batongbakal misses with a straight left.
Batongbakal takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Batongbakal's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Batongbakal lands a nice hook to Blade's body. Blade takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Batongbakal walks into a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blade throws a hook but Batongbakal blocks it.
Blade looks to score with a jab to the body but Batongbakal is just out of range.
Batongbakal throws out a counter right but Blade avoids it with no problem.
Blade throws a jab when Batongbakal was well out of range.
Batongbakal now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Blade motions for Batongbakal to come forward. Blade throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batongbakal blocks a jab.
Some wild striking there from Blade.
Batongbakal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blade jabs Batongbakal right on the nose. Batongbakal blinks but takes it well.
Blade misses with a body punch
and Batongbakal counters with a left to the body.
Blade misses with an uppercut.
Blade throws a looping overhand right but Batongbakal ducks down to avoid it.
Blade thows a leg kick but Batongbakal checks it
and Batongbakal counters with a stiff right hand.
Batongbakal has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Batongbakal moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Batongbakal throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Blade misses the target.
Batongbakal shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blade but Blade pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Beeboy Batongbakal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jake Blade is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blade throws a nice looking combination but Batongbakal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A low kick from Blade misses
and Batongbakal decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Blade's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Batongbakal wants to pass the guard but Blade is keeping the position.
Batongbakal sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Batongbakal.
Beeboy Batongbakal has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yet more stalling tactics from Batongbakal.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Batongbakal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blade.
Blade throws a right and a left that Batongbakal avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Blade scores with a shot to the body.
Blade misses with a wild combination.
Batongbakal is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blade with a body shot.
Blade throws a jab when Batongbakal was well out of range.
Batongbakal now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Batongbakal lands with an overhand left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Blade lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Batongbakal has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Batongbakal and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Blade dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Batongbakal. That did some damage!
Blade dips to his left and cracks Batongbakal with an uppercut!
Blade misses with a lunging right hand
and Batongbakal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blade fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Blade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blade swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Blade showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blade, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Blade!
Jake Blade thanked the fans post fight for their support.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
51% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
