PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Blazer (ranked 329 p4p, 50 weight class) and Trevor Reznick (ranked 399 p4p, 60 weight class). Trevor Reznick has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ricky Blazer's chin.

Blazer
vs
Reznick

194 cm
36
218 lbs
31 - 21 - 0

182 cm
37
207 lbs
38 - 19 - 0

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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 31 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Blazer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trevor Reznick!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reznick misses with the body kick
and Blazer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blazer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reznick only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blazer checks a leg kick.
Blazer looks to score with a jab to the body but Reznick is just out of range.
Blazer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Reznick on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Reznick bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blazer's head backwards.

It looks like Ricky Blazer has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blazer.
Reznick feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blazer's calf.
Reznick blocks a head kick by Blazer.
Reznick scores with a spinning back kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blazer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Blazer misses the target.
Reznick looks to land a body kick but Blazer moved away.
Blazer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reznick was well out of range. Poor timing from Blazer.
As Blazer backs off Reznick throws a huge counter combo but Blazer manages to avoid it all.
Blazer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blazer connects with a jab.
Reznick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blazer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blazer is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Blazer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reznick.
Reznick is looking to chop away at Blazer's legs.
Good shot there by Blazer.
Reznick slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blazer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Some bone on bone action there as Blazer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
As Reznick backs away, Blazer returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Reznick delivers a nice body kick.
Blazer cracks Reznick with a right hand to the side of the head.
Blazer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reznick connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reznick feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blazer's calf.
Reznick misses with a left hand
and Blazer counters with a straight right hand.
Reznick misses with a low kick as Blazer jumps back.
Blazer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Reznick throws a hook to the side of Blazer's head but Blazer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reznick throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Blazer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reznick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reznick scores with a sloppy right hand. Blazer should have avoided that one.

Reznick gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blazer.
Blazer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blazer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blazer throws a punch but it's blocked by Reznick.
Blazer presses Reznick against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reznick misses with a punch to the body.
Blazer misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Reznick fails to land.
Blazer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Reznick lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reznick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blazer tries to throw a body punch but Reznick avoids it by throwing Blazer back against the cage.
Blazer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reznick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blazer.
Reznick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reznick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reznick lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blazer presses Reznick against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reznick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blazer tries to throw a body punch but Reznick avoids it by throwing Blazer back against the cage.
Blazer lands with a light punch inside.
Blazer misses with some punches.
Reznick throws a punch but it's blocked by Blazer.
Reznick misses with the head strike.
Blazer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blazer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Reznick.
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 Ricky Blazer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ricky Blazer's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Reznick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reznick avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reznick looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blazer moves out of range of the body kick.
Reznick takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blazer throws a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Blazer. Those never looked like landing.
Reznick looks to score with a jab to the body but Blazer is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reznick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blazer.
Blazer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Reznick ducks under a wild hook from Blazer.
Blazer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Reznick only half commits to the counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznick turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reznick throws a jab when Blazer was well out of range.
Blazer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ricky Blazer is winning the standup battle so far.
Reznick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blazer throwing a counter right hand but Reznick manages to avoid it.
Blazer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Blazer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reznick blocks a jab.
Blazer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Reznick throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blazer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reznick lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blazer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blazer swings widly with a right hand
and Reznick counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blazer ducks under a wild hook from Reznick.
Blazer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Blazer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reznick throws out the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blazer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reznick stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blazer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reznick circles away quickly and effectively.
Reznick looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blazer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Reznick looks for the body kick but Blazer saw that one coming.
Reznick misses with a lunging right hand
and Blazer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blazer checks a leg kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reznick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blazer throwing a counter right hand but Reznick manages to avoid it.
Reznick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reznick takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reznick is looking to clinch.
Reznick takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Reznick missing with a left hand there. Blazer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Blazer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blazer scoring well with a low kick there.
Donk. Blazer catches Reznick right on the button with a cross.
A leg kick checked by Blazer.
Blazer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reznick with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Reznick lands a leg kick that knocks Blazer off balance momentarily.
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!
Blazer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Reznick has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Reznick tries to land a front kick but Blazer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Reznick misses with a lunging right hand
letting Blazer counter with a right hand.
Reznick connects with a solid leg kick.
Blazer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Reznick misses with a hook.
Reznick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reznick tries to move into range but Blazer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reznick ducks under a wild hook from Blazer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Blazer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Blazer's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Reznick misses with an uppercut
enabling Blazer to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice combination there by Blazer.
Blazer just misses with a punch to the body.
Reznick follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Blazer lands a nice shot to the body.
Reznick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blazer was well out of range. Poor timing from Reznick.
Reznick takes one to the side of the head.
Blazer misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blazer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Reznick throws an off balance right hand
and Blazer counters with a stiff right hand.
Reznick scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Reznick is predictable there
and Blazer counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blazer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Reznick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Blazer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Reznick is looking to land body kicks.
Blazer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blazer misses the body punch
enabling Reznick to counter with a crisp jab.
Blazer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reznick's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blazer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Reznick scrambles back to his feet.
Blazer lands a right hook to the body.
Reznick is looking to clinch.
Blazer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reznick's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blazer under the eye.
Reznick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blazer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blazer lands a jab to Reznick's midsection.
A slow jab from Blazer misses its intended target.
Blazer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reznick connects with a single shot there.
Reznick pivots, looking for a leg kick but Blazer is out of range and Reznick settles back down.
Reznick throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blazer throws a leg kick
and Reznick counters with a slapping leg kick.
Trevor Reznick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reznick throws a nice outside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blazer checks a leg kick.
As Reznick looks to move away, Blazer throws a big counter combo but Reznick just gets out of the way.
A bone on bone clash there as Reznick blocks the leg kick.
Reznick throws a body shot but no joy.
Reznick misses with a jab to the body
and Blazer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Blazer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reznick finds it's way round the side to connect with Blazer's head.
Reznick lands with a cross.
Reznick throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Blazer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Reznick connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reznick throws a series of punches but Blazer moves out of range.
Reznick chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reznick takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Reznick takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Reznick gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Blazer lunges at Reznick with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Reznick's hand.

Reznick lands a big right hand that sends Blazer crashing to the mat! Reznick stays standing though and waves Blazer back to his feet!

Blazer is rocked!
Blazer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reznick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blazer moves away.
Blazer feinted there with a counter leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ricky Blazer.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blazer, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!