PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacks Sole (ranked 469 p4p, 74 weight class) and Ricky Blazer (ranked 495 p4p, 78 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sole
vs
Blazer

189 cm
38
209 lbs
31 - 19 - 0

194 cm
38
218 lbs
33 - 24 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacks Sole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Blazer!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blazer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sole cracks Blazer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Blazer throws a body punch but Sole moves out of range.
Sole looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blazer. Sole does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sole has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sole throws a front kick aimed at Blazer's knee but Blazer avoids it well.
Sole throws out a loose jab but Blazer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sole throws a low kick but it's checked well by Blazer.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blazer! But no joy.
Sole throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blazer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blazer slips a straight right by Sole.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sole takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sole connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blazer. Blazer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blazer throws a head kick that misses.
Blazer thows a leg kick but Sole checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sole throws a jab when Blazer was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blazer! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sole scores with a one two! Blazer had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Blazer throws a leg kick but Sole moved away.
Sole scores with a hook.
Sole connects with a solid leg kick.
Sole blocks the body kick.
Blazer throws a body shot but no joy.
Sole finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sole throws a leg kick
and Blazer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Jacks Sole has been cut.
Sole throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blazer counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Blazer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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 blocks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blazer counters with an inside leg kick.
Blazer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blazer throws a leg kick which misses Sole's front leg but catches the back leg as Sole tries to avoid it.
Sole lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blazer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sole.
Blazer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sole misses with a hook. Blazer ducked under it nicely.
Blazer has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Sole is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blazer.
Sole moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sole fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blazer thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Sole misses the target.
Blazer throws a jab when Sole was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole throws a right hand that Blazer ducks under and follows up with a left that Blazer also avoids with ease.
Sole misses the shot to the body.
Blazer tries a head kick but it misses.
Blazer throws a right hand that Sole ducks under and follows up with a left that Sole also avoids with ease.
Sole's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blazer under the eye.
Blazer lands a nice shot that snaps Sole's head back.
Blazer ducks under a wild hook from Sole.
Blazer throws out a counter right but Sole avoids it with no problem.
Sole lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blazer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sole scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sole throws an off balance right hand
and Blazer counters with an inside leg kick.
Sole walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blazer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sole connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blazer's hands.
Sole pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sole throws a solid leg kick but Blazer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sole.
Sole lands with an overhand left.
Sole lands the left hand.
Sole's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blazer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sole scrambles back to his feet.
Sole uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blazer.
Sole throws a hook but Blazer blocks it.
Sole stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blazer.
Blazer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sole. Blazer does a little dance to reset his feet.
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 Jacks Sole will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jacks Sole'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.

Blazer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sole lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Blazer misses with a head kick.
Sole scores with a one two! Blazer had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jacks Sole is winning the standup battle so far.
Sole finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Blazer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sole throws a hook to the side of Blazer's head but Blazer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blazer slips a jab from Sole.
Blazer throws a body shot but no joy.
Blazer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sole works the jab nicely.
A low kick from Sole misses
and Blazer counters with a stiff right hand.
A good leg kick by Sole.
Sole feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blazers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole feints and then cracks Blazer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blazer down.
Sole tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blazer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sole with a body shot.
Sole throws a poor cross that misses
and Blazer counters with an outside leg kick.
Blazer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sole takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sole throws a leg kick
and Sole takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sole throws a body kick that misses
and Blazer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sole looks to land a right hand but Blazer moved out of range.
Sole throws out a leg kick but Blazer moves out of range and Sole only half commits.
It seemed like Blazer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blazer throws a body punch but Sole moves out of range.
Sole has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sole looks to land a left hand but Blazer moved out of range nicely.
Blazer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sole.
Blazer throws out a counter right but Sole avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blazer.
Blazer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blazer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sole moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBlazer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sole misses with a hook.
Blazer steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Sole lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blazer doesn't seem phased though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blazer.
Sole throws a front kick that sends Blazer stumbling back into the cage.
Blazer throws an overhand right that lands on Sole's shoulder, as Sole tries to avoid the shot.
Sole throws a jab when Blazer was well out of range.
Sole tries a head kick but it misses.
Sole feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blazers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blazer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Blazer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Sole.
Sole looks to land a left hand but Blazer moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Blazer misses the target.
Sole throws a hook but Blazer avoids it easily.
Blazer defending well as Sole loads up on a big left hand.
Sole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blazer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sole throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sole slips a straight right by Blazer.
Sole lands a leg kick that knocks Blazer off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blazer connects with a solid leg kick.
Blazer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Sole misses.
Sole keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blazer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blazer lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sole jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blazer slips under a jab from Sole.
Blazer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sole's head.
Sole throws a low kick, looking for Blazer's leg but Blazer calmly moves out of range.
Sole ducks under a wild hook from Blazer.
An attempted straight right counter from Sole misses the target.
Blazer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sole. Sole obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacks Sole dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jacks Sole's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Blazer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sole.
Sole throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Blazer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sole wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blazer scores with a head kick. Sole tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sole misses with a hook
and Blazer counters with a stiff right hand.
Sole throws a leg kick that misses.
Blazer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Blazer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blazer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blazer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sole slips a straight right by Blazer.
Sole scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blazer throws a sloppy body shot
and Sole counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blazer misses the jab.
Sole avoids the body shot from Blazer.
A big left from Sole misses.
Sole looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blazer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sole.
Blazer feints a counter leg kick.
Blazer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Blazer throws a hook but Sole avoids it easily.
Blazer moves out of range of the strikes.
Blazer looks to throw the jab but Sole is out of range.
Sole throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blazer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blazer there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blazer misses with a hook.
Sole was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jab, jab by Sole - just one landing.
Blazer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A swing and a miss from Blazer.
An attempted straight right counter from Sole misses the target.
Sole cracks a nice hook into Blazer's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blazer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sole throws a lazy head kick
and Blazer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sole lands a leg kick that knocks Blazer off balance momentarily.
Sole slips under a jab from Blazer.
Blazer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sole fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blazer is out of range.
And Blazer responds with a good body kick, but Sole manages to step out the way in time.
Sole scores with a leg kick.
Blazer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Blazer misses.
Blazer misses with a looping right.
Sole throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blazer throws a hook but Sole avoids it easily.
Blazer moves away from the strike by Sole.
Blazer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blazer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sole.
Blazer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sole manages to avoid it.
Blazer moves out of range of the strikes.
Sole darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sole thows a leg kick but Blazer checks it
and Blazer counters with a stiff right hand.
Blazer on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole throws a big shot that misses.
Blazer misses with a head kick.
Blazer looks to score with a jab to the body but Sole is just out of range.
Sole scores with a head kick.
Ricky Blazer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sole fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blazer.
Sole smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blazer takes a swing at Sole's ribcage but misses.
Sole scores with a push kick.
Sole thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sole scores with a leg kick.
Sole pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sole is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blazer can do to turn this around?
Blazer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacks Sole showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sole has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacks Sole!
After winning the bout, Jacks Sole thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.