PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Reznick (ranked 2028 p4p, 252 weight class) and Edward Blake (ranked 2364 p4p, 290 weight class). Blake has chosen Cry of the Blackbirds as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Reznick
vs
Blake

182 cm
42
207 lbs
44 - 26 - 1

209 cm
40
220 lbs
29 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Conviction

Sportivité

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 44 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Trevor Reznick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Blake!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reznick slips a jab from Blake.
Reznick appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Blake moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Reznick throws an off balance right hand
and Blake counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Reznick misses with a body punch
and Blake counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Blake misses its intended target.
Reznick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Blake on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Trevor Reznick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reznick swings widly with a right hand
and Blake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blake walks into a left hand.
A big left from Reznick misses.
Reznick takes a swing at Blake's ribcage but misses.
Reznick misses with a lunging right hand
and Blake counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reznick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Reznick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznick misses with a hook.
Blake throws a hook but Reznick blocks it.
A big left from Reznick misses.
Reznick throws an off balance right hand
enabling Blake to counter with a crisp jab.
Blake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reznick.
Blake keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Reznick is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Blake's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Reznick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab from Blake.
Nice jab there from Blake.
Reznick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blake takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Reznick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reznick takes a swing at Blake's ribcage but misses.
Reznick lands the left hand.

It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.

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!
Reznick takes a swing at Blake's ribcage but misses.
Reznick throws a leg kick but Blake sees it coming and moves out of range.
Blake misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Reznick on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Reznick misses with a straight left.
Reznick throws a shot from downtown. Blake moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot by Reznick.
Reznick closes the distance looking to clinch
and Blake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reznick misses with an uppercut.
Blake throws a hook but Reznick avoids it easily.
Blake staying out of range there.
Blake is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Blake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reznick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Blake.
Blake connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Reznick lands a body shot.
Reznick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blake was well out of range. Poor timing from Reznick.
Reznick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blake feints a counter leg kick.
A shot to the body from Reznick misses
and Blake counters with a slapping leg kick.
Blake fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reznick is out of range.
Reznick appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Blake misses the target.
Reznick throws an off balance right hand
and Blake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reznick looks to throw the jab but Blake is out of range.
Reznick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reznick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Despite the aggression on Blake's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Reznick misses with a double jab
letting Blake counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reznick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blake.
Reznick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reznick misses the jab.
Blake feints a counter leg kick.
Blake scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reznick fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blake is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Reznick had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Reznick misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Reznick misses the target.
The fighters circling - Blake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reznick cracks Blake with a right hand to the side of the head.
Reznick scores with a jab. Blake acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Reznick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blake manages to avoid it.
Reznick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blake.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Edward Blake will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Reznick throws a right hand that misses
and Reznick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blake ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Reznick walks into a jab.
Reznick jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Reznick checks a leg kick.
Blake fakes the leg kick and cracks Reznick in the body.
Blake lands a really nice looking cross but Reznick seems unphased.
Reznick swings widly with a right hand
and Reznick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Reznick misses the target.
Reznick tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
Reznick throws an off balance right hand
and Blake counters with a straight right hand.
Reznick throws a hook but Blake avoids it easily.
Reznick throws a body kick that misses
and Blake counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Blake lands a big uppercut and Reznick crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Reznick looks OK. Blake waves Reznick back to his feet!

Reznick is rocked!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Reznick might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Reznick throws a lazy uppercut
and Blake counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Reznick badly! He tries to strike back but Blake puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Reznick out cold! Oh man, Reznick will never hear the end of this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Edward Blake!
A very excited looking Edward Blake made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.