PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Maurice Blow (ranked 6258 p4p, 5690 weight class) and Harley Washington (ranked 594 p4p, 567 weight class). Blow's entrance music is life goes on . A fine choice. Maurice Blow had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Blow
vs
Washington

205 cm
25
270
1 - 2 - 0

202 cm
25
283
1 - 0 - 0

Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maurice Blow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harley Washington!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Blow does it's job there.
Blow looks to land a right hand but Washington moved out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Blow. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Blow.

It looks like Harley Washington has been cut.
A big left from Blow misses.

Washington has managed to clinch.
Blow wants to break the clinch but can't.
Washington trying to land knees to the body.
Blow is trying to break free.
Washington tries to work over Blow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blow wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blows head.
Washington leaning against his opponent.
Washington can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Washington.
Blow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Washington stalls.
Washington wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Washington misses with a knee to the head.
Washington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Washington wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blow is trying to force a seperation but Washington has the dominant position.
Washington lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Washington lands a nice uppercut.
Washington tries to circle away but Blow has him pinned against the ropes.
Washington is looking to break free of the clinch but Blow has double underhooks.
Blow wants to break free but Washington has control.
Washington is trying to force a seperation but Blow has the dominant position.
Washington wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blow has him pressed against the ropes.
Washington is trying to break free.
Blow tries to circle away but Washington has him pinned against the ropes.
Blow wants to get back to striking at distance but Washington won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blow keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Washington's efforts to push away.
Blow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Washington'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.
Washington pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Blow avoids a wild elbow strike from Washington.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Washington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blow's elbow.
Washington is trying to break the clinch but Blow is controlling him.
Blow tries to circle away but Washington has him pinned against the ropes.
Blow has Washington pressed against the ropes, preventing Washington from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The referee calls for Washington to work.
Blow is trying to push Washington away but Washington has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Washington is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Washington controlling the action here for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Harley Washington dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harley Washington's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Washington fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blow, pushing him back against the ropes.
Washington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blow working hard to break the clinch.
Blow is looking to break free of the clinch but Washington has double underhooks.
Washington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Washington is stalling here.
Blow is looking to break free of the clinch but Washington has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington stalls.
Blow is looking to break free of the clinch but Washington has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Washington controlling the action here for a moment.
Washington is trying to break free.
Washington has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Washington taking a breather.
Washington keeps control of Blow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee is keeping an eye on Washington - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Harley Washington.
Blow tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Washington manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Blow throws out a head kick that Washington doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Washington crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Washington's eyes and has decided to let it go on!

Washington forces Blow back against the ropes and clinches.
Washington looking to throw knees to the head but Blow is blocking nicely.
Washington misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Washington fails to land.
Blow wants to break free but Washington has control.
Blow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blow wants to break free but Washington has control.
Washington can't break the clinch.
Washington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington is pushing Blow up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Washington keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blow's efforts to push away.
Blow definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Blow has Washington pressed against the ropes, preventing Washington from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Washington missing with knees to the body.
Washington missing with knees to the body.
Washington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blow's elbow.
Washington tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

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.
Washington tries to throw a body punch but Blow avoids it by throwing Washington back against the ropes.
Washington keeps control of Blow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Washington tries to break free but Blow pushes him back against the ropes.
Washington tries to work over Blow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harley Washington seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Washington'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.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blow keeps control of Washington as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Harley Washington will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Harley Washington's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Washington moves in looking to clinch but Blow pushes him off.
Blow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Washington sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Washington drops his hands momentarily and Blow takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Washington tries to clinch but Blow moves out of range.
Blow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blow misses with a series of wild punches.
Blow misses with a hook.
Washington takes one to the side of the head.
Blow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Washington closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A jab from Blow misses.
Blow misses with a wild body shot.
Blow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Washington slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blow tries to clinch there but Washington circles away.
Blow sizes up Washington with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Washington swats away the attempt to clinch by Blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blow cracks Washington with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Washington is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Washington is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Washington slips a jab from Blow.
Washington is looking to clinch.

Washington darts in and clinches Blow up against the ropes.
Washington tries to circle away but Blow has him pinned against the ropes.
Washington slowing the pace effectively.
Washington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Washington lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blow backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Washington working hard to break the clinch.
Washington is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Washington misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Washington looking to stall.
Washington stalling.
Washington trying to stall but Blow improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Harley Washington.
Blow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maurice Blow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Blow cracks Washington with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Washington get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Washington looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Blow throws an overhand right that lands on Washington's shoulder, as Washington tries to avoid the shot.

Washington clinches with his opponent.
Blow is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blow wants to break free but Washington has control.
Washington is trying to break the clinch but Blow is controlling him.
Washington avoiding damage.
Blow is trying to break the clinch but Washington has him pressed against the ropes.
Washington trying to land knees to the body.
Washington struggles to land a body shot inside as Blow controls his hands.
Washington wants to break the clinch but can't.
Washington keeps control of Blow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Washington keeps control of Blow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Washington slowing the pace effectively.
Washington throws an elbow but it misses.
Washington wants to get back to striking at distance but Blow won't allow it.
Blow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Washington can do to turn this around?
Washington working hard to break the clinch.
Washington tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blow avoids it.
Maurice Blow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Washington has Blow pressed against the ropes.
Washington taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Harley Washington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blow blocks an elbow strike from Washington.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maurice Blow showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Washington has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Maurice Blow!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Maurice Blow!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Maurice Blow!

Maurice Blow wins by unanimous decision!