PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jake Dredd (ranked 5196 p4p, 6409 weight class) and Oshen Blaze (ranked 603 p4p, 692 weight class). Jake Dredd could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Oshen Blaze's chin.

Dredd
vs
Blaze

180 cm
25
180
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
192
1 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jake Dredd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Oshen Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaze looks to score with a jab to the body but Dredd is just out of range.
Dredd looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Blaze lands an overhand right.
Blaze takes a swing at Dredd's ribcage but misses.
Dredd throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blaze avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blaze throws out a counter right but Dredd avoids it with no problem.
Blaze throws a right hand that misses
and Dredd counters with a three punch combo that has Blaze backing up. Blaze nods at Dredd to acknowledge the strikes.
Blaze swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dredd looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dredd slips under a jab from Blaze.
Dredd tries to clinch there but Blaze circles away.
Dredd misses with a combination
letting Blaze counter with a right hand.
Dredd doesn't manage to clinch there - Blaze circles away.
Dredd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blaze throws out the jab.
Blaze throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaze drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Dredd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dredd scores with a head kick.
Blaze scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dredd throws a head kick that misses.
Blaze fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blaze lands a jab to the nose.
Dredd loads up on a big right hand but Blaze slips the punch.
Dredd jabs at Blaze's body.
Blaze swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dredd counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Good shot there by Blaze.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dredd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blaze lands with an overhand left.
Blaze misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dredd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blaze connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Blaze fails to land with a series of punches.
Blaze looks to land a combination but Dredd avoids it well.
Jab by Blaze.
Oshen Blaze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaze misses with a lunging right hand
and Dredd counters with a solid body kick.
Blaze might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dredd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dredd takes one on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blaze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blaze throws a hook but Dredd avoids it easily.
Dredd lands a glancing blow to the side of Blaze's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Oshen Blaze dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Dredd throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jab by Dredd.
Blaze misses with a hook. Dredd ducked under it nicely.
Dredd tries to counter by clinching up but Blaze breaks away and moves out of range.
Dredd lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dredd fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blaze misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dredd slips under a jab.
A jab from Blaze misses.
Dredd tries to clinch up but Blaze circles away and keeps his distance.
Dredd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blaze.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaze misses with a straight left.
Dredd is looking to clinch but Blaze is avoiding it.
Dredd looks to land a combination but Blaze avoids it well.
Dredd lands with an overhand left.
Good exchange - Dredd coming out on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dredd moves in looking to clinch but Blaze pushes him off.
Jake Dredd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blaze swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blaze throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blaze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blaze digs a good hook to Dredd's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dredd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dredd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blaze swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dredd counters with a one-two to the body.
Dredd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blaze throws out the jab.
Donk. Blaze catches Dredd right on the button with a cross.
Blaze moves out of range of the body kick.
Blaze looks to throw the jab but Dredd is out of range.
As Blaze tries to get set, Dredd tries to push him back and clinch up but Blaze manages to avoid the attempt.
Dredd tries to clinch but Blaze is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab lands there for Blaze.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dredd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Blaze paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dredd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blaze.
Dredd wants to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Blaze on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Blaze crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dredd - the referee stops the clock and Blaze gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dredd. Blaze manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Oshen Blaze seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dredd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blaze.
Blaze throws a right hand that misses
and Dredd makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dredd throws a body punch but Blaze moves out of range.

Dredd moves into the clinch successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jake Dredd will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Dredd jabs at Blaze's body.
Blaze scores with a jab to the body.
Dredd doesn't manage to clinch there - Blaze circles away.
Blaze throws a looping overhand right but Dredd ducks down to avoid it.
Dredd wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dredd is looking to clinch but Blaze is avoiding it.
Blaze closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Blaze misses the shot to the body.
Dredd seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dredd lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Blaze!

Dredd is rocked!
Dredd tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blaze swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oh Dredd is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blaze throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dredd counters with a three punch combo that has Blaze backing up. Blaze nods at Dredd to acknowledge the strikes.
Dredd seems to have got his legs back now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blaze misses with a hook. Dredd ducked under it nicely.
Blaze looks to throw the jab but Dredd is out of range.
Dredd appears to be looking for a big counter.
Blaze jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dredd punishes Blaze's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Blaze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dredd manages to avoid it.
Blaze fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dredd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dredd tries to clinch but Blaze is having none of it.
Blaze keeps the fight on the outside.
Blaze throws a hook to the side of Dredd's head but Dredd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dredd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blaze manages to avoid it.
Dredd tries to clinch but Blaze moves away
and Blaze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blaze. Dredd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dredd misses with a right hand
letting Blaze counter with a right hand.
Blaze takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Blaze.
Blaze misses with a wild body shot.
Dredd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dredd throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dredd fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dredd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dredd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blaze.
Dredd seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dredd tries to clinch up but Blaze circles away and keeps his distance.
Blaze misses with a body shot.
Dredd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blaze.
Dredd moves in looking to clinch but Blaze pushes him off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oshen Blaze comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blaze 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 28:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oshen Blaze!