PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Patrick Sto (ranked 5623 p4p, 3667 weight class) and Blazenko Blazevic (ranked 658 p4p, 484 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sto
vs
Blazevic

192 cm
25
220
3 - 1 - 0

194 cm
25
265
3 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Patrick Sto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Blazenko Blazevic!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Sto misses the target.
Blazevic misses with a straight left.
Sto 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.
Blazevic loads up on a big right hand but Sto slips the punch.
Blazevic throws a shot from downtown. Sto moves away and avoids it.
Blazevic moves away from the strike by Sto.
Blazevic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blazevic throws a shot to the body.
Sto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blazevic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sto moves out of range as Blazevic strikes.
Sto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blazevic lands with a hook. Sto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sto feints a jab promting Blazevic to slip. Sto then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Blazevic slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Blazenko Blazevic has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blazevic slips under a jab.
Sto blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blazevic ducks under a wild hook from Sto.
Sto misses with a few strikes there.
Blazevic misses with a straight left.
Blazevic misses with a lunging right hand
and Sto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blazevic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sto.
Sto swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A slow jab from Sto misses its intended target.
Sto swings widly with a right hand
enabling Blazevic to counter with a crisp jab.
Blazevic throws a body punch but Sto moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Blazevic.

It looks like Patrick Sto has been cut.
Blazevic scores with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Blazevic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Blazevic.
Sto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sto defending well as Blazevic loads up on a big left hand.
Blazevic 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blazevic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sto.
Blazevic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blazevic loads up on a big right hand but Sto slips the punch.
Blazevic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sto counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blazevic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Blazevic misses with a wild body shot.
Blazevic looks to land a left hand but Sto moved out of range nicely.
Sto tries to clinch up but Blazevic circles away and keeps his distance.
Blazevic lands with a good body shot.
Blazevic moves away from the strike by Sto.
Sto looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Blazevic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blazevic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sto manages to avoid it.
Sto misses with a hook.
Sto tries to clinch up.
Sto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blazevic jabs Sto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blazevic throws a hook but Sto blocks it.
Blazevic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blazevic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sto.
Blazevic scores with a nice strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Blazenko Blazevic dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Blazevic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sto was well out of range. Poor timing from Blazevic.
Sto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Danga de danga de dang - Blazevic scores with a four punch combination!
Sto lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Blazevic backs up against the ropes.
Blazevic lands with a nice body punch.
Blazevic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sto.
Blazevic misses with a lunging right hand
and Sto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blazevic jabs Sto right on the nose. Sto blinks but takes it well.
Sto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blazevic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sto.
Sto avoids the body shot from Blazevic.

Sto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blazevic working aggressively here.
Sto tries to work over Blazevic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blazevic.
Sto scores with a shot to the side of Blazevic's head.
Sto tries to work over Blazevic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blazevic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sto misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Blazevic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Blazevic fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sto.
Sto scores with a shot to the side of Blazevic's head.
Sto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blazevic working hard to break the clinch.
Sto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blazevic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sto backwards.
Sto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blazevics head.
Blazevic prevents a body shot from Sto.
Sto tries to work over Blazevic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blazevic.
Sto prevents a body shot from Blazevic.
Blazevic is trying to push Sto away but Sto has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A left hand lands to the body for Sto.
Blazevic is breathing heavily.
Sto misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Sto.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sto can't find room to land a body shot as Blazevic controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sto misses with a punch to the body.
Blazevic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blazevic.
A short body shot lands from Sto as the two fighters clinch.
Sto works on Blazevic's body with a couple of short punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Sto.
Sto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sto scores with a shot to the side of Blazevic's head.
Sto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blazevic or not.
A right hook to the body lands for Sto.
Sto scores with a shot to the side of Blazevic's head.
Sto lands a shoulder strike.
Sto digs a right hand underneath Blazevic's ribcage. Blazevic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sto can't find room to land a body shot as Blazevic controls the action.
Sto gets through Blazevic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sto is working Blazevic over against the ropes.
Sto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sto lands with a short shot to the head.
Sto tries to work over Blazevic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Sto dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Blazevic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blazevic moves out of range as Sto strikes.
Blazevic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blazevic misses with a wild body shot.
Blazevic swings and misses with a shot to the body
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Sto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sto takes a swing at Blazevic's ribcage but misses.
Blazevic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sto manages to avoid it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sto misses with a body punch.
Blazevic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sto tries to work over Blazevic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sto works on Blazevic's body with a couple of short punches.
Sto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blazevic.
A right handed body shot lands from Sto.
Sto works on Blazevic's body with a couple of short punches.
Blazevic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sto.
A short body shot lands from Sto as the two fighters clinch.
Sto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Patrick Sto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Sto as the two fighters clinch.
Sto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blazevic can do to turn this around?
Sto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Sto.
A short right from Sto.
Sto is leaning against Blazevic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sto pushes Blazevic back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sto digs a right hand underneath Blazevic's ribcage. Blazevic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Sto - that landed with a thud.
Sto can't find room to land a body shot as Blazevic controls the action.
Blazevic blocks a body shot from Sto.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sto.
A right hook to the body lands for Sto.
Sto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blazevic backwards.
A right hand to the body from Sto.
Sto scores with a shot to the side of Blazevic's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sto pushes Blazevic back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blazevic blocks a body shot from Sto.
Sto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sto misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sto.
A short body shot lands from Sto as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sto pushes Blazevic back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Sto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blazevic or not.
Sto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blazevic backwards.
Sto lands a hook that snaps the head of Blazevic backwards.
Sto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sto tries to throw a body punch but Blazevic avoids it by throwing Sto back against the ropes.
Sto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Sto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sto cracks Blazevic with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Sto.
Sto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blazevics head.
Nice body punch from Sto - that landed with a thud.
Sto lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blazevic can't find room to land a body shot as Sto controls the action.
Sto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sto digs a right hand underneath Blazevic's ribcage. Blazevic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short body shot lands from Sto as the two fighters clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Sto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sto has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Sto!
A relieved looking Patrick Sto thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.