PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nino Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hernano Laios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaze kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pendulum - Slam. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Blaze
vs
Laios

190 cm
22
278 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
238 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Zentrope Fighting Universe

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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nino Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Hernano Laios!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaze connects with a leg kick. Laios looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Laios punishes Blaze's body with a nice straight punch.
Blaze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laios rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Blaze counter with a right hand.
Laios ducks right into an uppercut from Blaze.
Blaze takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaze misses with a wild body shot.
Laios thows a body shot but no joy.
Laios throws a jab when Blaze was well out of range.
Blaze connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blaze attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Blaze throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Laios has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blaze avoiding damage as Laios throws knees to the body.
Blaze looking to slow down the pace here.
Laios prevents a body shot from Blaze.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze taking a breather.
Laios tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laios lands a body shot in the clinch.
Laios creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Laios as Blaze tries to tie him up.
Laios can't find room to land a body shot as Blaze controls the action.
Laios digs a right hand into Blaze's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blaze's gas tank.
Laios tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blaze's elbow.
Laios misses with a punch to the body.
Blaze blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Laios as the two fighters clinch.
Laios leaning against his opponent.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Laios softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Laios stalling against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blaze as Laios tries to tie him up.
Blaze dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laios throws an elbow but it misses.
Blaze is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Laios is keeping busy.
Laios is pushing Blaze up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Blaze takes a shot to the head.
Blaze controlling the action here for a moment.
Blaze tries to circle away but Laios has him pinned against the cage.
Blaze lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laios backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaze lands a left hand.
Laios wants to stall.
Laios misses with a knee strike.
Blaze wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Laios can't find room to land a body shot as Blaze controls the action.
Laios scores with a shoulder strike.
Laios misses with a body punch.
Blaze digs a right hand underneath Laios's ribcage. Laios let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laios working aggressively here.
Laios holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Blaze lands a left hand.
Laios misses with a knee strike.
Blaze wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Laios misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laios stalling in the clinch but Blaze improves position.
A right hook to the body lands for Blaze.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Laios controlling the action here for a moment.
Laios scores with a shoulder strike.
Laios tries a knee to the head but Blaze blocks it.

Blaze's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laios fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blaze manages to avoid it.
Laios keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laios dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hernano Laios seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laios misses with a looping left.
Blaze throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Laios tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blaze was well out of range. Poor timing from Laios.
Laios takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Blaze feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Laios's calf.
Laios looks gassed!
Blaze looks to land a combination but Laios avoids it well.
Blaze misses with a hook.
Blaze looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Laios misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab by Blaze.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laios throws a hook to the side of Blaze's head but Blaze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laios misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blaze.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nino Blaze dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Blaze tries to score with a low kick but Laios moves his leg out of the way.
Laios jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blaze throws a right hand that Laios ducks under and follows up with a left that Laios also avoids with ease.
Laios takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Blaze misses with a looping left.
Laios throws an off balance right hand
and Blaze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laios avoids the head kick by Blaze.
Blaze avoids a kick to the body.
Laios is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Blaze rather than just go for the knockout.
Laios takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Laios crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Blaze - the referee stops the clock and Laios gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Blaze. Laios manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Blaze fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Laios is breathing heavily.
Laios on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Blaze.
Blaze fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Laios.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blaze scores with a head kick. Laios tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Blaze scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Blaze scores with a spinning back kick!
Blaze throws a front kick that sends Laios stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blaze fakes the leg kick and cracks Laios in the body.
Blaze connects with a solid leg kick.
Laios with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blaze to score with a decent uppercut.
Blaze lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blaze rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Laios moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Blaze!
Blaze lands a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laios takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Laios staying out of range there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blaze.
Blaze throws a sloppy head kick and Laios moves out of range easily.
Blaze lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The fighters circle momentarily. Blaze darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Blaze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Blaze. Those never looked like landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blaze.
Blaze cracks the inside of Laios's front leg.
Laios drops his hands momentarily and Blaze takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Blaze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laios.
Laios fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Blaze there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nino Blaze is winning the standup battle so far.
Blaze looks to land a combination. Laios sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Laios's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Laios takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Blaze misses with a body shot.
Blaze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blaze misses with a leg kick.
Blaze uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Laios misses with a double jab
and Blaze counters with an inside leg kick.
Laios doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blaze throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Blaze misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze scores with a nice strike.
Blaze keeps the fight on the outside.
Blaze scores with a nice body kick.
Blaze misses with a body shot.
Blaze is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laios can do to turn this around?
Blaze lands with a good body shot.
Laios checks a leg kick.
Laios misses with a double jab
and Blaze counters with a good, hard body kick but Laios shrugs it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blaze lands a front kick.
Blaze throws a half hearted mid kick.
Blaze pushes Laios away with a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nino Blaze dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A lazy left from Blaze finds it's target.
Laios throws an off balance right hand
and Blaze counters with a good, hard body kick but Laios shrugs it off.
Laios takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blaze fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blaze connects with a solid leg kick.
A good leg kick by Blaze.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laios stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blaze.
Laios takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Blaze lands a nice shot that snaps Laios's head back.
Laios takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters circling a little - Blaze finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Blaze connects with a crisp jab.
Laios takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blaze scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Blaze scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blaze uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Laios has time to react.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blaze. Laios does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laios avoids the head kick by Blaze.
Blaze throws a head kick that half lands.
Laios takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaze throws a body punch but Laios moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blaze.
Blaze lands a jab to Laios's midsection.
Laios takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Laios has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Blaze.
Blaze feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Laioss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hernano Laios has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze lands a jab.
Blaze throws a half hearted mid kick.
Blaze dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laios. That did some damage!
Blaze throws out a leg kick but Laios moves out of range and Blaze only half commits.
Blaze throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Laios throws a lazy right hand but Blaze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blaze fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Laios is out of range.
Laios uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blaze.
Blaze misses with a body shot
letting Laios counter with a right hand.
Blaze thumps Laios with a low kick.
Laios tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blaze paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Laios takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blaze lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Blaze scores with a jab to the head.
Blaze throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blaze throws a leg kick which misses Laios's front leg but catches the back leg as Laios tries to avoid it.
Blaze connects with a leg kick. Laios looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Blaze moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Blaze thuds his right hand into Laios's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Blaze lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Laios at a distance.
Blaze moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Blaze throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Laios stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laios keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laios avoids the body shot from Blaze.
Laios takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blaze looks for the body kick but Laios saw that one coming.
Blaze digs a good body shot into Laios's ribs.
Laios lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blaze circles away quickly and effectively.
Blaze buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blaze misses with a double jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blaze lands with a nice body kick.
Blaze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laios.
Blaze fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Laios.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nino Blaze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blaze, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Nino Blaze!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Nino Blaze!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Nino Blaze!

Nino Blaze wins by unanimous decision!