PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rage Blade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Hummel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blade comes to the cage accompanied by Invincible. Rage Blade has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Blade
vs
Hummel

176 cm
32
170 lbs
26 - 9 - 2

172 cm
24
170 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

BioPharm Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Rage Blade!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kurt Hummel!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blade fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hummel misses the jab.
A right-left combo lands from Blade.

It looks like Kurt Hummel has been cut.
Blade keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hummel.
Hummel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blade. Blade obviously looking to wear him down.
Hummel defending well as Blade loads up on a big left hand.
Blade ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hummel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blade pinned against the cage. Blade gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hummel. Blade does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hummel moves in looking to clinch but Blade pushes him off.
That kick from Blade tenderised Hummel's leg. Hummel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hummel throws the left hand but Blade avoids the punch easily.
Blade moves out of range of the strikes.
Blade is looking to clinch but Hummel is avoiding it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hummel throws a poor cross that misses
letting Blade counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Blade.
Hummel scores with a one two! Blade had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Blade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hummel.
Blade throws out a powerful jab.

Blade forces Hummel back against the cage and clinches.
Blade lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blade misses with a body punch.
Hummel wants to break free but Blade has control.
Blade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blade scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hummel can't find room to land a body shot as Blade controls the action.
Blade misses with a body punch.
Blade keeps control of Hummel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hummel tries to score a body lock takedown but Blade shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hummel tries to score a body lock takedown but Blade shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rage Blade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurt Hummel.
Good body shot from Hummel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hummel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hummel tries to throw a body punch but Blade avoids it by throwing Hummel back against the cage.

Hummel is trying to trip Blade. He has hold of a leg but Blade is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hummel persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Blade wants to stand but Hummel is controlling the position.
Blade working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hummel.
Hummel throws an elbow that misses. Blade uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hummel's guard. Nice move by Blade!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hummel is on top in guard.
Blade is looking to stand up but Hummel isn't so interested in that idea.
Hummel postures up in Blade's guard and throws a big left but Blade blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hummel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Blade preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Blade kicks Hummel off and gets to his feet.
Blade connects with a body shot that sends Hummel's belly button to the back.
Hummel jabs at Blade's body.
No luck for Hummel with that takedown attempt.
Blade lands a head shot.
Hummel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blade.
Hummel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blade throws out the jab.
Blade misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blade scores with a jab to the body.
Blade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hummel.
Blade lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blade slaps away a takedown attempt from Hummel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Blade tries to clinch but Hummel moves out of range.
A cross from Blade lands.
Blade on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blade keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hummel.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blade avoids the body shot from Hummel.
Hummel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blade was well out of range. Poor timing from Hummel.
Hummel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rage Blade will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kurt Hummel's cut.
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.

Hummel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blade counters with a nice body shot.
Hummel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blade.
Blade moves in looking to clinch but Hummel pushes him off.
Hummel keeps the fight on the outside.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Blade.
Hummel looks to score with a jab to the body but Blade is just out of range.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hummel.
Blade knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hummel on the ground.
Blade wants to get back to his feet.
Hummel throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Blade takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hummel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hummel prevents Blade from escaping the position.
Hummel tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hummel creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Blade sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hummel throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Blade works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Hummel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Hummel is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Blade looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hummel is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hummel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hummel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blade defending well though.
Blade keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hummel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blade defending well though.
Hummel not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blade avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hummel.
Hummel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hummel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hummel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Blade blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hummel.
Hummel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blade's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hummel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hummel lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hummel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blade defending well though.
Hummel throws a strike but Blade avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hummel with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hummel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hummel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kurt Hummel has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hummel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hummel postures up in Blade's guard and throws a big left but Blade blocks it.
Blade wants to get back to his feet but Hummel is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hummel tries to free his leg and advance position but Blade is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hummel throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Hummel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kurt Hummel's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hummel has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hummel is trying to force a seperation but Blade has the dominant position.
Blade trying to stall but Hummel improves his position.
Blade misses with a punch to the body.
Blade struggles to land a body shot inside as Hummel controls his hands.
Hummel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blade creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blade.
Hummel has a couple of punches blocked by Blade.
Blade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blade tries to land knees in the clinch but Hummel avoids the damage to the body.
Hummel misses with some punches.
Hummel has a couple of punches blocked by Blade.
A short right from Hummel.
Blade tries to work over Hummel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hummel avoids a wild elbow strike from Blade.
Blade works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Hummel manages to break the clinch.
Hummel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hummel misses the jab.
Blade tries to clinch up.
Hummel misses with a body shot.
A big right from Blade misses.
Blade lands a two punch combo.

Blade instigates a clinch.
Hummel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hummel gets through Blade's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hummel wants to take the fight to the mat but Blade manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blade.
Hummel has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Blade avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blade prevents a body shot from Hummel.
Hummel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blades head.
Hummel working aggressively here.
Blade swings wildly with an uppercut but Hummel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blade lands a hook that snaps the head of Hummel backwards.
Blade is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hummel.
Hummel tries to work over Blade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blade misses with a punch on the inside.
Hummel misses with a punch on the inside.
Hummel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blade backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hummel blocks a body shot from Blade.
Blade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blade scores with a shoulder strike.
Blade tries to stall but Hummel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hummel wants to break free but Blade has control.
Blade has Hummel pressed against the cage, preventing Hummel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Blade tries to work over Hummel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hummel's elbow.
Hummel misses with a body punch.
Blade is looking to control Hummel's arms but Hummel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blade has his back to the cage.
Kurt Hummel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Hummel manages to break the clinch.
Hummel just misses with a punch to the body.
Rage Blade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hummel lands a lovely overhand right.
A jab from Blade misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hummel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blade tries to clinch but Hummel moves out of range.

Blade tries to keep at a distance but Hummel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blade is looking to control Hummel's arms but Hummel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blade has his back to the cage.
Hummel takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hummel goes for a takedown attempt but Blade pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rage Blade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurt Hummel.
Hummel just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hummel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blade looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blade keeps the fight on the outside.
Hummel lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Kurt Hummel just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Kurt Hummel's cut.
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.

Blade lands a nice looking body shot.

It looks like Rage Blade has been cut.
Hummel throws a nice looking combination but Blade bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hummel misses with a body punch
letting Blade counter with a right hand.
Blade takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hummel scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hummel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hummel dives in and grabs Blade's left leg, looking for a takedown. Blade pushes down on Hummel's head and hops out.
Blade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hummel moves away.
Rage Blade is winning the standup battle so far.
Blade misses with a wild body shot.
Blade misses with a wild body shot.
Hummel works over Blade's head and body with a nice combination.

Blade is rocked!
Blade is looking to clinch but Hummel is avoiding it.
Oh Blade is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blade rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hummel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
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 fighters circling - Blade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blade moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blade takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Blade on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Blade takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kurt Hummel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hummel keeps the fight on the outside.
Hummel throws an overhand right that drops Blade like a sack of potatoes! Hummel dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurt Hummel!
Kurt Hummel is the new lightweight champion!