PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Inca Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Blanco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Joe
vs
Blanco

201 cm
25
290 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
242 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Dangerous knees
Big heart

Excellent MT
Solid chin

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Inca Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bryan Blanco!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanco throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Joe's head.
Blanco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bryan Blanco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joe tries to clinch but Blanco moves out of range.
Blanco moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Blanco throws a head kick that misses
and Joe counters with a left to the body.
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!
Blanco swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Blanco cracks the inside of Joe's front leg.
Joe throws a leg kick but Blanco sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Joe is looking to clinch but Blanco is avoiding it.
Joe tries to clinch there but Blanco circles away.
Blanco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blanco throws out a leg kick but Joe moves out of range and Blanco only half commits.
Joe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joe tries to close the distance and clinch but Blanco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blanco fails to land with a series of punches.
Joe looks to score with a jab to the body but Blanco is just out of range.
Blanco feints and then cracks Joe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Joe down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe doesn't manage to clinch there - Blanco circles away.
Joe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Joe moves out of range as Blanco throws a body kick.
Blanco throws a series of punches but Joe moves out of range.
Blanco scores with a spinning back kick!
Joe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Joe tries to clinch
and Blanco counters with a nice uppercut.
Joe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Joe moves in looking to clinch but Blanco pushes him off.
Joe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Blanco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Joe tries to clinch up but Blanco circles away and keeps his distance.
Joe checks a leg kick nicely.
Blanco looks to land a right hand but Joe moved out of range.
Blanco scores with a kick to the body.
Blanco fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanco connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Blanco scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Joe closes the distance looking to clinch
and Blanco counters with a right hand to the body.
Blanco fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Joe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blanco fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Joe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Joe is breathing heavily.
Blanco fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blanco throws a right and a left that both miss.
Joe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blanco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blanco lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Joe throws a right hand that Blanco ducks under and follows up with a left that Blanco also avoids with ease.
Joe throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blanco catches Joe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Blanco looks to land a combination but Joe avoids it well.
Blanco scores with a kick to the body.
Bryan Blanco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blanco turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blanco throws a head kick that misses.
Blanco misses with a two punch combination.
Blanco connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blanco throws a head kick that Joe semi-blocks.
Blanco lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Joe at a distance.
Blanco stalks Joe and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Joe's face. Joe staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blanco misses with a body kick.
Blanco scores with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Joe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A solid body kick from Blanco.
Blanco jabs Joe right on the nose. Joe blinks but takes it well.
Blanco scores with a head kick.
Blanco throws a series of punches but Joe moves out of range.
No joy there for Blanco, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joe wants to clinch up but Blanco keeps it at a distance.
Joe blocks a head kick by Blanco.
Joe blocks the body kick.
Blanco fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Joe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blanco throws a head kick that half lands.
Joe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blanco can pounce on him.
Blanco feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Joe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Blanco throws a head kick that Joe semi-blocks.
Blanco scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blanco works Joe's body with a nice hook.
Blanco scoring well with a low kick there.
Blanco's corner calls for a 1-2. Blanco obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Joe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Joe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blanco. That's going to slow Joe down.
Blanco throws a right and a left that Joe avoids nicely.
Joe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blanco can pounce on him.
Blanco lands with a hook. Joe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Blanco throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blanco fakes the leg kick and cracks Joe in the body.
Blanco throws a leg kick which misses Joe's front leg but catches the back leg as Joe tries to avoid it.
Blanco throws a right and a left that Joe avoids nicely.
Blanco lands with a nice body kick.
A punch combination from Blanco misses.
Joe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blanco.
Blanco throws a head kick but Joe moves out of range.
Joe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blanco fakes the leg kick and cracks Joe in the body.
Blanco throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Blanco scores with a leg kick.
Joe tries to move into range but Blanco moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Blanco throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blanco feints and then cracks Joe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Joe down.
Blanco is looking to land body kicks.
Joe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blanco. Blanco obviously looking to wear him down.
Joe tries to clinch but Blanco is having none of it.
Blanco pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Joe back to the ropes. Blanco follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Joe moves in looking to clinch but Blanco pushes him off.
Blanco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blanco swats away the attempt to clinch by Joe.
Blanco throws a wild body kick that Joe sees coming a mile off.
Blanco lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blanco moves out of range of the body kick from Joe.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Blanco throws a series of punches but Joe avoids them all with ease.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blanco.
Blanco misses with a head kick.
Blanco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Joe. That snapped Blanco's head back.
Good leg kick by Blanco there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blanco is looking to land body kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blanco looks to score with a jab to the body but Joe is just out of range.
Joe avoids the head kick by Blanco.
Blanco misses with a head kick.
Joe is looking to land body kicks.
Joe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blanco fails to land with a series of punches.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Blanco lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Joe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Joe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The fight stays on the outside here - Joe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Joe clinches up against the ropes.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Joe manages to break the clinch.
Blanco misses with an uppercut. Joe saw that one coming.
Blanco goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Joe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blanco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blanco looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick from Blanco misses.
Blanco is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Joe had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Blanco wants to land a leg kick but Joe is out of range.
Joe moves out of range as Blanco throws a body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Blanco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blanco 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 9:10
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 9:10
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 9:10

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Blanco!