PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soon Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soon Do has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tyson Blaze's chin.

Blaze
vs
Do

185 cm
23
165 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

175 cm
23
165 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

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ADCC Champion
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Brute

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 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyson Blaze!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Soon Do!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do throws an overhand right that lands on Blaze's shoulder, as Blaze tries to avoid the shot.
Blaze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Do was well out of range. Poor timing from Blaze.
Do pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blaze scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab from Do misses.
A big right from Do misses.
Do fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Do scoring well with a low kick there.
Blaze takes a swing at Do's ribcage but misses.

Blaze closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blaze throws an elbow but misses.
Do tries to throw a body punch but Blaze avoids it by throwing Do back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do throws a punch but it's blocked by Blaze.

Blaze pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blaze throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Do stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blaze checks a leg kick.
Do fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Blaze attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Blaze scores with a nice head shot.
Blaze misses with a body shot
and Do counters with a left to the body.
Do thuds a left hand into Blaze's body.
Blaze misses with a combination
and Do counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blaze.
Blaze moves out of range as Do strikes.
Blaze throws a sloppy head kick and Do moves out of range easily.
Do uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blaze.
Tyson Blaze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Do lands with an uppercut that bounces Blaze off the cage and back into range.
A low kick from Do misses
and Blaze counters with a three punch combo that has Do backing up. Do nods at Blaze to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Do throws a hook but Blaze avoids it easily.
Do throws a hook but Blaze avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blaze tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Do manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blaze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blaze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blaze moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Do throws a low kick but Blaze moves out of range easily.
Blaze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Do.
Blaze just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Blaze does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Do catches Blaze right on the button with a cross.
That kick from Blaze tenderised Do's leg. Do is trying to keep his angry face on.
Blaze tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Do throws a hook but Blaze avoids it easily.
Blaze looks to score with a jab to the body but Do is just out of range.
Blaze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Do misses the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blaze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Do throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Blaze dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Do throws a jab but it's blocked by Blaze.
Tyson Blaze is winning the standup battle so far.
Blaze lands a nice leg kick that just misses Do's sensitive parts.
Do throws a looping overhand right but Blaze ducks down to avoid it.
Blaze looks to throw the jab but Do is out of range.
Do throws a lazy uppercut
and Blaze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Do throws a hook but Blaze blocks it.
Do misses with a hook.
Do takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tyson Blaze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blaze throws a low kick but it's checked well by Do.
Do takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blaze tries to work over Do's front leg with a kick but Do checks it.
Blaze throws a leg kick which misses Do's front leg but catches the back leg as Do tries to avoid it.
Do thuds his right hand into Blaze's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Blaze throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Do tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blaze is able to avoid easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blaze.
Do moves in looking to clinch but Blaze pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do misses with an uppercut.
Do misses with an uppercut.
Blaze misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Blaze has managed to clinch.
Blaze goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blaze's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Blaze tries a body shot but Do blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Do letting Blaze take a breather here.
Blaze looking to slow down the pace here.

Blaze breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blaze throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze misses with a low kick.
Do misses with an uppercut.
Do takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Blaze throws a looping overhand right but Do ducks down to avoid it.
Blaze swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blaze. Do does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blaze misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blaze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Do paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blaze throws a low kick but Do avoids it.
Do cracks a nice hook into Blaze's ribs.
Do throws an overhand right that lands on Blaze's shoulder, as Blaze tries to avoid the shot.
Do lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blaze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Do swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Do lands with a straight right. Blaze didn't see that one coming.
Blaze avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Blaze dominated that second round.
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.

Do looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Do postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Do throws a big right hand that misses.
Do trying to control the position from guard on top but Blaze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Do might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Blaze kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Do wants to pass the guard but Blaze is keeping the position.
Do postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blaze keeping full guard, as Do tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blaze pushes Do off and scrambles back to his feet.
Do avoids the body shot from Blaze.
Do throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blaze looks to land a body kick but Do moved away.
Blaze is looking to wear down Do with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A big right from Do misses.
Blaze wants to slow Do down by chopping away at his legs.
Blaze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Do.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Blaze drives through and clinches with Do against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blaze as Do tries to tie him up.
Blaze misses with an elbow strike.
Blaze makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blaze lands with a right to the head.
Do tries to work over Blaze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Do lands with a short shot to the head.
Blaze tries a body shot but Do blocks it.

Blaze breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blaze moves out of range as Do strikes.
Do slips a jab from Blaze.
Do scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do misses with the combination.
Do blocks a low kick nicely.
Do thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blaze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Do tries a low kick but Blaze avoids it.
A good leg kick by Blaze.
Blaze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze throws a leg kick but Do checks it.
Blaze tries to score with a low kick but Do moves his leg out of the way.
Blaze takes one to the chin there.
Blaze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Do misses with a body shot.
Do throws a jab but it's blocked by Blaze.
Do takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Do scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blaze doesn't seem bothered though.
Do tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blaze was well out of range. Poor timing from Do.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Soon Do just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Blaze's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Blaze swings for the body but Do moves out of range.
Blaze scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Blaze throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blaze throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Do thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blaze swats away the attempt to clinch by Do.
Do dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Do checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blaze.
Do's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Do rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blaze moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blaze throws a leg kick but Do moved away.
Do cracks a nice hook into Blaze's ribs.
Blaze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Do manages to avoid it.
Blaze tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Do manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Do closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Blaze to the mat! Blaze manages to get full guard.
Do has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Do is looking to work some ground and pound but Blaze has wrist control.

Do postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Blaze is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Do, into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do controls Blaze momentarily but Blaze frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Soon Do hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Blaze checks a low kick from Do.
Blaze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Do tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blaze was well out of range. Poor timing from Do.
Blaze wants to clinch.
Do is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blaze.
Blaze punishes Do's body with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Do.
Blaze throws a looping overhand right but Do ducks down to avoid it.
Blaze throws a low kick, looking for Do's leg but Do calmly moves out of range.
A combination from Blaze does no damage.
Do misses with a looping left.
Blaze misses with a shot to the body
and Do connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blaze slips a jab from Do.
Blaze looks to land a combination but Do avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Soon Do will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Blaze with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Do rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blaze counters with a thumping low kick.
Blaze throws a series of punches but Do moves out of range.
Do blocks a low kick nicely.
A slapping body kick lands there for Do.
Do thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blaze scores with a jab to the body.
Blaze misses with a wild body shot.
Do throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blaze.
Blaze lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Do avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blaze avoids the body shot from Do.
Blaze throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blaze misses with a few strikes there.
Blaze swings for the body but Do moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze wants to land a leg kick but Do is out of range.
Blaze takes one to the chin there.
Blaze's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Do connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blaze scrambles back to his feet.
Blaze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Do does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A jab from Do misses.
Blaze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Do moves away.
Blaze circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze checks a leg kick.
Blaze connects with a body shot.
Do throws out a loose jab but Blaze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blaze connects with a body shot that sends Do's belly button to the back.
Blaze blocks a low kick nicely.
Blaze wants to clinch up but Do keeps it at a distance.
Blaze throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Blaze looks to score with a jab to the body but Do is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Do misses with an uppercut.
Blaze just misses with a punch to the body.
Blaze takes a jab right on the kisser.
Do swinging wildly here.

Do fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blaze, pushing him back against the cage.
Blaze unloads a knee to the mid-section. Do lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Blaze - that landed with a thud.
Do is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaze lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Blaze showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blaze 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Blaze!
Tyson Blaze retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Tyson Blaze thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.