PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tj Cummings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nino Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cummings comes into the arena with The Misfits - Die Die My Darling blaring out of the sound system. Blaze has chosen Pendulum - Slam as his entrance music. 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.

Cummings
vs
Blaze

195 cm
27
307 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

190 cm
28
214 lbs
23 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tj Cummings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nino Blaze!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaze scoring well with a low kick there.
Cummings slips a straight right by Blaze.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blaze.
Blaze tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blaze throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cummings counters with a straight right hand.
Blaze misses with a body shot.
Blaze scores with a hook to the body. Cummings takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blaze pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cummings is out of range and Blaze settles back down.
Cummings misses with a two punch combination.
Cummings takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

It looks like Tj Cummings has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blaze throws a leg kick
and Cummings counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Blaze throws a head kick but Cummings moves out of range.
Blaze is looking to slow Cummings down with leg kicks.
Cummings keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blaze throws a front kick aimed at Cummings's knee but Cummings avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze throws a sloppy head kick and Cummings moves out of range easily.
Cummings tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blaze misses with a hook. Cummings ducked under it nicely.
Blaze cracks Cummings with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice shot lands for Cummings.
Blaze tries to land a body kick
and Cummings counters with a head kick.
Cummings defending well as Blaze loads up on a big left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cummings takes one to the side of the head.
Blaze misses with the combination.
Blaze throws a lazy uppercut
and Cummings counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blaze scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cummings loads up on a big right hand but Blaze slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze looks for the body kick but Cummings saw that one coming.
Cummings lands a really nice looking cross but Blaze seems unphased.
Cummings swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cummings moves out of range of the strikes.
Blaze throws a sloppy head kick
and Cummings counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Blaze scores with a punch to the head.
Blaze with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cummings walks into a straight right hand from Blaze.
Cummings misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab lands there for Cummings.
Blaze pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Blaze is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cummings.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cummings swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nino Blaze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaze thows a body shot but no joy.
Blaze fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cummings.
Nice straight punches there by Cummings. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cummings.
Blaze stuns Cummings with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cummings scores with a jab. Blaze acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Blaze scores with a 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 gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cummings.
Blaze misses with a low kick.
Cummings misses with an uppercut.
Cummings throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blaze sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cummings is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Blaze feints a jab promting Cummings to slip. Blaze then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cummings slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cummings looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cummings chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blaze can pounce on him.
Blaze wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blaze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cummings.
A big left from Cummings misses.
Blaze fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cummings checks it well.
Blaze lands with a straight right. Cummings didn't see that one coming.
Cummings avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Blaze moves away from the strike by Cummings.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Cummings misses the target.
Blaze lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Blaze.
Cummings jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nino Blaze will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tj Cummings's cut.
That's time! Cummings's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cummings throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blaze dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cummings. That did some damage!
Blaze misses with a wild body shot.
Blaze tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice jab there from Blaze.

Tj Cummings's cut is getting worse.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blaze, right into the meat.
Blaze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Blaze. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Cummings blocks a head kick by Blaze.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blaze, as that shot connected.
Cummings takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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 moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Blaze takes one to the chin there.
Cummings throws a series of punches but Blaze moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze connects with an inside leg kick.
Cummings checks a low kick from Blaze.
Cummings is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Blaze misses with a double jab.
Blaze throws a jab when Cummings was well out of range.
Cummings throws a series of punches but Blaze avoids them all with ease.
Cummings gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Blaze lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cummings's sensitive parts.
Nino Blaze seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blaze connects with a nice looking jab.
Blaze punishes Cummings's body with a nice straight punch.
Cummings is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Blaze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cummings throws an overhand right that lands on Blaze's shoulder, as Blaze tries to avoid the shot.
Blaze just misses with a punch to the body.
Blaze thumps Cummings with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaze connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Blaze darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Blaze connects with a looping right hand.
Blaze throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cummings counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Blaze.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blaze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blaze throws a front kick aimed at Cummings's knee but Cummings avoids it well.
Cummings missing with a left hand there. Blaze was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blaze.

Tj Cummings's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cummings slips under a jab.
Cummings checks a low kick from Blaze.
Cummings keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blaze.
A punch combination from Blaze misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Blaze.
Blaze connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Jeez, Tj Cummings's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Cummings checks a leg kick.
Blaze scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blaze looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blaze takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Blaze!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Blaze.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blaze.
Blaze has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good leg kick by Blaze there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blaze misses with a head kick.
Blaze throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tj Cummings's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nino Blaze!
A very excited looking Nino Blaze rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.