PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Martin Blank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Herbst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blank kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is A Moment. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blank
vs
Herbst

188 cm
22
212 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
24
220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Great elbows
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martin Blank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Herbst!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blank misses with a straight left.
Blank throws an overhand right that lands on Herbst's shoulder, as Herbst tries to avoid the shot.
Blank cracks Herbst with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Blank misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Herbst.
Blank wants to land a leg kick but Herbst is out of range.
Blank connects with a body shot that sends Herbst's belly button to the back.
Blank swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blank misses with a looping left.
Blank misses with an uppercut
and Herbst cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Herbst is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Blank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blank lands a nice looking kick to the body. Herbst takes a step back to recover.
Herbst throws out a loose jab but Blank uses good head movement to avoid it.
Herbst lands a slapping body shot.

Herbst closes the distance and clinches.
Herbst lands an elbow just above Blank 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blank wants to get back to striking at distance but Herbst won't allow it.
Blank wants to get back to striking at distance but Herbst won't allow it.

Blank escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blank avoids the head kick by Herbst.
A big left from Blank misses.
Herbst scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Herbst pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Herbst moves out of range of the strikes.

Herbst moves into range and clinches up with Blank.
Herbst missing with knees to the body.
Herbst pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Blank being controlled against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Herbst.
Blank takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herbst using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Herbst tries to work over Blank's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Herbst is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blank is defending well for now.
Blank can't break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Herbst - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Blank tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Herbst manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Herbst softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Herbst is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blank is defending well for now.
Herbst lands a knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Blank's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Herbst lands an elbow inside that Blank shrugs off.
Herbst lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blank backwards.
Herbst trying to land knees to the body.
Blank misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Herbst.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but James Herbst will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nice body kick there by Herbst.
Herbst fails to land with a series of punches.
Herbst throws a leg kick which misses Blank's front leg but catches the back leg as Blank tries to avoid it.
Martin Blank is winning the standup battle so far.
Blank throws out a loose jab but Herbst uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Herbst.
Blank misses with a wild body shot.
Herbst throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Herbst throws a hook but Blank blocks it.
Herbst walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blank checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Herbst checks the leg kick nicely there.
Herbst avoids the body shot from Blank.
Herbst blocks a jab.
Blank scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herbst tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martin Blank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blank throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Blank misses its intended target.
A shot to the liver by Blank. Beautiful body shot.
Herbst misses with a body kick.
Herbst turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blank walks into a straight right hand from Herbst.
Herbst scores with a head kick.
Herbst moves away from the strike by Blank.
Blank throws a jab but it's blocked by Herbst.
Blank lands a right hook to the body.
Herbst tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Herbst clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blank is looking to break free of the clinch but Herbst has double underhooks.
Herbst tries to land knees in the clinch but Blank avoids the damage to the body.
Herbst is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A right hook to the body lands for Herbst.
Blank is trying to push Herbst away but Herbst has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Herbst will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Blank up against the ropes.
Herbst lands a good knee to the midsection. Blank won't want to take too many of those.
Herbst lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blank is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blank blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Herbst prevents Blank from breaking the clinch.
Herbst looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Blank wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Herbst showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Herbst looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blank scoring well with a low kick there.
Blank misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blank. Herbst does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blank. Herbst does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blank throws an overhand right that lands on Herbst's shoulder, as Herbst tries to avoid the shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Herbst 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 Blank has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Blank and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Blank throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Herbst tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blank was well out of range. Poor timing from Herbst.
Herbst throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Herbst misses with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Blank.
Herbst doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herbst keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blank misses with a hook. Herbst ducked under it nicely.
Blank misses with a wild body shot.
Herbst tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martin Blank has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good standup being displayed there by Herbst as he connects with a hook.
A low kick from Herbst is predictable there
and Blank counters with a straight right hand.
Blank misses with a hook
letting Herbst counter with a right hand.
Herbst takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Herbst keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blank.
Herbst takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Herbst tries a head kick but it misses.
Herbst takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blank looks to throw the jab but Herbst is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herbst misses with a wild body shot.

Herbst closes the distance and clinches.
Blank is trying to stall.
Blank working hard to break the clinch.
Blank wants to get back to striking at distance but Herbst won't allow it.
Blank tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Herbst.
Herbst is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Herbst pushes off an throws an elbow but Blank leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Herbst tries to land knees in the clinch but Blank avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blank has had enough of the clinch but Herbst keeps him there for the moment.
Blank misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blank lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
James Herbst is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Herbst stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Blank showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Herbst 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Herbst!
James Herbst decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.