PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Shamus McDermid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDermid comes to the ring accompanied by The Drunken Scotsman - The Irish Rovers. Shamus McDermid has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

McDermid
vs
Blaze

195 cm
29
222 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

180 cm
32
205 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shamus McDermid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phil Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaze throws a hook but McDermid blocks it.
McDermid lets loose with a powerful body kick. Blaze will feel that in the morning.
Blaze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blaze scores with a shot to the body.

McDermid has closed the distance and engaged Blaze in a clinch.
McDermid throws a knee to the head but misses.
McDermid misses with a knee strike.
The referee calls for McDermid to work.
Blaze misses with an elbow over the top.
Blaze misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McDermid.
Blaze missing with knees to the body.
Blaze misses with a knee to the head.
Blaze looking to slow down the pace here.
McDermid lands an elbow just above Blaze 's eye.
McDermid tries to work over Blaze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, McDermid just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blaze's brow.
McDermid lands a good knee to the midsection. Blaze won't want to take too many of those.
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!
McDermid has Blaze pushed against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McDermid comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Phil Blaze has been cut.
McDermid tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McDermid scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from McDermid.
Blaze blocks a body shot from McDermid.
Blaze tries to land knees in the clinch but McDermid avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for McDermid.
Blaze looks winded!
Blaze takes an elbow to the temple.
Still in the clinch, McDermid scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blaze trying to stall but McDermid improves his position.
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!
McDermid creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McDermid stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McDermid blocking some punches.
Blaze tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDermid slows down the pace here.
Blaze misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDermid misses with a knee strike.
Blaze with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blaze using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Blaze dodges an elbow strike from McDermid.
McDermid lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blaze backwards.
Blaze misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Blaze.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blaze blocks an elbow strike from McDermid.
McDermid lands with a left to the head.
McDermid misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shamus McDermid dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phil Blaze's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

McDermid jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big left from Blaze misses.

McDermid gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McDermid looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McDermid throws an elbow that misses.
McDermid lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McDermid comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McDermid lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blaze wants to stall.
Blaze tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDermid's elbow.
McDermid will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Blaze up against the ropes.
Blaze misses with a punch on the inside.
Blaze tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McDermid creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blaze's defenses.
McDermid lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDermid with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McDermid lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blaze backwards.

Blaze is rocked!
McDermid lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blaze is still on wobbly legs! Can McDermid finish him?
McDermid cracks Blaze with a big elbow, right in the eye socket! Blaze drops to his knees in obvious pain! The referee starts the count but it's plainly obvious that Blaze isn't going to get back to his feet. The referee counts none the less and McDermid struts around the mat, safe in the knowledge that this one is over. A big win for McDermid!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Shamus McDermid!
Shamus McDermid took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Just call me Jack the Ripper because anyone that gets in this ring with me is leaving cut up!'.