PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Eric Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alonso Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Blake's choice of entrance music: Firestarter. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Perry
vs
Blake

188 cm
21
190 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

187 cm
20
199 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Excellent MT
Cuts easily

World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Eric Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Alonso Blake!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perry throws a head kick that half lands.
Blake checks a low kick from Perry.
Blake dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Perry. That did some damage!
Blake pivots, looking for a leg kick but Perry is out of range and Blake settles back down.
Perry is looking to clinch.
Blake checks a leg kick.
Perry avoids the body shot from Blake.
Perry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Perry tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Blake manages to circle out of the way.
Perry throws out a loose jab but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perry throws a hook but Blake avoids it easily.
Blake feints a counter leg kick.
Blake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blake blocks a head kick by Perry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Perry rushes Blake and presses him up against the ropes.
Our sources have told us that Perry has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Perry trying to land knees to the body.
Perry crunches a lovely knee into Blake's ribcage.
Perry prevents Blake from breaking the clinch.
Blake wants to stall.

Blake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Perry scores with a leg kick.

Perry closes the distance and clinches.
Blake is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

Blake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perry looks to land a body kick but Blake moved away.
Perry throws a head kick that misses.
Blake throws a body kick that misses.
Blake works Perry's body with a nice hook.
A low kick from Perry is predictable there
and Blake counters with a nice body shot.

Perry has managed to clinch.
Blake told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.

Blake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blake lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blake wants to land a leg kick but Perry is out of range.
Perry moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake connects with a single shot there.
Perry goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blake is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Perry with a body shot.
Blake throws a sloppy head kick and Perry moves out of range easily.
Perry throws the left hand but Blake avoids the punch easily.
Blake swinging wildly here.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perry manages to avoid it.
Perry tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Blake manages to circle out of the way.
Perry misses with a head kick.
Blake lands a nice looking body shot.
Perry moves out of range as Blake strikes.
Perry thumps Blake with a low kick.
Blake moves out of range of the strikes.
Blake dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Perry. That did some damage!
Perry throws a sloppy head kick and Blake moves out of range easily.
Perry misses with a head kick.
Perry tries to land a leg kick but Blake saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alonso Blake will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Perry buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blake digs a good body shot into Perry's ribs.
Blake tries a head kick but it misses.
Blake looks for the body kick but Perry saw that one coming.
Blake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blake slips a jab and a cross from Perry.
A low kick from Blake is predictable there
and Perry counters with an outside leg kick.
Alonso Blake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blake scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perry.
Blake chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake thuds a left hand into Perry's body.
Blake fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Perry scores with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blake lands with a good body shot.
Perry throws a head kick but Blake moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Perry misses its intended target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blake.
Perry looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Blake connects with a high kick.

It looks like Eric Perry has been cut.
Blake throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Perry.
Nice body punch from Blake.
Blake lands a jab-cross combination.
Blake lands a nice looking kick to the body. Perry takes a step back to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Perry at a distance.
Perry throws a leg kick but Blake sees it coming and moves out of range.
Blake avoids the body shot from Perry.
Perry slips a jab from Blake.
A jab from Blake misses.
Perry lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake swings widly with a right hand
and Perry counters with a head kick.
Blake throws a body punch but Perry moves out of range.
Perry tries a head kick but it misses.
Perry tries to clinch up.
Blake only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Blake scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blake scores with a head kick.
Blake misses with a straight left.
Perry misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Perry.
Alonso Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake checks the leg kick.
Blake lands with a nice body punch.
Perry has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Perry there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perry misses with a head kick.
Blake plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Blake lands a body shot.
Blake scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alonso Blake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eric Perry'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.

Blake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Perry dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blake. That did some damage!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Perry 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 Blake has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Blake and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Perry attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Blake looks to score with a jab to the body but Perry is just out of range.
Perry is looking to counter punch.
Blake jabs at Perry's body.
Blake lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blake lands with an uppercut that bounces Perry off the ropes and back into range.
Blake misses with a low kick.
Perry takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A bone on bone clash there as Blake blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perry throws a leg kick but Blake moved away.
Blake checks the leg kick.
Perry just misses with a punch to the body.

Perry darts in and clinches Blake up against the ropes.
Blake can't find room to land a body shot as Perry controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry tries to land knees in the clinch but Blake avoids the damage to the body.
Blake managing to block the knees to the body from Perry.
Blake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Perry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blake blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blake misses with a body punch.
Perry tries to land knees in the clinch but Blake avoids the damage to the body.
Blake misses with some punches.
Blake on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blake avoiding damage as Perry throws knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Blake.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blake.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right from Blake.

Blake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blake with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blake throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blake cracks the inside of Perry's front leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Blake.
Perry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blake.
Blake lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Perry at a distance.
Blake displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Perry is rocked!
Blake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blake scores with a jab to the body.
Perry walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Oh Perry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blake throws a body punch but Perry moves out of range.
Perry tries to clinch up.
Perry seems to have got his legs back now.
Perry moves out of range of the body kick from Blake.
Perry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perry fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alonso Blake really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eric Perry's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Blake feints and then cracks Perry's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Perry down.
Blake swings for the body but Perry moves out of range.
Blake just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPerry.
Blake throws a sloppy head kick and Perry moves out of range easily.
Perry is looking to land body kicks.
Blake looks to score with a jab to the body but Perry is just out of range.
Perry takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Perry takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Perry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A head kick misses from Perry.
Perry throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blake throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perry moves in looking to clinch but Blake pushes him off.
Blake is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Donk. Blake catches Perry right on the button with a cross.
Blake lands a nice looking body shot.
Perry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blake manages to avoid it.
Perry throws a right and a left that Blake avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry misses with a body kick.
Blake wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Perry throws a sloppy head kick
and Blake counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Perry tries to clinch but Blake is having none of it.
Blake swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blake thumps Perry with a low kick.
Blake fails to land with a series of punches.
Blake lands with a shot to the body.
Perry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Perry throws a leg kick
and Blake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blake lands a slapping body shot.
Perry misses with a body kick.
Blake plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Blake scores with a body shot.
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!
Blake fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake lands a nice looking body shot.
Perry misses the shot to the body.
Blake throws a shot to the body.
Perry motions for Blake to come forward. Perry throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blake is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Perry walks into a stiff left hand from Blake.
Blake scores with a hook to the body. Perry takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Perry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blake.
As Blake backs away, Perry returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Blake's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blake lands with a nice combination. Perry backs away looking to recover.
Blake throws a right and a left that Perry avoids nicely.
Good exchange - Blake coming out on top.
Blake lands with a cross.

Eric Perry's cut is getting worse.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blake takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blake fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Blake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perry was well out of range. Poor timing from Blake.
Perry pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alonso Blake dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Eric Perry's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Blake misses the shot to the body.
Perry wants to land a leg kick but Blake is out of range.
Blake slips a straight right by Perry.
Blake lands a nice leg kick that just misses Perry's sensitive parts.
Blake swings for the body but Perry moves out of range.
Blake looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Perry.
Blake scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Perry pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Perry just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blake! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake lands a lovely overhand right.
Blake fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Blake swings for the body but Perry moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Perry blocks the leg kick.
Blake misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Perry takes the fight into the clinch.
Blake can't find room to land a body shot as Perry controls the action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blake.
Blake tries to stall but Perry uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Perry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blake, right into the meat.
Blake misses the shot to the body.
Perry tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Blake manages to circle out of the way.
Blake connects with a body shot.
Blake throws a leg kick that misses.
Perry moves out of range of the body kick from Blake.
Perry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Perry has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blake is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Perry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Blake paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blake doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Blake moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Perry tries to score with a low kick but Blake moves his leg out of the way.
Blake moves forwards but Perry connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Blake throws a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perry can pounce on him.
Blake avoids the head kick by Perry.
Perry throws a leg kick but Blake sees it coming and moves out of range.
Perry throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Blake scores with a shot to the body.
Perry lands the left hand.
Jab by Blake.
Blake lands with a shot to the body.
Perry slips under a jab from Blake.
Eric Perry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alonso Blake is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Perry on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alonso Blake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Blake winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 46:49
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 45:50
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 46:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alonso Blake!
Our winner, Alonso Blake, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.