PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jules Winnfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaze has chosen Monster by Skillet 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.

Winnfield
vs
Blaze

187 cm
39
211 lbs
35 - 20 - 0

188 cm
32
212 lbs
20 - 16 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition

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 35 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jules Winnfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Blaze!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winnfield throws out a powerful jab.
Winnfield lands with a good body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Blaze has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jules Winnfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Blaze throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blaze fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Winnfield misses with a wild combination.
Blaze misses with an uppercut
and Winnfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blaze misses the shot to the body.
Blaze keeps the fight on the outside.
Blaze lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Jules Winnfield has been cut.
Blaze scores with a body shot.
Winnfield waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blaze.
Winnfield drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Winnfield misses.
Winnfield misses with an uppercut.
Blaze keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Winnfield.
Blaze is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Blaze throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blaze blocks an uppercut.
Blaze misses with the head strike.
Blaze blocking some punches.
Blaze has a couple of punches blocked by Winnfield.
Blaze lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blaze misses with a punch on the inside.
Blaze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blaze prevents a body shot from Winnfield.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blaze as Winnfield tries to tie him up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blaze.
Winnfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Winnfield misses with a hook to the ribs.

Blaze successfully pulls guard.

Winnfield decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Blaze, up you get!
Winnfield stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blaze.
Winnfield slips under a jab from Blaze.
An attempted straight right counter from Winnfield misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Winnfield stalling against the cage.
Winnfield is trying to stall.
Blaze lands a body punch.
Blaze is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Winnfield gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaze blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Winnfield fails to land.
Winnfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Blaze.
Winnfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blaze.
Blaze throws a head punch that misses.
Blaze lands a nice uppercut.
Winnfield misses with the head strike.
Winnfield misses with the head strike.
Winnfield blocks an uppercut.
Winnfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Blaze.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield stalling in the clinch but Blaze improves position.
Blaze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Winnfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Blaze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blaze prevents a body shot from Winnfield.
Blaze softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Winnfield lands with a right to the head.
Blaze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Winnfield misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Winnfield.
A right hand to the body from Winnfield.
Blaze's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blaze misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blaze blocking some punches.
Blaze lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Blaze.
Blaze lands a shot to the body.
Blaze misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blaze goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blaze lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield blocks an uppercut.
Blaze pushes Winnfield back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Jules Winnfield's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaze lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Winnfield backwards.
Winnfield tries a body shot but Blaze blocks it.
Winnfield working aggressively here.
Blaze lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blaze lands a hook that snaps the head of Winnfield backwards.
Blaze is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Winnfield to keep the fight standing.
Blaze looking for a takedown.
Jules Winnfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Blaze.
Winnfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blaze softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blaze digs a right hand into Winnfield's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Winnfield's gas tank.
Winnfield is breathing heavily.
Blaze misses with some punches.
Blaze lands a nice shot to the body.
Blaze lands with a right to the head.
Blaze jumps guard but Winnfield turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Blaze lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Blaze as the two fighters clinch.
Blaze throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Winnfields head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Blaze dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jules Winnfield's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Winnfield takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Blaze has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blaze showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Winnfield.

Blaze bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Winnfield! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Blaze trying to move into half guard but instead Winnfield has managed to sweep!

This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Blaze is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Winnfield presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Blaze can't find room to land a body shot as Winnfield controls the action.
Winnfield taking a breather.
Winnfield misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Winnfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Blaze.
Winnfield tries a body shot but Blaze blocks it.
Blaze tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winnfield's elbow.
Blaze working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Blaze.
Blaze tries to pull guard but Winnfield holds him up against the cage and eventually Blaze drops back down to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winnfield lands a nice uppercut.
Winnfield blocks an uppercut.
Blaze lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Winnfield backwards.
Winnfield wants to stall.

Winnfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Winnfield misses the jab.
Blaze looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Blaze 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 Winnfield has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Winnfield and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Winnfield swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Winnfield misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blaze uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Jules Winnfield's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Winnfield tries to bum rush Blaze with a series of wild strikes but Blaze uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blaze scores with a jab. Winnfield acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Blaze staying out of range there.
Blaze bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Blaze on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield throws a combination. Blaze tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winnfield moves out of range as Blaze throws a body kick.
Blaze is looking to score with low kicks.

Blaze takes the fight into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Winnfield lands a body shot.
Blaze tries to work over Winnfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blaze is leaning against Winnfield and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Winnfield softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Winnfield.
Blaze throws a punch but it's blocked by Winnfield.
Blaze tries to throw a body punch but Winnfield avoids it by throwing Blaze back against the cage.
Winnfield goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Winnfield misses with the head strike.
Blaze tries a body shot but Winnfield blocks it.
Johnny Blaze seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Blaze.

Jeez, Jules Winnfield's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Winnfield is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield prevents a body shot from Blaze.
Winnfield lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blaze is working Winnfield over against the cage.
Blaze throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Winnfields head.
Blaze tries a body shot but Winnfield blocks it.
Winnfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Blaze.
Winnfield lands a hook that snaps the head of Blaze backwards.
A short right from Blaze on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blaze.
Blaze working aggressively here.
Winnfield is trying to maintain a safe position but Blaze gets an underhook and turns Winnfield into the cage.

Winnfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Winnfield takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Winnfield swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Blaze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blaze uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Winnfield.
Blaze takes a jab right on the kisser.
Winnfield tries to move into range but Blaze moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Johnny Blaze!
After the fight, Johnny Blaze was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.