PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nino Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hernano Laios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaze comes to the cage accompanied by Hammerfall - Last Man Standing. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blaze
vs
Laios

190 cm
21
287 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
238 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Divine - Drugs (Q:158+ $100)
GTI - 1337 Mix N Match $10

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nino Blaze!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hernano Laios!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaze throws a head kick but Laios moves out of range.
Nino Blaze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaze scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blaze throws out a leg kick but Laios moves out of range and Blaze only half commits.
Blaze throws a wild body kick that Laios sees coming a mile off.
A swing and a miss from Laios.
Laios's corner calls for a 1-2. Laios obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Blaze rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Laios moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blaze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blaze avoids the body shot from Laios.
Blaze throws a low kick but Laios moves out of range easily.
Laios moves out of range of the leg kick from Blaze.
Laios smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Blaze swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blaze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blaze connects with a body shot.
Laios ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Laios has Blaze up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Laios.
Blaze is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Laios - that landed with a thud.
Laios works on Blaze's body with a couple of short punches.
Blaze takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Nino Blaze has been cut.
A short uppercut from Laios.
A right hook to the body lands for Laios.
Laios taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Laios.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laios is trying to maintain a safe position but Blaze gets an underhook and turns Laios into the cage.
Laios presses Blaze against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Laios.
Blaze avoiding damage as Laios throws knees to the body.
Laios unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laios lands a knee to the body.
Laios gets through Blaze's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Laios lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blaze or not.
Laios throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Laios working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Laios throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blazes head.
Laios connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blaze's face.
Laios works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Laios tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blaze avoids it.
Laios lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Laios on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Laios.
Laios lands a shot to the body.
Laios pushes Blaze back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Laios.
Laios lands a shot to the body.
Laios missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Laios scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laios lands a shoulder strike.
Laios lands a body shot.
A hook to the body from Laios.
Laios lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blaze.
Laios is working Blaze over against the cage.
A short right from Laios.
Blaze takes a shot to the head.
Blaze on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laios with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blaze goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laios scores with a shot to the side of Blaze's head.
Laios lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blaze backwards.
Blaze can't find room to land a body shot as Laios controls the action.
Laios lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Laios lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Laios lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Laios lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blaze or not.
A short right from Laios.

Laios has Blaze pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Laios pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Blaze tumbling to the mat - Laios dives into Blaze's guard.
Blaze keeping moving, preventing Laios from controlling successfully.
Laios showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laios missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Laios slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Blaze can't keep his opponent in guard - Laios advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Laios is keen to just control but Blaze is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laios throws a strike but Blaze avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blaze keeping full guard, as Laios tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hernano Laios dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nino Blaze's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Laios fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blaze throws a body punch but Laios moves out of range.
Blaze fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Laios.
Blaze looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Laios works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Blaze feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Laios's calf.
Blaze throws a nice head kick!
Laios misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Blaze misses.
Blaze is looking to land body kicks.
Blaze throws a sloppy body shot
and Laios counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blaze swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Laios lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laios lands a right hook to the body.
Laios misses with a hook. Blaze ducked under it nicely.
Laios lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Laios lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Laios closes the distance and pushes Blaze back into the cage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Laios. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Laios on the inside.
Laios misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blaze.
Laios lands a left hand.
Laios misses with a knee to the head.
Laios lands a right hand.
Laios with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blaze managing to block the knees to the body from Laios.
Laios has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Laios has Blaze pushed against the cage.
Blaze struggles to land a body shot inside as Laios controls his hands.
Laios stalling.
Laios softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Laios digs a right hand into Blaze's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blaze's gas tank.
Blaze takes a shot to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Laios obliges.
A head punch on the inside from Blaze fails to land.
Laios lands a nice shot to the body.
Laios is leaning against Blaze and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Laios stalling in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Laios.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laios.
A short uppercut from Laios.
Laios slows down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laios.
Laios digs a right hand into Blaze's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blaze's gas tank.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laios works on Blaze's body with a couple of short punches.
Laios lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hernano Laios seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Laios lands a body shot in the clinch.
Laios crunches a lovely knee into Blaze's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze misses with a body punch.
Laios pushes Blaze back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Laios stalling in the clinch but Blaze improves position.
Laios gets through Blaze's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blaze managing to block the knees to the body from Laios.
Laios scores a nice knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Blaze misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laios stalling the fight.
Laios blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laios is working Blaze over against the cage.
Blaze misses with the head strike.
Laios lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Laios with a knee to the head.
Laios throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Laios.
Laios lands a hook that snaps the head of Blaze backwards.
Laios dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Laios missing with knees to the body.
Laios lands a body punch.
Blaze misses with a punch on the inside.
Blaze lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laios backwards.
Blaze misses with some punches.
Laios throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Laios lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Laios lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blaze backwards.
Laios scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Laios lands an elbow inside.
Laios lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Laios lands a takedown into guard.
Laios pushes down on Blaze's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Laios is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Blaze defends it well.
Laios wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blaze keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laios misses with a head shot. Blaze uses the momentum to regain guard.
Laios trying to control the position from guard on top but Blaze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laios preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hernano Laios showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nino Blaze's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Laios has Blaze up against the cage in a clinch.
Laios lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blaze or not.
Blaze misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laios landing knees to the body.
Laios lands a left hand.
Laios landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laios pushes Blaze back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laios lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Laios.
Laios scores with a nice hook to the head.
Laios softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Blaze is rocked!
Laios lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Blaze is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Laios digs a right hand into Blaze's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blaze's gas tank.
Laios digs a right hand underneath Blaze's ribcage. Blaze let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Laios crunches a lovely knee into Blaze's ribcage.
Blaze seems to have got his legs back now.
Laios trying to stall but Blaze improves his position.
Good body shot from Laios.
Laios presses Blaze against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Laios digs a right hand into Blaze's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blaze's gas tank.
Laios lands a body shot.
Laios crunches a lovely knee into Blaze's ribcage.
Laios working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blaze takes a knee to the side of the body.
Laios working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Laios.
Knees to the body from Laios.
Laios lands a damaging elbow.
Laios's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Laios with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Laios tries a knee to the head but Blaze blocks it.
Blaze can't find room to land a body shot as Laios controls the action.
Laios lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blaze backwards.
Laios lands a knee to the head.
Laios working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Laios lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Laios pushes Blaze back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Laios working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Laios.
Blaze can't find room to land a body shot as Laios controls the action.
Blaze tries a body shot but Laios blocks it.
Laios working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Laios is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Blaze's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blaze misses with a punch on the inside.
Laios lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Laios - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Laios.
Laios throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blazes head.
Laios makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Laios on the inside.
Laios pushes Blaze back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laios lands a shot to the body.
Laios pushes Blaze back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blaze takes a knee right on the jaw!
Laios tries to throw a body punch but Blaze avoids it by throwing Laios back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze tries to work over Laios's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laios blocks a body shot from Blaze.
A short right from Laios.
Blaze takes a shot to the head.
Laios is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Blaze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laios lands a body shot.
Blaze throws a punch but it's blocked by Laios.
A short right from Blaze on the inside.
Laios throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blaze blocks it with crossed arms.
Blaze misses with a punch to the body.
Laios is trying to maintain a safe position but Blaze gets an underhook and turns Laios into the cage.
Laios misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Blaze.
Blaze lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Laios.
Blaze works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blaze digs a right hand underneath Laios's ribcage. Laios let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blaze cracks Laios with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Laios.
Laios with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Laios blocks an uppercut.
Laios lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blaze backwards.
Laios landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Laios tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blaze.
Laios looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze lands with a right to the head.
Laios throws a punch but it's blocked by Blaze.
Blaze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laios works on Blaze's body with a couple of short punches.
Laios working aggressively here.
Blaze misses with a punch on the inside.
Blaze misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laios wants to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Laios.
Blaze blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Laios.
Blaze throws a punch but it's blocked by Laios.
Laios lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laios.
A knee to the head by Laios.
A short body shot lands from Laios as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from Laios.
Blaze lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Laios blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Blaze on the inside.
Blaze swings wildly with an uppercut but Laios uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laios scores with a hook to the body.
Laios using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blaze has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blaze lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laios backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laios scores with a shoulder strike.
Blaze lands a body shot in the clinch.
Laios throws a punch but it's blocked by Blaze.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blaze.
A right handed body shot lands from Laios.
Blaze scores with a shot to the side of Laios's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blaze.
Blaze goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laios scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Laios as the two fighters clinch.
Laios stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blaze struggles to land a body shot inside as Laios controls his hands.
Blaze tries to work over Laios's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laios lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Laios.
Blaze is working Laios over against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Laios.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Laios.
Laios gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laios softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blaze.
Laios lands a nice uppercut.
Blaze tries a body shot but Laios blocks it.
Blaze misses with the head strike.
Laios scores with a shoulder strike.
Laios blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hernano Laios really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nino Blaze's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Laios lands the left hand.
Laios tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blaze was well out of range. Poor timing from Laios.
Blaze throws a sloppy head kick and Laios moves out of range easily.
Laios tries to clinch up.
Blaze lands a head kick. Laios smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Blaze swings away with a body shot that misses
and Laios counters with a stiff right hand.
Blaze takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blaze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laios thuds a left hand into Blaze's body.
Laios scores with the left hand. Blaze knows he should have avoided that one.
Laios throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blaze stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Laios.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaze rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Laios moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Laios ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blaze takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Laios keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blaze.
Laios lands a jab to Blaze's midsection.
Hernano Laios seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laios stuns Blaze with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Laios.

Blaze gets tackled into the cage by Laios. Laios maintains the clinch.
Laios tries to land a knee to the head but Blaze blocks with his arms.
A bit of stalling here from Laios.
Laios prevents a body shot from Blaze.
Laios scores with a hook to the body.
Laios lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blaze or not.
Laios lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blaze backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Laios.
Laios lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Laios using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Laios lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blaze or not.
Laios trying to stall but Blaze improves his position.
Blaze has a couple of punches blocked by Laios.
Good body shot from Laios.
A short body shot lands from Blaze as the two fighters clinch.
Laios lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laios throws an elbow that misses.
Laios lands a nice shot to the body.
Blaze takes an elbow to the forehead.
Laios throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blazes head.
A right handed body shot lands from Laios.
Laios is working for takedown but Blaze is calmly controlling the position for now.
Blaze is leaning against Laios and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Laios pushes Blaze back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Laios.
Blaze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laios throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Laios scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laios scores with a shoulder strike.
Blaze misses with the head strike.
Blaze lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laios.
Laios gets through Blaze's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Laios.
Blaze takes a shot to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blaze as Laios tries to tie him up.
Blaze takes an elbow to the temple.
Stalling in the clinch from Laios.
Blaze makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blaze as Laios tries to tie him up.
Blaze pushes Laios back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blaze lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blaze pushes Laios back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Laios content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Blaze pushes Laios back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Blaze - that landed with a thud.
Blaze lands a nice shot to the body.
Blaze scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blaze has a couple of punches blocked by Laios.
Nice body punch from Laios - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Blaze - that landed with a thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze tries to throw a body punch but Laios avoids it by throwing Blaze back against the cage.
Laios pushes Blaze back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Laios.
Blaze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laios manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Laios lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blaze doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laios misses with an elbow strike.
Laios lands with a short shot to the head.
Laios lands a nice elbow.
Blaze swings wildly with an uppercut but Laios uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Blaze fails to land.
Laios working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Laios on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Blaze.
Laios lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blaze or not.
Laios pushes Blaze back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blaze tries to work over Laios's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laios manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Laios is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right from Laios on the inside.
Laios lands an uppercut.
Blaze lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Blaze misses with a punch to the body.
Laios is trying to maintain a safe position but Blaze gets an underhook and turns Laios into the cage.
Laios scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blaze lands a body shot.
Blaze lands a nice shot to the body.
Laios's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blaze misses with a punch to the body.
Laios lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Laios as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from Blaze.
Blaze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laios misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blaze.
Laios lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Blaze.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Blaze misses with some punches.
Laios lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blaze backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A body shot lands from Laios.
Blaze misses with the head strike.
Laios lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Laios presses Blaze against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Laios on the inside.
A body shot lands from Laios.
Laios lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hernano Laios dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Nino Blaze's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Blaze fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Laios is out of range.
Blaze takes one to the chin there.
Blaze is looking to wear down Laios with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Laios fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blaze looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Blaze gets tackled into the cage by Laios. Laios maintains the clinch.
Blaze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blaze lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laios backwards.
Laios putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blaze in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Laios landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Laios is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laios.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Laios obliges.
Laios misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blaze.
Laios lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Laios - that landed with a thud.
Nice elbow from Laios.
Laios lands a nice uppercut.
Laios lands a knee to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Laios lands with a left to the head.
Laios lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Laios.
Nice body punch from Laios - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Laios.
A short left from Laios.
Blaze avoiding damage as Laios throws knees to the body.
Laios scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blaze creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Blaze.
A short left from Laios.
Blaze can't find room to land a body shot as Laios controls the action.
Blaze doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blaze misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laios lands a nice elbow.
Laios gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Laios lands a body shot in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Laios lands a damaging elbow.
Blaze throws a head punch that misses.
Laios landing knees to the body.
Laios lands with a light punch inside.
Laios missing with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Laios as the two fighters clinch.
Blaze misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laios makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Laios trying to control the position but instead, Blaze has worked for underhooks and has pushed Laios into the cage.
Laios lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blaze backwards.
Laios trying to stall but Blaze improves his position.
Blaze is leaning against Laios and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Laios lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blaze takes an elbow to the temple.
Laios lands a shoulder strike.
Nino Blaze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze misses with some punches.
Blaze lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laios backwards.
Laios taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laios.
Blaze gets through Laios's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Laios - that landed with a thud.
Blaze lands an uppercut.
Blaze blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blaze scores with a shoulder strike.
Blaze lands a shot to the body.
Blaze lands with a right to the head.
Laios is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blaze is defending well for now.
Laios misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blaze.
Blaze lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Blaze.
Blaze lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Laios.
Blaze digs a right hand underneath Laios's ribcage. Laios let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A knee to the head by Laios.
A left hand lands to the body for Blaze.
Good body shot from Blaze.
Blaze works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blaze working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Laios misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blaze creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Laios.
Laios using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Blaze can't find room to land a body shot as Laios controls the action.
Laios leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laios lands with a light punch inside.
Laios can't find room to land a body shot as Blaze controls the action.
Blaze lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Laios or not.
Laios creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blaze lands a shot to the body.
Laios misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Blaze lands a nice shot to the body.
Blaze makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Blaze.
Blaze scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Blaze.
Blaze lands a nice shot to the body.
Blaze lands with a left to the head.
Blaze lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laios backwards.
Blaze blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blaze stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Laios misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blaze.
Laios lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blaze misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blaze struggles to land a body shot inside as Laios controls his hands.
Blaze lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Laios.
Laios misses with some punches.
Blaze misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze lands a nice shot to the body.
Laios misses with a knee to the head.
Blaze scores with a hook to the body.
A right hand to the body from Blaze.
Laios tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blaze's elbow.
Blaze lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Blaze - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Blaze.
Laios tries to land knees in the clinch but Blaze avoids the damage to the body.
Good body shot from Blaze.
Laios prevents a body shot from Blaze.
Laios lands with a light punch inside.
Laios dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Blaze lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laios backwards.
Laios gets through Blaze's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blaze lands an uppercut.
Blaze lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Laios is looking to control Blaze's arms but Blaze gets an underhook and turns him. Now Laios has his back to the cage.
Blaze misses with some punches.
Blaze throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Laios.
Laios lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Laios.
Blaze misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blaze can't find room to land a body shot as Laios controls the action.
Laios lands a left hand.
Laios lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blaze.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hernano Laios comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Laios has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 44:50
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 43:50
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 43:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hernano Laios!
Hernano Laios is the new heavyweight champion!