PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Shakesphere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaze has chosen John Blaze - Fat Joe Ft. Nas, Big Pun, Raekwon as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shakesphere
vs
Blaze

167 cm
25
135 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

162 cm
26
135 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Raw Edge Gear (R.E.G)

Raw Edge Gear (R.E.G)
[WAO]MADE IN GERMANY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Shakesphere!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaze takes one to the side of the head.
Blaze rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shakesphere counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shakesphere lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Shakesphere misses the jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Shakesphere lands a jab to Blaze's midsection.
Shakesphere swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Blaze counters with a left to the body.
Shakesphere throws a lazy right hand but Blaze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blaze cracks a nice hook into Shakesphere's ribs.
Blaze throws a sloppy head kick and Shakesphere moves out of range easily.
Blaze showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shakesphere.
Shakesphere swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakesphere jabs Blaze right on the nose. Blaze blinks but takes it well.
A jab from Shakesphere misses.
Blaze just misses with a punch to the body.
Shakesphere catches Blaze with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A telegraphed right hand from Blaze misses the target.
Shakesphere moves out of range of the leg kick from Blaze.
Blaze swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blaze digs a good body shot into Shakesphere's ribs.
Blaze on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakesphere misses with a double jab.
Blaze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shakesphere lands with a good body shot.
Shakesphere feints a jab promting Blaze to slip. Shakesphere then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Blaze slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Blaze scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shakesphere looks to score with a jab to the body but Blaze is just out of range.
Shakesphere connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blaze's hands.
Blaze takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Shakesphere misses.
Shakesphere lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Blaze steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shakesphere.
Shakesphere's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blaze connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shakesphere scrambles back to his feet.

It looks like William Shakesphere has been cut.
Blaze just misses with a punch to the body.
Blaze rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shakesphere makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blaze waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shakesphere.
Shakesphere will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blaze looks to score with a jab to the body but Shakesphere is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze drops his hands momentarily and Shakesphere takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shakesphere throws a looping overhand right but Blaze ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blaze. Shakesphere does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blaze displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shakesphere throws out the jab.
Blaze looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blaze throws out a loose jab but Shakesphere uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shakesphere clobbers Blaze with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Blaze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Johnny Blaze will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on William Shakesphere's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Shakesphere swings for the body but Blaze moves out of range.
Blaze looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big right from Blaze misses.
Shakesphere throws a hook to the side of Blaze's head but Blaze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shakesphere misses with a two punch combination.
A lazy left from Shakesphere finds it's target.
William Shakesphere is winning the standup battle so far.
Blaze misses with a hook to the body
and Shakesphere counters with a lovely shot to the body.
William Shakesphere is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shakesphere looks to land a right hand but Blaze moved out of range.
Shakesphere throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shakesphere lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blaze at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakesphere tries to bum rush Blaze with a series of wild strikes but Blaze uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shakesphere throws a jab when Blaze was well out of range.
Shakesphere fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blaze is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Blaze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blaze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blaze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blaze misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shakesphere counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shakesphere moves away from the strike by Blaze.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakesphere lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Shakesphere throws a jab but it's blocked by Blaze.
Shakesphere looks to land a combination but Blaze avoids it well.
Shakesphere moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Shakesphere fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Shakesphere lands with a nice combination. Blaze backs away looking to recover.
Blaze throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blaze misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Blaze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shakesphere connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shakesphere scores with a crisp jab that stopped Blaze in his tracks.
Shakesphere throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blaze showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shakesphere.
A head kick misses from Blaze.
Shakesphere lands a really nice looking cross but Blaze seems unphased.
Shakesphere throws out a loose jab but Blaze uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze moves away from the strike by Shakesphere.
Blaze moves out of range as Shakesphere strikes.
Shakesphere throws out a powerful jab.
Blaze takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sloppy strikes from Shakesphere. Those never looked like landing.
Blaze loads up on a big right hand but Shakesphere slips the punch.
Blaze showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shakesphere.
Shakesphere keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Shakesphere dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on William Shakesphere's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Shakesphere scores with a jab. Blaze acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shakesphere works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Blaze gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Shakesphere throws a shot to the body.
Blaze is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Shakesphere rather than just go for the knockout.
Blaze takes a swing at Shakesphere's ribcage but misses.
Shakesphere uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blaze.
Shakesphere misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blaze. Shakesphere does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakesphere misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blaze.
Shakesphere avoids the body shot from Blaze.
Shakesphere swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blaze is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shakesphere.
Shakesphere missing with a left hand there. Blaze was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shakesphere connects with a right hand. Blaze shakes it off.
A bone on bone clash there as Shakesphere blocks the leg kick.
Blaze jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blaze throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shakesphere on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze takes a swing at Shakesphere's ribcage but misses.
Blaze has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shakesphere moves out of range as Blaze strikes.
Shakesphere feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blazes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Blaze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shakesphere was well out of range. Poor timing from Blaze.
Blaze takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shakesphere fails to land with a series of punches.
Blaze showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shakesphere.
Some wild striking there from Shakesphere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shakesphere moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blaze misses with a wild body shot.
Shakesphere missing with a left hand there. Blaze was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shakesphere scores with a crisp jab that stopped Blaze in his tracks.
Blaze dodges the punch combination from Shakesphere.
Blaze takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shakesphere, as that shot connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze digs a good body shot into Shakesphere's ribs.
Blaze misses with an uppercut. Shakesphere saw that one coming.
Blaze looks to throw the jab but Shakesphere is out of range.
Blaze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Shakesphere.
Shakesphere will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shakesphere throws an off balance right hand
and Blaze counters with a good low kick that Shakesphere was not able to check.
Shakesphere lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Blaze throws a shot from downtown. Shakesphere moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but William Shakesphere did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on William Shakesphere's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Shakesphere throws a hook to the side of Blaze's head but Blaze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab, jab by Shakesphere - just one landing.
Blaze cracks Shakesphere with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shakesphere looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blaze thumps Shakesphere with a low kick.
Blaze lunges at Shakesphere with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shakesphere's hand.
Blaze misses with a looping left.
Shakesphere looks to land a combination but Blaze avoids it well.
Shakesphere blocks a head kick by Blaze.
Shakesphere swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze misses with a body shot.
Blaze lands a jab to Shakesphere's midsection.
A left lands for Blaze.

Shakesphere is rocked!
Shakesphere swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blaze counters with a big right hand! Oh Shakesphere is in trouble here! Blaze follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Blaze! Johnny Blaze retains his bantamweight title!