PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johny Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacky Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacky Chan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Johny Blaze's chin.

Blaze
vs
Chan

180 cm
26
160 lbs
6 - 30 - 1

185 cm
18
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johny Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacky Chan!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Blaze misses.
Blaze moves out of range as Chan throws a body kick.
Chan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Blaze looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chan slips a straight right by Blaze.
Chan scores with a leg kick.
Blaze lands a two punch combo.
Blaze fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blaze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blaze connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chan. Chan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blaze throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A clash of legs there as Blaze blocks the low kick.
Blaze looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A solid body kick from Blaze.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaze throws a head kick that misses.

Blaze gets tackled into the cage by Chan. Chan maintains the clinch.
Blaze creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blaze throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze misses with a knee to the head.
Blaze pushes off an throws an elbow but Chan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Blaze tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chan is trying to break free.
Blaze tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chan avoids it.
Blaze tries a knee to the head but Chan blocks it.
Blaze looking to throw knees to the head but Chan is blocking nicely.
Blaze with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chan blocks an elbow strike.
Chan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blaze blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chan taking a breather.
Blaze throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan swings wildly with an uppercut but Blaze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blaze is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chan is defending well for now.
Chan stalling the fight.
Blaze misses with a knee to the head.
Blaze with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blaze tries to land knees in the clinch but Chan avoids the damage to the body.
Blaze blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chan lands an uppercut.
Chan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Blaze throws an elbow that misses.
Blaze trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chan is defending well for now.
Chan is looking to break free of the clinch but Blaze has double underhooks.
Chan blocks the elbow strike.
Blaze throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blaze pushes off an throws an elbow but Chan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Blaze is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chan is defending well for now.
Blaze misses with a knee to the head.
Blaze is breathing heavily.
Chan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blaze with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chan avoiding damage as Blaze throws knees to the body.
Blaze blocks a body shot from Chan.
Blaze tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chan avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Chan fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan can't find room to land a body shot as Blaze controls the action.
Blaze throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chan blocks it with crossed arms.
Blaze tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chan misses with a body punch.
Chan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blaze missing with knees to the body.
Chan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chan blocks the elbow strike.
Chan avoids the elbow strike from Blaze, against the cage.
Chan has a couple of punches blocked by Blaze.
Blaze misses with a knee strike.
Chan can't break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blaze tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chan avoids it.
Chan can't find room to land a body shot as Blaze controls the action.
Chan leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johny Blaze dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Blaze scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Blaze pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blaze throws a head kick but Chan moves out of range.
Good shot there by Blaze.
Chan throws a front kick that sends Blaze stumbling back into the cage.
Johny Blaze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaze misses with a kick to the body.
Blaze takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chan lands a head kick!
Blaze misses with an uppercut. Chan saw that one coming.
Blaze throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johny Blaze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chan ducks under a wild hook from Blaze.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chan.
A head kick from Chan lands but Blaze takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Blaze smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chan moves out of range as Blaze strikes.
Chan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Blaze is out of range and Chan settles back down.
Chan throws a leg kick which misses Blaze's front leg but catches the back leg as Blaze tries to avoid it.
Chan blocks a leg kick.
Blaze throws a sloppy head kick and Chan moves out of range easily.
Blaze throws a half hearted mid kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blaze. That's going to slow Chan down.
Blaze throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Blaze.
Chan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blaze steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Chan. That one must have hurt.
Blaze chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chan can pounce on him.
Chan avoids the head kick by Blaze.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Blaze.
Crunch! Chan slams his shin into Blaze's torso.
Blaze blocks a head kick by Chan.
Blaze misses with a head kick.
Chan throws a leg kick which misses Blaze's front leg but catches the back leg as Blaze tries to avoid it.
Blaze blocks a head kick by Chan.

Chan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
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!
Chan tries to circle away but Blaze has him pinned against the cage.
Chan tries to circle away but Blaze has him pinned against the cage.
Blaze tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chan avoids it.
Blaze tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blaze misses with a knee strike.
Chan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chan dodges an elbow strike from Blaze.
Chan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blaze misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chan.
Chan misses with the head strike.
Blaze missing with knees to the body.
Chan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blaze tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blaze is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chan is defending well for now.
Blaze misses with a knee to the head.
Chan throws a punch but it's blocked by Blaze.
Chan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Blaze up against the cage.
Chan managing to block the knees to the body from Blaze.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan swings wildly with an uppercut but Blaze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blaze has him pressed against the cage.
Chan tries to stall but Blaze uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chan avoids a wild elbow strike from Blaze.
Chan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blaze tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chan avoids it.
Chan blocks the elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blaze blocks a body shot from Chan.
Blaze is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chan is defending well for now.
Chan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Blaze up against the cage.
Blaze prevents a body shot from Chan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Johny Blaze will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Chan tries to clinch but Blaze is having none of it.
Blaze pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Blaze throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blaze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Blaze misses
and Chan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Blaze is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Blaze pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blaze looks to land a combination but Chan avoids it well.
A good leg kick by Chan.
Blaze throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chan moves out of range as Blaze throws a body kick.
Chan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blaze has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blaze looks for the body kick but Chan saw that one coming.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chan delivers a nice body kick.
Chan moves out of range as Blaze strikes.
Blaze throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze misses with a head kick.
Chan scores with a spinning back kick!
Chan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Blaze.
Blaze throws the left hand but Chan avoids the punch easily.
Blaze throws the kick towards the body but Chan avoids it.
Blaze takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Blaze throws a lazy head kick
and Chan counters with a good low kick that Blaze was not able to check.
Chan lands with a nice body kick.
Blaze throws a head kick that misses.
Chan feints and then cracks Blaze's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blaze down.
Chan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Blaze throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blaze stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chan.
Chan thumps Blaze with a low kick.
Jacky Chan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Chan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Johny Blaze is winning the standup battle so far.
Chan feints and then cracks Blaze's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blaze down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chan. That's going to slow Blaze down.
Blaze chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chan can pounce on him.
Blaze steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Chan. That one must have hurt.
Blaze throws a head kick that misses.
Chan scores with a head kick. Blaze tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chan blocks a head kick by Blaze.
Blaze will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Blaze throws a sloppy head kick and Chan moves out of range easily.
Chan scores with a kick to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Chan.
Chan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blaze throws a right and a left that Chan avoids nicely.
Blaze 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.
Blaze throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A head kick misses from Blaze.
Chan tries a head kick but it misses.
Chan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chan lands with a kick to the temple. Blaze shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Chan throws a leg kick which misses Blaze's front leg but catches the back leg as Blaze tries to avoid it.
Chan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chan blocks a head kick by Blaze.
Nice body kick there by Chan.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chan.
Chan checks the leg kick.
Blaze rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chan thumps Blaze with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze avoids a kick to the body.
Chan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blaze.
Chan blocks a jab.

Blaze gets tackled into the cage by Chan. Chan maintains the clinch.
Blaze throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blaze tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Blaze up against the cage.
Blaze tries to land a knee to the head but Chan blocks with his arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blaze looks to throw an elbow but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacky Chan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blaze has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johny Blaze!