PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Phil Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Badr Hari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Blaze
vs
Hari

180 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
24
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
KO power

Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phil Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Badr Hari!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
Sloppy strikes from Blaze. Those never looked like landing.
Hari is looking to slow Blaze down with leg kicks.
Blaze bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like Badr Hari has been cut.
Hari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blaze moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hari connects with a solid leg kick.
Hari throws a sloppy head kick
and Blaze counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blaze tries a head kick but it misses.
Blaze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blaze avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hari throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blaze misses with a head kick.
Hari takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hari avoids the head kick by Blaze.
Hari throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick misses from Blaze.
Blaze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blaze scores with a one two! Hari had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Blaze walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hari.
Blaze misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Hari misses.
Nice body kick there by Hari.
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!
A right-left combo lands from Blaze.
Hari looks gassed!
A nice combination there by Hari.
Blaze looks to land a combination but Hari avoids it well.
Hari checks a leg kick.
Blaze thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hari at a distance.
Hari lands a head kick!
Hari thows a body shot but no joy.
Hari takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Blaze throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hari defending well as Blaze loads up on a big left hand.
Hari throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Blaze.
Blaze is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Hari is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blaze throws a head kick that misses.
Blaze circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hari takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hari blocks a head kick by Blaze.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Blaze dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Badr Hari's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Blaze throws a front kick that sends Hari stumbling back into the ropes.
Blaze lands with a shot to the body.
Blaze misses with a head kick.
Blaze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blaze with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hari takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hari is still on wobbly legs! Can Blaze finish him?
Phil Blaze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blaze rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hari moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blaze tries a head kick but it misses.
Hari seems to have recovered his senses.
Blaze cracks Hari with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Hari is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Hari is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Hari could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Phil Blaze!