PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Blair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blair comes to the cage accompanied by Bullet by Creed. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Blair
vs
Frazier

199 cm
28
279 lbs
20 - 8 - 0

190 cm
28
241 lbs
17 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

5th Round Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Blair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Frazier!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frazier has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Frazier throws a looping overhand right but Blair ducks down to avoid it.
Blair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frazier.
Blair thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blair misses with a hook. Frazier ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot lands for Blair.
Frazier ducks under a wild hook from Blair.
No joy there for Blair, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blair misses with a hook. Frazier ducked under it nicely.
Blair misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blair throws a hook but Frazier avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frazier moves out of range as Blair strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Blair. Those never looked like landing.
Frazier throws a jab but it's blocked by Blair.
Frazier is looking to clinch.
Blair falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Frazier counter with a right hand.
Frazier explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Frazier tries to close the distance and clinch but Blair swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blair goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Blair misses its intended target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blair, as that shot connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Frazier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blair.
Blair throws a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Blair misses its intended target.
Frazier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blair.
Frazier lands with a hook. Blair tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

It looks like Hank Blair has been cut.
Blair throws a lazy right hand but Frazier sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blair. Frazier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blair rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Frazier moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Blair dodges the punch combination from Frazier.
Blair lands with a right hand.
Frazier ducks under a wild hook from Blair.
A telegraphed right hand from Blair misses the target.
Blair fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Frazier looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Frazier tries to clinch up.
Blair swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blair misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Frazier moves into range and clinches up with Blair.
Blair tries to circle away but Frazier has him pinned against the cage.
Frazier misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frazier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Frazier lands a shoulder strike.

Blair manages to break the clinch.
Blair on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Blair thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Frazier throws a head kick that misses.
Frazier connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Blair throws a leg kick
and Blair takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Hank Blair will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hank Blair's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Frazier goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Good shot there by Blair.
Frazier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blair does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A big right from Blair misses.
Frazier drops his hands momentarily and Blair takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Blair fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frazier manages to avoid it.
Blair misses with a looping left.
Frazier avoids a punch combination nicely.
Frazier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blair.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Frazier has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Blair fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Frazier slips a jab and a cross from Blair.
Frazier on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Blair misses with a looping left.
Blair misses with a right hand
and Frazier counters with a straight right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Blair. Those never looked like landing.
Blair throws a right hand that misses

and Frazier moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frazier softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Frazier misses with a punch on the inside.
Frazier lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blair backwards.
Blair wants to break free but Frazier has control.
Frazier has a couple of punches blocked by Blair.
Blair blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Frazier as Blair tries to tie him up.
Blair looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Blair trying to stall but Frazier improves his position.
Frazier lands a hook that snaps the head of Blair backwards.
Blair misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Frazier.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Frazier can't find room to land a body shot as Blair controls the action.
Blair can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blair wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Frazier lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Frazier.

Hank Blair's cut is getting worse.
Frazier tries to throw a body punch but Blair avoids it by throwing Frazier back against the cage.
Frazier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blair's elbow.
Frazier lands with a short shot to the head.
Frazier tries a body shot but Blair blocks it.
Frazier working aggressively here.
Frazier lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blair backwards.
Frazier working aggressively here.
Frazier scores with a shot to the side of Blair's head.
A short body shot lands from Frazier as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Frazier.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frazier.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frazier.
Frazier lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Frazier lands a nice uppercut.
Frazier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frazier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frazier tries to work over Blair's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blair is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blair lands a left hand.
Frazier working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Frazier.
Frazier makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blair looking to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Frazier fails to land.
Blair wants to get back to striking at distance but Frazier won't allow it.
Blair doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Frazier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hank Blair's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Frazier avoids the body shot from Blair.
Blair throws a looping overhand right but Frazier ducks down to avoid it.
Frazier slips a jab from Blair.
Blair looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blair throws a lazy right hand but Frazier sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Frazier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blair fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Frazier has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blair misses with a few strikes there.
Frazier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blair throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hank Blair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair moves into range and connects with a jab.
Blair misses with a double jab.
Hank Blair is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Frazier.
Frazier slips under a jab from Blair.
Blair connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Frazier avoids the body shot from Blair.
Frazier moves out of range as Blair strikes.
Frazier throws a head kick that misses.
Frazier stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Frazier misses.
Blair closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Frazier fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blair, pushing him back against the cage.
Frazier lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blair stalls.
Frazier prevents Blair from breaking the clinch.
Frazier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frazier throws a punch but it's blocked by Blair.
Frazier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frazier keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blair's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier throws a punch but it's blocked by Blair.
Frazier tries a body shot but Blair blocks it.
Blair prevents a body shot from Frazier.
A nice right hand lands inside from Frazier.
Blair blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frazier lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blair working hard to break the clinch.
Frazier throws a punch but it's blocked by Blair.

Blair breaks from the clinch.
Frazier ducks under a wild hook from Blair.
A big left from Blair misses.
Frazier goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blair misses with a right hand

and Frazier counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Frazier.
Frazier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blair is trying to break the clinch but Frazier has him pressed against the cage.
Jack Frazier seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Blair working hard to break the clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Frazier. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Frazier prevents Blair from breaking the clinch.
Blair wants to break free but Frazier has control.
A left hand lands to the body for Frazier.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Frazier.
Frazier lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blair backwards.

Hank Blair's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Frazier lands a left hand.
Frazier lands with a short punch from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blair blocks a body shot from Frazier.
Blair misses with some punches.
Frazier tries to work over Blair's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blair swings wildly with an uppercut but Frazier uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Frazier comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Frazier has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Frazier!