PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Abelardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerard Bleu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Abelardo
vs
Bleu

190 cm
20
211 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
224 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramon Abelardo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerard Bleu!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bleu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bleu throws a head kick that misses.
Bleu throws a lazy right hand but Abelardo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bleu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bleu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abelardo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abelardo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Abelardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bleu lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Ramon Abelardo has been cut.
Abelardo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bleu moves out of range of the body kick.
Abelardo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bleu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bleu jabs Abelardo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abelardo.
Abelardo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bleu slips a jab from Abelardo.
Bleu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Abelardo.
Bleu sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abelardo.
Abelardo looks for the body kick but Bleu saw that one coming.
Bleu cracks a nice hook into Abelardo's ribs.
Donk. Bleu catches Abelardo right on the button with a cross.
Abelardo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bleu's calf.
Bleu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab lands there for Bleu.
Abelardo swings for the body but Bleu moves out of range.
Bleu scores with a jab. Abelardo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bleu just misses with a punch to the body.
Bleu tries to land a front kick but Abelardo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Abelardo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bleu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Abelardo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
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!
Abelardo scoring well with a low kick there.
Bleu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bleu looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bleu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bleu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Gerard Bleu has been cut.
Ramon Abelardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abelardo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Abelardo lands a big head kick that sends Bleu tumbling to the mat! Abelardo takes a step backwards and waves Bleu back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Abelardo scores with a spinning back kick!
Bleu throws a body punch but Abelardo moves out of range.
Abelardo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Abelardo, right into the meat.
Abelardo scores with a kick to the body.
Abelardo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bleu will feel that in the morning.
Abelardo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bleu takes a step back to recover.
Abelardo lands a head kick. Bleu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Abelardo moves out of range of the strikes.
Abelardo scores with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abelardo scores with a leg kick.
That kick from Abelardo tenderised Bleu's leg. Bleu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bleu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bleu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Abelardo.
Abelardo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abelardo lands with a good body shot.
Bleu blocks a jab.
Abelardo throws a body kick that misses.
Abelardo throws a wild body kick that Bleu sees coming a mile off.
Abelardo scores with a head kick.
Abelardo misses with a body shot.
Bleu takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Abelardo feints and then cracks Bleu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bleu down.
Abelardo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Abelardo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Abelardo slams his shin into Bleu's torso.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abelardo.
Abelardo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Abelardo throws out a loose jab but Bleu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abelardo slips under a jab from Bleu.
Abelardo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Abelardo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Abelardo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Abelardo misses with a kick to the body.
Bleu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Abelardo.
Bleu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abelardo can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bleu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abelardo.
Abelardo connects with an inside leg kick.
Bleu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Abelardo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramon Abelardo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Abelardo throws a leg kick which misses Bleu's front leg but catches the back leg as Bleu tries to avoid it.
Bleu moves out of range of the body kick.
Abelardo moves away from the strike by Bleu.
Bleu misses the shot to the body.
Abelardo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Abelardo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crunch! Abelardo slams his shin into Bleu's torso.
Nice body kick there by Abelardo.
Abelardo throws a leg kick which misses Bleu's front leg but catches the back leg as Bleu tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abelardo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bleu's calf.
Abelardo feints and then cracks Bleu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bleu down.
Abelardo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Abelardo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bleu has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Abelardo.
Bleu is breathing heavily.
Abelardo keeps Bleu at a distance using the push kick.
Abelardo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Abelardo fakes the leg kick and cracks Bleu in the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abelardo throws a front kick that sends Bleu stumbling back into the cage.
Abelardo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Abelardo, right into the meat.
Abelardo scores with a push kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Abelardo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Abelardo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Abelardo.
Bleu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abelardo. Abelardo obviously looking to wear him down.
Abelardo cracks a nice hook into Bleu's ribs.
Abelardo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bleu.
Abelardo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bleu. That did some damage!
Abelardo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Abelardo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bleu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bleu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Abelardo.
Abelardo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bleu takes a step back to recover.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ramon Abelardo is winning the standup battle so far.
Bleu misses with a wild body shot.
Abelardo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Abelardo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crunch! Abelardo slams his shin into Bleu's torso.
Abelardo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bleu takes a step back to recover.
Abelardo lands a leg kick that knocks Bleu off balance momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Abelardo. That's going to slow Bleu down.
Bleu 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.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Abelardo - that will leave a mark!
Nice body kick from Abelardo.
Abelardo misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abelardo scores with a spinning back kick!
Bleu sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bleu crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Abelardo - the referee stops the clock and Bleu gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Abelardo. Bleu manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Abelardo.
Good leg kick by Abelardo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bleu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Abelardo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bleu can do to turn this around?
Bleu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abelardo can pounce on him.
Bleu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abelardo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bleu sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Abelardo connects with a high kick.

That has opened up Gerard Bleu's cut even more.
A solid body kick from Abelardo.
Abelardo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Abelardo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abelardo connects with an inside leg kick.
Abelardo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Abelardo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Abelardo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Abelardo throws the kick towards the body but Bleu avoids it.
Abelardo misses with a looping right.
Bleu misses with a combination
and Abelardo counters with a nice body kick.
Abelardo scores with a sloppy right hand. Bleu should have avoided that one.
A solid body kick from Abelardo.
Bleu takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bleu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abelardo. Abelardo obviously looking to wear him down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Abelardo - that will leave a mark!
Abelardo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bleu takes a step back to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramon Abelardo dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bleu crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Abelardo - the referee stops the clock and Bleu gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Abelardo. Bleu manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bleu might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Abelardo has got the better of the exchanges.
Abelardo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bleu's sensitive parts.
Abelardo throws a hook but Bleu blocks it.
Bleu lands with a straight right. Abelardo didn't see that one coming.
Abelardo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bleu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abelardo.
Bleu lands with a good body shot.
Bleu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abelardo was well out of range. Poor timing from Bleu.
Bleu misses with a looping right.
Bleu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A solid body kick from Abelardo.
Abelardo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bleu if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abelardo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bleu will feel that in the morning.
Abelardo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Abelardo scores with a spinning back kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Abelardo. That's going to slow Bleu down.
Abelardo connects with a solid leg kick.
Abelardo pushes Bleu away with a front kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Abelardo - that will leave a mark!
Bleu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Abelardo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abelardo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Abelardo lands a nice looking body kick.
Abelardo throws a nice head kick!
Abelardo delivers a nice body kick.
Abelardo feints and then cracks Bleu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bleu down.
Abelardo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bleu.
Abelardo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bleu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abelardo lands with a straight right. Bleu didn't see that one coming.
Abelardo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bleu thows a body shot but no joy.
Bleu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Crunch! Abelardo slams his shin into Bleu's torso.
Abelardo scoring well with a low kick there.
Abelardo lands a front kick.
Bleu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Abelardo rather than just go for the knockout.
Abelardo fakes the leg kick and cracks Bleu in the body.
Abelardo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bleu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bleu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abelardo tries to land a front kick but Bleu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bleu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bleu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abelardo throws a chopping leg kick but Bleu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A head kick by Bleu misses
and Abelardo counters with an inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Abelardo - that will leave a mark!
Abelardo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bleu takes a step back to recover.
Abelardo throws a front kick that sends Bleu stumbling back into the cage.
Abelardo throws a head kick that misses.
Abelardo connects with a jab.
Abelardo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Abelardo scores with a push kick.
Abelardo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bleu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abelardo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abelardo connects with an inside leg kick.
Abelardo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bleu 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.
Bleu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Crunch! Abelardo slams his shin into Bleu's torso.
Bleu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Abelardo with a hook.
Abelardo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Abelardo scores with a kick to the body.
Abelardo throws the left hand but Bleu avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abelardo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Abelardo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bleu.
Abelardo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Abelardo avoids the body shot from Bleu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramon Abelardo clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Abelardo throws a leg kick which misses Bleu's front leg but catches the back leg as Bleu tries to avoid it.
Abelardo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bleu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Abelardo's hands.
Abelardo avoids a kick to the body.
Abelardo misses with a kick to the body.
Bleu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Abelardo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Abelardo misses with a low kick.
Abelardo moves out of range as Bleu throws a body kick.
Abelardo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Abelardo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Abelardo.
Bleu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abelardo.
Bleu cracks Abelardo with a right hand to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Abelardo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abelardo lands a jab to the nose.
Bleu works the jab nicely.
Bleu misses with a two punch combination.
Bleu is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bleu takes a swing at Abelardo's ribcage but misses.
Abelardo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Abelardo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice body kick from Abelardo.
Bleu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Abelardo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Abelardo, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bleu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bleu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bleu moves out of range of the body kick from Abelardo.
Bleu defending well as Abelardo loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abelardo.
Abelardo scores with a push kick.
Abelardo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Abelardo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Abelardo throws a leg kick which misses Bleu's front leg but catches the back leg as Bleu tries to avoid it.
Abelardo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bleu's calf.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bleu. Abelardo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bleu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Abelardo tries a head kick but it misses.
Bleu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abelardo.
Abelardo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Abelardo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bleu loads up on a big right hand but Abelardo slips the punch.
Abelardo slips a jab from Bleu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bleu swings for the body but Abelardo moves out of range.
Abelardo cracks the inside of Bleu's front leg.
Bleu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Abelardo delivers a nice body kick.
Abelardo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Abelardo throws a body punch but Bleu moves out of range.
Bleu throws a body punch but Abelardo moves out of range.
Bleu looks to score with a jab to the body but Abelardo is just out of range.
Abelardo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Abelardo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abelardo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bleu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Abelardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abelardo slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abelardo looks for the body kick but Bleu saw that one coming.
Abelardo thumps Bleu with a low kick.
Abelardo looks to land a body kick but Bleu moved away.
Abelardo connects with a solid leg kick.
Bleu throws a push kick but Abelardo slaps the foot to one side.
Bleu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abelardo.
Bleu misses with an uppercut. Abelardo saw that one coming.
Bleu 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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Abelardo.
Bleu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abelardo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abelardo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Abelardo scores with a push kick.
Bleu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Abelardo throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramon Abelardo had his way with Gerard Bleu in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Abelardo scores with a nice body kick.
Bleu misses with a looping left.
Abelardo misses with a kick to the body.
Bleu takes a swing at Abelardo's ribcage but misses.
Bleu throws a lazy right hand but Abelardo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That kick from Abelardo tenderised Bleu's leg. Bleu is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice leg kick lands there from Abelardo.
Abelardo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bleu. That did some damage!
Abelardo thuds his shin into the meat of Bleu's side.
Bleu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bleu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bleu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bleu moves out of range of the body kick.
Bleu is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A slapping leg kick lands for Abelardo.
Abelardo throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abelardo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bleu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Abelardo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bleu. That did some damage!
Bleu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Abelardo throws a leg kick which misses Bleu's front leg but catches the back leg as Bleu tries to avoid it.
Bleu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abelardo looks to land a body kick but Bleu moved away.
Abelardo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bleu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abelardo. Abelardo obviously looking to wear him down.
Bleu misses with a body kick.
Bleu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abelardo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bleu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Abelardo feints and then cracks Bleu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bleu down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abelardo lands a leg kick that knocks Bleu off balance momentarily.
Bleu throws the kick towards the body but Abelardo avoids it.
Abelardo throws a push kick but Bleu slaps the foot to one side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abelardo thumps Bleu with a low kick.
Abelardo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Abelardo, right into the meat.
Bleu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bleu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abelardo.
Bleu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abelardo manages to avoid it.
Abelardo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Abelardo scores with a leg kick.
Abelardo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abelardo.
Bleu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Abelardo. That one must have hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abelardo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Abelardo scores with a leg kick.
Abelardo connects with an inside leg kick.
Ramon Abelardo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Abelardo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Abelardo!
Abelardo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Abelardo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Abelardo cracks the inside of Bleu's front leg.
Abelardo throws a front kick that sends Bleu stumbling back into the cage.
Abelardo staying out of range there.
Abelardo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bleu throws out the jab.
Abelardo pushes Bleu away with a front kick.
Bleu swings for the body but Abelardo moves out of range.
Abelardo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bleu in his tracks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abelardo thows a body kick. Bleu tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Abelardo scores with a leg kick.
Abelardo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bleu moves out of range of the body kick.
Abelardo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bleu.
Abelardo tries to land a leg kick but Bleu saw it coming and moves away.
Bleu throws a jab but it's blocked by Abelardo.
Abelardo feints and then cracks Bleu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bleu down.
Abelardo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bleu moves out of range of the body kick from Abelardo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bleu throws a head kick that misses.
Abelardo looks for the body kick but Bleu saw that one coming.
Abelardo avoids the head kick by Bleu.
Gerard Bleu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bleu looks to land a body kick but Abelardo moved away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ramon Abelardo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Abelardo 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 50:43
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:43
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:43

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramon Abelardo!
Ramon Abelardo retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Ramon Abelardo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Gerard Bleu had this to say: 'I cannot believe it. He hasn't hurt me at all. It was an accident.'.