PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Stanford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Blazing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Stanford
vs
Blazing

185 cm
26
181 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

176 cm
26
178 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Stanford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blake Blazing!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blazing shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stanford fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Blazing.
Stanford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stanford moves away from the strike by Blazing.
Blazing moves out of range as Stanford strikes.
Blazing misses with a leg kick
and Stanford makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Blazing gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Blazing looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Stanford trying to control but Blazing is working from the bottom.
Stanford wants to pass the guard but Blazing is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanford wants to control from the top but Blazing keeps moving.
Stanford wants to pass the guard but Blazing is keeping the position.
Stanford trying to control the position from guard on top but Blazing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blazing is adopting a defensive guard.
Stanford stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blazing swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Stanford goes for a double leg but Blazing avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Blazing continues to drive forward.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stanford lands a jab to Blazing's midsection.
Blazing dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blazing has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Blazing misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stanford.
Stanford shoots in looking for a takedown. Blazing tries to sprawl out of it but Stanford keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Blazing manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Blazing throws out a counter right but Stanford avoids it with no problem.
Blazing slips under a jab.
Blazing stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Stanford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blazing swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blazing tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stanford was well out of range. Poor timing from Blazing.
Blazing avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blazing scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blazing moves out of range of the leg kick from Stanford.
Stanford digs a good hook to Blazing's body.
Jeremy Stanford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Blazing.
Blazing stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blazing wants it to stay on the feet.
Blazing throws a push kick but Stanford slaps the foot to one side.
Stanford feinted with a counter takedown.
Blazing slaps away a takedown attempt from Stanford, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Blazing walks into a straight right hand from Stanford.
Blazing misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stanford.
Stanford stalks Blazing and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Blazing's face. Blazing staggers backwards, shaken.
Stanford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blazing.
Stanford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blazing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Blazing, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stanford feinted with a counter takedown.
Blazing cracks a nice hook into Stanford's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blazing lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stanford backs up against the cage.
Blake Blazing is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stanford throws a head kick that misses.
Stanford throws a combination. Blazing tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Stanford misses with a combination
and Blazing cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blazing ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stanford moves away.
Stanford changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Blazing tries to bum rush Stanford with a series of wild strikes but Stanford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blazing takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Blazing uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stanford.
Blazing closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stanford just misses with a punch to the body.
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 Jeremy Stanford will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Stanford takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blazing misses with a body shot.
Blazing misses with a head kick.
Stanford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blazing.
Stanford misses with a lunging right hand
and Blazing counters with a three punch combo that has Stanford backing up. Stanford nods at Blazing to acknowledge the strikes.
Stanford moves out of range of the body kick.
Blazing lands a lovely overhand right.
Stanford shoots in for a double leg but Blazing sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blazing takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Blazing needs to keep his hands up - Stanford had a free shot at his head there.
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!
Blazing fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stanford on the side of the head.
Stanford misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blazing thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blazing looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stanford dodges the punch combination from Blazing.
Blazing has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stanford.
Blazing is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stanford rather than just go for the knockout.
Blazing swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Blazing tries to get set, Stanford tries to push him back and clinch up but Blazing manages to avoid the attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Stanford. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stanford.
Stanford avoids the body shot from Blazing.
Decent striking displayed by Stanford there.

Blazing is rocked!
Stanford tries to bum rush Blazing with a series of wild strikes but Blazing uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blazing is still on wobbly legs! Can Stanford finish him?
Stanford circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Blazing to the canvas! Blazing doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Stanford keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Stanford!
A relieved looking Jeremy Stanford thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.