PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Blake (ranked 6301 p4p, 3717 weight class) and Kimo Apolo (ranked 555 p4p, 431 weight class). Blake comes to the cage accompanied by Si Cranstoun - Dynamo. The key to victory for Danny Blake has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Blake
vs
Apolo

184 cm
21
201
4 - 5 - 0

186 cm
21
189
1 - 1 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimo Apolo!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake is looking to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Apolo misses.
Danny Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Apolo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Blake doesn't manage to clinch there - Apolo circles away.
Blake connects with a right hand. Apolo shakes it off.
Apolo connects with a looping right hand.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Apolo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Apolo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blake was well out of range. Poor timing from Apolo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apolo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Apolo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blake thinking.

Blake has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Apolo jumps guard and drags Blake to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Blake trying to stand up but can't free himself from Apolo's guard.

Apolo looking for a guillotine here but Blake defends easily.

Apolo is looking for a triangle but Blake pushes his legs off easily.

Apolo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Apolo is looking for a triangle but Blake pushes his legs off easily.

Apolo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Blake wants to stand but Apolo is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Apolo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Blake defends well.
Apolo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Apolo seems keen to control Blake's posture.

Apolo is looking for a triangle here but Blake uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Apolo struggling a bit here.
Apolo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Blake off and has taken his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake is trying to stand back up.

Apolo working for a choke but Blake reverses nicely into Apolo 's guard.

Blake gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Blake takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

It looks like Danny Blake has been cut.
Blake looks to throw the jab but Apolo is out of range.
Blake closes the distance but Apolo moves to the side
and Apolo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Blake is predictable there
and Apolo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blake thinking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apolo ducks under a wild hook from Blake.
Apolo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Apolo throws a body punch but Blake moves out of range.
As Apolo tries to get set, Blake tries to push him back and clinch up but Apolo manages to avoid the attempt.
Blake throws a sloppy body shot
letting Apolo counter with a right hand.
Blake is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blake wants to clinch up but Apolo keeps it at a distance.
Blake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blake pushes Apolo away with a front kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kimo Apolo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Blake's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Apolo blocks a leg kick.
Blake scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Blake tries to clinch but Apolo moves away
and Apolo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Apolo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blake lands with a good body shot.
Blake throws a half hearted mid kick.
Blake moves in looking to clinch but Apolo pushes him off.
Apolo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blake.
Apolo lands a jab to Blake's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kimo Apolo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blake throws a series of punches but Apolo moves out of range.
As Blake backs off Apolo throws a huge counter combo but Blake manages to avoid it all.
Apolo takes a head kick and keeps coming.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Apolo manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blake is looking to clinch.
Blake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Apolo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Apolo jabs Blake right on the nose. Blake blinks but takes it well.
Apolo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Blake has Apolo up against the cage in a clinch.
Apolo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Blake walks away with a smile on his face. Apolo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Apolo looks to throw the jab but Blake is out of range.
Blake takes one on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Apolo at a distance.
Blake fails in his attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Apolo! But no joy.
Blake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blake changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blake looks to clinch
and Apolo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blake wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Blake thows a body kick. Apolo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Blake misses with a kick to the body.
Apolo drops his hands momentarily and Blake takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Blake gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Blake throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Apolo breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blake is looking to clinch but Apolo is avoiding it.

Blake moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blake.

Apolo jumps guard.

Apolo throws his legs up looking for a submission but Blake uses it to pass to side control.
Apolo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Apolo keeps trying to improve his position.
Kimo Apolo has got the better of the ground game so far.

Blake stands up and beckons Apolo to his feet.
Blake moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apolo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blake doesn't seem bothered though.
Blake fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Blake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Apolo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Apolo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Blake.
Blake slips a straight right by Apolo.
Nice body punch from Blake.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Apolo drops Blake with a beautiful combination! Blake stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Apolo is looking for the KO!

Blake is rocked!

Blake rushes Apolo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Blake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Apolo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Blake to keep the fight standing.
Blake seems to have got his legs back now.
Blake struggles to land a body shot inside as Apolo controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kimo Apolo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Danny Blake's cut.
That's time! Blake's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A solid body kick from Blake.
Apolo walks into a stiff left hand from Blake.
Blake thuds his shin into the meat of Apolo's side.
Blake tries to clinch up
and Apolo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A telegraphed right hand from Apolo misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Blake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Apolo throws out the jab.
Blake missing with a left hand there. Apolo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Apolo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blake throws an off balance right hand
and Apolo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blake tries to clinch up but Apolo circles away and keeps his distance.
Apolo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blake swings widly with a right hand
and Apolo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Apolo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Apolo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake throws a hook but Apolo blocks it.
Blake misses the jab.
Blake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Apolo.
Blake is looking to clinch.
Blake connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Apolo swats away the attempt to clinch by Blake.
Blake misses the body punch
and Apolo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blake thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Apolo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Apolo looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Blake has closed the distance and engaged Apolo in a clinch.
Blake working Apolo over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Apolo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Apolo managing to block the knees to the body from Blake.
Apolo tries to pull guard but Blake holds him up against the cage and eventually Apolo drops back down to his feet.

Apolo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Apolo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blake. Blake circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Apolo ducks under a wild hook from Blake.
The fighters circling - Apolo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Apolo throws a jab but it's blocked by Blake.
Apolo swings for the body but Blake moves out of range.
Blake staying out of range there.
A left lands for Apolo.
Blake wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake tries to clinch there but Apolo circles away.
Blake moves in looking to clinch but Apolo pushes him off.
Apolo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blake gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Apolo to counter with a crisp jab.
Blake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Danny Blake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blake jabs at Apolo's body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kimo Apolo.
I've got Apolo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimo Apolo!