PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandro Filcic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jack Black has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Black
vs
Filcic

176 cm
23
160 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

178 cm
21
159 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sandro Filcic!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Filcic moves away.
Filcic slips under a jab from Black.
Black lands a nice looking body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Filcic.
Black fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Black misses with a looping left.
Black throws a jab when Filcic was well out of range.
Filcic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Black looks to land a left hand but Filcic moved out of range nicely.
Black swings for the body but Filcic moves out of range.
Black scores with a jab to the body.
Black misses with an uppercut.
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed right hand from Black misses the target.
The fighters circling - Black throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Black throws a looping overhand right but Filcic ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Black throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Filcic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Black.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filcic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Black.
Black rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Filcic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Black fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Filcic manages to avoid it.
Black sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Black is breathing heavily.
Filcic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Black.
Filcic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.

Filcic drives through and clinches with Black against the cage.
Black wants to break free but Filcic has control.
Filcic prevents Black from breaking the clinch.
Filcic is pushing Black up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Black drops down looking for an ankle pick but Filcic pulls his leg out and moves away.
Black misses with a two punch combination.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black jabs at Filcic's body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Filcic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Filcic scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Filcic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Black keeps working.

Filcic tries for a kimura but Black is defending well.
Filcic looking to control but instead Black has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Filcic uses his free foot to push down on Black's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Black.
Filcic looking to finish with strikes here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filcic forces the positional change into back control.

Black showing good submission defense here.

Filcic is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Black has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

Filcic tightening his grip on Black, looking for the choke.
Black is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Black defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Filcic's arms.

Filcic is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Black knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Black for a finish.
Black is trying to stand back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Filcic avoiding Black 's attempts to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sandro Filcic dominated that round.
That's time! Black's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A low kick from Black is predictable there

and Filcic counters with a takedown into side control.
Black is pushing Filcic's head away, looking to escape. Filcic manages to hold on to the position though.

Filcic is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Black knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Filcic in side control, just content to control the action for now.

Filcic tries for a kimura but Black is defending well.
Black is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Filcic goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Black has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Filcic but great work by Black.
Filcic is trying to get back to half guard.
Black tries to get to his feet but Filcic is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Black in his guard.

Black gets to his feet - Filcic follows without any prompting.
Jack Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black misses with a jab to the body
and Filcic counters with a good low kick that Black was not able to check.
Black thows a body shot but no joy.
Black throws a right and a left that Filcic avoids nicely.
Black dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Filcic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Black. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Black. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Black.
Jack Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good leg kick by Filcic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Black throws a combination. Filcic tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Black fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Filcic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Black.
Black swinging wilding here.
Filcic slips a jab from Black.
Filcic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Filcic.

Filcic thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Filcic tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Filcic has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sandro Filcic has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Filcic swings around for an armbar but Black sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Filcic's guard.
Black wanted to stand there but Filcic had control of the position.

Filcic throws his legs up looking for a submission but Black uses it to pass to side control.
Filcic sneaks back into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Black wants to pass to mount but Filcic is defending the position.
Black wants to take a breather but Filcic is having none of it.
Filcic manages to get to full guard.
Black has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Filcic is on top in guard.

Filcic is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Filcic passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sandro Filcic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jab, jab by Black - just one landing.
Black lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Black throws a body punch but Filcic moves out of range.
Black throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Filcic.
Black misses with a body punch
and Filcic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Black's knee momentarily.

Filcic drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Filcic drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Black dives on top into guard.
Filcic has a closed guard, preventing Black from standing up.

Filcic isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Black stacks Filcic on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Black!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Black wants to stand but Filcic has his arm trapped.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filcic manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Filcic manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Filcic working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Black doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Black manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Filcic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Black manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Black uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Black throws a leg kick
and Filcic counters with a low kick, right behind Black 's knee.
Black throws a series of punches but Filcic moves out of range.
Filcic tries a head kick but it misses.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Filcic.

Filcic is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Black is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Filcic working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Filcic goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Black rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Filcic's guard! Nice work there by Black!
Black stopping the sweep attempt from Filcic.

Black gets to his feet - Filcic follows without any prompting.
Black scores with a body shot.
Jack Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black loads up on a big right hand but Filcic slips the punch.
Black misses with a body shot.
Black misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Filcic.

Filcic tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Black is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Filcic off and has taken his back!
Black tries to get the hooks in deep but Filcic pushed the leg off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Filcic breaks Black's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sandro Filcic.
I've got Filcic 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sandro Filcic!