PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aoki Poki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ozzy Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Poki
vs
Black

200 cm
25
274 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

195 cm
25
270 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aoki Poki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ozzy Black!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Poki with that takedown attempt.
Poki throws a jab but it's blocked by Black.
The fight stays on the outside here - Black looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some bone on bone action there as Black checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Black uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poki.
Black is looking to clinch but Poki is avoiding it.
Black moves in looking to clinch but Poki pushes him off.

Black forces Poki back against the cage and clinches.
Black stalling the fight.

Black is fighting off a takedown attempt but Poki is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Black to the mat. Black regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Poki wants to pass the guard but Black is keeping the position.
Poki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Black works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Black wants to stand up but Poki is controlling him.
Poki passes into half guard.

Poki is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Black defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poki wants to pass the guard but Black is defending well.
Poki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Poki trying to advance position but Black counters by regaining guard.
Poki trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Poki is really struggling to control Black but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Black wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Black looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Poki tries to free his leg and advance position but Black is retaining full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Poki misses with a looping right.

Poki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Poki wants a takedown but no success here.
Poki tries for a takedown but Black manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aoki Poki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Black tries to land knees in the clinch but Poki avoids the damage to the body.
Black scores with a knee to the head.
Black stalling the fight.
Knees in the clinch landing for Black.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Poki is blocking nicely.
Black pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Poki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Black is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poki avoiding damage as Black throws knees to the body.
Poki avoids the elbow strike from Black, against the cage.
Black lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Poki is trying to break the clinch but Black has him pressed against the cage.
Poki has Black pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Black manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Black's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Poki is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Poki is breathing heavily.
Poki has Black pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Black manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Black breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Poki circles away from the clinch attempt.

Black moves into the clinch successfully.
Poki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but Poki blocks with his arms.
Black has Poki pressed against the cage, preventing Poki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Black misses with an elbow strike.
Poki tries for a takedown but Black manages to get underhooks.
Black scores with a knee to the head.
Poki is trying to break the clinch but Black has him pressed against the cage.
Poki takes an elbow to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Poki tries for a takedown but Black manages to get underhooks.
Black lands a damaging elbow.
Black scores with a knee to the head.
Poki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Poki tries for a takedown. No joy.

Black escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Poki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Black sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Poki misses with a double jab

and Black counters by clinching up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poki.
Black misses with a knee to the head.
Black throws an elbow but it misses.
Black is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Poki is defending well for now.
The referee calls for Black to work.
A head punch on the inside from Poki fails to land.
Poki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Black just stands there and leans against the cage.
Black gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Poki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Black lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ozzy Black dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Poki shoots and misses

and Black holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nice elbow from Black.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Black lands an elbow just above Poki 's eye.
Poki looking to stall.
Poki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Black utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Poki has had enough of the clinch but Black keeps him there for the moment.
Black comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Black lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Black scores with a knee to the head.
Black is pressed up against the cage. Poki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Black down to the mat. Black avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aoki Poki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black wants to clinch up but Poki keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Poki throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Black was covering up waiting for the punch and Poki finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Black keeping full guard, as Poki tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poki looking to sit in guard and control but Black gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Black won't allow Poki to sweep him here.
Poki working a defensive guard but Black manages to pass into side control anyway.
Poki prevents Black from moving into mount.
Black wants to take a breather but Poki manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Black.
Black missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Poki looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Poki is trying to control the position but Black postures up.
Black has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Poki is proving hard to escape from.
Poki lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Black!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Poki throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Black has his hands clasped together but Poki breaks the hold and Black is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Poki!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aoki Poki!