PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Black (ranked 5263 p4p, 5988 weight class) and Troy Sawyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Black
vs
Sawyer

199 cm
25
270
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
240
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Troy Sawyer!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black looks to land a combination. Sawyer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A combination from Black does no damage.
Sawyer darts in looking for a takedown but Black gets double underhooks and turns Sawyer into the cage.
Black scores with a three punch combo!
Black fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Black scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Black misses with a jab, cross combination.
Black has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Black scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sawyer tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sawyer shoots in for a double leg but Black sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Black!
Black throws a series of strikes that have Sawyer backpedaling.
Black throws a front kick that sends Sawyer stumbling back into the cage.
Black fails to land the takedown.
Sawyer is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Black is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawyer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Black.
Good exchange - Black coming out on top.
Black looks to land a combination. Sawyer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Anthony Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black lands a two punch combo.
Black misses with a head kick.
Black lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sawyer shoots in looking for a takedown. Black tries to sprawl out of it but Sawyer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Black manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Anthony Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troy Sawyer.
Sawyer shoots in looking for a takedown but Black manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sawyer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Black shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black sizes up Sawyer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Black tries to bum rush Sawyer with a series of wild strikes but Sawyer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sawyer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sawyer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Black sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Black lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sawyer backs up against the cage.
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sawyer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Black tries to avoid it but Sawyer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Black to the ground. Black escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Black swats away the attempt to clinch by Sawyer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Black is working the combinations to good effect here.
A left and a right from Black both land. Nice combination.
A punch combination from Black misses.
Sloppy strikes from Black. Those never looked like landing.
And Sawyer tries to counter it with a takedown but Black pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sawyer dives in for a single leg takedown but Black sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Black scores with a jab.
Sawyer misses with a takedown attempt
and Black counters with a two punch combo.
Sawyer slips a jab and a cross from Black.
Black misses with a two punch combination.
Sawyer is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
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!
Sawyer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Black fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sawyer changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sawyer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Black swivels and escapes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with a leg kick.
Black shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sawyer as he jumps to the side.
Sawyer shoots in for a double leg but Black sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Black keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Black will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Black keeps the fight on the outside.
Black fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sawyer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Black avoids it really well and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Black dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Black's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sawyer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Black closes the distance and clinches up with Sawyer, looking for a takedown. Black pushes Sawyer against the cage but Sawyer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sawyer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Black lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Black lands a jab-cross combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Black.
Black misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And Sawyer tries to counter it with a takedown but Black pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sawyer closes the distance and clinches up with Black, looking for a takedown. Sawyer pushes Black against the cage but Black circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Black feinted with a counter takedown.
Black is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sawyer has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Black scores with a head kick. Sawyer tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Black is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sawyer can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawyer stuffs the takedown attempt from Black. Black gets slowly back to his feet.
As Black backs off Sawyer throws a huge counter combo but Black manages to avoid it all.
Black throws a series of punches but Sawyer moves out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Sawyer might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Black has got the better of the exchanges.
Black connects with a high kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sawyer or perhaps it was just good defense by Black, which made it look bad.
Anthony Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troy Sawyer.
Sawyer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Black closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sawyer circles away.
Sawyer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Black swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Black shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sawyer pinned against the cage. Sawyer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Despite the aggression on Sawyer's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer misses with a straight left.
Sawyer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Black's waist but Black gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sawyer off to one side.
Black throws a right and a left that Sawyer avoids nicely.
Black tests Sawyer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice takedown defense from Black. No joy for Sawyer on that attempt.
Sawyer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Black.
Black misses with a double jab.
Black looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black tries for a takedown but Sawyer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Black rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sawyer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Black swivels and escapes.
Sawyer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Black as he avoids it easily.
Sawyer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Black keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sawyer is defended easily by Black.
Black lands a front kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sawyer swivels and escapes.
Black throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Black shoots in looking for a takedown but Sawyer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Black's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Black displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sawyer.

Sawyer closes the distance and clinches.

Black escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Black looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Sawyer misses.
Nice body kick there by Black.
Black fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sawyer wants to counter the offense by Black and move into the clinch position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Black dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Black'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Sawyer tries to clinch up.
It looked like Black was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Black connects with a right hand. Sawyer shakes it off.
Sawyer shoots for a double leg takedown but Black sprawls well. He's pushed Sawyer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Black fails with a takedown attempt.
Sawyer changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Black is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sawyer tries for a takedown but Black circles away easily
and Black counters with a left and a right that stings Sawyer.
Black fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Black gets caught napping as Sawyer dives in and scores a takedown. Black manages to retain guard.
Black on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Black tries to get out of the position.
Sawyer trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawyer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sawyer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Black's head.
Black can't keep his opponent in guard - Sawyer advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sawyer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Black with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Black is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sawyer scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sawyer lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Black! More strikes land and this one is all over! Sawyer jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Troy Sawyer!
The defeated Anthony Black had this to say: 'I promise to learn from this. I'm going to come back badder than ever. '.