PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Storm's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, AC/DC - Thunderstruck. Jack Black is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Storm
vs
Black

189 cm
19
183 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
23
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Determined

Win Nutritional
Star & Star .Inc

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Black!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice sprawl there from Storm as Black shoots in.
Storm jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Horrible takedown by Black or perhaps it was just good defense by Storm which made him look bad.
Storm connects with the punch.
Black with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Storm to score with a decent uppercut.
Storm misses with a head kick.
Storm stuffs the takedown.
Johnny Storm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Black.
Black shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Storm as he jumps to the side.

Black bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Black working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Storm tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Black wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Black working the strikes but Storm uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Black lands with a punch from half guard.
Storm is refusing to be controlled, as Black sits in half guard.
Storm keeping hold of Black's head, controlling as best he can.
Black is stalling here. Storm is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Black seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Storm has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
You can see the frustration on Black's face as Storm controls the position.
Black manages to work his way to half guard, despite Storm's best efforts.
Black is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Storm is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Black is looking for a sweep. Storm is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Black looking for a kimura from the bottom but Storm passes into side control!
Storm will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Storm stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Jack Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Storm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Storm has Black up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Storm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Storm lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Black at a distance.
Storm misses with a wild body shot.
Black shoots in but no luck this time.
Black avoids a punch combination nicely.
Storm leaves Black with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Storm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Storm dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A slow jab from Storm misses its intended target.
Johnny Storm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Black does no damage.
Black ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Black shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Storm sprawls well. Storm wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Black gets slowly back to his feet.
Storm connects with a body shot.
Storm misses with a straight right.
Black tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Storm swivels and escapes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm swings for the body but Black moves out of range.

Black shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Storm wants to control but Black is having none of it.
Storm really wants to buck Black off and get back to his feet.
Black misses with a head shot.
Black unloading with bombs!
Black with good strikes from the mount here!
Storm is looking to improve his position but Black isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Black connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Black swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Storm is now in Black's guard. A big mistake from Black there, giving up the dominant position!
Black is breathing heavily.
Black looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Black looking to control.
Storm trying to move into half guard but instead Black has managed to sweep!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Storm avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Storm is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Storm keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Black looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Black stopping the sweep attempt from Storm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm managing to control the position.

Storm pushes Black off and scrambles back to his feet.
Black fails with the takedown.
Johnny Storm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Black.
Storm with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Johnny Storm will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Storm misses with a low kick.
Black tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Black shoots in looking for a takedown. Storm tries to sprawl out of it but Black keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Storm manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Storm is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Storm connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm tries a low kick but Black avoids it.

Black closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Black tries to score a body lock takedown but Storm shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black goes for a takedown in the clinch but Storm prevents it.
Johnny Storm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Black.
Storm has Black pressed against the cage, preventing Black from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Black goes for a takedown attempt but Storm pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Black takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Black ducks right into an uppercut from Storm.
Black throws a right hand that Storm ducks under and follows up with a left that Storm also avoids with ease.

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

Black is rocked!

It looks like Jack Black has been cut.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Storm knocks Black out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Johnny Storm!