PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tim Fraiser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davis Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Fraiser
vs
Black

176 cm
20
157 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

170 cm
24
150 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Fraiser!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Davis Black!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Fraiser misses.
Black misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Black, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Black misses with an uppercut.
Fraiser staying out of range there.
Fraiser closes the distance and clinches up with Black, looking for a takedown. Fraiser pushes Black against the cage but Black circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fraiser avoids a punch combination nicely.

Fraiser scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fraiser prevents Black from improving his position.

Black is defending against the submission attempts here by Fraiser.

Fraiser is working for a submission of some sort.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black tries to roll over but Fraiser keeps him under control.
Black gets back to full guard.
Fraiser wants to pass the guard but Black is keeping the position.
Fraiser won't allow Black to sweep him here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Black thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Fraiser uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Black.
Fraiser looks for the body kick but Black saw that one coming.
Black tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davis Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fraiser slips a jab and a cross from Black.
Fraiser shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Black but Black pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Black throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fraiser moves away from the strike by Black.
Black throws an overhand right that lands on Fraiser's shoulder, as Fraiser tries to avoid the shot.
Black looks to score with a jab to the body but Fraiser is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a body punch but Fraiser moves out of range.
Tim Fraiser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fraiser ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Fraiser slips a straight right by Black.
Fraiser fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Fraiser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Fraiser or perhaps it was just good defense by Black which made him look bad.
Black throws a body punch but Fraiser moves out of range.
Black tries to clinch but Fraiser is having none of it.
Fraiser tries to score a power double leg takedown but Black sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fraiser somewhat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Black throws a body kick the misses

and Fraiser counters with a takedown into side control.
Black really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fraiser. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Black manages to get back to half guard.
Black gets full guard.

Fraiser drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Black manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Fraiser has Black in his guard.
Fraiser is breathing heavily.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Fraiser is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Black must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Black is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Black preventing the sweep.
Black wants to control from the top but Fraiser keeps moving.
Black wants to pass the guard but Fraiser is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Fraiser dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Fraiser uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Black.
Black slaps away a takedown attempt from Fraiser, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fraiser throws a low kick but Black avoids it.
Black swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Black falls off balance throwing a combination

so Fraiser counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Black trying to control the position.
Black is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black is trying to control the position but Fraiser postures up.
Fraiser wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.

Fraiser thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Black looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fraiser misses with a takedown attempt - Black sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fraiser uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Black.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Fraiser shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Black as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Fraiser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fraiser shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Black misses with a kick to the body.
Fraiser fails with a takedown attempt.
Black thows a left - swing and a miss!
Black throws a shot from downtown. Fraiser moves away and avoids it.

Fraiser throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Black was covering up waiting for the punch and Fraiser finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black pulls Fraiser in to control the position.
Black keeping moving, preventing Fraiser from controlling successfully.
Black trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fraiser stopping the sweep attempt from Black.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Black wants to stand but Fraiser is controlling the position.
Fraiser sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Black's guard.
Fraiser prevents Black from improving his position.
Black won't allow Fraiser to pass to mount.
Fraiser is thwarting Black's attempts to control the position.

Fraiser is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Black doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fraiser.
Black tries to roll over but Fraiser keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Fraiser dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fraiser moves out of range as Black strikes.
Black misses with a looping right.
Decent striking displayed by Black there.
Black lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fraiser.
Fraiser shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Black defends it nicely.
Black connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Fraiser.
Black slaps away a takedown attempt from Fraiser, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Fraiser 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fraiser drops his hands momentarily and Black takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Black misses the jab.
Black misses with a straight right.
Fraiser with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Black to score with a decent uppercut.
Black missing with a left hand there. Fraiser was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fraiser shoots for a takedown but Black saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Fraiser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fraiser ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black looks to land a right hand but Fraiser moved out of range.
Fraiser displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
Black tries to bum rush Fraiser with a series of wild strikes but Fraiser uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fraiser.
Black throws a jab when Fraiser was well out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fraiser is defended easily by Black.
Fraiser scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black misses the jab.
Fraiser wants to slow Black down by chopping away at his legs.
Black slaps away a takedown attempt from Fraiser, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fraiser staying out of range there.
Black misses with an uppercut.
Black waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fraiser.
Fraiser with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Black throws out a loose jab but Fraiser uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Black wants it to stay on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fraiser ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Fraiser takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fraiser has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fraiser uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tim Fraiser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fraiser fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Black throws a hook to the side of Fraiser's head but Fraiser sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Black loads up on a big right hand but Fraiser slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davis Black really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Black throws a right hand that Fraiser ducks under and follows up with a left that Fraiser also avoids with ease.
Fraiser uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
Fraiser looks for a takedown but Black sprawls well.
Fraiser fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A swing and a miss from Black.
Black slaps away a takedown attempt from Fraiser, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Fraiser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fraiser throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Black counter with a right hand.
Black rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fraiser moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fraiser with a poor takedown
and Black counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black stuns Fraiser with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Black tries to land a leg kick but Fraiser saw it coming and moves away.
Black dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Black throws a leg kick

and Fraiser counters with a shoot takedown. Black fights it but they end up in guard.
Black manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Black looking to finish Fraiser with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fraiser!
Black controlling from mount.
Black lands a nice shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Black landing shots from mount.
Black takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Black putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fraiser slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Black is nestled in close to Fraiser, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Black performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Fraiser gets full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tim Fraiser overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Black trying to control but Fraiser is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fraiser is on top in guard.

Fraiser thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fraiser tries to free his leg and advance position but Black is retaining full guard.
Black looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fraiser is one step ahead there.

Black looking for a guillotine here but Fraiser defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Black is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Black passes to side control.
Fraiser tries to improve position but can't.
Fraiser is not content to let Black control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davis Black dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Fraiser scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Black can't do much from the bottom here.
Black gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Fraiser is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are battling for position here. Black manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fraiser won't allow Black to sweep him here.
Fraiser trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fraiser wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Black is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Black keeping moving, preventing Fraiser from controlling successfully.
Black manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fraiser manages to get himself to full guard.
Black controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fraiser keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
Black's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fraiser keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
Fraiser looking to hit a scissor sweep but Black is one step ahead there.
Black trying to control but Fraiser is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Davis Black just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fraiser has his takedown stuffed
and Black counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fraiser slips under a jab.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Black misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Black misses.
Fraiser on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fraiser shoots and misses
enabling Black to counter with a crisp jab.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fraiser takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab, jab by Black - just one landing.
Black throws the kick towards the body but Fraiser avoids it.
A jab from Black misses.
Black misses the jab.

Fraiser shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Black is trying to defend but Fraiser finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Black is positioning himself well to prevent Fraiser advancing to mount.
Black gets back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Davis Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Black has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davis Black!
Davis Black is the new featherweight champion!