PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baraka Ice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Black
vs
Ice

150 cm
19
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
158 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Tri Light Clothing

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baraka Ice!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black shoots in looking for a takedown. Ice tries to sprawl out of it but Black keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ice manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ice. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ice misses with a two punch combination.
Ice is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
Ice tries to close the distance and clinch up but Black swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ice misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ice scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Frank Black has been cut.
Ice misses with an uppercut. Black saw that one coming.
Ice throws a hook but Black blocks it.
Black really is a fat lump.
Black moves away from the strike by Ice.
Ice tries to clinch up but Black circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Black takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Black ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Black is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ice sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ice swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ice throws a head kick but Black moves out of range.
Ice fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Black checks it well.
Ice is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ice swinging wildly here.
Black showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ice.
Black avoids the head kick by Ice.
Ice missing with a left hand there. Black was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ice swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baraka Ice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ice.
A punch combination from Ice misses.
Black waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ice.
Ice looks to land a right hand but Black moved out of range.
Ice throws a right hand that Black ducks under and follows up with a left that Black also avoids with ease.
Ice looks gassed!
Ice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black motions for Ice to come forward. Black throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ice looks to land a right hand but Black moved out of range.
Black uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ice.
Black keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ice.
Ice misses with a straight right.
Ice throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ice throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Black sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Black uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ice.
Baraka Ice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Black closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Black looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ice is avoiding damage well.
Ice tries to improve position but can't.

Black thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Black working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Black looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

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

Black working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Black wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ice, who protects the arm well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ice is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Black's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Black wants to pass to mount but Ice is defending the position.
Ice is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Baraka Ice will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Black's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Black paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ice throws a sloppy head kick and Black moves out of range easily.
Ice cracks Black with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ice misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ice throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Black.
Baraka Ice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Ice misses.
Ice throws a looping overhand right but Black ducks down to avoid it.
Ice looks to score with a jab to the body but Black is just out of range.
Black keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Ice.
Black fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ice throws a series of punches but Black avoids them all with ease.
Ice misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ice tries to clinch up.

Black fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ice sprawls well initially but Black persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ice is trying to stand up here but Black is controlling him well.
Ice is breathing heavily.
Black is taking a breather. Ice says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Black is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ice sees it coming and defends easily.
Black is thwarting Ice's attempts to control the position.

Black looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ice is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Black is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ice is trying to maintain the position but Black is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Black seems to be looking for submissions.

Black is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ice has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ice tries to get to full guard but Black has control of the leg.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Black shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ice as he avoids it easily.
Black displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ice throws out the jab.
Black avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

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.
Ice waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Black.
Ice throws a right hand that Black ducks under and follows up with a left that Black also avoids with ease.
Black slips a straight right by Ice.
Ice misses the jab.
Ice throws a head kick that misses.
Ice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ice throws out a loose jab but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ice tries to clinch there but Black circles away.
Ice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ice might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ice throws a right and a left that Black avoids nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ice misses with a double jab.
Ice wants to clinch.
Ice rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Black moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Black dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Black's cut.
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!

Ice thows a body shot but no joy.
Black moves out of range as Ice strikes.
Ice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ice wants to clinch up but Black keeps it at a distance.
Black dives in and grabs Ice's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ice pushes down on Black's head and hops out.
Black slips under a jab from Ice.
Ice loads up on a big right hand but Black slips the punch.
Ice misses the jab.
Ice tries to close the distance and clinch but Black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ice throws a sloppy head kick and Black moves out of range easily.
Ice takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ice wants to clinch.
Ice misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ice looks to score with a jab to the body but Black is just out of range.
Ice lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Black circles away quickly and effectively.
Ice misses with a two punch combination.
Ice displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Black.
Black moves out of range as Ice strikes.
Ice throws a right and a left that both miss.
Black shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ice. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Black blocks a head kick by Ice.
Ice leaves Black with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No luck for Black with that takedown attempt.

That's two 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.
Ice misses with an uppercut.
Ice throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ice slaps away a takedown attempt from Black, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ice misses with a hook.
Ice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ice throws a looping overhand right but Black ducks down to avoid it.
Ice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Black paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Black fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ice throws a lazy right hand but Black sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ice misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ice throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ice throws a head kick that misses.
Black misses with an uppercut. Ice saw that one coming.
No joy there for Ice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Black throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ice's waist but Ice gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Black off to one side.
Black throws a looping overhand right but Ice ducks down to avoid it.
Black moves away from the strike by Ice.
Black uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ice.
Black changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ice tries to avoid it but Black manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ice to the ground. Ice escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ice uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Black.
Ice tries a head kick but it misses.

Black scores a takedown into full mount!
Black misses with a head shot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Black jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Ice is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Ice and Black has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Black postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

Black looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ice is trying to control Black's posture but Black avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Baraka Ice.
I think Ice 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!