PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Mugabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mugabe comes to the cage accompanied by The Zimbabwean National Anthem. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mugabe
vs
Black

195 cm
25
210 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

182 cm
25
205 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rob Mugabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Travis Black!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black misses with a hook.
Mugabe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Travis Black has been cut.
Mugabe connects with a looping right hand.
Black defending well as Mugabe loads up on a big left hand.
Rob Mugabe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Mugabe lands a left and a right that send Black crashing to the mat, dazed. Mugabe thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Black is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black moves away from the strike by Mugabe.
Mugabe looks to land a left hand but Black moved out of range nicely.
Mugabe throws a big shot that misses.
Mugabe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That has opened up Travis Black's cut even more.
Black misses with a wild combination.
Mugabe swinging wildly here.
Mugabe throws a looping overhand right but Black ducks down to avoid it.
Mugabe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Black.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Mugabe. Beautiful body shot.
Mugabe is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mugabe swings for the body but Black moves out of range.
Mugabe loads up on a big right hand but Black slips the punch.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mugabe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A shot to the liver by Mugabe. Beautiful body shot.
Mugabe lands the left hand.
Mugabe throws a right and a left that Black avoids nicely.
Mugabe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Good shot there by Mugabe.

The cut above Travis Black's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
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!
Mugabe throws a hook but Black avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Mugabe misses the target.
Mugabe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Black's hands.
Black throws a low kick but Mugabe avoids it.
Mugabe throws a series of punches but Black avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mugabe is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Black like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Black from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Mugabe!