PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sheldon Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antero Vipunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Sheldon Black has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Sheldon Black seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Black
vs
Vipunen

188 cm
22
225 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

200 cm
18
244 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sheldon Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antero Vipunen!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vipunen is looking to score with low kicks.
No joy there for Black, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vipunen dodges the punch combination from Black.

Vipunen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vipunen showed some decent athleticism there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Vipunen passes to full mount!
Vipunen breaks from Black's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Poor strikes thrown by Vipunen there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Black tries to hold on but Vipunen pushes him away.
Black is looking to improve his position but Vipunen isn't that keen on the idea.
Vipunen landing strikes from the mount.
Vipunen misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Black wants to hold on but Vipunen pushes him away.
Vipunen lands a nice shot to the head.
Vipunen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Black hang on?
Vipunen controlling from mount.
Black wants to control but Vipunen is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Vipunen prevents Black from getting the reversal.
Vipunen thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Black is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vipunen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Black's face.
Vipunen looking to finish with strikes here!
Black is trying to escape the mount.
Vipunen tries to control but Black wriggling away.
Black takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

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.
Black is looking to get to half guard.
Black is trying to stand.
Black is breathing heavily.
The referee warns Black that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Black tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Vipunen is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Black can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Vipunen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Black wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Vipunen lands a heavy elbow.
Vipunen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Black is in all sorts of trouble here.
Black is working hard here to advance position.
Vipunen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Vipunen lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black wants to hold on but Vipunen pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Vipunen.
Vipunen tries to control but Black wriggling away.
Vipunen controlling his opponent.
Vipunen lands a heavy elbow.
The referee warns Black that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Vipunen with good strikes from the mount here!
Vipunen thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Black is desperately trying to improve his position but Vipunen has a good base and remains in mount.
Vipunen controlling the position easily from mount.
Vipunen with good strikes from the mount here!
Vipunen raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vipunen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Black throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Black is wriggling around trying to escape.
Vipunen with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Vipunen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Vipunen prevents Black from getting the reversal.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Vipunen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
A nice elbow there by Vipunen.
Black is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Vipunen is working for a guillotine from mount but Black frees his head quite easily.
Black is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vipunen thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Black is trying desperately to improve position.
Vipunen avoids the attempt from Black to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antero Vipunen 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.

Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sheldon Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black tries to clinch but Vipunen is having none of it.
Black ducks under a wild hook from Vipunen.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vipunen swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Vipunen feints and as Black raises his hands in defense, Vipunen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Black keeping moving, preventing Vipunen from controlling successfully.
Black looking to control but Vipunen passes into half guard.
Black looks like he's trying to stand up.
Vipunen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Black does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vipunen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Vipunen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vipunen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Black wants to control but Vipunen is keeping busy.
Vipunen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Black keeps working.

Vipunen 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 Vipunen.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Black cracks Vipunen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vipunen shoots in but no luck this time.
Vipunen is breathing heavily.
Vipunen throws a nice looking combination but Black bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vipunen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Black but Black pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Black lands with a big left! Vipunen is wobbled badly! Black comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Vipunen to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sheldon Black!