PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Par Dough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Par Dough was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Black
vs
Dough

175 cm
23
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

191 cm
26
192 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

ADCC Champion
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Par Dough!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dough tries to clinch up
and Black counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dough tries to clinch up
and Black counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Par Dough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Black counter with a right hand.
Dough darts in trying to clinch
and Black counters with a straight right hand.
Dough walks into a jab.
Dough with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dough takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donk. Black catches Dough right on the button with a cross.
Dough darts in trying to clinch
letting Black counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dough has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dough there as he acknowledges the shot.
John Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dough moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dough looks to clinch
enabling Black to counter with a crisp jab.
Dough looks to clinch
and Black counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Black misses.
Dough looks to clinch
and Black counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Black cracks Dough with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dough closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Black to counter with a crisp jab.
Dough misses with a body shot
and Black counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for Black, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Black lands with a right hand.
Dough misses with a left hand
and Black counters with a stiff right hand.

Black gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dough tries to pull guard but Black won't allow it.
Dough jumps guard but Black stands there with Dough around his waist. Dough gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
John Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Par Dough.
Dough fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Black breaks from the clinch.
Black is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dough wants to clinch but Black slips to the side
and Black counters with a nice body kick.
Black is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dough shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dough throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Black sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dough wants to clinch but Black slips to the side
and Black counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dough staying out of range there.
Dough tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Black counters with a leg kick.
Black fails to land with a series of punches.
Black tries to work over Dough's front leg with a kick but Dough checks it.
Black does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dough tries to clinch
and Black counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dough tries to clinch
and Dough takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Black scores with a hook to the body. Dough takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dough tries to move into range but Black moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Black connects with a solid leg kick.
Dough closes the distance but Black moves to the side
and Black counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dough misses with a takedown attempt
and Black connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dough tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Black counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Black cracks Dough with an open hand slap.
Dough with a lazy takedown attempt
and Black counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Black circles away from the clinch attempt
and Black counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dough's knee momentarily.
Dough has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Black connects with a leg kick. Dough looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dough gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dough closes the distance looking to clinch

and Black counters by moving into the clinch.

Black breaks the clinch.
Dough closes the distance but Black moves to the side
and Black counters with a left and a right that stings Dough.

Black clinches with his opponent.

Black breaks from the clinch.
Dough looks to clinch
and Black counters with a three punch combo that has Dough backing up. Dough nods at Black to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dough tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Black counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dough fails with the takedown
and Black connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Black misses with a jab, cross combination.
A low kick from Dough is predictable there
and Black connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Black dominated that 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.

Dough gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Black counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dough thinking.
Dough misses with an uppercut
and Black makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Black. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Black.
Dough tries to clinch but Black moves away
and Black counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dough thinking.
Dough closes the distance but Black moves to the side
and Black counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dough shoots and misses
and Black counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dough looks to clinch
enabling Black to counter with a crisp jab.
Black misses with a kick to the body.
Dough closes the distance looking to clinch
and Black counters with a stiff right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Black.
Black scores with a sloppy right hand. Dough should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dough darts in trying to clinch

and Black moves into the clinch.
Dough fails to pull the fight into his guard.
John Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Par Dough.

Black breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Black slips a jab from Dough.
Black thumps Dough with a low kick.
Dough tries to clinch
and Black counters with a nice uppercut.
Black throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dough.
Dough takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dough with a lazy takedown attempt
and Black makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dough tries to clinch up
and Black counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Black misses with a looping left.
Dough looks to clinch
and Black cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black connects with a nice looking jab.

Black has closed the distance and engaged Dough in a clinch.

Black breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dough wants to clinch

and Black counters by moving into the clinch.

Black manages to break the clinch.
Dough misses with a takedown attempt
and Black counters with a good low kick that Dough was not able to check.
John Black is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice jab there from Black.
Nice straight punches there by Black. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Black.
Dough throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Black.
Dough darts in trying to clinch

and Black counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Black.
Dough tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Black just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dough tries to pull guard but Black holds him up against the cage and eventually Dough drops back down to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dough jumps guard but Black stands there with Dough around his waist. Dough gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short left from Black.
Dough is trying desperately to land a takedown but Black is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Dough.

Black breaks from the clinch.
Black digs a good hook to Dough's body.
Black scores with a three punch combo!
Black lands with an overhand left.
Dough takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A left lands for Black.
Black dips to his left and cracks Dough with an uppercut!
Dough with a lazy takedown attempt
and Black counters with a stiff right hand.
Dough tries to clinch
and Black counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dough tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Black counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
No joy there for Dough, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Black looks to throw the jab but Dough is out of range.
Dough moves forwards but Black connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dough closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dough takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dough tries to clinch
and Black counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dough wants to clinch
and Black counters with a nice body shot.
Black slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dough looks to clinch

and Black moves into the clinch.
Dough tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Black smiles and moves away.
Dough closes the distance looking to clinch
and Black cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Black dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Dough tries to clinch
and Black counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Black misses the jab.
Black keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dough.
Dough shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Black makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dough shoots and misses
enabling Black to counter with a crisp jab.
Dough throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dough takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dough misses with a combination
and Black counters with an outside leg kick.
Black is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dough can do to turn this around?
Black feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Doughs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dough on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dough has his takedown stuffed
and Black counters with a nice body shot.
John Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Par Dough.
Dough takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dough throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Black makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Black swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dough.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dough darts in trying to clinch
and Black counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dough with a lazy takedown attempt
and Black counters with a solid body kick.

Black forces Dough back against the cage and clinches.

Black pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dough throws a looping overhand right but Black ducks down to avoid it.
Dough looks to clinch
and Black counters with a head kick. That will keep Dough thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dough with a poor takedown
and Black counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dough is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dough doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Black pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dough takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dough tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Black cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black sizes up Dough with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Black lands a right hook to the body.
Dough moves to clinch but Black breaks away
and Black counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dough's knee momentarily.
Black fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dough.
Black lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Black circles away from the clinch attempt
and Black counters with a right hand to the body.
Black lands with a straight right. Dough didn't see that one coming.

Black has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dough fails to pull guard.
Dough jumps guard but Black stands there with Dough around his waist. Dough gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dough tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Black smiles and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dough takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dough walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dough wants to clinch

and Black counters by moving into the clinch.

Black breaks from the clinch.
Black lands a leg kick that knocks Dough off balance momentarily.
Dough tries to clinch but Black moves away
and Black counters with a stiff right hand.
Dough avoids the head kick by Black.
Black throws a right hand that Dough ducks under and follows up with a left that Dough also avoids with ease.
Dough tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Black counters with a nice uppercut.
John Black is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dough takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Black with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dough has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Black finds it's way round the side to connect with Dough's head.
Black throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dough avoids the head kick by Black.
Dough tries to clinch but Black moves away
and Black counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dough tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Black counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dough misses with a left hand
and Black counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Black is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dough.
Par Dough has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dough avoids the head kick by Black.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Black showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Black has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:24
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:24
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Black!