PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emer Dlouze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Back in Black. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Black
vs
Dlouze

179 cm
25
183 lbs
14 - 10 - 1

179 cm
25
182 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lucas Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emer Dlouze!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black swings for the body but Dlouze moves out of range.
Dlouze throws a chopping leg kick but Black manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dlouze throws a head kick that half lands.
Black throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dlouze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Black misses with a head kick.
Black attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Black throws out a loose jab but Dlouze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black misses with a kick to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Black!
Dlouze slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dlouze throws a jab but it's blocked by Black.
Emer Dlouze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Black misses the target.
Black lands a jab-cross combination.
Dlouze slips a jab from Black.
Dlouze misses with a head kick.
Black jabs Dlouze right on the nose. Dlouze blinks but takes it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black throws out a powerful jab.
Black cracks Dlouze with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dlouze cracks Black with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Black connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A head kick misses from Dlouze.
Black scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Black throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dlouze throws a body punch but Black moves out of range.
Dlouze slips a straight right by Black.

Black gets caught flat footed, as Dlouze shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dlouze trying to move into half guard but instead Black has managed to sweep!
Dlouze looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black won't allow Dlouze to sweep him here.

Dlouze throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dlouze is on top in guard.
Black controlling the position.
Dlouze is looking to work some ground and pound but Black has wrist control.
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 pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dlouze trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dlouze is looking to work some ground and pound but Black has wrist control.
Dlouze is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dlouze darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Black blocks a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dlouze darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Black misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dlouze thuds a left hand into Black's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dlouze scores with a leg kick.
Black throws a right hand that Dlouze ducks under and follows up with a left that Dlouze also avoids with ease.
Black throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dlouze slips a jab from Black.
Dlouze connects with a single shot there.
Dlouze fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dlouze scores with a crisp jab that stopped Black in his tracks.
Dlouze connects with a leg kick. Black looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Dlouze drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dlouze trying to control the action but Black is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Emer Dlouze will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dlouze fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dlouze slips under a jab from Black.
Dlouze misses the jab.
Dlouze throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Black moves out of range of the strikes.
Black throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dlouze.
Black connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dlouze's hands.
Dlouze throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lucas Black is winning the standup battle so far.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dlouze moves away.
Dlouze misses with a low kick.
Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Black throws a shot from downtown. Dlouze moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dlouze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Black.
Black fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dlouze.
Dlouze avoids the body shot from Black.
Black misses with a leg kick.
Dlouze throws a low kick, looking for Black's leg but Black calmly moves out of range.
Dlouze throws a nice inside leg kick.
Black lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dlouze lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Black at a distance.
Dlouze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
Black wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lucas Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dlouze misses with a hook to the body
and Black counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice cross by Black.
Black throws out a loose jab but Dlouze uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dlouze throws a big shot that misses.
Black throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dlouze.
Black throws a big shot that misses.
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!
Dlouze swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Black misses.
Black lands with a hook. Dlouze tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Black's corner calls for a 1-2. Black obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Dlouze.
Black lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dlouze thows a body shot but no joy.
Dlouze blocks the body kick.
Black jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Dlouze.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dlouze throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Black dodges the punch combination from Dlouze.
Black works Dlouze's body with a nice hook.
Nice jab there from Black.
Black misses the jab.
Dlouze throws a chopping leg kick but Black manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dlouze misses with a hook. Black ducked under it nicely.
Black throws a hook to the side of Dlouze's head but Dlouze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dlouze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Black throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dlouze on the side of the head.
Dlouze wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Black ducks under a wild hook from Dlouze.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Dlouze.
Black misses with the combination.
Dlouze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Black avoids a kick to the body.
Dlouze has a takedown stuffed.
Black scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Black scores with a jab to the body.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dlouze misses with a low kick.
Black tries a head kick but it misses.
Dlouze throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Black dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A big left from Black misses.
Black lands a really nice looking cross but Dlouze seems unphased.
Dlouze throws a looping overhand right but Black ducks down to avoid it.
Black smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dlouze comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Black waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dlouze.
A slapping leg kick lands for Black.
Black misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dlouze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Black goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dlouze avoids the body shot from Black.
Dlouze lands a jab to the nose.
Black throws a right and a left that Dlouze avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dlouze throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dlouze moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Black keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Black misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Black is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dlouze throws out a loose jab but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black throws a chopping leg kick but Dlouze manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dlouze slips a straight right by Black.
Black scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dlouze walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Black checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dlouze thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dlouze is defended easily by Black.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dlouze tries a head kick but it misses.
Dlouze takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dlouze on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Dlouze throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Black was covering up waiting for the punch and Dlouze finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dlouze trying to move into half guard but instead Black has managed to sweep!
Dlouze tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dlouze wants to control but Black passes easily into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black is thwarting Dlouze's attempts to control the position.
Black wants to stand up but Dlouze is controlling the position.
Dlouze has a hand on Black's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Black takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Black controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dlouze regains half guard.
Dlouze trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Black manages to pass to mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black trying to control but he's not successful this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lucas Black.
I think Black has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Lucas Black!