PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cup Tea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tea
vs
Black

186 cm
26
196 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
21
200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cup Tea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Black!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Black misses with a hook. Tea ducked under it nicely.
Black shoots in for a takedown but Tea shows good takedown defense.
Black misses with a takedown attempt - Tea sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cup Tea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Black.
Black looks to land a right hand but Tea moved out of range.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tea.
Tea throws a combination. Black tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tea throws a right and a left that Black avoids nicely.
Tea throws a shot to the body.
Tea throws a shot to the body.
Tea dips to his left and cracks Black with an uppercut!
Tea slaps away a takedown attempt from Black, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Black checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tea looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Black tries to clinch but Tea is having none of it.
Tea connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Black's hands.
Tea closes the distance and clinches up with Black, looking for a takedown. Tea pushes Black against the cage but Black circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black throws a series of punches but Tea moves out of range.
Tea slips a jab and a cross from Black.
Tea throws out a powerful jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black misses with the combination.

Tea shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Black is trying to stand up here but Tea is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tea missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tea stops Black from getting back to his feet.
Tea wants to control but Black is keeping him busy.
Black avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tea.
Tea trying to control from half guard but Black is working away.

Tea is working for a submission of some sort.
Black wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tea is looking to advance position but Black won't allow it.
Tea is looking to take a break and control but Black is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tea in particular looking to stall.
Tea is keen to just control but Black is a slippery customer.
Black wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tea is trying to control the action in half guard but Black is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cup Tea has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Tea shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Black as he avoids it easily.
Tea lands a jab to the head.
Black shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Black gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tea.
An inside leg kick from Black misses.
Tea shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Black as he avoids it easily.
Black takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tea looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tea avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tea scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Black moves in looking to clinch but Tea pushes him off.
Black wants to clinch.
Black moves out of range of the body kick from Tea.
Tea shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Black as he jumps to the side.
No joy there for Tea, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tea fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tea fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tea slips a jab from Black.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tea. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.

Tea instigates a clinch.
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!
Black wants to take the fight to the mat but Tea manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tea goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Black is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Black pulls guard successfully.
Tea wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Tea looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black wants to stand and escape but Tea is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cup Tea dominated that 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.

Tea lands with an overhand left.
Black steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tea.
Black connects with a jab.
Black dives in and grabs Tea's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tea pushes down on Black's head and hops out.
Tea lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Black fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tea connects with a jab.
Tea lands with an overhand left.
Tea goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Black misses with the combination.
Tea scores with a decent looking hook.
A big left from Black misses.
Black fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
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!
Tea tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Black swivels and escapes.
Cup Tea is winning the standup battle so far.
Black dodges the punch combination from Tea.
Black closes the distance and clinches up with Tea, looking for a takedown. Black pushes Tea against the cage but Tea circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cup Tea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Black.
Tea cracks the inside of Black's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tea swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Black shoots in for a double leg but Tea sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tea connects with a nice looking jab.
Black fails with a takedown attempt.
Black is breathing heavily.
Black closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tea circles away.

Tea closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Black to the mat! Black manages to get full guard.

Tea drops back looking for a leg! Black is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Black manages to kick Tea off! Tea jumps back into Black's guard.
Tea prevents Black from getting back to his feet.
Tea looking to pass the guard.
Tea trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black wants to get back to his feet but Tea is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Black keeping full guard, as Tea tries to pass.
Black is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tea trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tea throwing strikes from guard but Black blocks nicely.
Tea sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tea trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Cup Tea has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A slow jab from Tea misses its intended target.
Tea moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Black misses with a head kick.
Tea throws a series of punches but Black avoids them all with ease.
Tea shoots in for a takedown but Black shows good takedown defense.
Tea will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Black shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tea swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tea lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Black scores with a jab to the jaw.
Black misses with a combination
and Tea counters with a straight right hand.
Tea lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Black takes one on the button.
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!
Tea throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Black throws a series of punches but Tea moves out of range.
Black tries to bum rush Tea with a series of wild strikes but Tea uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Black misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tea fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Black slips a jab and a cross from Tea.
Black shoots in looking for a takedown. Tea tries to sprawl out of it but Black keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tea manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tea tests Black's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tea lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Black backs up against the cage.
Black has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Black.
Black tries to clinch up but Tea circles away and keeps his distance.
Black dives in and grabs Tea's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tea pushes down on Black's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cup Tea 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. This is the final round!

Tea throws a series of punches but Black avoids them all with ease.
Tea walks into a left hand.
Tea scores with a hook.
Black tries to bum rush Tea with a series of wild strikes but Tea uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tea has a takedown stuffed.
Tea misses with a series of wild punches.
Black misses with a double jab.
Tea tries to land a front kick but Black steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cup Tea is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Black gets caught flat footed, as Tea shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tea pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Black is keeping the position for now.
Teais looking to pass into half guard but Black pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Black is in guard.
Black wants to pass the guard but Tea is keeping the position.
Black pushing down on Tea's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Black is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Black takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tea has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Black is working away from the top position though.
Tea won't allow Black to pass to mount.

Black is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tea throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Black tries to pass to full mount but Tea defends it.
Tea slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tea trying to keep a closed guard but Black is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tea is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Tea has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Black defend it? Tea steps over the head and cranks it - Black is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Tea!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cup Tea!