PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Blackhill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johannes Verne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Blackhill
vs
Verne

199 cm
25
246 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

198 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Blackhill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johannes Verne!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackhill lands a right hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Verne.
A head kick misses from Verne.
Verne tries to close the distance and clinch but Blackhill swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blackhill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Verne was well out of range. Poor timing from Blackhill.
Blackhill throws a good cross that connects.
Blackhill misses with a wild body shot.
A lazy left from Blackhill finds it's target.

It looks like Johannes Verne has been cut.
Blackhill misses with a body shot.
Verne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Verne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blackhill.
Verne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blackhill.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut there from Verne.
Verne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blackhill checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Blackhill showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Verne.
Blackhill staying out of range there.
Verne throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackhill swings for the body but Verne moves out of range.
Blackhill misses the shot to the body.

Verne moves into range and clinches up with Blackhill.
Verne avoiding damage.
Blackhill is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Verne throws a punch but it's blocked by Blackhill.
Blackhill scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Verne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Verne misses with some punches.
Blackhill is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Blackhill blocks the elbow strike.
Verne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Blackhill misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verne throws a punch but it's blocked by Blackhill.
Verne tries to stall but Blackhill uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Verne displaying some good clinch control by pressing Blackhill up against the cage.
Blackhill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Verne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Verne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Verne swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Verne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Verne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blackhill.
Verne shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Verne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blackhill circles away quickly and effectively.
Verne takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Blackhill with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blackhill lands a right hook to the body.
Verne looks gassed!

Blackhill drops Verne with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Verne looks back up at him and smiles so Blackhill waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verne takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Blackhill stuns Verne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blackhill throws a right hand that Verne ducks under and follows up with a left that Verne also avoids with ease.
Blackhill misses with a few strikes there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Verne blocks a leg kick.
Blackhill digs a good hook to Verne's body.
Johannes Verne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Verne takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Blackhill scores with the left hand. Verne knows he should have avoided that one.

That has opened up Johannes Verne's cut even more.
Blackhill misses with a few strikes there.
Verne takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Verne is rocked!
Verne walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Blackhill swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James Blackhill!