PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mental Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

James
vs
Black

191 cm
25
289 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
26
265 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mental Black!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James misses with a lunging right hand
and Black counters with a low kick, right behind James 's knee.
James is looking to clinch but Black is avoiding it.
Black moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
James moves to clinch but Black breaks away
and Black counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
James takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like James James has been cut.
Black pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Black.
James blocks a head kick by Black.
A thudding body kick lands there by Black!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Black paws at him with a jab and circles away.
James uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Black.
Black tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Black.
Black uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from James.
Black fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. James looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Black tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
James on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James looks to clinch
and Black counters with a nice body kick.
Black throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Black.
Black scores with a leg kick.
James is breathing heavily.
Black throws the left hand but James avoids the punch easily.
James misses with a jab to the body
and Black makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. James really felt that one!
Black circles away from the clinch attempt.
Black throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
Black wants to slow James down by chopping away at his legs.
Black tries to score with a low kick but James moves his leg out of the way.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Black swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Black throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
James takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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!
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Black swats him away and circles back towards the center.
James misses with a looping right.
James stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Black.
Black thumps James with a low kick.
Black bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
James takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Black feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to James's calf.
A slapping body kick lands there for Black.
Black throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black tries a head kick but it misses.
Black misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
James takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Black uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mental Black dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James James's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

James misses with a right hand
and Black counters with an outside leg kick.
Black connects with a solid leg kick.
Black moves away from the strike by James.
Black swings for the body but James moves out of range.
Black tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Black fakes a jab and throws a low kick but James checks it well.
Mental Black seems to be getting the better of the standup.
James tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Black manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Black lands a leg kick that knocks James off balance momentarily.
Black misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Black misses the shot to the body.
James is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A jab lands there for Black.
James throws a lazy right hand but Black sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice body kick from Black.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Black uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.
Black scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black keeps James at a distance using the push kick.
Black scores with a head kick. James tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Black misses with a body shot.
James wants to clinch up but Black keeps it at a distance.
Black circles away from the clinch attempt.
Black tries a head kick but it misses.
Black turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
James getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Black throws a head kick that misses.
Black throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Black tries to move into range but James moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Black jabs at James's body.
James misses with a hook. Black ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Black. Black obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black looks for the body kick but James saw that one coming.
Black throws a leg kick which misses James's front leg but catches the back leg as James tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Black.
Black is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down James rather than just go for the knockout.
Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James throws a hook to the side of Black's head but Black sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Black pulls out of a head kick attempt.
James tries to clinch but Black is having none of it.
James takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Black throws a jab when James was well out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

James closes the distance and clinches.
Black misses with a hook from the clinch.
James James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Black creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
James tries to land a knee to the head but Black blocks with his arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mental Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Black has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Mental Black!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Mental Black!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Mental Black!

Mental Black wins by unanimous decision!
Mental Black was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.