PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Ling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ling might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Parkway Drive - Hollow Man. Jack Black told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Ling
vs
Black

182 cm
24
188 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
200 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Damnfield clothing

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 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jeff Ling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Black!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ling fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Black manages to avoid it.

Ling gets caught napping as Black dives in and scores a takedown. Ling manages to retain guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ling is trying to control the position but Black postures up.

Ling looking for a guillotine here but Black defends easily.
Black preventing the sweep.
Black wants to control from the top but Ling keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ling is trying to control the position but Black postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Black in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Black missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Black is looking to work some ground and pound but Ling has wrist control.
Black has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ling managing to control the position.
Black postures up in Ling's guard and throws a big left but Ling blocks it.
Black throwing strikes from guard but Ling blocks nicely.
Black in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Black wants to control from the top but Ling keeps moving.
Black throws a big elbow that misses.
Ling tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ling is working hard here to advance position.
Black throwing strikes from guard but Ling blocks nicely.
Black trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ling looking for a sweep. Not yet Ling, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black stands up over Ling, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ling 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.
Black trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Black trying to control but Ling is working from the bottom.
Black advances to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ling knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ling manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Black is pushing down on Ling's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ling is fighting to maintain full guard but Black has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ling wants to control but Black is keeping busy.
Black lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ling trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ling blocking the ground and pound attempt from Black.
Black lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ling blocking the ground and pound attempt from Black.

Black seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Ling is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jack Black!
Jack Black decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.