PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Olive (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tone Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tone Black has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Olive
vs
Black

181 cm
21
218 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
24
209 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Olive!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tone Black!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olive ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Nice jab there from Olive.

It looks like Tone Black has been cut.
Black doesn't manage to clinch there - Olive circles away.
Olive uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
Black tries to clinch

and Olive counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Olive.

Olive breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Black with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Olive to score with a decent uppercut.
Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up but Olive swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Black misses with a two punch combination.
Black staying out of range there.
Black tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Olive keeps the fight on the outside.
Olive misses with a head kick.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up but Olive swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olive keeps the fight on the outside.
Black uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Olive.
Olive lunges at Black with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Black's hand.
Black takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Black is looking to clinch but Olive is avoiding it.
Olive displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Black.
Olive swats away the attempt to clinch by Black.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Black pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Olive will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Olive wants a takedown.
Black misses with a hook to the ribs.
Black is trying to break the clinch but Olive is controlling him.
Black working aggressively here.
Black misses with some punches.

Black breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up but Olive swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Olive lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Black tries to clinch there but Olive circles away.
Olive paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good exchange - Olive coming out on top.

That has opened up Tone Black's cut even more.
Jab by Olive.
Black throws a body punch but Olive moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olive lands with a cross.

Olive sends Black crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Olive is motioning to the referee to let Black up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Black is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olive darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Black's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Olive before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mr Olive!