PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rutger von Schnabelmonokel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

von Schnabelmonokel
vs
Black

189 cm
19
215 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

182 cm
19
205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rutger von Schnabelmonokel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Travis Black!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black is looking to clinch but von Schnabelmonokel is avoiding it.
Black avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Black tries to clinch but von Schnabelmonokel is having none of it.

von Schnabelmonokel moves into the clinch.
von Schnabelmonokel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Travis Black has been cut.
von Schnabelmonokel misses with an elbow strike.
von Schnabelmonokel is trying to maintain a safe position but Black gets an underhook and turns von Schnabelmonokel into the cage.
Knees to the body from von Schnabelmonokel.
von Schnabelmonokel scores with a knee to the head.
von Schnabelmonokel blocks an uppercut.
von Schnabelmonokel keeps control of Black as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Black trying to stall but von Schnabelmonokel improves his position.
Black wants to get back to striking at distance but von Schnabelmonokel won't allow it.
Black wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
von Schnabelmonokel lands a knee to the body.
von Schnabelmonokel scores with a knee to the head.
von Schnabelmonokel leaning his opponent against the cage.
von Schnabelmonokel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Black's face.
von Schnabelmonokel scores with a knee to the head.
Come on von Schnabelmonokel - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Black wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but von Schnabelmonokel has him pressed against the cage.
Black avoiding damage as von Schnabelmonokel throws knees to the body.
von Schnabelmonokel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Black.
Black avoiding damage as von Schnabelmonokel throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
von Schnabelmonokel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from von Schnabelmonokel.
von Schnabelmonokel looking to throw knees to the head but Black is blocking nicely.
von Schnabelmonokel stalling in the clinch but Black improves position.
von Schnabelmonokel landing knees to the body.
von Schnabelmonokel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
von Schnabelmonokel prevents Black from breaking the clinch.
Black misses with the head strike.
von Schnabelmonokel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
von Schnabelmonokel lands a nice knee to the body.
Black is trying to break the clinch but von Schnabelmonokel has him pressed against the cage.
von Schnabelmonokel lands a nice knee to the body.
von Schnabelmonokel scores with a knee to the head.
Black misses with a body punch.
von Schnabelmonokel trying to land knees to the body.
von Schnabelmonokel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Black blocks it with crossed arms.
Black wants to break the clinch but can't.
von Schnabelmonokel stalling in the clinch but Black improves position.

Black breaks from the clinch.
von Schnabelmonokel tries to clinch

and Black counters by moving into the clinch.
Black stalls.
Black lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Schnabelmonokel landing knees to the head.

That has opened up Travis Black's cut even more.
Black scores with a nice hook to the head.
von Schnabelmonokel landing knees to the head.
von Schnabelmonokel looking to throw knees to the head but Black is blocking nicely.
von Schnabelmonokel avoiding damage.
von Schnabelmonokel misses with a knee to the head.
Black lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
von Schnabelmonokel is breathing heavily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Black is leaning against von Schnabelmonokel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
von Schnabelmonokel tries to land knees in the clinch but Black avoids the damage to the body.
von Schnabelmonokel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Black avoiding damage as von Schnabelmonokel throws knees to the body.
von Schnabelmonokel misses with a knee to the head.
Black lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of von Schnabelmonokel backwards.
Black on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Black is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Black is looking to break free of the clinch but von Schnabelmonokel has double underhooks.
von Schnabelmonokel tries to land knees in the clinch but Black avoids the damage to the body.

Black breaks from the clinch.
Black keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Black misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Schnabelmonokel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by von Schnabelmonokel.
Travis Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Black misses.
von Schnabelmonokel tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Black counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Black lands a hook that stumbles von Schnabelmonokel back into the cage. Black follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping von Schnabelmonokel to the canvas! Black pounces and lands several unanswered shots - von Schnabelmonokel has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Travis Black!