PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mr Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sun Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black comes to the cage accompanied by yes. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Black
vs
Ra

185 cm
36
160 lbs
40 - 18 - 1

174 cm
33
148 lbs
28 - 14 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Reaper Combatwear

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Mr Black!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sun Ra!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ra throws a push kick but Black slaps the foot to one side.
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ra ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ra. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Black has been working on his boxing with his coaches at London MMA Club in the buildup to the fight.
A head kick misses from Ra.
Black throws a big shot that misses.
Ra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Black scores with a kick to the midsection.
Black blocks a head kick by Ra.
Black lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ra circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice defenses there by Ra.
Black misses with a looping left.
Black cracks Ra with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Black closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ra quickly recovers to half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Black thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Black is trying to control. Ra wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black misses with a head shot. Ra uses the momentum to regain guard.
Black throws a big right hand that misses.
Black postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ra utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Black thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Black wants to control from the top but Ra keeps moving.
Black is fighting to break Ra's control of his arms but Ra is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ra working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Black.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Black accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Black accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Black is working Ra over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ra wants to sweep but no luck.
Black loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Black throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Black accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ra is pulling down on Black's head to control his posture.
Black throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a big right hand that misses.
Black is in close to Ra's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Black stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ra swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Black has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ra is adopting a defensive guard.
Black wanted to stand there but Ra had control of the position.
Black is looking to pass into half guard but Ra pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ra is in guard.
Ra sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Black will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Black tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ra sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Black wants to sweep here but Ra controlling him for the moment.
Black bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ra's guard.
Black trying to control but Ra is working from the bottom.
Black throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ra holds on and takes a little breather.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black tries to free his leg and advance position but Ra is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Black dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Black loads up on a big right hand but Ra slips the punch.
Ra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Black.
Black lands a jab.
Ra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Black manages to avoid it.
Ra takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Black has a takedown stuffed.
Ra misses with a hook.
Ra misses the shot to the body.
Black doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Black keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black fails with the takedown
letting Ra counter with a right hand.
Black scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Black misses with a few strikes there.
Black pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Black avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Black throws a nice outside leg kick.
A punch combination from Black misses.
Ra blocks a head kick by Black.
Ra darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Black with a nice cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Black.
Black drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Black walks into a stiff left hand from Ra.
Sun Ra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ra.
Black takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Black misses with a left hand
and Ra counters with a right hand to the body.
Mr Black is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Black does it's job there.
Ra jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ra loads up on a big right hand but Black slips the punch.
Ra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Black.
Black looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Black fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ra scores with a leg kick.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ra sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ra lands with a cross.
Black misses with a hook. Ra ducked under it nicely.
Mr Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ra misses with a low kick.
Black looks to land a combination but Ra avoids it well.
Black misses with a leg kick
and Ra counters with a body kick that stops Black in his tracks momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Ra.
Ra throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ra checks a low kick from Black.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Black lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ra has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ra and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ra lands a slapping body shot.
Black digs a good body shot into Ra's ribs.
Black lands a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Black misses.
Ra throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good work by Black as he checks the leg kick.
A low kick from Black is predictable there
and Ra counters with a good, hard body kick but Black shrugs it off.
Nice shot by Black.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ra - that will leave a mark!
Ra shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ra is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sun Ra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ra uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ra lands a jab to the nose.
Black takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Black throws a low kick, looking for Ra's leg but Ra calmly moves out of range.
Ra has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ra there as he acknowledges the shot.
Black throws out a loose jab but Ra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black misses with a looping right.
Black scores with a sloppy right hand. Ra should have avoided that one.
Ra blocks a head kick by Black.
Black takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ra scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black tries to land a front kick but Ra steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ra fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jab from Ra.

Black is rocked!
Ra throws a head kick that misses.
Black misses with a takedown attempt - Ra sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Black throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ra counters with a nice leg kick.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Black lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Black fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ra.
Black throws a low kick but Ra avoids it.
Ra with a jab.
Oh Black is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Black walks straight into a right hand from Ra - that's dropped him! Ra jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Black from any more punishment! Black complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sun Ra!
Sun Ra is the new featherweight champion!
Sun Ra thanked the fans post fight for their support.