PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seventies Blackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Musdark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Blackman
vs
Musdark

190 cm
22
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seventies Blackman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gregory Musdark!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Musdark gets the takedown into side control.
Musdark trying to control the action but Blackman is working from the bottom.
Blackman tries to buck Musdark off but Musdark is having none of it.

Musdark goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Blackman has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Musdark but great work by Blackman.
Musdark dodges the ground and pound from Blackman.
Musdark manages to get back to half guard.
Blackman throwing shots but Musdark is blocking nicely.
Blackman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Musdark works his way to full guard. Good work.
Blackman trying to control the position from guard on top but Musdark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Musdark wants to stand up but Blackman is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackman tries to stand but Musdark is controlling from the bottom.
Blackman trying to control the position from guard on top but Musdark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blackman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Musdark is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Blackman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Musdark swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blackman is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Blackman drives through and clinches with Musdark against the cage.
Blackman is looking to break free of the clinch but Musdark has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Blackman manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Blackman misses.
Musdark throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blackman punishes Musdark's body with a nice straight punch.
Blackman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blackman throws a leg kick but Musdark sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Blackman is breathing heavily.

Musdark looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Blackman!
Musdark lands a nice shot to the head.
Musdark lands a heavy elbow.
Blackman wants to hold on but Musdark pushes him away.
Musdark breaks from Blackman's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Musdark avoids the attempt from Blackman to control.
Blackman bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musdark looking to control.
Musdark manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Musdark controlling from mount.
Blackman looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Musdark slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Blackman is in bad spot here.
Musdark lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Blackman.
Musdark loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Blackman hold on?
Musdark connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Blackman to escape the position.
Musdark has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Musdark is punishing Blackman with strikes - can he finish him?!
Blackman is trying to stand back up.
I really don't envy Blackman right now.
Musdark just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Musdark bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Musdark tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Musdark has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Musdark wants to control but Blackman is keeping him busy.
Blackman is working to avoid the ground and pound but Musdark connects with a decent elbow.
Musdark taking a break here but Blackman is having none of it and regains half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blackman is trying to stand back up but Musdark is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackman wants to improve his position but Musdark is controlling well.
Blackman is trying to stand back up but Musdark is controlling him

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Blackman gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Blackman trying to strike off his back.
Blackman is trying to control the position but Musdark postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blackman is on top in guard.
Blackman postures up in Musdark's guard and throws a big left but Musdark blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musdark will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Musdark pushes Blackman off and scrambles back to his feet.
Musdark checks a leg kick.
Musdark keeps the fight on the outside.
Musdark uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blackman.
Blackman stuffs the takedown.
Blackman sizes up Musdark with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Musdark fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Seventies Blackman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackman tries to clinch up.

Musdark shoots in and bounces Blackman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Musdark wants to control from the top but Blackman keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackman looking for a sweep. Not yet Blackman, not yet.
Musdark stops Blackman from standing up.
Blackman looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Musdark puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Gregory Musdark has got the better of the ground game so far.
Musdark sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Musdark trying to control the action but Blackman is working from the bottom.

Blackman manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Musdark moves away from the strike by Blackman.
Musdark tries to clinch but Blackman is having none of it.
Seventies Blackman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Blackman gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Musdark decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Blackman, up you get!
A clash of legs there as Musdark blocks the low kick.
Musdark throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Blackman pushes Musdark up against the cage in a clinch.
Blackman stops a takedown attempt from Musdark.
Seventies Blackman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory Musdark.
Musdark prevents a takedown attempt there.
Blackman can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregory Musdark 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Musdark lands with a kick to the temple. Blackman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Blackman misses the shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Musdark as Blackman shoots in.

Musdark shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Musdark was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Musdark controlling his opponent.
Musdark landing strikes from the mount and Blackman is in trouble!

Musdark looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Musdark working for a submission but Blackman is keeping him at bay.
Blackman is squirming around, avoiding Musdark's attempts to control the action.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Musdark won't let Blackman get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Blackman tries to hold on but Musdark pushes him away.
Musdark takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Musdark with shots to the head and body - Blackman looks very uncomfortable down there.
Blackman working to try and regain half guard.
Blackman is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Musdark controlling the position easily from mount.
Blackman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Musdark manages to capitalize on a mistake by Blackman to take his back!
Musdark connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Blackman to escape the position.
The referee is taking a good look at Blackman as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Musdark!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackman wants to escape the position.
Musdark lands a shot to the head.

Blackman preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Musdark.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Musdark's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Musdark is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Blackman knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Blackman for a finish.
Musdark misses with punches from the back.
Musdark is trying to stick to Blackman's back but Blackman is turning into Musdark. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Musdark's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Blackman.
Blackman wants to control from the top but Musdark keeps moving.
Blackman postures up in Musdark's guard and throws a big left but Musdark blocks it.
Seventies Blackman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Musdark had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Blackman is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Musdark Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Blackman's back instead.
Musdark loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Blackman hold on?

And that's the end of the fight!
Gregory Musdark comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Musdark winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregory Musdark!