PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tai Won Awn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Awn comes to the ring accompanied by The Bull God. Tai Won Awn could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Black's chin.

Won Awn
vs
Black

190 cm
18
211 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tai Won Awn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Black!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Awn wants to slow Black down by chopping away at his legs.
Awn takes one to the side of the head.
Awn throws a right hand that Black ducks under and follows up with a left that Black also avoids with ease.
Black lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Awn throws the kick towards the body but Black avoids it.
Black scores with a nice head shot.
Awn misses with a series of wild punches.
Awn throws a right and a left that Black avoids nicely.
Awn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Black throws a series of strikes that have Awn backpedaling.
Black thuds a left hand into Awn's body.
Some wild striking there from Awn.
Awn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Awn looks to land a body kick but Black moved away.
No luck for Awn with that takedown attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Black as he connects with a hook.
Nice body punch from Black.
Black throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Awn's head.

Awn is rocked!

It looks like Tai Won Awn has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Awn is looking to clinch.
Awn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Black moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Awn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Awn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Black counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Black connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Awn momentarily.
Black moves out of range as Awn throws a body kick.
Black sizes up Awn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Awn throws a body kick that misses.
Awn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Awn is breathing heavily.
Black shoots in and drives through. Awn sprawls well.
A jab lands there for Black.
Awn tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Black counters with a shoot takedown. Awn fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black looking to pass the guard.
Black is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Awn trying to keep a closed guard but Black is proving a slippery customer.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Awn trying to keep a closed guard but Black is proving a slippery customer.
Black is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Black won't allow Awn to get back to his feet.

Awn scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Black scores with a punch to the head.
Black throws a nice looking combination but Awn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black lands a nice shot to the body.
Awn takes one to the side of the head.
Black lands with an overhand left.
Awn throws and low kick but Black moves out of range easily.
Black checks a leg kick nicely.
Black moves out of range of the body kick.
Awn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Awn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Awn tries to clinch but Black moves away
and Black counters with a straight right hand.
Black shoots in for a double leg but Awn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Black looks for a takedown but Awn sprawls well.
Tai Won Awn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Black.
Black moves out of range of the body kick.
Awn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Awn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Awn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Awn darts in trying to clinch
and Black counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Awn throws a body kick that misses.
Nice takedown defense from Black. No joy for Awn on that attempt.
Awn throws a head kick that misses.
Awn tries to clinch

and Black counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Awn is trying to stand back up but Black is controlling him
Black with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Awn wants to get back to his feet.
Black not doing much here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Awn tries to kick Black off but Black keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Black dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tai Won Awn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Black takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Black scores with a body shot.
Awn shoots in and drives through. Black sprawls well.
Awn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Black bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Awn wants to get back to his feet.
Black just content to control the position.

Black stands up and beckons Awn to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Black or perhaps it was just good defense by Awn which made him look bad.
Black checks a low kick from Awn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Awn throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Black counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Black connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Awn's hands.
Nice defenses there by Black.
Black lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Awn circles away quickly and effectively.
Black is breathing heavily.
Awn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Black as he jumps to the side.
Awn slips a jab and a cross from Black.
Black might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Black throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Black's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Black duly obliges.
Awn misses with a body kick.
Awn does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Awn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Awn misses with a double jab.
Awn closes the distance and clinches up with Black, looking for a takedown. Awn pushes Black against the ropes but Black circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tai Won Awn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black has a takedown stuffed.

Awn gets caught flat footed, as Black shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Black must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Awn wants to stand and escape but Black is having none of it.
Awn thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Black trying to control but Awn is working from the bottom.
Awn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Awn keeping full guard, as Black tries to pass.

Awn scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Awn fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Awn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Awn misses with a combination
enabling Black to counter with a crisp jab.
Mike Black seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Awn finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Awn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Black throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Awn throws a series of punches but Black avoids them all with ease.
Awn throws a sloppy head kick and Black moves out of range easily.
Awn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Black has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Awn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Awn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Black counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tai Won Awn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black looks to land a combination but Awn avoids it well.

Black shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Black showed some decent athleticism there.
Black is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Awn makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Awn.
Awn looking to control.
Awn wants to stand but Black is controlling the position.
Black trying to control but Awn is working from the bottom.
Black won't allow Awn to get back to his feet.
Mike Black has got the better of the ground game so far.
Black wants to control from the top but Awn keeps moving.
Awn is trying to keep Black in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tai Won Awn's cut.
That's time! Awn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Awn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Black counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tai Won Awn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Awn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Black as he jumps to the side.
Donk. Black catches Awn right on the button with a cross.
Black checks a leg kick nicely.
Black lands with a right hand.
Awn misses with a looping left.
Awn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Black.
Some wild striking there from Awn.
Awn throws a leg kick that is checked
and Black counters with a two punch combo.
Awn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Awn tries to clinch there but Black circles away.
Black pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Awn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Awn throws a combination that misses

and Black counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Awn defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Awn is in trouble now - Black has advanced to mount!
You get the feeling that Awn really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Awn flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Black wants to control but Awn has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Awn is trying to stand back up but Black is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Black is keen to just control but Awn is a slippery customer.
Awn throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Awn makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Awn.
Black works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Awn wants to get back to his feet.
Awn gets back to full guard.
Awn wants to get back to his feet but Black passes into half guard.
Black trying to control from half guard but Awn is working away.
Awn wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black passes into side control, despite Awn's attempt to control the position.
Black is looking to take a break and control but Awn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Awn gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Awn pushes Black off and gets back to his feet.
Black shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Awn as he jumps to the side.
Awn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Awn with a hook.
Awn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Black counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Awn. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Awn cracks Black with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Awn shoots in for a takedown but Black shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tai Won Awn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Awn wants to clinch.
Awn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Black's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Awn thuds his shin into the meat of Black's side.
Awn misses with a double jab.
A solid body kick from Awn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Black really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tai Won Awn's cut.
That's time! Awn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Awn moves in looking to clinch but Black pushes him off.
Black lands a head shot.
Black lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A slapping leg kick lands for Awn.
Black is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Awn.
Black moves out of range as Awn throws a body kick.
Awn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Black counter with a right hand.
Black takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Mike Black has been cut.
Black looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Awn throws a jab but it's blocked by Black.
Awn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Black fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Awn tries a head kick but it misses.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Black checks a leg kick.
A left lands for Black.
Black takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black with a poor takedown
and Awn counters with a left and a right that stings Black.
Awn misses with a body kick.
Black is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Awn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Black moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Black dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Awn shoots in but Black avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Black fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Awn has a takedown stuffed.
Black misses with a double jab

and Awn counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Awn.
Awn won't allow Black to sweep him here.
Awn being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Black wants to stand up but Awn is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Awn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Black works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Awn thows a big elbow that misses.
Awn wants to get up but he can't break Black's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Black can do anything to dispel that myth.
Black keeping moving, preventing Awn from controlling successfully.
Black not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Awn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Black counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Awn thinking.
Awn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Black's waist but Black gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Awn off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tai Won Awn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black fails with the takedown
and Awn makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Black really felt that one!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Awn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Black throws a series of punches but Awn avoids them all with ease.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Black crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Awn - the referee stops the clock and Black gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Awn. Black manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Awn stuffs the takedown attempt from Black. Black gets slowly back to his feet.
Awn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Awn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Black counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Awn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Awn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Awn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Awn falls off balance throwing a combination

and Black counters with a nice double leg into side control. Awn won't be happy with that.
Awn wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Awn tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Awn struggling a bit here.
Awn wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Awn struggling a bit here.
Awn connects with an elbow from the bottom.
Awn tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Awn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Black tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Awn wants to hold on but Black pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tai Won Awn had his way with Mike Black in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Black slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Awn motions for Black to come forward. Awn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Black lands a right hook to the body.
Awn throws a sloppy head kick and Black moves out of range easily.
Black moves out of range as Awn throws a body kick.
Awn looks to land a combination but Black avoids it well.
Awn misses with a body kick.
Black moves out of range as Awn throws a body kick.
Black looks to land a combination. Awn sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Awn misses with a head kick.
Black closes this distance looking for a takedown but Awn circles away.
Awn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Black clobbers Awn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Awn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Awn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Black counters with a single leg into guard. Awn didn't expect that.
Awn wants to stand up but Black is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Awn trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Awn looking to control.
Black stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Awn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Awn throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Awn punching from the bottom - just letting Black know he's still in a fight.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Awn is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Black.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Awn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Awn shoots and misses
and Black counters with a stiff right hand.
Black throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Awn's waist but Awn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Black off to one side.
Black circles away from the clinch attempt
and Black cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Awn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Black moves out of range of the leg kick from Awn.

Awn has managed to clinch.
Awn trying to land knees to the body.
Awn missing with knees to the body.
Black slowing the pace effectively.
Awn tries for a takedown. No joy.
A right hand to the body from Black.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Black wants a takedown but no success here.
Tai Won Awn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Black.
Black avoiding damage as Awn throws knees to the body.
Black is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Black is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Awn wants a takedown but no success here.

Black pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Awn looks for the body kick but Black saw that one coming.
Mike Black is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Black keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Awn.
Black scores with a jab to the jaw.
Black lands a two punch combo.
Black lands a glancing blow to the side of Awn's head.
Awn needs to keep his hands up - Black had a free shot at his head there.

Black gets a takedown into half guard.
Awn keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Tai Won Awn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Awn misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Awn wants to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Black has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for Mike Black!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Mike Black!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Mike Black!

Mike Black wins by unanimous decision!
Mike Black is the new light heavyweight champion!