PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dana Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helios black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black comes to the cage accompanied by We Gon Rock. black comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Beastie Boys - Intergalactic kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Dana Black has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Black
vs
black

190 cm
22
295 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
288 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dana Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helios black!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
black shoots in but Black avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Black fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
black shoots in but no luck this time.
A combination from Black does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by black or perhaps it was just good defense by Black which made him look bad.
Dana Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helios black.
Black closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Black fails with the takedown

and black counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black is looking to improve his position.
black wants to pass to mount but Black is defending the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Black is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Black throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Still in half guard, black seems content to control.
Black misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black wants to get back to full guard.
black is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Black throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
No luck for Black with that takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Black.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Helios black will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Black throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
black misses with a takedown
and Black counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
black doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Black counters with a three punch combo that has black backing up. black nods at Black to acknowledge the strikes.
black with a poor takedown
and Black counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dana Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helios black.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black falls off balance throwing a combination

and black counters with a nice double leg into side control. Black won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black is trying to escape the position but black is controlling the position.
Black tries to bench press black off him but black keeps the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black seems a little lost for a moment, as black dominates the positioning.
Black tries to bench press black off him but black keeps the position.
black wants to control but Black is keeping him busy.
black taking a breather here.
black is looking to take a break and control but Black is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Black tries to buck black off but black is having none of it.
Black throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Black misses with a wild combination.
black dodges the punch combination from Black.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Black throws a series of punches but black moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dana Black will probably get the nod.
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!

black has his takedown stuffed
and Black counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Black throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and black counters with a single leg into guard. Black didn't expect that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black tries to strike from the bottom.
black preventing the sweep.
black sitting in guard here, content to control.
Black wants to sweep here but black controlling him for the moment.
Black is working hard here to advance position.
black passes into half guard.
black controlling the pace.
black passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Black!
black looking to control and managing it successfully.
Black working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
black controlling the pace for now.
Black keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
black controlling from mount.
Black is wriggling around trying to escape.
black tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Black is looking to improve his position but black isn't that keen on the idea.
Black swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Black tries to reverse the position but black maintains control.
Black throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
black content just to control the position here.
Black is trying to escape the mount.
black controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Black is desperately trying to improve his position but black has a good base and remains in mount.
black controlling the pace for now.
Black is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
black controlling the position easily from mount.
Black is trying desperately to improve position.
black controlling from mount.

Despite being in the dominant position, Helios black just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
black has his takedown stuffed
and black takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

And that's the end of the fight!
Helios 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Helios black!