PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Momochi Hanzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Black
vs
Hanzo

182 cm
21
180 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

176 cm
21
175 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

MayheM sportswear

Venom Combat Sports

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jason Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Momochi Hanzo!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Black has Hanzo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hanzo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Black.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hanzo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Black misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanzo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanzo prevents a body shot from Black.
I was talking to Black's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Black misses with a hook from the clinch.
Black tries to stall but Hanzo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Black lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Hanzo manages to break the clinch.
Hanzo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hanzo moves out of range as Black strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black slips a jab and a cross from Hanzo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hanzo.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanzo.
A little feinted left hand from Black on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hanzo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Black misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzo misses with a combination
enabling Black to counter with a crisp jab.
Black missing with a left hand there. Hanzo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hanzo slips a jab from Black.
Hanzo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hanzo swats away the attempt to clinch by Black.
Black throws the left hand but Hanzo avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Black throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Black moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHanzo.
Nice defenses there by Black.
And Black counters with a quick kick to the body but Hanzo blocks it.
Black waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hanzo.
Black tries to clinch but Hanzo moves out of range.
Black misses the jab.
Hanzo misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo throws a nice looking combination but Black bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hanzo slips under a jab from Black.
Black cracks the inside of Hanzo's front leg.
Hanzo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hanzo throws a wild body kick that Black sees coming a mile off.
Black throws the left hand but Hanzo avoids the punch easily.
Hanzo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Black counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black misses with an uppercut. Hanzo saw that one coming.
Hanzo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Black with a body shot.
Black keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanzo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hanzo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hanzo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Black counters with a three punch combo that has Hanzo backing up. Hanzo nods at Black to acknowledge the strikes.
Black bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hanzo's head backwards.
Black avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black leaves Hanzo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hanzo swings for the body but Black moves out of range.
Hanzo throws a body punch but Black moves out of range.
Hanzo throws a hook but Black blocks it.
Black is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hanzo.
Hanzo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Black ducks under a wild hook from Hanzo.
Hanzo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Black.
Hanzo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hanzo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Black.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanzo misses with a hook to the body
and Black counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Black lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Black to counter with a crisp jab.
Black tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hanzo misses with a left hand
and Black counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hanzo misses with a right hand
letting Black counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Black misses the target.
Hanzo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hanzo lands a jab.
Hanzo tries to clinch up but Black circles away and keeps his distance.
Black misses with a straight left.
Black throws a hook but Hanzo blocks it.
Black gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Black checks a low kick from Hanzo.
It looked like Black was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hanzo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Black dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A looping hook to the body misses from Hanzo. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Black on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hanzo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Black wants to clinch.
Hanzo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Black is looking to counter punch.
Hanzo throws out a loose jab but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanzo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Hanzo misses the target.
As Hanzo tries to get set, Black tries to push him back and clinch up but Hanzo manages to avoid the attempt.
Hanzo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Black.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanzo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hanzo throws out a loose jab but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanzo swinging wildly here.
Hanzo throws a nice looking combination but Black bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black throws a poor cross that misses
and Hanzo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hanzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Black manages to avoid it.
Black throws a body kick that misses.
Hanzo moves away from the strike by Black.
Black checks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Black on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Black swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hanzo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Black's knee momentarily.
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.
Hanzo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Black to score with a decent uppercut.
Hanzo throws a body punch but Black moves out of range.

Black forces Hanzo back against the ropes and clinches.
Black misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hanzo as Black tries to tie him up.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Black as Hanzo tries to tie him up.
Hanzo working aggressively here.
Black makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Black softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Hanzo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanzo tries to pull guard but Black forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Black misses with the head strike.
Hanzo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Black seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hanzo can turn it around.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hanzo has a couple of punches blocked by Black.
Black misses with a hook to the ribs.
Black lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hanzo backwards.

Hanzo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hanzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanzo.
Black is looking to counter the offense by Hanzo and move into the clinch.
Hanzo throws a hook to the side of Black's head but Black sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Black was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hanzo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hanzo scores with a three punch combo!
Black lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Black misses with a looping right.
Black takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hanzo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hanzo slips a jab from Black.

Black clinches up against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanzo.
Hanzo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Black working aggressively here.
Black lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Black.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hanzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Hanzo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Black.
Black blocks an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Black as Hanzo tries to tie him up.
Black lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Black.
Hanzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Black controls his hands.
Hanzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hanzo throws a punch but it's blocked by Black.
Hanzo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Black scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Black scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Momochi Hanzo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Black misses with a straight right.
Hanzo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hanzo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hanzo scores with a three punch combo!
Black throws a lazy uppercut
and Hanzo counters with a nice uppercut.
Black loads up on a big right hand but Hanzo slips the punch.
Black tries to clinch up.
Hanzo misses with an uppercut. Black saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanzo. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Black throws a series of punches but Hanzo avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanzo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Black stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Black is looking to clinch but Hanzo is avoiding it.
Black throws a jab when Hanzo was well out of range.
Hanzo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzo throws a leg kick
letting Black counter with a right hand.

Black gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanzo.
Still in the clinch, Black scores with a nice short uppercut.
Black blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanzo misses with a punch to the body.
Black blocks a body shot from Hanzo.
Hanzo tries to break the clinch but Black is controlling the position.
Black lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Black lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Hanzo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hanzo sizes up Black with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Black rushes Hanzo and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Black lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black throws a head punch that misses.
Black misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hanzo is trying to stall.
Hanzo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Hanzo pulls guard successfully.
Black wants to control from the top but Hanzo keeps moving.
Hanzo is adopting a defensive guard.
Black controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
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.
Hanzo keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo controls Black momentarily but Black frees himself.
Black looking to pass the guard.
Black stopping the sweep attempt from Hanzo.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A punch combination from Hanzo misses.
Hanzo throws a right hand that misses

and Black holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hanzo fails to land.
Black blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Black scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo tries to circle away but Black has him pinned against the ropes.
Black is leaning against Hanzo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Black misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanzo wants to stall.
Black taking a breather.
Hanzo blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Black fails to land.
Black pushes Hanzo back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Black lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hanzo backwards.
Black lands a right hand.
Black lands a right hand.
Black has a couple of punches blocked by Hanzo.
Hanzo is trying to break the clinch but Black has him pressed against the ropes.
Black scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Black.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Black showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Black has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Black!
A victorious Jason Black thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.