PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robin Carlgren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black has chosen Beat It by Michael Jackson as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Robin Carlgren has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Carlgren
vs
Black

187 cm
24
193 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

183 cm
20
190 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

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Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Robin Carlgren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ethan Black!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black throws a right and a left that Carlgren avoids nicely.
Black closes the distance and clinches up with Carlgren, looking for a takedown. Black pushes Carlgren against the ropes but Carlgren circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Carlgren tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Black lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Black fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ethan Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black stuffs the takedown.
No luck for Carlgren with that takedown attempt.
Black drops Carlgren with a left right combo! Black follows him down to the ground into side control.

Carlgren is rocked!

It looks like Robin Carlgren has been cut.
Carlgren is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Black tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Black has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Carlgren is looking for a sweep.

Black stands up and we're back to a striking position.
A slapping leg kick lands for Black.
Carlgren slips a jab and a cross from Black.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Black closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Black controlling the action here.
Black is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Carlgren!
Black looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlgren is in all sorts of trouble here.
Black controlling from mount.
I looks like Black might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

Despite being in the dominant position, Ethan Black just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Black rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carlgren moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to bum rush Carlgren with a series of wild strikes but Carlgren uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Black looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Black throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Black misses with a series of wild punches.
Black fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Carlgren checks it well.
Black throws a series of punches but Carlgren moves out of range.
Black throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Carlgren's waist but Carlgren gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Black off to one side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Black.
Black throws a low kick but Carlgren avoids it.
Black tries to score with a low kick but Carlgren moves his leg out of the way.

Carlgren looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Black manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carlgren manages to get himself to full guard.
Carlgren wants to sweep here but Black controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlgren has a closed guard, preventing Black from standing up.

Carlgren escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Black gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Carlgren on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Carlgren tries to get out of the position.
Carlgren wants to sweep here but Black controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Carlgren is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Carlgren being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Black dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robin Carlgren's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Black misses with a two punch combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Black. That's going to slow Carlgren down.
Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Black misses with a few strikes there.
Black shoots for a double leg takedown but Carlgren sprawls well. He's pushed Black's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Black lands with a thumping leg kick.
Carlgren avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Black throws a leg kick which misses Carlgren's front leg but catches the back leg as Carlgren tries to avoid it.

Black shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Carlgren regains half guard.
Carlgren manages to get to full guard.

Carlgren looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black wants to control from the top but Carlgren keeps moving.
Carlgren is looking to sweep but instead, Black has passed into half guard.
Black moves nicely into side control.
Carlgren is looking for a sweep.

Black stands up.
Black lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Black, right into the meat.
Black lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Black scores with a one two! Carlgren had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Black buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Black feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Carlgren's calf.
Some wild striking there from Black.
Black connects with a solid leg kick.
Black scores with a leg kick.
Carlgren looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Black is fending him off so far but Carlgren persists. Nope, Black circles away and we're back to standing.
Black has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Black throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Black 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.
Black fails to land with a series of punches.
Carlgren is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Carlgren fails with a takedown attempt.
Black throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carlgren.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Black scores with a takedown into Carlgren's guard.
Carlgren looking to hit a scissor sweep but Black is one step ahead there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Carlgren has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Black is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Carlgren.
Black wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carlgren keeps working.

Black decides to stand back up. Black steps back and let's Carlgren get back to his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Black.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Black.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Black.
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.
Carlgren prevents Black from moving into mount.
Carlgren manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Carlgren is looking to advance position but Black won't allow it.

Carlgren seems to be looking for submissions.

Carlgren is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Black doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Carlgren.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black is trying to stand up here but Carlgren is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robin Carlgren's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Carlgren gets a takedown into half guard.

Black is defending against the submission attempts here by Carlgren.

Carlgren is working for a kimura but Black is defending it quite comfortably.
Black is controlling Carlgren's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carlgren is thwarting Black's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Black manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Carlgren pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Black is keeping the position for now.
Black not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Black is controlling Carlgren's posture.

Carlgren drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Black manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Carlgren has Black in his guard.
Black is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Carlgren looking for subs off his back but Black has passed one foot through into half guard.
Carlgren tries to roll over but Black keeps him under control.
Carlgren is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black passes the guard and advances to mount!
Black controlling the position easily from mount.
Carlgren is working to get back to half guard.
Black takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

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.
Carlgren keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ethan Black is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Black controlling from the full mount.
Robin Carlgren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Despite being in the dominant position, Ethan Black just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Carlgren on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Black. Black obviously looking to wear him down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ethan Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Black has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Black!