PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Star Fruit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tori Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fruit might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to If Everyone Cared. Black has chosen Teach me how to doggie as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Fruit
vs
Black

207 cm
23
300 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
26
273 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Conviction

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Star Fruit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tori Black!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fruit gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fruit trying to land knees to the body.
Black keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fruit's efforts to push away.
Fruit is pushing Black up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fruit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Black.
Black jumps guard but Fruit turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Black blocks an elbow strike from Fruit.

Black's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Black connects with a high kick.

It looks like Star Fruit has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fruit avoids the head kick by Black.
Fruit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Black throws a nice looking combination but Fruit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tori Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Fruit fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Black, pushing him back against the cage.
Black avoiding damage as Fruit throws knees to the body.
Black tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fruit smiles and moves away.

Fruit has Black up against the cage in a clinch.
Fruit blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black is trying to force a seperation but Fruit has the dominant position.
Fruit trying to land knees to the body.
Fruit looking to throw knees to the head but Black is blocking nicely.
Fruit missing with knees to the body.
Fruit landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Black has eaten all the pies!
Fruit with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Black is looking to break free of the clinch but Fruit has double underhooks.
Fruit is looking to break free of the clinch but Black has double underhooks.
Black on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fruit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Black throws an elbow but misses.
Black is trying to break free.
Black is trying to push Fruit away but Fruit has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Black avoiding damage as Fruit throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Black just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fruit's brow.

Black escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fruit is looking to score with low kicks.

Fruit forces Black back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Black breaks the clinch.

Black throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fruit was covering up waiting for the punch and Black finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Black has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fruit is proving hard to escape from.
Fruit will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Black drops back, looking for a kneebar! Fruit looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Fruit looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Fruit!
Fruit scores with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fruit sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Black is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fruit throws a strike aimed at the side of Black's head but Black avoids it well.
Fruit lands an elbow.
Fruit has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Black avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Fruit.
Black taking a bit of punishment here - Fruit scoring with strikes.
Fruit in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
An elbow from Fruit crashes against the mat.
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!
Fruit working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black defending against the ground and pound.
Black is not content to let Fruit control the position.
An elbow from Fruit crashes against the mat.
Fruit sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Black is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Fruit throws an elbow but Black slips to the side and avoids it well.
Black is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fruit scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Star Fruit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Star Fruit's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Fruit gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fruit lands a good knee to the midsection. Black won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fruit unloads a knee to the mid-section. Black lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fruit trying to land knees to the body.
Black wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fruit crunches a lovely knee into Black's ribcage.
Fruit with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Fruit manages to break the clinch.
Black fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fruit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Black avoids it.

Fruit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Black throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Fruit clinches.
Black wants to break the clinch but can't.
Black is breathing heavily.
Black wants to get back to striking at distance but Fruit won't allow it.
Fruit keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Black's efforts to push away.
Fruit avoids a wild elbow strike from Black.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black tries to break free but Fruit pushes him back against the cage.
Fruit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Black is defending well for now.
Black is looking to break free of the clinch but Fruit has double underhooks.
Black is trying to break free.
Star Fruit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fruit misses with a knee strike.
Fruit can't break the clinch.
Fruit landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fruit lands a knee to the body.
Fruit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Black is defending well for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fruit with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Black is trying to break the clinch but Fruit is controlling him.
Fruit misses with a knee to the head.
Black tries to break free but Fruit pushes him back against the cage.
Fruit trying to land knees to the body.
Fruit with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fruit with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Black avoiding damage as Fruit throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black throws an elbow that misses.
Black is trying to break the clinch but Fruit has him pressed against the cage.
Black is trying to force a seperation but Fruit has the dominant position.
Fruit misses with an elbow over the top.

Black's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fruit closes this distance looking for a takedown but Black circles away.
Nice body kick there by Black.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Black - that will leave a mark!
Black misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Black lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Fruit moves into the clinch.
Fruit tries to land knees in the clinch but Black avoids the damage to the body.
Fruit is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Black is keeping busy.
Fruit missing with knees to the body.
Black wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Black breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Black misses with a few strikes there.

Black rushes Fruit and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Black has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Black is looking to break free of the clinch but Fruit has double underhooks.
Fruit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Black is trying to push Fruit away but Fruit has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Black takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fruit with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Black breaks from the clinch.
Fruit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Black can do to turn this around?

Fruit has managed to clinch.

Black breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Fruit has taken the fight to the clinch.
Black wants to break the clinch but can't.
Black blocks an elbow strike.

Black breaks the clinch.

Black tries to keep at a distance but Fruit has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fruit throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fruit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Black blocks an elbow strike.
Black tries to break the clinch but Fruit is controlling the position.

Black manages to break the clinch.

Fruit gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Black avoiding damage as Fruit throws knees to the body.
Fruit trying to land knees to the body.
Fruit is trying to maintain a safe position but Black gets an underhook and turns Fruit into the cage.

Black's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Black gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Black wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Black wants to break the clinch but can't.
Black avoids the elbow strike from Fruit, against the cage.
Fruit tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Star Fruit dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Star Fruit's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Black feints and as Fruit raises his hands in defense, Black changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Black postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Fruit is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Black, into his guard.
Fruit is looking to work some ground and pound but Black has wrist control.
Black wants to stand up but Fruit is controlling him.
Fruit in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Black takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fruit trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fruit postures up in Black's guard and throws a big left but Black blocks it.
Fruit with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fruit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Black swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fruit slips nicely into half guard.

Fruit is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Black has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fruit throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black pushes Fruit off looking to stand but Fruit dives back in and keeps control.
Fruit throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fruit thows a huge punch but Black dodges it nicely.
Fruit looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Black is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fruit.
Fruit throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Black has hold of Fruit's hands but Fruit slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fruit is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Black!
Black holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Fruit tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Fruit landing strikes from the mount.
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!
Fruit throws some wild stikes that Black manages to avoid easily.
Fruit punching from mount but Black doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fruit is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Black can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Fruit looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Fruit punching from mount but Black doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Black tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fruit landing strikes from the mount and Black is in trouble!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fruit throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Black because Fruit loaded up on that one.
Tori Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Star Fruit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fruit putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

And that's the end of the fight!
Star Fruit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fruit, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Star Fruit!
A very excited looking Star Fruit made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.