PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antoine De La Morte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Overeem Blackzilian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De La Morte kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Prodigy - Spitfire . Antoine De La Morte could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Overeem Blackzilian's chin.

De La Morte
vs
Blackzilian

203 cm
22
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
25
200 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antoine De La Morte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Overeem Blackzilian!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Morte avoids the head kick by Blackzilian.
Blackzilian looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blackzilian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De La Morte was well out of range. Poor timing from Blackzilian.
A swing and a miss from De La Morte.
Blackzilian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De La Morte.
De La Morte swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blackzilian connects with a high kick.
That kick from Blackzilian tenderised De La Morte's leg. De La Morte is trying to keep his angry face on.
Blackzilian drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De La Morte misses with a looping left.
De La Morte avoids the head kick by Blackzilian.
De La Morte 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.
De La Morte really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Blackzilian on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

De La Morte clinches up against the cage.
Blackzilian looking to throw knees to the head but De La Morte is blocking nicely.
Blackzilian working De La Morte over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De La Morte managing to block the knees to the body from Blackzilian.
De La Morte can't find room to land a body shot as Blackzilian controls the action.
Blackzilian landing knees to the head.
Blackzilian tries a knee to the head but De La Morte blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Morte tries to work over Blackzilian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De La Morte avoiding damage as Blackzilian throws knees to the body.
Blackzilian lands a nice knee to the body.
Blackzilian tries to land a knee to the head but De La Morte blocks with his arms.
Blackzilian tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De La Morte avoids it.
Blackzilian missing with knees to the body.
De La Morte gets through Blackzilian's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De La Morte can't find room to land a body shot as Blackzilian controls the action.
De La Morte tries a body shot but Blackzilian blocks it.
De La Morte blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blackzilian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blackzilian with an attempt at a knee that misses.

De La Morte lands a takedown into guard.
De La Morte wants to control from the top but Blackzilian keeps moving.
De La Morte will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Antoine De La Morte wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Blackzilian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De La Morte throws a combination. Blackzilian tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
De La Morte avoids the head kick by Blackzilian.
De La Morte throws a jab but it's blocked by Blackzilian.
Overeem Blackzilian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blackzilian throws a body kick that misses.
Jab from Blackzilian.
De La Morte checks a leg kick.
A left lands for De La Morte.
Blackzilian throws a head kick but De La Morte moves out of range.

De La Morte shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than De La Morte was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
De La Morte trying to control the position but Blackzilian is working away.

De La Morte is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Blackzilian has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackzilian taking a bit of punishment here - De La Morte scoring with strikes.
De La Morte trying to control the position but Blackzilian is working away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blackzilian can do anything to dispel that myth.

De La Morte has hold of Blackzilian's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Blackzilian tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - De La Morte cranks the arm and Blackzilian screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Blackzilian, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Antoine De La Morte!
A victorious Antoine De La Morte thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.