PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Jefry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jefry
vs
Black

190 cm
22
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andy Jefry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy Black!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Jefry with that takedown attempt.
Jefry misses with a takedown attempt - Black sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Black shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jefry pinned against the cage. Jefry gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Jefry darts in and clinches Black up against the ropes.

Black decides to pull guard.

Black is looking for a triangle but Jefry pushes his legs off easily.
Black looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jefry is one step ahead there.
Black preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Black kicks Jefry off and gets to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jefry rushes Black and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Black misses with a body punch.
Black is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jefry tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Black smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Jefry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jefry. Jefry obviously looking to wear him down.
Jefry with a lazy takedown attempt

and Black counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jefry working a defensive guard but Black manages to pass into side control anyway.
Jefry sneaks back into half guard.
Jefry is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black wants to take a breather but Jefry is having none of it.
Jefry trying to control from the bottom.
Black is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jefry!
Jefry tries to lock up and control but Black gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jefry taking shots to the head.
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!
Black is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jefry is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jefry throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Jefry could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Black looking to control but Jefry is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefry can't escape the position.
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.
Black looks gassed!
Black tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jefry is trying desperately to improve position.
Black with a couple of short strikes.
Black looking to control but Jefry is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Black postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jefry looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Black sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jefry can't escape the position.
Jefry tries to buck Black off but he can't manage it.
Black controlling the pace for now.

Black is working for a guillotine from mount but Jefry frees his head quite easily.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jefry tries to hold on but Black pushes him away.
Jefry is working to get back to half guard.
Black moves to the back.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Black scores with punches from the back.
Black is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Jefry is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Jefry trying to control the action but Black just sinks the hooks in.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Black working for a choke but Jefry reverses nicely into Black 's guard.
Jefry wants to stand but Black is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jefry trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Black can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jefry wants to stand but Black has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Black avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Black tries to clinch but Jefry moves out of range.
Black throws a sloppy head kick and Jefry moves out of range easily.
Black throws a hook but Jefry avoids it easily.
Jefry with a lazy takedown attempt

and Black counters with a single leg into guard. Jefry didn't expect that.
Jefry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Black loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jefry is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jefry working a defensive guard but Black passes into half guard.
Jefry is refusing to be controlled, as Black sits in half guard.
Black trying to mount his opponent but Jefry defends it.
Jefry is looking to improve his position.

Black seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Black dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Jefry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Black as he jumps to the side.
Black avoids the head kick by Jefry.
A head kick misses from Black.
Jefry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jefry looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jefry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jefry ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black stuffs the takedown attempt from Jefry. Jefry gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Black throws a leg kick
and Jefry counters with a solid body kick.

Black moves into the clinch.

Black escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jefry counters with an outside leg kick.
Black shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jefry as he avoids it easily.
Jefry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Black as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Jefry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jefry fails to land the takedown.
Jefry moves in looking to clinch but Black pushes him off.
Black throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jefry counters with a one-two to the body.
Black throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jefry lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A jab from Jefry does it's job there.
Black tries a low kick but Jefry avoids it.
Andy Jefry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black throws a combination that misses

and Jefry holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jefry breaks the clinch.
Black stuffs the takedown attempt from Jefry. Jefry gets slowly back to his feet.
Jefry looks to clinch
and Black counters with a nice body kick.
Jefry stuffs the takedown attempt from Black. Black gets slowly back to his feet.
Black showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jefry.
Jefry with a poor takedown

and Black counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Black.
Jefry tries to pull guard but Black won't allow it.
Jefry is pressed up against the ropes. Black has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jefry down to the mat. Jefry avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Black fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Black closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Black goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Jefry rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Black's guard! Nice work there by Jefry!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefry is looking to stand up but Black won't let him.

Black working for a triangle but Jefry defends it easily.
Jefry wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.

That's four 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.
Jefry is looking to stand up but Black won't let him.
Tommy Black has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jefry wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Black fails to land the takedown.
Jefry tries for a takedown but Black circles away easily

and Black counters with a shoot takedown. Jefry fights it but they end up in guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Jefry had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Black is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Jefry Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Black's back instead.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Black can't escape the position.
Black looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Jefry struggling to keep hold of the position.
Black is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Black is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Jefry is looking for a rear naked choke here but Black reverses the position brilliantly into Jefry's guard!
Black trying to control but Jefry is working from the bottom.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Black swinging wilding here.
A combination from Jefry does no damage.
Jefry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Black swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Black gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jefry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Black drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jefry trying to keep a closed guard but Black is proving a slippery customer.
Black works over Jefry with some ground and pound from guard.
Jefry controls Black momentarily but Black frees himself.
Black controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jefry keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Jefry throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Black controls from within his opponent's guard.
Black won't allow Jefry to get back to his feet.
Jefry working a defensive guard here.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jefry keeping full guard, as Black tries to pass.

Black gets to his feet. Jefry looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jefry fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Black is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Black tries to clinch up but Jefry circles away and keeps his distance.
Jefry bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jefry tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Black moves into the clinch.
Andy Jefry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Black jumps into guard, dragging Jefry to the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Tommy Black!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Tommy Black!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Tommy Black!

Tommy Black wins by unanimous decision!