PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Shaft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Shaft has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tommy Black's chin.

Black
vs
Shaft

225 cm
22
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
214 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Alpha-Omega

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Shaft!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Black scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Black landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

It looks like John Shaft has been cut.
Shaft managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Black.
Shaft takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Shaft tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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 working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Shaft is trying to get back to half guard.
Shaft is pushing Black's head away, looking to escape. Black manages to hold on to the position though.
Black in side control lands a decent elbow.
Black looks up at the clock and then as Shaft takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Black smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shaft takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That has opened up John Shaft's cut even more.
Shaft sneaks back into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shaft is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Black thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Black wants to pass to mount but Shaft is defending the position.
Shaft flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Black seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

The cut above John Shaft's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Black throwing shots but Shaft is blocking nicely.
Shaft regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Black.
Black throws a big right hand that misses.
Black is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black with a flurry of punches that miss.

Shaft looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Black scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Black stands up over Shaft, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Shaft had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Black is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Shaft Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Black's back instead.
Black manages to reverse the position and now he's in Shaft's guard. Nice work there by Black.
Shaft looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Black has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Black scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Black throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaft wants to sweep here but Black controlling him for the moment.
Black in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shaft bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Black's guard.
Black manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Black landing strikes, looking to finish!
Black is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Shaft can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Black throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Shaft because Black loaded up on that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaft is working to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Shaft that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Black will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A nice elbow there by Black.
Shaft is working to get back to half guard.
Black landing strikes from the mount.

Black goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Shaft is on top in guard.
Black will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Black on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Black tries to get out of the position.
Black throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Black throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Black tries to strike from the bottom.
Shaft makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Black throws his legs up looking for a submission but Shaft uses it to pass to side control.
Black is looking to regain half guard here but Shaft keeps moving and retains side control.
Shaft scores with a couple of short elbows.
Shaft cracks Black with a big right hand but Black just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Shaft thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Black throws an elbow that doesn't really do any damage.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Black striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Black takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Shaft takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Black to pass into mount.
Black is desperately trying to improve his position but Shaft has a good base and remains in mount.
Black really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Shaft landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Shaft.
Black flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Black is working to get back to half guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Black swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Black can't escape the position.
Shaft fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Shaft landing strikes from the mount.
Black really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Shaft in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's eight 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.
Black tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Black throwing hammer fists to the chest of Shaft. What's that going to do exactly?
Black tries to reverse the position but Shaft maintains control.
Shaft lands a big shot there that rocks Black but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Black swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Black slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Black looking for submissions off his back.
Black blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shaft.
Shaft wants to pass the guard but Black is defending well.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Black lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Black misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Shaft sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Black defending well though.
Shaft is pressing down on Black's thigh, looking to free his foot. Black is holding on for now.
Shaft wants to stand up but Black has a hold of him and won't allow it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Shaft. No joy for Black on that attempt.
Shaft misses with a few strikes there.

Shaft feints and as Black raises his hands in defense, Shaft changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Black manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Shaft manages to get himself to full guard.
Shaft utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Black dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Shaft's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Black takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shaft swinging wilding here.

Black gets a takedown into half guard.
Shaft is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shaft on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Black scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Shaft looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shaft throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black lands with a punch from half guard.

Black wants to work for an arm triangle but Shaft is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Black with the ground and pound but Shaft uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Black in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shaft striking off his back but it's not causing Black any problems.
Shaft is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Black tries to roll over but Shaft keeps him under control.
Black landing rabbit punches to the side of Shaft's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Shaft blocks the strikes from Black.

That's two 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 is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Black throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Black punching from the bottom.
Shaft lands strikes from half guard.
Shaft blocks the strikes from Black.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Black shoots in and bounces Shaft off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Shaft is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Black avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Black landing with the ground and pound.

Shaft throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shaft wants to sweep but no luck.
Black postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Black lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Shaft working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Black doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Black manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaft throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Black postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Shaft scores with a nice shot.
Black lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Black stands up over Shaft, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Black cracks Shaft with a solid left hand.
Black throws and elbow that misses. Shaft uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Black's guard. Nice move by Shaft!
Black is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Black misses with a head shot. Shaft uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shaft avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Shaft looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Black throwing strikes from guard but Shaft blocks nicely.
Black throwing strikes from guard but Shaft blocks nicely.
Black throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shaft works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Black throwing strikes from guard but Shaft blocks nicely.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Shaft is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Black postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Black lands a couple of elbows.
Black thows a big elbow that misses.

Shaft 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.
Black thows a big elbow that misses.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Black with a flurry of punches that miss.
Black scoring with punches to the head and body.
Black postures up in Shaft's guard and throws a big left but Shaft blocks it.
Shaft is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Shaft avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Black shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Shaft is trying to escape the mount.
Shaft in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Black is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Shaft has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Shaft!
Black doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Shaft avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Black is striking off his back. Shaft thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Black throws a strike from the bottom but Shaft passes into side control!
Black is trying to work for a sweep but Shaft has mounted him!
Shaft blocks Black's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Black is wriggling around trying to escape.
Black swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Black flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

Shaft jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Black manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Black is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shaft. That's going to slow Black down.
Shaft shoots in for a takedown but Black shows good takedown defense.
Black has a takedown stuffed.
Black shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Tommy Black!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Tommy Black!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Tommy Black!

Tommy Black wins by unanimous decision!