PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clair Black (ranked 5951 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistar Ngannou (ranked 6085 p4p, 581 weight class). The key to victory for Clair Black has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Black
vs
Ngannou

173 cm
24
279 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

198 cm
25
263 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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 Sydney, Clair Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alistar Ngannou!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ngannou shoots in but Black avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Black has managed to clinch.
Ngannou has Black pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Black.
Ngannou is trying to pull guard but Black has him pressed against the cage.

Ngannou breaks the clinch.

Ngannou rushes Black and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Ngannou is fighting off a takedown attempt but Black is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ngannou to the mat. Ngannou regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Black throws a big right hand that misses.
Black could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Black chips away with some ground and pound.
Black knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ngannou on the ground.

Ngannou working for a triangle but Black defends it easily.
Ngannou has momentary wrist control but Black slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ngannou looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Ngannou has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Black can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Ngannou looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Black works over Ngannou with some ground and pound from guard.

Ngannou working for a triangle but Black defends it easily.
Black content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Ngannou throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Ngannou is looking for a triangle but Black pushes his legs off easily.
Black landing some decent shots from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Black landing some decent shots from guard.
Black keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ngannou's head.
Black has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Ngannou is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Black lands a couple of digs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black landing some decent shots from guard.
Black is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Black lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Ngannou throws his legs up looking for a submission but Black uses it to pass to side control.
Black grinds an elbow into Ngannou's temple.
Ngannou tries to escape but Black is in control.
Ngannou taking a bit of punishment here - Black scoring with strikes.

Black wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ngannou, who protects the arm well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black grinds an elbow into Ngannou's temple.
Ngannou is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Black has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ngannou is looking to regain half guard here but Black keeps moving and retains side control.
Black working the ground and pound.
Ngannou is looking for a sweep.
Ngannou is still trying to improve position.

Black is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ngannou knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Black wants to control but Ngannou is keeping him busy.
Ngannou looks to move to half guard but instead Black has passed into mount! Damn!
Black working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou is trying desperately to improve position.
Black wants to control the pace but Ngannou is squirming around nicely.
Ngannou really wants to buck Black off and get back to his feet.
Ngannou sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Ngannou actively working from the bottom here.
Black stops Ngannou from getting back to his feet.

Ngannou looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Black wants to control but Ngannou is keeping him busy.

Ngannou looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Ngannou actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clair Black dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Black circles away from the clinch attempt

and Black counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Black.
Black keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ngannou's head.
Black trying to control but Ngannou is working from the bottom.
Black won't allow Ngannou to sweep him here.

Ngannou throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Ngannou is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Ngannou throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Ngannou is looking to cinch up a triangle. Black throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Ngannou's body to avoid the submission. Ngannou has instead reached around Black's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Ngannou arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Alistar Ngannou!
A less than humble Alistar Ngannou misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.