PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paddy Fagan (ranked 2082 p4p, 230 weight class) and Jimmy Carl Black (ranked 1935 p4p, 214 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Fagan
vs
Carl Black

180 cm
30
159 lbs
16 - 14 - 1

179 cm
35
166 lbs
16 - 9 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paddy Fagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Carl Black!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fagan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carl Black sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fagan looks to score with a jab to the body but Carl Black is just out of range.
Fagan misses the shot to the body.
Carl Black misses with a hook.
Fagan throws a jab when Carl Black was well out of range.

Fagan instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Carl Black fails to land.
Fagan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fagan avoiding damage as Carl Black throws knees to the body.
Carl Black lands an uppercut.
Carl Black scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carl Black misses with a punch to the body.
Carl Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Fagan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carl Black backwards.
Carl Black misses with a knee to the head.
Carl Black lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carl Black misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carl Black tries to land a knee to the head but Fagan blocks with his arms.
A short right from Fagan on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carl Black.
Carl Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carl Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fagan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Our sources have told us that Fagan has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Carl Black tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fagan misses with a punch to the body.
Fagan tries to land knees in the clinch but Carl Black avoids the damage to the body.
Carl Black lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fagan backwards.
Fagan working Carl Black over with knees to the body.
Fagan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carl Black blocks it with crossed arms.
A short uppercut from Fagan.
Fagan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carl Black is defending well for now.
Carl Black lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fagan backwards.
Carl Black lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fagan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carl Black blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fagan scores a nice knee to the body.
Carl Black lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fagan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fagan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fagan.
Knees to the body from Fagan.
Fagan lands with a short shot to the head.
Carl Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fagan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carl Black digs a right hand underneath Fagan's ribcage. Fagan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Carl Black avoids the elbow strike from Fagan, against the cage.
Fagan blocking some punches.
Fagan tries to land a knee to the head but Carl Black blocks with his arms.
Carl Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fagan blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Fagan on the inside.
Carl Black dodges an elbow strike from Fagan.
A short left from Carl Black.
A head punch on the inside from Carl Black fails to land.
Carl Black misses with some punches.
Come on Fagan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fagan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carl Black.
Fagan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carl Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Fagan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carl Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fagan throws an elbow but it misses.
Fagan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carl Black scores with a shot to the side of Fagan's head.
Carl Black misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fagan lands with a light punch inside.
Carl Black missing with knees to the body.
Carl Black working aggressively here.
Carl Black throws a punch but it's blocked by Fagan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fagan.
Fagan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carl Black scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Carl Black.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carl Black is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fagan is defending well for now.
Carl Black throws a punch but it's blocked by Fagan.
Carl Black is working Fagan over against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carl Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fagan blocks it with crossed arms.
Fagan tries to work over Carl Black's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fagan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fagan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carl Black doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carl Black.
Carl Black on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fagan lands with a right to the head.
Carl Black cracks Fagan with a nice body shot.
The referee calls for Fagan to work.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Carl Black has a couple of punches blocked by Fagan.
Fagan working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fagan lands an elbow just above Carl Black 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jimmy Carl Black will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Carl Black clinches up with Fagan and pushes him back against the cage.
Fagan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A body shot lands from Fagan.
Carl Black tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fagan's elbow.
Fagan throws a head punch that misses.
Fagan lands an elbow just above Carl Black 's eye.
Fagan scores with a shot to the side of Carl Black's head.
Jimmy Carl Black seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carl Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carl Black tries to work over Fagan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fagan throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Fagan.
A shot in the inside from Fagan.
Carl Black misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carl Black lands a right hand.
Fagan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carl Black has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fagan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carl Black.
Carl Black lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carl Black pushes Fagan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Carl Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fagan digs a right hand underneath Carl Black's ribcage. Carl Black let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fagan.
Carl Black has a couple of punches blocked by Fagan.
Fagan blocks an uppercut.
Carl Black blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fagan taking a breather.
Fagan digs a right hand underneath Carl Black's ribcage. Carl Black let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Fagan.
Carl Black missing with knees to the body.
Carl Black blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Carl Black.
A head punch on the inside from Carl Black fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fagan is looking to control Carl Black's arms but Carl Black gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fagan has his back to the cage.
Carl Black throws a punch but it's blocked by Fagan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carl Black lands a hook that snaps the head of Fagan backwards.
Carl Black doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carl Black lands an uppercut.
Carl Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fagan blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Carl Black fails to land.
Fagan prevents a body shot from Carl Black.
Carl Black working aggressively here.
Fagan scores a nice knee to the body.
Carl Black misses with some punches.
Carl Black tries to land a knee to the head but Fagan blocks with his arms.
Carl Black throws a punch but it's blocked by Fagan.
Carl Black managing to block the knees to the body from Fagan.
A right hook to the body lands for Fagan.
Carl Black misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carl Black takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carl Black misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fagan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Jimmy Carl Black has been cut.
Fagan lands an uppercut.
Fagan blocking some punches.
Fagan stalling in the clinch but Carl Black improves position.
Fagan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Carl Black blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carl Black misses with some punches.
Fagan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carl Black's elbow.
Carl Black lands a left hand.
Carl Black lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fagan trying to land knees to the body.
Fagan working aggressively here.
Carl Black makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carl Black misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carl Black lands a good knee to the midsection. Fagan won't want to take too many of those.
Carl Black with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fagan blocks a body shot from Carl Black.
Fagan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Carl Black throws a head punch that misses.
Fagan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carl Black avoids it.
Carl Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fagan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fagan throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Carl Black fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Fagan.
Fagan trying to land knees to the body.
Carl Black unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fagan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Carl Black landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Carl Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fagan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carl Black backwards.
Fagan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fagan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jimmy Carl Black will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Carl Black's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Carl Black looks to score with a jab to the body but Fagan is just out of range.
Fagan lands a slapping body shot.
Fagan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fagan there as he acknowledges the shot.

Carl Black moves into range and clinches up with Fagan.
Fagan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fagan.
Fagan missing with knees to the body.
Fagan misses with a punch to the body.
Fagan blocking some punches.
Fagan lands with a right to the head.
Fagan landing knees to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carl Black.
Fagan is stalling here.
Fagan lands a damaging elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Fagan scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carl Black.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carl Black has a couple of punches blocked by Fagan.
Fagan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Carl Black is keeping busy.
Carl Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fagan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Carl Black.
Fagan lands an elbow inside.
Carl Black lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fagan backwards.
Carl Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fagan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carl Blacks head.
Fagan lands a knee to the head.
Fagan is leaning against Carl Black and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fagan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Fagan.
Carl Black has a couple of punches blocked by Fagan.
Fagan lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fagan avoiding damage as Carl Black throws knees to the body.
Carl Black working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fagan is trying to stall.
Fagan throws a head punch that misses.
Fagan lands an elbow just above Carl Black 's eye.
Fagan pushes Carl Black back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fagan tries to work over Carl Black's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fagan lands with a short shot to the head.
Carl Black on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carl Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carl Black tries to work over Fagan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carl Black managing to block the knees to the body from Fagan.
Carl Black blocks a body shot from Fagan.
Paddy Fagan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fagan misses with a body punch.
Carl Black tries to work over Fagan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Fagan.
Carl Black misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Carl Black fails to land.
Carl Black lands a right hand.
Carl Black avoids the elbow strike from Fagan, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Carl Black.
Jimmy Carl Black is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Carl Black scores with a shoulder strike.
The referee calls for Fagan to work.
Fagan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fagan swings wildly with an uppercut but Carl Black uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fagan trying to land knees to the body.
Fagan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fagan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fagan can't find room to land a body shot as Carl Black controls the action.
Fagan lands with a short shot to the head.
Fagan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fagan obliges.
Fagan misses with some punches.
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!
Fagan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carl Black blocks it with crossed arms.
Carl Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fagan blocks it with crossed arms.
Fagan tries to land knees in the clinch but Carl Black avoids the damage to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paddy Fagan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Carl 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!