PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dre Battle (ranked 6400 p4p, 4639 weight class) and Dante Black (ranked 621 p4p, 523 weight class). Battle's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, HEART ON ICE. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Battle
vs
Black

187 cm
22
191
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
190
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

HELLS BALLS RECOVERY
Core Combat

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dre Battle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dante Black!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Black has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Battle is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Black changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Black connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Battle's hands.
Black lands a nice looking kick to the body. Battle takes a step back to recover.
Black throws a nice outside leg kick.
Black misses with an uppercut. Battle saw that one coming.
Black lands a lovely overhand right.
Black scores with a leg kick.
Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Battle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Black.
Battle uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Black has time to react.

It looks like Dante Black has been cut.
Black is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Battle.
A little feinted left hand from Battle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Battle walks into a straight right hand from Black.
Black misses with a straight right.
Battle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Battle lands with a hook. Black tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Black lands with a good body shot.
Black connects with a leg kick.
Black smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Black throws an off balance right hand
and Battle counters with an outside leg kick.
Black lands the left hand.
Black fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Battle checks it well.
A quick step to the side and Battle tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Black slips under a jab.
Battle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Battle scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Black punishes Battle's body with a nice straight punch.
Battle ducks right into an uppercut from Black.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
Battle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
Black misses with a hook.
It looked like Battle was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Black.
Black digs a good body shot into Battle's ribs.
Battle throws a series of punches but Black avoids them all with ease.
Black looks to land a left hand but Battle moved out of range nicely.
Battle is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Black fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Battle checks it well.
Black takes a swing at Battle's ribcage but misses.
Black rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Battle counters with a two punch combo.
Black looks to land a right hand but Battle moved out of range.
Battle takes one to the chin there.
Black swings for the body but Battle moves out of range.
Black misses with a leg kick
and Battle counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Black thinking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a shot from downtown. Battle moves away and avoids it.
Battle ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Battle slips under a jab.
Battle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Black looks to land a right hand but Battle moved out of range.
Black avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Black throws an off balance right hand
and Battle counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Battle gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Black.
Black lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Battle at a distance.
Black missing with a left hand there. Battle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Battle was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Black throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice jab there from Black.
Dante Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Battle walks into a stiff left hand from Black.
Black scores with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black lands a leg kick that knocks Battle off balance momentarily.
Black swings for the body but Battle moves out of range.
Black misses with a hook
letting Battle counter with a right hand.
Black lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Black digs a good body shot into Battle's ribs.
Black looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Black misses with a looping left.
Battle scores with a jab to the head.
Black misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Battle staying out of range there.
Battle lands a jab to the nose.
Black throws a jab when Battle was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Battle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Black moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Black dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dante Black's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Battle looks to score with a jab to the body but Black is just out of range.
Black fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Battle on the side of the head.
Black looks to land a body kick but Battle moved away.
Battle checks the leg kick nicely there.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Battle.
Black lands with a thumping leg kick.
Battle looks to land a left hand but Black moved out of range nicely.
Black feints a counter leg kick.
Black tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Black scores with a hook to the body. Battle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Black misses.
Black throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Battle finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Battle takes one to the chin there.
Battle takes one to the side of the head.
Battle throws a body punch but Black moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Battle moves out of range of the body kick.
Battle ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Battle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Black chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Black lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Battle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Battle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Black looks to land a right hand but Battle moved out of range.
Black takes one on the button.
Nice defenses there by Battle.
Black throws a hook but Battle blocks it.
Black misses with an uppercut
and Battle counters with a nice low kick that buckles Black's knee momentarily.
Black throws the left hand but Battle avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Battle misses the target.
Battle avoids the body shot from Black.
Battle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Black scores with a jab to the body.
Black looks to land a left hand but Battle moved out of range nicely.
Battle is looking to counter punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battle is looking to clinch.
Black moves out of range as Battle strikes.
Battle ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Black throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Black tests Battle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.
Battle takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black misses with an uppercut. Battle saw that one coming.
Battle throwing a counter right hand but Black manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Black is predictable there
and Battle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Battle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Black.
Battle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Black.

Battle clinches.
Battle digs a right hand into Black's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Black's gas tank.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Black misses with the head strike.
Black tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Black is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Battle working aggressively here.
Black tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Battle's elbow.
Battle keeps control of Black as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Black misses with a short punch on the inside.
Battle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Black wants to get back to striking at distance but Battle won't allow it.
Black tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Battle as the two fighters clinch.
Black takes a shot to the head.
Battle has Black pressed against the cage, preventing Black from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Battle struggles to land a body shot inside as Black controls his hands.
Battle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Black has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Black is breathing heavily.
Battle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Black's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Battle lands with a right to the head.
Battle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Battle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A short right from Battle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Battle.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
A shot in the inside from Battle.
Battle lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Battle on the inside.
Battle struggles to land a body shot inside as Black controls his hands.
Black can't find room to land a body shot as Battle controls the action.

Black manages to break the clinch.
Black swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Battle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Battle tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Battle ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Black throws a body shot but no joy.
Black scores with a crisp jab that stopped Battle in his tracks.
Battle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Battle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
Black chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Battle throws a big shot that misses.
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Battle quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Black loads up on a big right hand but Battle slips the punch.
A quick step to the side and Battle tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Black misses with a right hand
and Battle counters with a nice leg kick.
Battle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
Battle throwing a counter right hand but Black manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Black.
Battle throwing a counter right hand but Black manages to avoid it.
Battle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A cross from Black lands.
Battle looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Black misses with an uppercut.
Battle throwing a counter right hand but Black manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Battle.
Battle cracks Black with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Black just misses with a punch to the body.
Black takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Black.
Battle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Black's hands.
Black keeps the fight on the outside.
Black throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Battle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
Black scores with a crisp jab that stopped Battle in his tracks.
Black looks to score with a jab to the body but Battle is just out of range.
Battle was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dante Black seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Black misses with a low kick.
Battle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
Black misses with a body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Battle, as that shot connected.
An inside leg kick from Black misses.
Battle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dre Battle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Black misses
and Battle counters with a straight right hand.
Battle scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the body from Black misses
and Battle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Battle clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Black fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Black creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Battle cracks Black with a nice body shot.

Black breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Black with a hook.
Black keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Black swings widly with a right hand
enabling Battle to counter with a crisp jab.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Battle appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

Battle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Black, pushing him back against the cage.
Battle prevents a body shot from Black.
Black tries to throw a body punch but Battle avoids it by throwing Black back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Black wants to break free but Battle has control.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Battle.
Black is trying to break the clinch but Battle is controlling him.
Black lands a hook that snaps the head of Battle backwards.
Battle lands a nice shot to the body.
Black takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Battle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Battle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Black lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Black breaks from the clinch.
Black circles away from the clinch attempt.
Battle slips a jab from Black.
Black throws a lazy uppercut
and Battle counters with a straight right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Battle blocks the leg kick.
Battle throws a looping overhand right but Black ducks down to avoid it.
Black throws out a counter right but Battle avoids it with no problem.
Black scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Black misses the body punch
and Battle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Battle takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Battle checks a leg kick.
Battle appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Battle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Battle tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Black swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Battle scores with a counter punch that sends Black to the canvas! Battle smells blood - he's punishing Black with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Black has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dre Battle!
Dre Battle bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.