PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Carl Black (ranked 1757 p4p, 1533 weight class) and Atanase Teodor (ranked 217 p4p, 186 weight class). Teodor comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Billy Idol - Rebel Yell kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Carl Black
vs
Teodor

179 cm
36
166
17 - 10 - 2

182 cm
40
162
28 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

MKFC

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 17 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Carl Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Atanase Teodor!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teodor lands with a right hand.
Teodor looks to throw the jab but Carl Black is out of range.
Teodor dips to his left and cracks Carl Black with an uppercut!
Carl Black uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Teodor.
A clash of legs there as Teodor blocks the low kick.
Carl Black just misses with a punch to the body.
Carl Black moves out of range of the body kick from Teodor.
Teodor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Teodor with a nice cross.
Nice defenses there by Teodor.
Teodor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carl Blacks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice defenses there by Teodor.
Teodor misses with an uppercut. Carl Black saw that one coming.
Teodor jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carl Black keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Teodor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Teodor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carl Black.
Carl Black gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Carl Black pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Teodor throws a head kick that Carl Black semi-blocks.
Carl Black goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Teodor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Teodor looks to land a left hand but Carl Black moved out of range nicely.
Teodor misses with a looping left.
Teodor swats away the attempt to clinch by Carl Black.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carl Black displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Teodor throws out the jab.
Teodor throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Carl Black.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Carl Black. Teodor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Teodor throws a big shot that misses.
Carl Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Teodor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Teodor is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Carl Black with a body shot.
Teodor scores with a punch to the head.
Carl Black with a nice calf kick.
The fighters circling - Teodor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carl Black misses with a right hand
and Teodor counters with a good low kick that Carl Black was not able to check.
Carl Black blocks the body kick.
Teodor lands a glancing blow to the side of Carl Black's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Carl Black takes the fight into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Teodor.
Teodor lands with a left to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Carl Black obliges.
Carl Black throws a punch but it's blocked by Teodor.
Carl Black blocking some punches.
Carl Black has a couple of punches blocked by Teodor.
Carl Black blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Teodor lands a hook that snaps the head of Carl Black backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Carl Black.
Carl Black working aggressively here.
Carl Black blocks an elbow strike.
Teodor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carl Black working aggressively here.
Carl Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Teodor lands an uppercut.
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!
Carl Black blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carl Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Carl Black missing with knees to the body.
Carl Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Teodor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carl Black misses with the head strike.
Carl Black working aggressively here.

Teodor breaks from the clinch.
Carl Black uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Teodor.
Carl Black throws out a loose jab but Teodor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carl Black throws out a powerful jab.
Carl Black with a nice calf kick.
Teodor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carl Black throws out the jab.
Teodor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carl Black looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Carl Black slips a jab from Teodor.
Teodor wants to land a leg kick but Carl Black is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Atanase Teodor dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Teodor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carl Black misses with a jab to the body
and Teodor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Teodor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice body kick from Teodor.

Carl Black clinches with his opponent.
Teodor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Teodor lands with a light punch inside.
Teodor lands an uppercut.
Carl Black lands a shoulder strike.
Carl Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Teodor misses with the head strike.
Teodor swings wildly with an uppercut but Carl Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carl Black blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carl Black throws a head punch that misses.
Carl Black scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teodor avoiding damage as Carl Black throws knees to the body.
Teodor working aggressively here.
Carl Black misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carl Black dodges an elbow strike from Teodor.
Teodor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Teodor misses with the head strike.

Teodor breaks from the clinch.
Jimmy Carl Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teodor scores with a nice head shot.
Carl Black takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Carl Black tries to clinch up.
Teodor connects with an inside leg kick.
Carl Black throws a right hand that misses
and Teodor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab lands there for Teodor.
Carl Black takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Teodor lands a jab.
Teodor connects with an inside leg kick.
Teodor misses with an uppercut.
Carl Black takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Teodor throws a leg kick that misses.
Carl Black wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Carl Black swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Teodor shapes to counter with a head kick.
Carl Black tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Teodor is able to avoid easily.
Carl Black takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Carl Black tries to move into range but Teodor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Carl Black works the jab nicely.
Carl Black misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carl Black takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Teodor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Teodor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carl Black has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Carl Black wants to clinch up but Teodor keeps it at a distance.
Teodor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Carl Black slips a straight right by Teodor.
Teodor lands with a kick to the temple. Carl Black shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Jimmy Carl Black has been cut.
Carl Black tries to clinch
letting Teodor counter with a right hand.
Nice cross by Teodor.

Carl Black is rocked!
Teodor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oh Carl Black is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carl Black goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Carl Black seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teodor on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Carl Black fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carl Black looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carl Black avoids the head kick by Teodor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Teodor stuns Carl Black with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Teodor blocks the body kick.
A cross from Carl Black lands.
Carl Black avoids a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Carl Black misses the target.
Teodor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carl Black.
Carl Black has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Teodor finds it's way round the side to connect with Carl Black's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Atanase Teodor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Carl Black's cut.
That's time! Carl Black's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Teodor scores with a nice head shot.
Teodor is looking to land body kicks.
Carl Black scores with a leg kick.
Carl Black lands a nice looking kick to the body. Teodor takes a step back to recover.
Teodor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Carl Black looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Teodor scores with a nice body kick.
Carl Black paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carl Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Teodor moves away.
Carl Black tries to move into range but Teodor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Carl Black lunges at Teodor with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Teodor's hand.
Carl Black throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carl Black walks into a left hand.
A head kick misses from Teodor.
Nice jab there from Teodor.
Carl Black takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Teodor takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Teodor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Teodor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Carl Black paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Carl Black moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carl Black throws a wild body kick that Teodor sees coming a mile off.
Jimmy Carl Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teodor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Teodor is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carl Black lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimmy Carl Black!
Jimmy Carl Black seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.