PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azeroth King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Smooth Criminal kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Azeroth King is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Black
vs
King

225 cm
22
265 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

195 cm
24
240 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Azeroth King!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black shoots in but King avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Black closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
King trying to control here.
Ground and pound from Black.
Black trying to advance position but King counters by regaining guard.
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.
King wants to stand but Black is controlling the position.
Black working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Black landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
King working a defensive guard here.
Black throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
King preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
King is trying to control the position but Black postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black passes into half guard.
Black passes the guard and advances to mount!
Black connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
King really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Black landing strikes from the mount.
Black unloading with bombs!
Black lands with some vicious ground and pound - can King hang on?
King is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black with a couple of short strikes.
Black is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Black is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But King has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from King!
Black wants to sweep here but King controlling him for the moment.
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.
King wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Black striking off his back but it's not causing King any problems.
King wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.

Black is working an open guard so King takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from King.
King lands a jab.

It looks like Tommy Black has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by King.
King scores with a hook.
Black tries for a takedown but King sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tommy Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King lands with a straight right. Black didn't see that one coming.
Black walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
King tries to bum rush Black with a series of wild strikes but Black uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice uppercut lands for King. That snapped Black's head back.
Black shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says King as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black looks for a takedown but King sprawls well.
King scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Black doesn't seem bothered though.
Black fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
King jabs Black right on the nose. Black blinks but takes it well.
Black fails with the takedown.
King scores with a jab. Black acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Black will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
King scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from King as Black shoots in.
King fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Black is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
No luck for Black with that takedown attempt.
King lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Black at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Black doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Black throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around King's waist but King gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Black off to one side.
Black takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Black shoots in for a takedown but King shows good takedown defense.
Black shoots in but King avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Black on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Black takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King fails to land with a series of punches.
King listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
King lands a jab to Black's midsection.

Black shoots in and bounces King off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Black has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
King is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Black is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Azeroth King will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tommy Black's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nice straight punches there by King. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of King.
Horrible takedown by Black or perhaps it was just good defense by King which made him look bad.

Black gets the takedown into side control.
King is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Black's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Black misses with a head shot. King uses the momentum to regain guard.
Black missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
King is controlling Black's posture.
Black stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. King swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
King 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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
King lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
King has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd cheers as King lands an impressive looking overhand right. Black doesn't seem phased though.
Danga de danga de dang - King scores with a four punch combination!

Black shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
King keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Black not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black prevents King from standing back up.
Black trying to mount his opponent but King defends it.
Black with the ground and pound but King uses the opportunity to regain guard.
King utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
King utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
King looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Tommy Black overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
King throws a nice looking combination but Black bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Black looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
King scores with a three punch combo!
Tommy Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black tries for a takedown but King sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Black shoots in but King avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Azeroth King seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Black scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Black tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Black has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Black in side control lands a decent elbow.
Black has knee on belly momentarily but King bucks him off and regains half guard.
Black throws a strike but King avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Black pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. King is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King is trying to control the position but Black postures up.
Black stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. King swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Black has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Black fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
King scores with a jab to the body.
Black shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with King but King pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Black changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. King tries to avoid it but Black manages to keep hold of a leg and drag King to the ground. King escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Black tries for a takedown but King sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
King fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Black looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
King stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Azeroth King will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tommy Black's cut.
That's time! Black's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

King stuffs the takedown attempt from Black. Black gets slowly back to his feet.
Black shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice shot lands for King.
Black shoots and misses
and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch lands to the side of Black 's head but he takes it in his stride.
King paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
King cracks Black with a right hand to the side of the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from King.

Black is rocked!
King lands an overhand right.
Oh Black is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It's a brutal combination of punches from King! Black is backing up but he can't get away as King lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Black and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Azeroth King!