PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Excalam Black (ranked 1251 p4p, 1255 weight class) and Toti Rotiz (ranked 193 p4p, 194 weight class). Black comes into the arena with Signe de contradiction blaring out of the sound system. Rotiz has chosen Southtown as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Toti Rotiz enters the cage!

Black
vs
Rotiz

178 cm
24
200
6 - 4 - 0

195 cm
29
215
8 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Excalam Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toti Rotiz!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rotiz throws a body punch but Black moves out of range.

A jab-cross combination lands for Rotiz and sends Black crashing to the mat! Rotiz follows him down to the mat - Black regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

It looks like Excalam Black has been cut.
Rotiz throwing shots but Black is blocking nicely.
Rotiz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Black is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rotiz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rotiz's back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Black looking for the choke from the back.
Black connects with a big shot to the side of Rotiz's head.
Rotiz is trying to stand back up.
Rotiz has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Black.
Black trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Black lands punches and elbows.
Rotiz felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Black is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Rotiz. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Rotiz is trying to get back to his feet but Black has full control of the position and if anything, Rotiz has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black is landing with strikes. Rotiz can't take much more of this.
Black thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.

Rotiz is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Rotiz is trying to stand back up.

Rotiz preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Black.
Rotiz is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

Black looking to break Rotiz's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Rotiz remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Black will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Black seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotiz is trying to get back to his feet but Black has full control of the position and if anything, Rotiz has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Rotiz is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Even with his hooks in, Black manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Rotiz is trying to stand back up.
Black loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Rotiz hold on?
Rotiz covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Rotiz covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Rotiz wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black trying to control.
Black is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Black gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Black gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Black apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Rotiz just misses with a punch to the body.
Black tries to counter with a takedown but Rotiz is quick to defend against it.
Toti Rotiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Rotiz.
Rotiz throws a jab when Black was well out of range.
Black ducks under a wild hook from Rotiz.
Black attempts a counter takedown but Rotiz avoids it well and moves away.
Black lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
An inside leg kick lands from Black.

Black feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Black lands a couple of elbows.
Rotiz wants to stand but Black is controlling the position.

Rotiz is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Rotiz tries to break the clinch but Black is controlling the position.
Rotiz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rotiz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Black works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Black turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black is looking to take a break and control but Rotiz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rotiz 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.
Black trying to control the position but Rotiz is working away.
Rotiz is pushing Black's head away, looking to escape. Black manages to hold on to the position though.

Black is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rotiz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Black passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Rotiz!
Black working the ground and pound effectively.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Excalam Black dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Excalam Black's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rotiz connects with a looping right hand.
Black scores with a punch to the head.
Rotiz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Black moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rotiz.
Black slips a jab and a cross from Rotiz.
Black changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Black moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Black. Rotiz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rotiz changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rotiz cracks Black with a good jab.
Rotiz throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rotiz misses with a looping right.
Rotiz lands with a straight right. Black didn't see that one coming.
Rotiz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Black.
Rotiz throws a body shot but no joy.
Rotiz misses with a left hand

and Black counters with a shoot takedown. Rotiz fights it but they end up in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotiz wants to stand but Black is controlling the position.
Rotiz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Rotiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Black throwing strikes from guard but Rotiz blocks nicely.
Black lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black advances to half guard.
Black wants to pass the guard but Rotiz is defending well.

Rotiz is defending against the submission attempts here by Black.
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.

Black wants to work for an arm triangle but Rotiz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Black prevents Rotiz from standing back up.
Excalam Black overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rotiz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Black.
Black throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Black lands strikes from half guard.
Rotiz wants to get back to his feet.

Black is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rotiz is just riding it out for now. Black eventually gives up the hold.
Rotiz wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black is looking to advance position but Rotiz won't allow it.
Rotiz is looking to escape.
Black missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rotiz is trying to stand back up but Black is controlling him
Black missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Black throwing shots but Rotiz is blocking nicely.
Rotiz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Black slips a nice elbow through Rotiz's hands, connecting with Rotiz's forehead.
Rotiz is trying to stand back up but Black is controlling him
Ground and pound from Black.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Black stalling.
Black is looking to advance position but Rotiz won't allow it.
Rotiz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Black.
Rotiz wants to get back to his feet.
Black thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Black lands with a punch from half guard.
Rotiz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Black looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rotiz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rotiz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Black lands with a punch from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Excalam Black dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Excalam Black's cut.
That's time! Black's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Rotiz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rotiz takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
Rotiz throws a hook but Black blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Black.
Rotiz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Black decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rotiz wants to get back to his feet.
Black wants to take a breather but Rotiz is having none of it.
Rotiz is trying to stand up here but Black is controlling him well.
Black wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rotiz keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rotiz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Black.
Black throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rotiz is trying to stand back up but Black is controlling him
Rotiz has hold of Black's hands but Black slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotiz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Black uses his free foot to push down on Rotiz's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rotiz.
Black is in the full mount, landing strikes.

It looks like Toti Rotiz has been cut.
Black with the ground and pound from mount.
Rotiz is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Black lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Black landing strikes from the mount.
Rotiz squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Black is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rotiz can do to turn this around?
Black fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rotiz is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Black landing strikes from the mount and Rotiz is in trouble!

That has opened up Toti Rotiz's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black landing strikes from the mount.

Rotiz is rocked!
Black trying to control but Rotiz is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black with good strikes from the mount here!
Black looking to finish Rotiz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rotiz!
Black looking to ground and pound but Rotiz is blocking nicely.
Black looking to finish Rotiz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rotiz!
Rotiz is still in real trouble! Can Black finish him?

The cut above Toti Rotiz's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Toti Rotiz's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Excalam Black!
A relieved looking Excalam Black thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Toti Rotiz had this to say: 'I was hurt, my cat is sick, it's raining outside, heard someone fart in the arena... I should have never lost, I'm the real winner.'.