PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Freaky Leo (ranked 4994 p4p, 4967 weight class) and Baron Black (ranked 277 p4p, 276 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Leo
vs
Black

171 cm
19
135
3 - 1 - 0

177 cm
19
140
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freaky Leo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baron Black!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Leo lands.
Leo lands with a good body shot.
Leo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Black connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Leo scrambles back to his feet.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leo.
Black tries to counter by closing the distance.
Leo moves away from the strike by Black.
An attempted straight right counter from Leo misses the target.
Black pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Black is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Black throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Leo on the side of the head.
Black scores with a nice head shot.
Black lands with a cross.
Black misses with a hook.
Leo throws a hook but Black blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Black throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Leo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Leo throws a hook but Black blocks it.
Leo sets himself, and Black steps forward looking for the clinch! Leo avoids it this time.
Black walks into a straight right hand from Leo.
Leo throws a jab but it's blocked by Black.
Black looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Leo takes one to the chin there.
Black lands with a cross.
Leo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Leo misses with an uppercut. Black saw that one coming.
Black lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Black lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Black uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leo moves out of range as Black strikes.
Black uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Leo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Leo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Leo blocks a jab.
Leo misses with a hook. Black ducked under it nicely.

Black moves into the clinch.
Black lands a hook that snaps the head of Leo backwards.
Leo misses with a punch to the body.
Black throws an elbow that misses.
Black slows down the pace here.
Black misses with a body punch.
Black lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leo or not.
Black has Leo pressed against the cage.
Black manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leo pushes Black back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leo blocks a body shot from Black.
Black tries a body shot but Leo blocks it.
Black pushes Leo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Black misses with a body punch.
Leo misses with a punch to the body.
Black has Leo pressed against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leo misses with a punch to the body.
Black lands a body punch in the clinch.
Black has Leo pushed against the cage.
Leo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Black lands a body punch in the clinch.
Leo leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black cracks Leo with a nice body shot.
Black misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leo misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leo.
Leo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Black prevents a body shot from Leo.
Black blocks an uppercut.
Black misses with an elbow strike.
Black lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leo or not.
Leo scores with a shot to the side of Black's head.
Good body shot from Black.
Leo struggles to land a body shot inside as Black controls his hands.
Leo swings wildly with an uppercut but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Leo working aggressively here.

Leo breaks from the clinch.
Jab from Black.
Leo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Black getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leo takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
Leo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Black steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Leo.
Black is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Leo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Nice shot by Black.
Leo throws a hook to the side of Black's head but Black sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Black avoids the body shot from Leo.
Leo throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Leo misses the target.
Black connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Leo misses with a straight right.
Black keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Black steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Leo.
Leo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Black circles away quickly and effectively.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Baron Black dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Black works Leo's body with a nice hook.
Leo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Black listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Black misses.
Leo throwing a counter right hand but Black manages to avoid it.
A combination from Leo does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leo. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leo slips under a jab.
Black swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Leo.
Black swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Leo.
Leo ducks right into an uppercut from Black.
Leo misses with an uppercut. Black saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leo swings for the body but Black moves out of range.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leo.
Black is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Black misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheers as Black lands an impressive looking overhand right. Leo doesn't seem phased though.
Leo with a nice cross.
Black cracks Leo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Leo takes one to the chin there.

Leo is rocked!
Leo just misses with a punch to the body.
Oh Leo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Black has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab lands there for Leo.
Leo seems to have got his legs back now.
Black tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Leo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black slips a straight right by Leo.
Leo sets himself, and Black steps forward looking for the clinch! Leo avoids it this time.
Leo misses with a looping right.
Black connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Leo momentarily.
Black lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Black has Leo up against the cage in a clinch.
Leo wants to break free but Black has control.
Baron Black seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Black stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Black lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Black.
Black leaning against his opponent.
Black avoiding damage.
Black looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Black cracks Leo with a nice body shot.
Leo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Leo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Black has Leo pressed against the cage.
Black goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Black is working Leo over against the cage.
Black lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Black lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leo backwards.
Black throws an elbow but it misses.
Black displaying some good clinch control by pressing Leo up against the cage.
Leo blocks an elbow strike from Black.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leo scores with a shoulder strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Black takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A right hand to the body from Black.
Leo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A right handed body shot lands from Black.
Black cracks Leo with a nice body shot.
Leo misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Black as the two fighters clinch.
Black holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Black dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Black goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leo trying to control the position but instead, Black has worked for underhooks and has pushed Leo into the cage.
Nice body punch from Black - that landed with a thud.
Leo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Black stalling the fight.
Good body shot from Black.
The referee is keeping an eye on Black - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Black'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.
Black scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Baron Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Black scores with a crisp jab that stopped Leo in his tracks.
Freaky Leo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Black stuns Leo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Black might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Black connects with a single shot there.
Leo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Leo misses with a straight left.
Black misses with an uppercut.
Black takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Black throws a lazy right hand but Leo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A quick step to the side and Leo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leo throws a hook but Black avoids it easily.
Leo stalks Black and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Black's face. Black staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Leo throws the left hand but Black avoids the punch easily.
Leo throws a hook but Black blocks it.

Black moves into the clinch successfully.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Black takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Leo misses with a body punch.
Black is struggling to control the position.
Leo misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Black as Leo tries to tie him up.
Leo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Leo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Black lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leo or not.
The referee is keeping an eye on Black - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Leo can't find room to land a body shot as Black controls the action.
Leo looking to stall.
Black blocking some punches.
Leo misses with the head strike.
Black works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Leo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Black.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black can't find room to land a body shot as Leo controls the action.
Leo letting Black take a breather here.
Black misses with a hook to the ribs.
Come on Black - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Black stalling.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Black takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Leo throws a punch but it's blocked by Black.
Leo tries to stall but Black uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Leo lands a body punch.
Black throws an elbow but it misses.
Leo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leo misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leo pushes Black back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leo throws a punch but it's blocked by Black.
Leo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Black will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Leo up against the cage.
Leo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leo trying to control the position but instead, Black has worked for underhooks and has pushed Leo into the cage.
Leo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Leo stalling in the clinch but Black improves position.
Black misses with a punch to the body.
Black throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Leo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leo has a couple of punches blocked by Black.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black lands an elbow inside that Leo shrugs off.

It looks like Freaky Leo has been cut.
Leo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Black as the two fighters clinch.
Leo misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Black.
Black tries to throw a body punch but Leo avoids it by throwing Black back against the cage.
Leo stalling in the clinch but Black improves position.
Leo misses with the head strike.
Black cracks Leo with a nice body shot.
Leo misses with a punch on the inside.
Black prevents a body shot from Leo.
Black prevents a body shot from Leo.
Black stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nice body punch from Black.
Leo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Baron Black.
Well Black has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baron Black!