PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marck Dundee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Black Pain. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dundee
vs
Black

205 cm
19
257 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

205 cm
22
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marck Dundee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harry Black!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black has a takedown stuffed.
Dundee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dundee tries to close the distance and clinch but Black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Dundee moves into the clinch.
Black fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Black looking to slow down the pace here.
Black's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Dundee manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Dundee looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dundee is on top in guard.
Dundee throws and elbow that misses. Black uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dundee's guard. Nice move by Black!
Black must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black stops Dundee from standing up.
Black trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dundee wants to improve his position but instead Black has moved into half guard.
Dundee is looking for a sweep. Black is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dundee is pressing down on Black's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dundee trying to strike off his back.
Dundee trying to control the position.
Dundee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dundee being controlled here, momentarily.
Dundee has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Black has passed into side control.
Black wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dundee keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dundee tries to control but Black manages to take his back.
Dundee is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Black not allowing Dundee to control his hands.
Black trying to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dundee kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Dundee is trying to stand back up.
Dundee trying to control the action but Black just sinks the hooks in.
You can see the frustration on Dundee's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Will Black go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dundee rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dundee trying to control from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Black closes the distance and clinches up with Dundee, looking for a takedown. Black pushes Dundee against the cage but Dundee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Marck Dundee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Black.
Dundee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Black.
Dundee misses with a takedown attempt

and Black counters with a takedown into side control.
Dundee is breathing heavily.

Black is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dundee has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dundee is trying to improve his position.
Dundee manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Harry Black will probably get the nod.
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.

Dundee misses the body punch

and Black counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Black is fighting to break Dundee's control of his arms but Dundee is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Black preventing the sweep.
Black trying to control but Dundee is working from the bottom.
Dundee working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Dundee clinches with his opponent.

Black decides to pull guard.
Dundee thows a big elbow that misses.
Dundee working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Black holds on and takes a little breather.
Dundee throws and elbow that misses. Black uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dundee's guard. Nice move by Black!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dundee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dundee holds on and takes a little breather.
Dundee looking for a sweep. Not yet Dundee, not yet.
Black postures up.
Dundee trying to strike off his back.
Dundee keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dundee closes the distance but Black moves to the side

and Black moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dundee tries to circle away but Black has him pinned against the cage.
Dundee wants to get back to striking at distance but Black won't allow it.

Dundee manages to break the clinch.
Black circles away from the clinch attempt

and Black counters with a single leg into guard. Dundee didn't expect that.
Dundee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dundee seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Black is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dundee lands strikes from half guard.
Black is not content to let Dundee control the position.
Dundee trying to control the pace.
Harry Black has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dundee looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A jab from Dundee does it's job there.
Dundee falls off balance throwing a combination

and Black counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dundee's guard now.
Dundee wants to sweep but no luck.
Dundee is pulling down on Black's head. It's preventing any offense from Black, at least for the moment.
Black's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dundee lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Dundee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dundee on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dundee tries to get out of the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dundee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Black is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dundee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dundee is looking to stand up but Black isn't so interested in that idea.
Black trying to control but Dundee is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dundee misses with a double jab
and Black counters with a good low kick that Dundee was not able to check.
Dundee misses with a looping left.

Black closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black trying to control the action but Dundee is working from the bottom.
Dundee tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Black wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Black is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dundee is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Black working away.
Dundee tries to bench press Black off him but Black keeps the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dundee wants to get back to his feet but Black drags him back down.
Dundee is trying to get back to half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Black tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dundee tries for a takedown but Black circles away easily

and Black counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dundee manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dundee trying to strike off his back.
Black stopping the sweep attempt from Dundee.
Dundee lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Black!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dundee has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Black's face.
Dundee looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dundee cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Marck Dundee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dundee raining down shots from the mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Black winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30

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