PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between OJ Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryce James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black comes to the cage accompanied by Ja Rule feat. Fat Joe & Jadakiss - New York. OJ Black could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bryce James's chin.

Black
vs
James

185 cm
20
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

187 cm
22
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Top MMA Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, OJ Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryce James!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Black tries to avoid it but James manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Black to the ground. Black escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
James looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Black is fending him off so far but James persists. Nope, Black circles away and we're back to standing.
James moves away from the strike by Black.
Black throws a shot from downtown. James moves away and avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from James.
OJ Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryce James.
Black stuffs the takedown.
James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Black - just one landing.
James misses with a left hand
and Black cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
James tries to move into range but Black moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James connects with a nice looking jab.
OJ Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Black counters with a stiff right hand.
Black misses with a series of wild punches.
James gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Black cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Black misses with an uppercut.
Black throws a hook to the side of James's head but James sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
OJ Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Black scores with a jab. James acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Black misses with a right hand
and James counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
James doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Black connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
James moves out of range of the strikes.
James moves out of range of the strikes.
Black waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract James.
Black misses the shot to the body.
James doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Black counters with a nice low kick that buckles James's knee momentarily.
A big right from Black misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Black.
Black looks to land a right hand but James moved out of range.
A punch combination from Black misses.
Black swings widly with a right hand

and James counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Black wants to control but James is keeping busy.
James wants to advance to full mount but Black doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
James stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Black swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Black wants to stand but James is controlling the position.
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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

James thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
James looks gassed!
Black controlling James's posture.
Black controls James momentarily but James frees himself.

James is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Black circles away from the clinch attempt
and Black counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

OJ Black dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A big left from Black misses.
James fails with the takedown
and Black counters with a three punch combo that has James backing up. James nods at Black to acknowledge the strikes.
Black misses with a looping right.
Black misses with an uppercut
letting James counter with a right hand.
Black throws a jab but it's blocked by James.
James misses with a body punch
and Black counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Black as he connects with a hook.
James misses with a takedown attempt
and Black connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Black connects with a good right hand that stumbles James. James circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but James moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Black throws a big shot that misses.
James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
James misses with a takedown attempt
letting Black counter with a right hand.
OJ Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryce James.
James moves away from the strike by Black.
James has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from James there as he acknowledges the shot.
James on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Black darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
James slips under a jab.
Black throws a big shot that misses.
Black is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James cracks Black with a good jab.
James shoots and misses
and Black cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Black finds it's way through James's defenses.
Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Black.
A chopping leg kick lands by Black.
Black moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Black throws a leg kick that is checked

and James counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by James.

James is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Black can't fight it off and eventually James manages to take the fight to the floor. Black looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
James is breathing heavily.
James trying to move into half guard but instead Black has managed to sweep!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James has a closed guard, preventing Black from standing up.

Black stands up and waves to James to follow him.
Black slow jab from James misses its intended target.
James has his takedown stuffed
and Black counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Black throws a right hand that misses
and James connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
OJ Black is winning the standup battle so far.
Black connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by James.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. James sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Black throws a hook to the side of James's head but James sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Black thows a left - swing and a miss!
James is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
James scores with a jab to the body.
Black loads up on a big right hand but James slips the punch.

James looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Black!

James looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

OJ Black dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Black looks to land a right hand but James moved out of range.
Black throws the left hand but James avoids the punch easily.
Nice jab there from Black.
Black just misses with a punch to the body.
Black throws a chopping leg kick but James manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
James with a lazy takedown attempt
and Black counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Black counters with a lovely straight right hand!
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Black's corner calls for a 1-2. Black obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black throws a jab when James was well out of range.
James ducks under a wild hook from Black.
James has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Black throws a body punch but James moves out of range.
James with a poor takedown
and Black cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
OJ Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryce James.
Black throws a series of strikes that have James backpedaling.
Black missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Black scores with a crisp jab that stopped James in his tracks.
Black looks to land a combination but James avoids it well.
Black throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black misses with an uppercut
and James cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Black misses with a right hand

and James counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Black!
Black is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Black is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
James wants to take his opponent's back but Black doesn't allow it.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
James looking to secure an arm triangle but Black defends it well.
Black is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
James pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.

James moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Black has worked his arm free - good work by Black!
Black is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

James working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
James has knee on belly and moves into mount.

James is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Black has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Black!
James lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Black!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

James is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Black can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

James has hold of Black's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Black manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Black is working to get back to half guard.

James working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

James swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Black is now in James's guard. A big mistake from James there, giving up the dominant position!

And that's the end of the fight!
Bryce James comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Black has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28

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