PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Brasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Page Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Brasco
vs
Black

195 cm
26
217 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

166 cm
20
203 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Donnie Brasco!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Page Black!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Black. Brasco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brasco moves out of range of the strikes.
Brasco throws a push kick but Black slaps the foot to one side.
Brasco throws a sloppy head kick and Black moves out of range easily.
Brasco blocks a low kick nicely.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice cross by Brasco.
Brasco uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Black.
Brasco looks to land a combination but Black avoids it well.
Brasco lands a jab.
Black with a jab.
Black fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brasco lands a head shot.
Page Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black dodges the punch combination from Brasco.
Brasco takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brasco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Black.
Black throws an overhand right that lands on Brasco's shoulder, as Brasco tries to avoid the shot.
Brasco connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasco staying out of range there.
Black misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice straight punches there by Black. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Black.
Page Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brasco moves away from the strike by Black.
Black lands with a nice body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brasco.
Brasco throws a nice looking combination but Black bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brasco looks to land a body kick but Black moved away.
Brasco slips under a jab.
Brasco closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brasco is defended easily by Black.
Black tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brasco was well out of range. Poor timing from Black.
Brasco throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Black.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brasco.
Black lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brasco throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Black was covering up waiting for the punch and Brasco finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Brasco tries to free his leg and advance position but Black is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black is controlling Brasco's posture.
Black wants to sweep here but Brasco controlling him for the moment.
Brasco postures up in Black's guard and throws a big left but Black blocks it.
Brasco 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 looking for a sweep. Not yet Black, not yet.
Black is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black trying to control from half guard but Brasco is working away.
Brasco is looking for a sweep. Black is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Black content to control rather than advance.
Brasco is looking for a sweep. Black is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Black trying to control from Brasco's half guard. Brasco has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Brasco wants to sweep here but Black controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Black is stalling in the full guard.
Brasco tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Black not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Let's hope that Black has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Brasco is looking for a triangle but Black pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Brasco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Black wants to pass the guard but Brasco is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Page Black dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Brasco throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brasco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Black throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Brasco stalks Black and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Black's face. Black staggers backwards, shaken.
Brasco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
Black throws a hook but Brasco avoids it easily.
Brasco misses with a few strikes there.
Brasco missing with a left hand there. Black was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Black throws a looping overhand right but Brasco ducks down to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Black.
Black throws a low kick but Brasco avoids it.
Donnie Brasco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black wants to slow Brasco down by chopping away at his legs.
Black pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Black blocks the body kick.
Brasco takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brasco looks to land a body kick but Black moved away.
Black lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Black lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Brasco has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brasco and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brasco stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Black.
A jab from Black finds it's way through Brasco's defenses.
Brasco slips under a jab from Black.
Black misses with a wild body shot.
Black connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Black.
Black misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick from Black lands but Brasco takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black lands a nice looking kick to the body. Brasco takes a step back to recover.
Page Black seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Black cracks the inside of Brasco's front leg.
Black is looking to slow Brasco down with leg kicks.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Black swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brasco takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to land a front kick but Brasco steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brasco moves forwards but Black connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Black throws a nice outside leg kick.
Black jabs at Brasco's body.
Black is looking to slow Brasco down with leg kicks.
Black throws a good cross that connects.
A chopping leg kick lands by Black.
Black looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Black buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good shot there by Black.
Black lands a jab.
Black looks to score with a jab to the body but Brasco is just out of range.
Brasco tries for a takedown but Black sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Black as he connects with a hook.
Black lands a jab.
Brasco has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brasco there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black tries a head kick but it misses.
Brasco avoids the head kick by Black.
Black throws a push kick but Brasco slaps the foot to one side.
Black feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brasco's calf.
Brasco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Black.
Black lands a right hook to the body.
Black lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brasco chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Black can pounce on him.
Brasco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
Brasco takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A lazy left from Black finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brasco takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Black lands with a nice body kick.
Brasco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Black.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Brasco takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brasco is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Black pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brasco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Black moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Black scores with a hook to the body. Brasco takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Black buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Black there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brasco blocks a jab.
Black lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A big left from Black misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brasco misses with a straight right.
Brasco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brasco slips under a jab from Black.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Page Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brasco.
Black looks to land a left hand but Brasco moved out of range nicely.
Brasco looks for the body kick but Black saw that one coming.
Brasco fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brasco.
A jab lands there for Black.
Brasco throws a push kick but Black slaps the foot to one side.
Brasco is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Black lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brasco throws a right and a left that Black avoids nicely.
Black with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brasco tries to move into range but Black moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Black throws a head kick that misses.
Brasco jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Black connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Black scores with the left hand. Brasco knows he should have avoided that one.
Black throws a leg kick which misses Brasco's front leg but catches the back leg as Brasco tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No joy there for Brasco, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black ducks under a wild hook from Brasco.
Black smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A good leg kick by Black.

Black gets caught flat footed, as Brasco shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Black is on top in guard.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Brasco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brasco will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Black might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Brasco kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Black is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to free his leg and advance position but Brasco is retaining full guard.
Brasco keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
Brasco wants to sweep here but Black controlling him for the moment.
Brasco keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Black just misses with a punch to the body.
Black throws a leg kick which misses Brasco's front leg but catches the back leg as Brasco tries to avoid it.
Black throws the left hand but Brasco avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brasco blocks the body kick.
Black goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Black lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brasco's sensitive parts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Black. Brasco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Black as Brasco shoots in.
Brasco fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brasco looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Black waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brasco.
Black connects with a solid leg kick.
Brasco gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brasco avoids a kick to the body.
Brasco throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Black.
Brasco moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Black is looking to land body kicks.
Black scores with a leg kick.
Black connects with a nice looking jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Black. That's going to slow Brasco down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Black there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brasco throws a leg kick
and Black counters with a straight right hand.
A good leg kick by Black.
Black lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Black looks to land a right hand but Brasco moved out of range.
Black turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brasco takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Black has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An inside leg kick lands from Black.
A nice leg kick lands there from Black.
Black buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Black does it's job there.
Black connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good leg kick by Black there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Black lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Black.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Black cracks Brasco with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Black changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Black throws a quick inside leg kick.
Black works the jab nicely.
Black takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brasco tries to work over Black's front leg with a kick but Black checks it.
Black moves out of range of the body kick from Brasco.
Brasco throws a body punch but Black moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Black throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brasco lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brasco.
Brasco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Black, right into the meat.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Brasco lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Black backs up against the cage.
Brasco throws an overhand right that lands on Black's shoulder, as Black tries to avoid the shot.
Black scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasco takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Black.
A solid leg kick lands there for Black.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Black, right into the meat.
Brasco takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Black is looking to slow Brasco down with leg kicks.
Black connects with a crisp jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Black, right into the meat.
Black feints and then cracks Brasco's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brasco down.
Black thows a body shot but no joy.
Brasco throws a shot from downtown. Black moves away and avoids it.
Black connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Black looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Black lands with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brasco's hands.
Black feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brasco's calf.
Brasco slips a straight right by Black.
Brasco takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Black lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Black scores with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Black.
Brasco throws a lazy head kick
and Black counters with a good low kick that Brasco was not able to check.
Black cracks Brasco with an open hand slap.
Brasco ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Black misses with an uppercut.
Black buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Black dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brasco. That did some damage!
A nice inside leg kick there by Black. That's going to slow Brasco down.
Black cracks Brasco with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brasco moves away.
Black stuns Brasco with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Black listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Black lands a head shot.
Brasco takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Black misses with an uppercut. Brasco saw that one coming.
Black lands a lovely overhand right.
Black swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brasco.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Black, right into the meat.
Brasco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brasco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Black lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Black scoring well with a low kick there.
Black lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brasco's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black connects with a body shot.
Brasco on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Black. Black obviously looking to wear him down.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brasco takes one to the side of the head.
Brasco takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Black lands a high kick!
Black scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brasco doesn't seem bothered though.
Brasco stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Black.
A big left from Black misses.
Brasco on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Black. Black obviously looking to wear him down.
Black feints and then cracks Brasco's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brasco down.
Black scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brasco shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Black sprawls well. Black wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brasco gets slowly back to his feet.
Black is looking to slow Brasco down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Page Black dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Brasco on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brasco takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Black misses with a head kick.
Black takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brasco will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Brasco blocks a head kick by Black.
Brasco throws a series of punches but Black avoids them all with ease.
Brasco throws a right and a left that Black avoids nicely.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brasco.
Black fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brasco.
Black fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brasco manages to avoid it.
Brasco takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Black lands a jab to the head.
Brasco takes a kick to the side of the head.
Brasco misses with a hook. Black ducked under it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Black.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Brasco misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brasco.
Brasco takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Black. Brasco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Black is looking to chop away at Brasco's legs.
Brasco throws a series of punches but Black moves out of range.
Black thuds his right hand into Brasco's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brasco slips under a jab from Black.
Some wild striking there from Brasco.
Black lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brasco throws a shot from downtown. Black moves away and avoids it.
Brasco shoots in looking for a takedown. Black tries to sprawl out of it but Brasco keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Black manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Black lands with a thumping leg kick.
Donnie Brasco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brasco looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brasco ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Brasco takes one to the chin there.
Black lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Black thumps Brasco with a low kick.
Black throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brasco on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brasco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Black connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black connects with a solid leg kick.
Brasco walks into a left hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Black.
Black lands with a nice body punch.
Black throws a hook to the side of Brasco's head but Brasco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brasco stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Black.
Black misses with a head kick.
Brasco takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Black thuds his shin into the meat of Brasco's side.
An inside leg kick lands from Black.
Black works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Black.
Black with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brasco with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Black to score with a decent uppercut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Black.
Brasco walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brasco takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brasco takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Black misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brasco throws a hook but Black avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black cracks the inside of Brasco's front leg.
Brasco takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brasco looks to throw the jab but Black is out of range.
Brasco slips a jab from Black.
Black throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Black. That's going to slow Brasco down.
Black stuns Brasco with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Black moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Black.
A nice inside leg kick there by Black. That's going to slow Brasco down.
Black is looking to slow Brasco down with leg kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brasco on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Black. Black obviously looking to wear him down.
Black scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brasco takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Page 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 41:50
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 41:50
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 41:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Page Black!
Page Black is the new light heavyweight champion!