PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uriel Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Rollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rollins has chosen Everyday Normal Guy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Black
vs
Rollins

183 cm
25
175 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

178 cm
29
170 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uriel Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neil Rollins!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Black scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Black throws a leg kick that misses.
Black moves away from the strike by Rollins.
Rollins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Rollins cracks a nice hook into Black's ribs.
Rollins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Black moves away.
Rollins keeps the fight on the outside.
Rollins closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Black moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Black takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rollins.
Rollins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Black counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rollins misses with a kick to the body.
Rollins wants to clinch up but Black keeps it at a distance.
Black closes the distance and clinches up with Rollins, looking for a takedown. Black pushes Rollins against the cage but Rollins circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rollins manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Rollins.
Rollins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Black moves away.
Black blocks a head kick by Rollins.
Rollins misses with a few strikes there.
Black waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rollins.
A head kick by Black misses

and Rollins moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Rollins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rollins scores with a three punch combo!
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rollins.
Black misses with an uppercut.
Black throws a head kick that misses
and Rollins counters with an outside leg kick.
Black throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Black thows a body shot but no joy.
Rollins scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins misses with a combination
and Black connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rollins is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Black rather than just go for the knockout.
Black misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Rollins.
A left lands for Black.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rollins.

Rollins rushes Black and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rollins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Black misses with a shot to the body

and Rollins counters by clinching up.
A short left from Rollins.
Black is trying to force a seperation but Rollins has the dominant position.
Rollins will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Black up against the cage.
Black goes for a takedown attempt but Rollins pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jab, jab by Rollins - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rollins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Black.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black misses with a wild body shot.
Rollins throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rollins throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A nice combination there by Black.
Rollins swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rollins is looking to chop away at Black's legs.
Black looks to score with a jab to the body but Rollins is just out of range.
Neil Rollins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins misses with a straight left.
Black throws a body punch but Rollins moves out of range.
Neil Rollins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rollins avoids a kick to the body.
Black throws a jab when Rollins was well out of range.
Rollins slips a jab and a cross from Black.
Black fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rollins thumps Black with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rollins.
Rollins misses the shot to the body.
Black throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rollins counters with a low kick, right behind Black 's knee.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rollins.
Rollins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
Rollins misses with a two punch combination.
Rollins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rollins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A good leg kick by Rollins.
Black lands with a nice body punch.
Black looks to throw the jab but Rollins is out of range.
Rollins is looking to clinch but Black is avoiding it.
Rollins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rollins misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neil Rollins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Rollins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Black at a distance.
Rollins looks for the body kick but Black saw that one coming.
Rollins wants to slow Black down by chopping away at his legs.
Rollins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rollins scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rollins throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
Rollins goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rollins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Black.
Rollins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rollins throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Black misses with an uppercut.
Rollins scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Neil Rollins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rollins throws a jab when Black was well out of range.
Rollins tries to score with a low kick but Black moves his leg out of the way.
Neil Rollins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Black keeps the fight on the outside.
Rollins is looking to clinch.
Black gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Good standup being displayed there by Rollins as he connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rollins as he jumps to the side.
Rollins misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rollins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Black throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rollins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rollins. Black shrugs it off though.
Rollins looks to land a combination but Black avoids it well.
Black waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rollins.
Uriel Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Black throws a body punch but Rollins moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black misses the shot to the body.
Rollins ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Rollins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Black counters with a stiff right hand.
Black shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rollins as he jumps to the side.
Rollins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Black tries for a takedown but Rollins circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Neil Rollins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rollins 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neil Rollins!