PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uriel Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Marius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marius has chosen My World - Dale Oliver as his entrance music. Uriel Black has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Black
vs
Marius

183 cm
25
175 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

183 cm
22
181 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good takedowns
World class MT
Tends to cut

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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 14 - 6 - 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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Marius!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Black walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marius shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Black eats them both and turns towards Marius to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Marius looks to land a combination but Black avoids it well.
Black keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Black tries to move into range but Marius moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Marius swats away the attempt to clinch by Black.
Marius shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Black as he avoids it easily.
Marius throws a leg kick
and Black connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Black looks to throw a body kick
and Marius counters with a three punch combo that has Black backing up. Black nods at Marius to acknowledge the strikes.
Marius will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Marius lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marius connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Black momentarily.
A head kick from Marius lands but Black takes it in his stride.
Black thuds a left hand into Marius's body.
Black throws a series of strikes that have Marius backpedaling.
Marius listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marius scores with a head kick. Black tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Marius drops his hands momentarily and Black takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Marius slips a jab and a cross from Black.
Marius throws an off balance right hand
and Black counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marius wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice takedown defense from Black. No joy for Marius on that attempt.
Uriel Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Marius.
Marius throws a push kick but Black slaps the foot to one side.
Marius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to clinch up.
Marius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Black moves away.
Marius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marius lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Marius lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Black at a distance.
Black tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marius slips under a jab.
Marius misses with a straight right.
Marius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Black throws a right hand that misses
and Marius counters with a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Black blocks the low kick.
Marius gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Black counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marius falls off balance throwing a combination
and Black counters with a straight right hand.
Marius connects with a right hand. Black shakes it off.
Marius throws a leg kick but Black moved away.
Marius lands with a nice body kick.
Marius lands with a nice body punch.
A solid body kick from Marius.
Marius lands a jab-cross combination.
Black throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alexander Marius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marius.
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marius is looking to score with low kicks.
Marius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Black moves away.
Marius throws a head kick that half lands.
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marius doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Black counters with a two punch combo.
Nice body punch from Marius.
Marius shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Black but Black pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marius throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Black to counter with a crisp jab.
Black takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Marius dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Marius lands an overhand right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Black looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Marius.
Marius tries to move into full mount but can't pass Black's legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Marius wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Black is being controlled here.
Marius is looking to take a break and control but Black is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Black is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Marius stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Black walks into a straight right hand from Marius.

Marius drives through with a takedown into guard.
Marius sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Marius stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Black swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marius trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marius sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Alexander Marius has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Marius scores with a jab.
Marius lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A shot to the body from Marius misses

and Black counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Marius controlling the position for now.
Marius wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black is thwarting Marius's attempts to control the position.
Black wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marius keeps working.
Marius is looking to improve his position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Black working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Black tries to pass to full mount but Marius defends it.
Marius keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Black missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Marius avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Black.
Black lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Black throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Black is controlling the pace.
The fighters are battling for position here. Marius manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Marius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marius trying to control the position.
Marius keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
Marius is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Marius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Black keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Marius throws a lazy uppercut
and Black counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marius misses with a head kick.
Marius throws a poor cross that misses
and Black counters with a right hand to the body.
Black connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Marius looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Marius misses with a lunging right hand
and Black counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marius thinking.
Alexander Marius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Black lands a right hook to the body.
Marius misses with a left hand
and Black counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marius misses with a body kick.
Marius misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marius.
Black takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Black fails with a takedown attempt.
Marius swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Black to counter with a crisp jab.
Black with a nice cross.
Marius misses with a combination
and Black counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Black takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Black throws a looping overhand right but Marius ducks down to avoid it.
Marius tries for a takedown but Black circles away easily
and Black counters with a nice uppercut.
Marius swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Black counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a body punch but Marius moves out of range.
Black swings for the body but Marius moves out of range.
Marius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Black takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Marius looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
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.
Marius is trying to maintain the position but Black is very close to passing his half guard.
Black missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Black seems to be looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black works his way into side control.
Marius avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Black.
Black working away.
Black creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Marius sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Black wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marius keeps working.
Black cracks Marius with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Black cracks Marius with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Marius is trying to control Black's posture but Black avoids it.
Uriel Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Black postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Marius is avoiding damage well.
Black lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Marius down.
Marius manages to get back to half guard.
Black thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marius's head.
Marius trying to control here.
Black is trying to control the action in half guard but Marius is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Black 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 is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Marius keeping control of the position.

Black is working for a kimura but Marius is defending it quite comfortably.

Black is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uriel Black showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Marius has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Marius!