PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Token Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dario Conca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black's entrance music is Dr Dre - The Next Episode . A fine choice. Dario Conca is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Black
vs
Conca

178 cm
21
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
29
185 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Counter striker
Powerful

Hellbent, Inc.™

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Token Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dario Conca!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conca fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Conca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Black manages to avoid it.
Conca ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Black throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Conca takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Black looks to throw the jab but Conca is out of range.
Black thows a leg kick but Conca checks it

and Conca counters with a shoot takedown. Black fights it but they end up in guard.

Conca drops back looking for a leg! Black is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Black manages to kick Conca off! Conca jumps back into Black's guard.
Black looking to hit a scissor sweep but Conca is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conca trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Conca is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Dario Conca has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Black. That snapped Conca's head back.
Black goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Conca is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Black.
Black tries to bum rush Conca with a series of wild strikes but Conca uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Conca shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Conca showed some decent athleticism there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Conca is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Black is not content to let Conca control the position.

That's four 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 wants to control but Conca is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Conca takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Black knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Conca on the ground.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Black throws a sloppy body shot
and Conca counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Black lands a head kick. Conca smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Conca tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Black thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Conca if he has to take too many more of those.
Black checks a leg kick.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Black is looking to slow Conca down with leg kicks.
Black ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Black fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A swing and a miss from Black.
Black looks to score with a jab to the body but Conca is just out of range.
Conca avoids the body shot from Black.
Conca misses with a low kick as Black jumps back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Conca walks into a straight right hand from Black.
Conca defending well as Black loads up on a big left hand.
Black misses with a hook.
Conca shoots in for a takedown but Black shows good takedown defense.
Conca defending well as Black loads up on a big left hand.
Black throws a hook but Conca blocks it.
Black connects with a single shot there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Black.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Black misses.
Black stuffs the takedown.
Token Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Black misses with a wild combination.
Token Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conca has a takedown stuffed.
Token Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dario Conca.
Black looks to throw the jab but Conca is out of range.
Conca throws a body punch but Black moves out of range.
Black throws a body kick the misses
and Conca counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conca doesn't manage to clinch there - Black circles away.
Conca chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Black can pounce on him.
Conca tries to score a power double leg takedown but Black sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Conca somewhat.
Black stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Conca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Black.
Conca closes the distance but Black moves to the side
and Black counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conca throws a lazy uppercut
and Conca takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Black thows a body shot but no joy.
Conca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
Conca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Conca takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fighters circling - Black throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Black throws a nice looking combination but Conca bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Black misses with a wild combination.
Black thuds his shin into the meat of Conca's side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Token Black dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Donk. Black catches Conca right on the button with a cross.
Black scores with a jab to the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Black.
Conca tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Black wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Black fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Black lands a really nice looking cross but Conca seems unphased.
Conca gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Black.
Conca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Black scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conca throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Black counter with a right hand.
Black misses the shot to the body.
Black slips under a jab from Conca.
Conca shoots in but Black avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Black throws a body punch but Conca moves out of range.
Black lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Token Black is winning the standup battle so far.

Conca darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black wants to control but Conca is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Conca is trying to control the action in half guard but Black is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dario Conca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Conca stalling.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dario Conca.
Conca misses with a hook
and Black counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conca shoots in looking for a takedown but Black manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Conca's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Black scores with the left hand. Conca knows he should have avoided that one.
Black just misses with a punch to the body.
Black fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Black throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Conca counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Conca moves nicely into side control.
Black is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Conca trying to control the action but Black is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Conca looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

And that's the end of the fight!
Token Black showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Black, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

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