PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Buckley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Pixies - Hey. Frank Black is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Buckley
vs
Black

195 cm
23
260 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

195 cm
29
258 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Buckley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Black!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buckley closes the distance and clinches up with Black, looking for a takedown. Buckley pushes Black against the cage but Black circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Buckley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Black but Black pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Buckley.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Buckley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buckley takes one to the side of the head.
Buckley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Black tries to avoid it but Buckley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Black to the ground. Black escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Black swings for the body but Buckley moves out of range.
Black misses the jab.
Buckley fails to land the takedown.
Black throws a right and a left that Buckley avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckley fails with a takedown attempt.
Buckley shoots in for a takedown but Black shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black leaves Buckley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Buckley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Black fails to land with a series of punches.
Buckley misses with a takedown
and Black counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like William Buckley has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Black breaks the clinch.
Buckley shoots in for a takedown but Black shows good takedown defense.
William Buckley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buckley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Black dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Buckley's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Buckley fails with a takedown attempt.
Buckley circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buckley shoots in looking for a takedown. Black tries to sprawl out of it but Buckley 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 thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Black scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Black scores with a sloppy right hand. Buckley should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a hook but Buckley avoids it easily.
Buckley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Black is fending him off so far but Buckley persists. Nope, Black circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Buckley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black tries to clinch up but Buckley circles away and keeps his distance.
Buckley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Black's waist but Black gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Buckley off to one side.
Buckley with a poor takedown
and Black connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Buckley tries to score a power double leg takedown but Black sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Buckley somewhat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Black tries to avoid it but Buckley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Black to the ground. Black escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Black rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Buckley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Buckley shoots and misses
and Black counters with a nice uppercut.

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.
Buckley fails to land the takedown.
Buckley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Black sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Black scores with a jab. Buckley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Black shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on William Buckley's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Buckley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Black is fending him off so far but Buckley persists. Nope, Black circles away and we're back to standing.
Buckley fails with the takedown.
Black misses with an uppercut. Buckley saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buckley fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Buckley. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Buckley closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Black's head.
Buckley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Black keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Black is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Buckley scores with a couple of nice shots.
Buckley is pressing down on Black's thigh, looking to free his foot. Black is holding on for now.
Buckley is thwarting Black's attempts to control the position.
Buckley thows a huge punch but Black dodges it nicely.
Buckley thows a huge punch but Black dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Black trying to hold on to Buckley's head to control him but Buckley postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buckley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Black defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buckley thows a huge punch but Black dodges it nicely.
Buckley misses with a head shot. Black uses the momentum to regain guard.
Buckley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Black is trying to control the position but Buckley postures up.
Black utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buckley stands up over Black, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Buckley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Buckley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Black is trying to control the position but Buckley postures up.
Buckley lands a couple of digs.
Buckley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Buckley throws an elbow that misses. Black uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Buckley's guard. Nice move by Black!
Black must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Buckley seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Buckley wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Black's guard.
Frank Black is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black trying to control the position here.
Buckley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Buckley throwing strikes from guard but Black blocks nicely.
Black wants to stand but Buckley is controlling the position.
Buckley postures up and lands a big shot to Black's brow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buckley postures up in Black's guard and throws a big left but Black blocks it.
Buckley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
William Buckley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buckley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Black works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Buckley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Black 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Black!
After winning the bout, Frank Black thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.