PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between White Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Alson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White Black has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Black
vs
Alson

190 cm
24
194 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, White Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Alson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Black rushes Alson and presses him up against the cage.
Black is trying to break the clinch but Alson is controlling him.
Alson keeps control of Black as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Black is looking to break free of the clinch but Alson has double underhooks.
Black working hard to break the clinch.
Alson is looking for a takedown.
Black tries to break the clinch but Alson is controlling the position.
Black is trying to force a seperation but Alson has the dominant position.
Alson misses with a knee strike.
Black gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Alson.

Alson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alson tries to clinch there but Black circles away.
Black avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Alson scores with a takedown into Black's guard.
Black utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alson trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Alson content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black wants to stand but Alson is controlling the position.
Black will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Alson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Paul Alson.
Sloppy strikes from Black. Those never looked like landing.
Black stuffs the takedown.
White Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Alson.
Black throws a right hand that Alson ducks under and follows up with a left that Alson also avoids with ease.
Black scores with a three punch combo!
No joy there for Black, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black moves in looking to clinch but Alson pushes him off.
Black lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Black swats away the attempt to clinch by Alson.
Black misses with a few strikes there.
Alson is looking to clinch.
Alson tries to clinch up

and Black holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Alson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A short uppercut from Black.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Alson breaks from the clinch.
Black tries to clinch but Alson is having none of it.
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
Black tries to clinch up.
Alson tries to close the distance and clinch but Black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Black tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Alson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Black swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Black keeps the fight on the outside.
Alson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alson fails in his attempt to clinch.
White Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Alson.
Alson shoots in but Black avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Black tries to clinch but Alson is having none of it.
Black goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Black clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Black creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Black wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alson misses with an elbow over the top.

Alson manages to break the clinch.
Black is looking to clinch but Alson is avoiding it.
Black swats away the attempt to clinch by Alson.
Black is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Black.

Alson darts in and clinches Black up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Alson breaks the clinch.
Black looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alson doesn't manage to clinch there - Black circles away.
A head kick misses from Alson.
Alson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Alson looks gassed!
Black circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alson doesn't manage to clinch there - Black circles away.
Paul Alson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alson tries to clinch but Black moves out of range.
Black rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Black lands a two punch combo.
Black misses with a two punch combination.
Alson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Black paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black tries to clinch there but Alson circles away.
Black scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alson doesn't seem bothered though.
Alson tries to clinch there but Black circles away.

Alson gets tackled into the cage by Black. Black maintains the clinch.
Black has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Black scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
White Black is winning the standup battle so far.

Black drives through and clinches with Alson against the cage.
Black lands with a short shot to the head.

Black's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some wild striking there from Black.
Alson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Black manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Black circles away from the clinch attempt.
Black throws a right and a left that Alson avoids nicely.

Alson has closed the distance and engaged Black in a clinch.

Alson breaks the clinch.
Black moves into range and connects with a jab.
Alson fails with an attempt to clinch.

Alson drives through and clinches with Black against the cage.
Black is trying to force a seperation but Alson has the dominant position.
Black lands with a short shot to the head.
Black dodges an elbow strike from Alson.
A frustrated look appears on Black's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Black is trying to break the clinch but Alson has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Black's efforts to push away.
Black is trying to break free.

Alson manages to break the clinch.
Black lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Alson backs up against the cage.
Black uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Black moves into range and clinches up with Alson.

Alson manages to break the clinch.
Black is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Black is looking to clinch but Alson is avoiding it.
Black scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sloppy strikes from Black. Those never looked like landing.
Alson throws a head kick that half lands.
Black is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alson tries to close the distance and clinch but Black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Black is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Alson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Let's hope that Alson 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.
Black is trying to stand up here but Alson is controlling him well.
Alson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Paul Alson wasn't active enough on the ground.
A punch combination from Black misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Black rushes Alson and presses him up against the cage.
Black wants to break free but Alson has control.
Black wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alson has him pressed against the cage.

Alson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alson tries to clinch but Black is having none of it.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Black clinches.

Alson breaks from the clinch.
Alson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Black paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alson misses with a double jab.
Black circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alson is breathing heavily.
Black moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Alson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
White Black has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Black is trying to push Alson away but Alson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Alson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Black manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Black clinches.

Alson manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Alson tries to close the distance and clinch but Black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Black is looking to clinch but Alson is avoiding it.

Black takes the fight into the clinch.
Black working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Alson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Black sizes up Alson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Black tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Black moves into the clinch.
Black tries to circle away but Alson has him pinned against the cage.
Black is trying to break the clinch but Alson is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Black.
Black is trying to push Alson away but Alson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Black tries to break free but Alson pushes him back against the cage.

Alson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Black circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

White Black dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Alson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Black tries to clinch there but Alson circles away.
Alson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Black as he avoids it easily.
Black avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Alson is defended easily by Black.
White Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Alson.
Black scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Black misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Black misses with the combination.
Black scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Black lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Alson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Black avoids it really well and circles away.
A nice combination there by Black.
Alson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black scores with a three punch combo!

Black gets a clinch.
Black tries to break free but Alson pushes him back against the cage.

Alson breaks the clinch.
Alson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Black swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Black keeps the fight on the outside.
Black lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alson circles away quickly and effectively.
Alson misses the shot to the body.

Alson gets tackled into the cage by Black. Black maintains the clinch.
Black looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Black is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Black lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Black wants to break the clinch but can't.
Black tries to break the clinch but Alson is controlling the position.

Alson manages to break the clinch.
Black is working the combinations to good effect here.
Black stuffs the takedown.
Black fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Black lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Black scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
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!

Black fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alson, pushing him back against the cage.

Alson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Black avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Black cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
White Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black looks to land a combination but Alson avoids it well.
Black connects with a body shot.
Alson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Black slaps away a takedown attempt from Alson, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Alson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Black lands a glancing blow to the side of Alson's head.
Black lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alson circles away quickly and effectively.
Black tries to clinch there but Alson circles away.
Alson shoots in for a takedown but Black shows good takedown defense.
Alson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Black connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alson scrambles back to his feet.
Alson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alson tries to clinch up
and Black counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Black gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alson keeps control of Black as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Black is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to circle away but Alson has him pinned against the cage.

Alson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Black misses with a wild combination.
Black swats away the attempt to clinch by Alson.
Black lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alson circles away quickly and effectively.
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.

Black drives through and clinches with Alson against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alson wants a takedown but no success here.
Black wants to get back to striking at distance but Alson won't allow it.

Alson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black doesn't manage to clinch there - Alson circles away.
Paul Alson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Black.
Alson tries to close the distance and clinch but Black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
White 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27

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