PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Batman Bin Suparman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Teddybears - Cobrastyle. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Bin Suparman
vs
Black

180 cm
28
190 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

185 cm
27
215 lbs
22 - 12 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire
Hashed Fight Attire

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Batman Bin Suparman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Black!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bin Suparman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bin Suparman is controlling the pace.
Bin Suparman 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.
Black is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Batman Bin Suparman wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bin Suparman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Black as he avoids it easily.
Bin Suparman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Black darts in and clinches Bin Suparman up against the cage.
Bin Suparman wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Batman Bin Suparman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bin Suparman is keeping busy.
Black lands a hook that snaps the head of Bin Suparman backwards.
Bin Suparman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Black gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short uppercut from Black.
Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bin Suparman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bin Suparman wants a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin Suparman goes for a takedown attempt but Black pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bin Suparman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Black slaps away a takedown attempt from Bin Suparman, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Black closes the distance and clinches.
Black's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bin Suparman wants a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black is leaning against Bin Suparman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Black scores with a shoulder strike.
Black gets through Bin Suparman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bin Suparman is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Black is defending well.
Bin Suparman goes for a takedown attempt but Black pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Black shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Black looks gassed!
Black tries to stand and escape but Bin Suparman is controlling the position.
Black is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Bin Suparman is looking to control Black's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bin Suparman avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black wants to stand up but Bin Suparman is controlling the position.
Bin Suparman keeping control of the position.
Bin Suparman wants to control but Black is keeping busy.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bin Suparman is trying to get back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bin Suparman trying to hold on to Black's head to control him but Black postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Batman Bin Suparman just wasn't active enough.
Bin Suparman shoots in looking for a takedown. Black tries to sprawl out of it but Bin Suparman 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.
Nice sprawl there from Black as Bin Suparman shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Black dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bin Suparman shoots in but Black avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bin Suparman looks for a takedown but Black sprawls well.

Black shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Black was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bin Suparman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bin Suparman is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Black stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

Black closes the distance and pushes Bin Suparman back into the cage.
Black is breathing heavily.
Black gets through Bin Suparman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bin Suparman blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Suparman wants to take the fight to the mat but Black manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Batman Bin Suparman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black lands with a right to the head.
Bin Suparman can't get the takedown.
Bin Suparman is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Black is defending well.
Black tries to work over Bin Suparman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Black pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bin Suparman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Black tries to avoid it but Bin Suparman 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 drives through with a takedown into guard.

Black stands up from Bin Suparman's guard - Black perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bin Suparman tries for a takedown but Black sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bin Suparman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Black is fending him off so far but Bin Suparman persists. Nope, Black circles away and we're back to standing.

Black closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bin Suparman to the mat! Bin Suparman manages to get full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Black stands up and waves to Bin Suparman to follow him.
Bin Suparman shoots in and drives through. Black sprawls well.
Mike Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Black forces Bin Suparman back against the cage and clinches.
Bin Suparman tries for a takedown but Black manages to get underhooks.

Black breaks the clinch.

Black clinches up against the cage.
Black swings wildly with an uppercut but Bin Suparman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black misses with some punches.
Bin Suparman blocking some punches.
Bin Suparman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Black gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bin Suparman is looking for a takedown.
Bin Suparman has Black pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Black manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Black lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Black manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bin Suparman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Black pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bin Suparman has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Black after a bit of a struggle.

Black breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bin Suparman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Black sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Black instigates a clinch.
Black effectively controlling the action here.
Black scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin Suparman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Black prevents it.
Bin Suparman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bin Suparman takes a shot to the head.
Black lands a shoulder strike.
Bin Suparman is looking for a takedown.
Black just leaning against Bin Suparman, taking a breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bin Suparman has Black pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Black manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Black prevents a takedown attempt there.
A shot in the inside from Black.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Black has closed the distance and engaged Bin Suparman in a clinch.
Bin Suparman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Black fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Black moves into the clinch.
Black dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bin Suparman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Black fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Black shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bin Suparman manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Black tries to stand but Bin Suparman is controlling from the bottom.
Black takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bin Suparman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Suparman wants to sweep here but Black controlling him for the moment.
Bin Suparman is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bin Suparman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bin Suparman is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Black is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

We're going to have a standup here because Batman Bin Suparman wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bin Suparman is defended easily by Black.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Batman Bin Suparman. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Black clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Black lands an uppercut.
Black lands a left hand.

Black breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bin Suparman has a takedown stuffed.

Black shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bin Suparman manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bin Suparman looking for a sweep. Not yet Bin Suparman, not yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Black gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Black breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Black wants it to stay on the feet.

Black closes the distance and pushes Bin Suparman back into the cage.
Black scores with a nice hook to the head.

Black escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Black leaves Bin Suparman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Black drives through and clinches with Bin Suparman against the cage.
Bin Suparman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bin Suparman is looking to take this one to the mat.
A nice right hand lands inside from Black.
Bin Suparman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Black pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Black lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Black scores with a shoulder strike.
Black lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black stalls.
Black tries to work over Bin Suparman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bin Suparman tries to score a body lock takedown but Black shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mike Black seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bin Suparman can't get the takedown.
Black stalling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bin Suparman blocks a body shot from Black.
Black tries to work over Bin Suparman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bin Suparman tries for a takedown but Black manages to get underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Black.
Batman Bin Suparman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Black is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bin Suparman is looking for a takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Black 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Black!
Mike Black decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.