PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eza Nahka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black has chosen Scatman - John Scatman as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Nahka
vs
Black

191 cm
33
220 lbs
22 - 16 - 0

185 cm
28
215 lbs
23 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's 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 22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Eza Nahka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Black!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nahka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Black tries to grapple but his opponent circles

so Nahka counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Nahka has gone for a leg lock! Black slips out almost immediately though and dives into Nahka's guard.

Nahka looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nahka controlling the position.
Black must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nahka is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Nahka is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Black is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black wanted to stand there but Nahka had control of the position.

Nahka is working an open guard so Black takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Nahka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Black circles away.
Nahka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Nahka drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nahka throws a big elbow that misses.
Nahka chips away with some ground and pound.
Black wants to stand but Nahka is controlling the position.
Nahka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nahka makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nahka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Black can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nahka postures up in Black's guard and throws a big left but Black blocks it.
Nahka throws an elbow that misses. Black uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nahka's guard. Nice move by Black!
Nahka wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nahka lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Black!
Black holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nahka tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Nahka won't let Black get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nahka punching from mount but Black doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Black holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nahka tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Nahka looking to finish Black with some ground and pound. This is bad for Black!
Nahka working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nahka punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nahka sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

Nahka moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Black has worked his arm free - good work by Black!
Nahka looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Black is avoiding damage well.
Black is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Black parries the strikes from Nahka easily there. Nahka is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Black to escape.
Nahka working the head and body with strikes.

Nahka tries for a kimura but Black is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black is not content to let Nahka control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Nahka.
Black is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eza Nahka dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Nahka.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch but Nahka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nahka circles away from the clinch attempt.

Black clinches with his opponent.
Nahka blocking some punches.
Black stalling.
Nahka is looking for a takedown.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Black.
Nahka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Black's efforts to push away.
Nahka tries to score a body lock takedown but Black shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eza Nahka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black is trying to force a seperation but Nahka has the dominant position.
Black is looking to control Nahka's arms but Nahka gets an underhook and turns him. Now Black has his back to the ropes.

Black breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nahka.
Eza Nahka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nahka shoots and misses

and Black holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black is trying to stall.
Nahka tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nahka has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Black avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Black breaks the clinch.
Nahka looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Black is fending him off so far but Nahka persists. Nope, Black circles away and we're back to standing.
Nahka shoots in looking for a takedown. Black tries to sprawl out of it but Nahka keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Black manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Nahka fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Black sprawls well initially but Nahka persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Nahka is trying to work for a kimura but Black is defending well.
Nahka stops Black from getting back to his feet.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nahka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nahka is trying to control. Black wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Black kicks off Nahka and gets to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nahka shoots in for a takedown but Black shows good takedown defense.
Mike Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nahka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Black circles away.
Black leaves Nahka with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nahka circles away from the clinch attempt.

Black moves into the clinch.

Black escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black is looking to clinch but Nahka is avoiding it.
Nahka shoots in but Black avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Nahka paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Nahka throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Black was covering up waiting for the punch and Nahka finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Nahka trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Black has his feet on Nahka's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nahka swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Nahka gets a double leg takedown into Black's guard.
Nahka forces his way into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black is trying to stand.
Eza Nahka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nahka not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nahka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nahka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Black's head.
Black is staying active underneath Nahka, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nahka scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nahka is keen to just control but Black is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Eza Nahka will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nahka has a takedown stuffed.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nahka shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Black as he jumps to the side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nahka.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eza Nahka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nahka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Black avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nahka shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Black counters by clinching up.

Black breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Black wants to clinch up but Nahka keeps it at a distance.
Nahka misses with a two punch combination.

Nahka gets the takedown into side control.
Nahka trying to control the action but Black is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Black is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nahka 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.
Nahka trying to control the position but Black is working away.

Nahka tries for a kimura but Black is defending well.
Nahka throws a strike aimed at the side of Black's head but Black avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes there by Nahka.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Nahka seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Check out the look on Nahka's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Black taking punishment in the form of punches.

Nahka swings around for an armbar but Black sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Nahka's guard.
Black wanted to stand there but Nahka had control of the position.

Nahka looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Nahka is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Black is aware though and is defending well.
Black trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nahka's guard.

Nahka is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Black is aware though and is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nahka is proving hard to escape from.

Nahka is working an open guard so Black takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Eza Nahka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Black gets caught flat footed, as Nahka shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Black keeping moving, preventing Nahka from controlling successfully.
Eza Nahka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Black wants to stand up but Nahka is controlling him.
Nahka is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Black wants to get back to his feet but Nahka is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nahka wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Eza Nahka.
Black leaves Nahka with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nahka shoots in for a takedown but Black shows good takedown defense.
Mike Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nahka keeps the fight on the outside.
Nahka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Black leaves Nahka with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black stuffs the takedown attempt from Nahka. Nahka gets slowly back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eza Nahka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nahka, 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight for Eza Nahka!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Eza Nahka!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Eza Nahka!

Eza Nahka wins by unanimous decision!