PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stirling Moloch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Black is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Moloch
vs
Black

190 cm
22
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

199 cm
22
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stirling Moloch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Black!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Moloch pinned against the cage. Moloch gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Moloch could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Black shoots in for a double leg but Moloch sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Black will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stirling Moloch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Black.

Moloch looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Black!
Moloch misses with a head shot.
Moloch punching from mount but Black doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Moloch thowing shots but they're missing.
Moloch wants to take Black's back here but Black is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.

Moloch looking to secure an arm triangle but Black defends it well.
Black is looking to improve his position but Moloch isn't that keen on the idea.
Black slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Moloch 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.
Moloch prevents Black from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moloch frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Moloch is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Black is surviving well by controlling Moloch's body position as best he can.
Black is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Moloch is working for a guillotine from mount but Black frees his head quite easily.
Black is wriggling around trying to escape.
Black manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Moloch is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Black wants to get back to his feet.
Black looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Black keeping moving, preventing Moloch from controlling successfully.
Black throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Black throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Moloch tries to free his leg and advance position but Black is retaining full guard.
Moloch slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Moloch thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Black is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Moloch is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Black is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Black manages to get back to half guard.

Black actively working from the bottom here.

Moloch looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Moloch is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Moloch blocks the strikes from Black.

Moloch is looking for a kimura here.
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.

Black looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Moloch has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Moloch with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Black is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Moloch connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Moloch misses with a kick to the body.
Moloch swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Black.
Black shoots and misses
and Moloch counters with a nice body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Moloch gets the takedown into side control.

Moloch stands up and beckons Black to his feet.

Moloch looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Moloch showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Black throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Black trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Black throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Black manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Black misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Black thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Moloch blocking the ground and pound.
Black unloads with some shots from mount but Moloch bucks and avoids them well.
Black throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Moloch is desperately trying to improve his position but Black has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Black prevents Moloch from getting the reversal.
Stirling Moloch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Moloch is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Black throws some wild stikes that Moloch manages to avoid easily.

Black working for a guillotine from mount but Moloch is in no mood to give up.

Black has hold of Moloch's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Moloch manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Black throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Moloch is desperately trying to improve his position but Black has a good base and remains in mount.
Black thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Moloch is wriggling around trying to escape.
Moloch bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Moloch thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Black looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Moloch passes Black's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Black looking for submissions off his back.
Black wants to get back to his feet.

Black kicks Moloch off and gets back to his feet.
Stirling Moloch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Moloch gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Black tries to free his leg and advance position but Moloch is retaining full guard.
Moloch wants to stand and escape but Black is having none of it.

Moloch is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Black trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Black avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Moloch wants to sweep here but Black controlling him for the moment.
Black throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moloch works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Moloch is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Black rolls with it to try and escape but Moloch cranks on the arm and Black is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stirling Moloch!