PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karsten Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Black
vs
Andrews

169 cm
23
155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

175 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Karsten Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Andrews!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Black.

Black shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Andrews is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Andrews really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Black with good strikes from the mount here!

Andrews is rocked!

It looks like Paul Andrews has been cut.
Black raining down shots from the mount!
Andrews is still in real trouble! Can Black finish him?
Black lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Black looking to finish Andrews with some ground and pound. This is bad for Andrews!
Black 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.
Black trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Andrews is looking to get to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews seems to have recovered his senses.
Black with the ground and pound from mount.
Black is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Black lands a nice shot to the head.
Andrews is desperately trying to improve his position but Black has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black punching from mount but Andrews doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Black raining down shots from the mount!

Black is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Andrews can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Andrews takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Andrews tries to hold on but Black pushes him away.
Black lands a big shot there that rocks Andrews but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Andrews working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Black is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Andrews can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Andrews wants to hold on but Black pushes him away.
Andrews is trying desperately to improve position.

Black with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Black is breathing heavily.
Black lands a nice shot to the head.
Andrews is wriggling around trying to escape.
Andrews is bucking up trying to escape but Black cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Andrews can do anything to dispel that myth.
Andrews is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Andrews hang on?
Black tries to control but Andrews wriggling away.
Andrews working to try and regain half guard.
Black dominating with strikes here.

Black has hold of Andrews's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Andrews manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Andrews is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Andrews sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Andrews works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black won't allow Andrews to sweep him here.
Black trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Black wanted to stand there but Andrews had control of the position.
Black looking to sit in guard and control but Andrews gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Andrews advances to half guard.
Black wants to get back to full guard.
Andrews blocks the strikes from Black.

Andrews is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Black defends it well.
Black wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karsten Black dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Andrews's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Andrews has his takedown stuffed
and Black counters with a straight right hand.
Black is looking to clinch but Andrews is avoiding it.
Black tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Black throws a body punch but Andrews moves out of range.
A shot to de liver by Black. Beautiful body shot.
Black throws a series of punches but Andrews moves out of range.

Andrews looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Andrews prevents Black from standing back up.
Andrews is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Black connecting with a few gentle strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews is pressing down on Black's thigh, looking to free his foot. Black is holding on for now.
Andrews seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Black does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Andrews lands with a punch from half guard.
Black is trying to maintain the position but Andrews is very close to passing his half guard.
Andrews perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Andrews lands a nice short elbow.
Andrews looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Black is trying to get back to full guard.

Andrews stands up out of the half guard.
Black is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Black tries to keep at a distance but Andrews has taken the fight into the clinch.

Andrews turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Black tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Andrews wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Black gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Black gets full guard.
Andrews connects with a couple of short punches.
Andrews looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Andrews trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Andrews throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews tries to free his leg and advance position but Black is retaining full guard.
Black working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Andrews.
Black looking for a sweep. Not yet Black, not yet.

Black has his foot on Andrews's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Andrews works his way back into a safe position though.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Andrews shoots in for a double leg but Black sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Karsten Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Andrews paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Andrews misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Karsten Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Andrews.
Black with a nice cross.
Black throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Andrews tries to clinch up.
Black scores with a three punch combo!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Andrews misses with a hook to the body
and Black counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Andrews on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Black throws a nice looking combination but Andrews bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Andrews dodges the punch combination from Black.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Andrews.
Black throws a jab but it's blocked by Andrews.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good leg kick by Andrews there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Black throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Andrews is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Andrews showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paul Andrews's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Andrews misses with a head kick.
Karsten Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown by Andrews or perhaps it was just good defense by Black which made him look bad.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Black.
Black throws a sloppy head kick

and Andrews counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Andrews is tying to control. Black wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Andrews is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Andrews prevents Black from improving his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Andrews is keen to just control but Black is a slippery customer.
The fighters are battling for position here. Black manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews stops Black from standing up.
Andrews controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Andrews slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Andrews has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Black misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Andrews tries to clinch but Black is having none of it.
Black misses with a series of wild punches.

Andrews shoots in and bounces Black off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews preventing the sweep.
Andrews must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Andrews works over Black with some ground and pound from guard.
Black looking to hit a scissor sweep but Andrews is one step ahead there.
Black wants to improve his position but instead Andrews has moved into half guard.
Black trying to control but Andrews postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews is taking a breather. Black says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Andrews fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Black throws a right and a left that Andrews avoids nicely.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andrews.
Black misses with a series of wild punches.

Andrews closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Andrews staying calm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andrews trying to control the position but Black is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Black wants to get back to his feet.
Andrews sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Black is trying to control but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Andrews comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Andrews 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Andrews!