PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and chris fu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black comes into the arena with Elton John - Rocket Man blaring out of the sound system. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Black
vs
fu

165 cm
22
152 lbs
4 - 2 - 1

180 cm
21
146 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, chris fu!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. fu doesn't seem bothered though.
fu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Black is fending him off so far but fu persists. Nope, Black circles away and we're back to standing.
fu dodges the punch combination from Black.

Black pushes fu up against the ropes in a clinch.
fu fails to pull guard.

Black breaks the clinch.
Black fails to land with a series of punches.
Black misses with a few strikes there.

Black rushes fu and presses him up against the ropes.
fu tries to score a body lock takedown but Black shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mike Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of chris fu.

Black breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
fu slips a jab and a cross from Black.
fu shoots in looking for a takedown. Black tries to sprawl out of it but fu 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.
Black throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
fu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Black as he jumps to the side.

Black closes the distance and clinches.

fu jumps into guard, dragging Black to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Black decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Nice shot by Black.
Black throws a nice looking combination but fu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No luck for fu with that takedown attempt.
Black looks to land a combination. fu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like chris fu has been cut.
Black fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Black throws a series of strikes that have fu backpedaling.
Black is breathing heavily.
Black scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab from Black.
Black connects with a nice looking jab.
fu is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Black lands a nice hook to fu's body. fu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
fu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Black.
Black misses with a series of wild punches.
Black throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
fu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Black.
Black misses with the combination.
fu looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
fu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Black pinned against the cage. Black gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Black works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
fu takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
fu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Black lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Black misses with a wild body shot.
fu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Black circles away.
fu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Black tries to bum rush fu with a series of wild strikes but fu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
fu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
fu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
fu looks for a takedown but Black sprawls well.
fu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
fu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Black as he jumps to the side.

Black gets in close and instigates a clinch.
fu can't get the takedown.
fu jumps guard but Black stands there with fu around his waist. fu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Black breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Black scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Black looks to land a combination. fu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Black moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A punch combination from Black misses.
No luck for fu with that takedown attempt.
Mike Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
fu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
fu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Black pinned against the cage. Black gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
fu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
fu shoots in but Black avoids the takedown attempt easily.
fu shoots in for a takedown but Black shows good takedown defense.
fu shoots in looking for a takedown. Black tries to sprawl out of it but fu 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Black dominated that round.
The cut man is working on chris fu's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Black looks to land a combination but fu avoids it well.
Black scores with a jab to the head.
fu avoids the body shot from Black.

Black clinches up with fu and pushes him back against the ropes.
fu drops down looking for an ankle pick but Black pulls his leg out and moves away.
Horrible takedown by fu or perhaps it was just good defense by Black which made him look bad.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mike Black is winning the standup battle so far.
No luck for fu with that takedown attempt.
Mike Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of chris fu.
Black throws a right and a left that fu avoids nicely.
Black throws a combination but it was largely blocked by fu.
fu shoots in for a takedown but Black shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Horrible takedown by fu or perhaps it was just good defense by Black which made him look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
fu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Black tries to avoid it but fu 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 misses with a few strikes there.
Black swings for the body but fu moves out of range.
A punch combination from Black misses.
fu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
fu shoots for a double leg takedown but Black sprawls well. He's pushed fu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Black misses with a two punch combination.
Black scores with a jab. fu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Black throws a right and a left that fu avoids nicely.
Mike Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
fu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Black as he jumps to the side.
Black stalks fu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into fu's face. fu staggers backwards, shaken.
fu takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Black clinches with his opponent.
fu wants a takedown but no success here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
fu fails to pull guard.
fu wants to get back to striking at distance but Black won't allow it.
Black is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
fu wants a takedown.
Black gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from fu.

Black breaks from the clinch.
fu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Black misses with a double jab.
Black is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Black cracks a nice hook into fu's ribs.
fu shoots for a double leg takedown but Black sprawls well. He's pushed fu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Black moves into the clinch.
fu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
fu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
fu tries to score a body lock takedown but Black shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Black escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck for fu with that takedown attempt.
Black stalks fu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into fu's face. fu staggers backwards, shaken.
fu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Black swivels and escapes.
fu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Black misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Black lands with a nice combination. fu backs away looking to recover.
fu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Black pinned against the cage. Black gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Black lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
fu shoots in looking for a takedown. Black tries to sprawl out of it but fu 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
fu fails with the takedown.
Black is working the combinations to good effect here.

Black has closed the distance and engaged fu in a clinch.
fu tries to pull guard but Black holds him up against the ropes and eventually fu drops back down to his feet.
Black wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but fu has him pressed against the ropes.
Black prevents a takedown attempt there.
fu is trying to break the clinch but Black has him pressed against the ropes.
fu changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Black fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Black goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Black dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on chris fu's cut.
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!

fu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Black misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Black throws a right hand that fu ducks under and follows up with a left that fu also avoids with ease.
Black lands a glancing blow to the side of fu's head.
Black throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Black is looking to wear down fu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
fu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Black circles away.
fu misses with a takedown attempt - Black sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mike Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of chris fu.
Black lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Black.
fu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Black thuds a left hand into fu's body.
Nice takedown defense from Black. No joy for fu on that attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
fu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
fu shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black looks to land a combination but fu avoids it well.
Nice sprawl there from Black as fu shoots in.
Black with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Black throws a combination but it was largely blocked by fu.
No joy there for Black, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
fu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Black pinned against the cage. Black gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No joy there for Black, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Black connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
fu shoots in for a takedown but Black shows good takedown defense.
fu shoots for a takedown but Black saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
fu shoots in for a takedown but Black shows good takedown defense.
Black misses with a double jab.
fu walks into a left hand.
Black closes the distance and lands a one-two.
fu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Black throws a combination but it was largely blocked by fu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Black.
Black throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Black throws a series of punches but fu avoids them all with ease.
fu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Black's waist but Black gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing fu off to one side.

fu tries to keep at a distance but Black has taken the fight into the clinch.
fu drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Black can't break the clinch.
fu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Black smiles and moves away.
fu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
fu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a good cross that connects.
fu fails to land the takedown.
fu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Black connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Black throws a combination but it was largely blocked by fu.

Black has taken the fight to the clinch.

fu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Black misses with a few strikes there.
Black is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that fu can do to turn this around?
fu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Black but Black pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Black scores with a shot to the body.
fu shoots in looking for a takedown. Black tries to sprawl out of it but fu 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.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but fu paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
fu misses with a takedown attempt - Black sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
fu shoots in for a double leg but Black sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Black stuffs the takedown attempt from fu. fu gets slowly back to his feet.

Black clinches.
fu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Black is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Black breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
fu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Black as he jumps to the side.
Black stuffs the takedown attempt from fu. fu gets slowly back to his feet.
fu fails with a takedown attempt.
Black throws a right hand that fu ducks under and follows up with a left that fu also avoids with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Black showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Black has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:24

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