PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clayton Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grzegorz Schab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schab has chosen Monopol - Zodiak na melanżu as his entrance music. Grzegorz Schab looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Black
vs
Schab

170 cm
26
165 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

169 cm
28
159 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clayton Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Grzegorz Schab!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schab fails with the takedown

and Black counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Schab!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Schab is looking to escape.
Black throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

Black looking for a guillotine from mount but Schab is having none of it.
Black thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Black looking to control but Schab is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Schab tries to hold on but Black postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Black lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
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 looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Black lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Schab hang on?

Black has control of Schab's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Schab regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Schab defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Black.

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

Black working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Schab turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Black off and cradles Schab's limp body as Black celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Clayton Black!