PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denard Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luciano Bivar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bivar has chosen AC/DC Back In Black as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Black
vs
Bivar

185 cm
29
210 lbs
17 - 9 - 2

196 cm
28
214 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Denard Black!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luciano Bivar!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bivar tries to clinch but Black is having none of it.
Black swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bivar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Black lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bivar.
Bivar lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Denard Black has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black misses with a right hand

and Bivar counters by clinching up.
Bivar keeps control of Black as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bivar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Black avoiding damage as Bivar throws knees to the body.
Bivar tries to land a knee to the head but Black blocks with his arms.
Bivar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bivar drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Black gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bivar misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black prevents the takedown attempt.
Black wants to get back to striking at distance but Bivar won't allow it.

Black breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Black misses with a two punch combination.
Bivar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Black avoids a kick to the body.
Bivar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bivar moves away from the strike by Black.
Bivar misses with a head kick.
Black scores with a jab to the body.
Black misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bivar moves to clinch but Black breaks away
and Black counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Luciano Bivar has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bivar moves away.
Bivar wants to clinch up but Black keeps it at a distance.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bivar.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bivar.
Bivar lands a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Black connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sloppy strikes from Black. Those never looked like landing.
Black misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Luciano Bivar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bivar.
Bivar tried to score with a low kick but Black checks it.
Black connects with a nice looking jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Black. Bivar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bivar tries a head kick but it misses.
Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bivar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Black.
Black misses with a left hand

and Bivar counters by moving into the clinch.
Bivar tries to land knees in the clinch but Black avoids the damage to the body.
Bivar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bivar manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bivar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bivar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Black blocks it with crossed arms.
Bivar is pushing Black up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bivar can't get the takedown.
Denard Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luciano Bivar.
Bivar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Black wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bivar tries to land knees in the clinch but Black avoids the damage to the body.
Bivar misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luciano Bivar dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A big left from Black misses.
Bivar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bivar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Black.
Black moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bivar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Black looks to land a right hand but Bivar moved out of range.
Black cracks Bivar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Black misses with an uppercut. Bivar saw that one coming.
Bivar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bivar moves in looking to clinch but Black pushes him off.
Black avoids the head kick by Bivar.
Bivar is looking to land body kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bivar misses with a head kick.
Black moves forwards but Bivar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Black! Bivar is backing up but he can't get away as Black lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Bivar and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Denard Black!
Denard Black retains his light heavyweight title!