PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marshal Van Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timothy Defunce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Black comes to the cage accompanied by Indestructible by Disturbed. Defunce has chosen Cochise as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Van Black
vs
Defunce

193 cm
22
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
20
246 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marshal Van Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Timothy Defunce!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Black is looking to clinch but Defunce is avoiding it.
Van Black looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Defunce is fending him off so far but Van Black persists. Nope, Defunce circles away and we're back to standing.
Defunce swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Black.

Van Black moves into the clinch successfully.

Van Black jumps guard.
Defunce works over Van Black with some ground and pound from guard.
Defunce with a nice head shot there.
Defunce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Defunce scoring with some ground and pound.
Van Black trying to keep a closed guard but Defunce is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Black keeping moving, preventing Defunce from controlling successfully.
Defunce is looking to work some ground and pound but Van Black has wrist control.
Defunce wants to control from the top but Van Black keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Defunce accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Van Black keeping full guard, as Defunce tries to pass.
Defunce stopping the sweep attempt from Van Black.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Van Black throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice takedown defense from Defunce. No joy for Van Black on that attempt.

Van Black drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Van Black scoring with punches and elbows.
Van Black avoids the strikes from the bottom by Defunce.
Van Black landing a few strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Defunce is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Van Black off and has taken his back!
Defunce throwing damaging strikes from the back! Van Black could be in trouble here!
Defunce has the hooks in. Van Black is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Defunce lands a shot to the body.
Van Black is really stuck here.
Van Black is breathing heavily.
Defunce cracks Van Black with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Van Black from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Defunce throwing damaging strikes from the back! Van Black could be in trouble here!
Defunce lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.Defunce throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Van Black!

Van Black is rocked!
Defunce trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Van Black rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Defunce takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Defunce tries to pass to full mount but Van Black defends it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Van Black wants to control but Defunce is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Defunce is looking to advance position but Van Black won't allow it.
Defunce thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Defunce winds up and cracks Van Black with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Van Black looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marshal Van Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Defunce doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Van Black counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Defunce is not content to let Van Black control the position.

Van Black decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Van Black closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Van Black lands in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Black postures up and lands a big shot to Defunce's brow.

Defunce is rocked!
Van Black distracts Defunce with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Defunce is still in real trouble! Can Van Black finish him?
Defunce looking for a sweep. Not yet Defunce, not yet.
Van Black wants to control from the top but Defunce keeps moving.
Van Black landing with the ground and pound.
Van Black content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Defunce has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Defunce wants to hit a switch here but Van Black passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Defunce there!
Van Black connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Van Black has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Defunce's face.
Van Black dominating with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Van Black is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Defunce can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Van Black prevents Defunce from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Black landing shots from mount.
Defunce keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Van Black is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Defunce tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Van Black controlling from mount.
Defunce is trying desperately to improve position.
Van Black putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Defunce is in all sorts of trouble here.
Van Black has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Defunce's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Black postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Defunce looks a forlorn figure.
Van Black blocks Defunce's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Van Black avoids the attempt from Defunce to control.
A nice elbow there by Van Black.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marshal Van Black dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Van Black goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Defunce seems to have recovered his senses.
Defunce throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Van Black thows a body kick. Defunce tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Van Black fails with the takedown

and Defunce counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Defunce stopping the sweep attempt from Van Black.
Van Black bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Defunce's guard.
Van Black trying to control but Defunce is working from the bottom.
Defunce trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Defunce looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Van Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Defunce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marshal Van Black overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Black won't allow Defunce to sweep him here.
Van Black pushing down on Defunce's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Defunce gets back to full guard.
Defunce thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Defunce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Defunce is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Defunce keeping full guard, as Van Black tries to pass.
Van Black works over Defunce with some ground and pound from guard.
Van Black won't allow Defunce to sweep him here.
Defunce is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Van Black landing some decent shots from guard.

Defunce is rocked!
Van Black pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Defunce is keeping the position for now.
Defunce is still in real trouble! Can Van Black finish him?
Defunce trying to control the position.
Van Black sitting in guard here, content to control.
Defunce seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Defunce striking off his back but it's not causing Van Black any problems.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Van Black's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Defunce throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Defunce striking from his own guard.
Van Black trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Van Black scoring with some ground and pound.
Van Black passes Defunce's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Defunce is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Van Black scores with a couple of nice shots.
Defunce is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Van Black lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Van Black tries to stand and escape but Defunce is controlling the position.
Van Black working Defunce over with strikes.
Defunce trying to hold on to Van Black's head to control him but Van Black postures up.
Van Black trying to control the action but Defunce is working from the bottom.
Van Black moves nicely into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Defunce taking punishment in the form of punches.
Van Black lands a nice forearm strike.
Van Black working the head and body with strikes.
Defunce is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Van Black's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Van Black lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Defunce is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Van Black's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Van Black's back!
The referee is taking a good look at Van Black as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Defunce!
Van Black has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Defunce is landing with strikes from the back.
Defunce softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Defunce landing with strikes.
Van Black rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Defunce connects with a nice short shot to Van Black's temple.
Nice strikes from Defunce there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Black is pressing down on Defunce's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Defunce works over Van Black with some ground and pound from guard.
Van Black wants to sweep here but Defunce controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Van Black trying to keep a closed guard but Defunce is proving a slippery customer.
Van Black on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Van Black tries to get out of the position.
Defunce scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Defunce slips nicely into half guard.
Van Black wants to improve his position but Defunce is controlling well.
Van Black is working hard here to advance position.
Defunce is nestled in close to Van Black, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Defunce lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Defunce lands a nice short elbow.
Van Black tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Van Black trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timothy Defunce showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Van Black shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Defunce counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Defunce with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Defunce postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Defunce works over Van Black with some ground and pound from guard.
Van Black looking to hit a scissor sweep but Defunce is one step ahead there.
Defunce is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Van Black thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Defunce lands a couple of digs.
Defunce scoring with some ground and pound.
Defunce won't allow Van Black to sweep him here.
Defunce stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van Black swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Van Black not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Defunce postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Defunce takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Black lands a decent shot there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Van Black is on top in guard.
Van Black cracks Defunce with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Defunce looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Van Black content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Defunce throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Defunce has an active guard here but Van Black has managed to pass into half guard.
Van Black scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Van Black.
Defunce moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Van Black slips nicely into half guard.
Van Black is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Van Black looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Defunce with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Defunce wants to improve his position but Van Black is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Van Black there.
Van Black trying to control the action but Defunce is working from the bottom.
Van Black winds up and cracks Defunce with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Defunce is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Van Black works his way into side control.

Van Black tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Defunce tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Defunce manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
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!
Van Black gets full guard.
Defunce slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Defunce lands a strong strike to the head of Van Black. That's dazed him! Defunce looking to finish here. Van Black is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Defunce lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timothy Defunce!