PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herman Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Black Friday. Herman Black has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Black
vs
Jackson

195 cm
19
274 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

178 cm
19
275 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Herman Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Jackson!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Ray Jackson has been cut.
Black stuffs the takedown attempt from Jackson. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.

Black closes the distance and clinches.
Black is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Black seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Black breaks the clinch.
Jackson tries to land a front kick but Black steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A nice combination there by Black.
A slapping body kick lands there for Black.
Jackson looks gassed!
Black scores with a nice body kick.

Black shoots in and bounces Jackson off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Black trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jackson's guard.
Black slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Black has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jackson is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jackson prevents Black from getting back to his feet.
Black wants to sweep but no luck.
Black is working hard here to advance position.
Jackson passes Black's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Black is trying to stand up here but Jackson is controlling him well.
Black is trying to maintain the position but Jackson is very close to passing his half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Black looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Black trying to control from Jackson's half guard. Jackson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black preventing the sweep.
Black wants to stand but Jackson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jackson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Black's guard.
Jackson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jackson pushing down on Black's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Black moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jackson trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Black manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black controlling his opponent.
Black's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herman Black dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Jackson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jackson takes one to the side of the head.

That has opened up Ray Jackson's cut even more.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Black as he avoids it easily.

Black has taken the fight to the clinch.

Black jumps guard.
Black is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Black looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Black trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson won't allow Black to sweep him here.
Black trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
Black knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jackson on the ground.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Black lands with a heel strike from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Black clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the ropes.
Black lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Black is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Black changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jackson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Black throws a series of strikes that have Jackson backpedaling.

Black gets a takedown into half guard.
Black prevents Jackson from improving his position.
Jackson is trying to control but can't.
Black lands strikes from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jackson wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black content to control rather than advance.
Black trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Black tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Jackson is trying to maintain the position but Black is very close to passing his half guard.
Jackson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Black scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to improve his position but Black is controlling well.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Black gets a clinch.

Black is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Jackson can't fight it off and eventually Black manages to take the fight to the floor. Jackson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Black lands a couple of digs.
Black content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Black with a nice head shot there.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Black decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jackson, up you get!
Nice uppercut there from Black.

The cut above Ray Jackson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson shoots for a double leg takedown but Black sprawls well. He's pushed Jackson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Black scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Black takes the fight into the clinch.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Black creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Black is controlling the position.

Black decides to pull guard.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Black blocks nicely.
Black has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Black working for a triangle but Jackson defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black has his hands on Jackson's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herman Black dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ray Jackson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Black scores with a one two! Jackson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Black shoots in looking for a takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl out of it but Black keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Jackson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Black fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jackson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Jackson wants to break free but Black has control.

Black tightens his grip and picks Jackson up, before dumping him to the ground. Jackson manages to land in guard.
Herman Black overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Black is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Black postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Black stays in close to Jackson's body and controls the position.

Jackson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Black doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Black manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Black will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Black postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Black is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Black is working Jackson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Jackson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Black slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Black gets to his feet. Jackson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as Black shoots in.
Jackson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Herman Black is winning the standup battle so far.
Black scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Ray Jackson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Black misses with a takedown attempt
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Herman Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jackson swivels and escapes.
Black takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Black tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jackson swivels and escapes.
Jackson tries to clinch up
and Black counters with a left and a right that stings Jackson.
A thudding body kick lands there by Black!
Black will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Black has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.

Black breaks from the clinch.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Black as he avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Black has managed to clinch.
Black stalling in the clinch.

Black manages to break the clinch.

Black instigates a clinch.
Black looking for a takedown.
Jackson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Black could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Black ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Black no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Black is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Jackson wants to break free but Black has control.

Black gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Jackson regains guard.
Black wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Black preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jackson is looking for a triangle but Black pushes his legs off easily.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Black chips away with some ground and pound.
Black pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
Ray Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Black controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Jackson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Black gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Herman 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 James Ackerman scores the fight for Herman Black!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Herman Black!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Herman Black!

Herman Black wins by unanimous decision!