PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Terry Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marty Ladislau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terry Black has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Black
vs
Ladislau

225 cm
24
178 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

186 cm
25
191 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Terry Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marty Ladislau!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black blocks a head kick by Ladislau.

Black gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ladislau is trying to stand.
Black tries to stand but can't do so whilst Ladislau controls his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ladislau is looking to escape.
Ladislau is looking to get back to is feet but Black passes into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Black stands up.

Black clinches.
Ladislau throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Knees to the body from Ladislau.

Ladislau breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ladislau looks to land a combination but Black avoids it well.
Black avoids the head kick by Ladislau.
Black looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Black shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ladislau is trying to defend but Black finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Black seems content to control.
Ladislau is looking to escape.
Black content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Black wants to control but Ladislau is keeping him busy.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Terry Black wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Black lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with a head kick.
Black avoids the head kick by Ladislau.
A head kick misses from Ladislau.

Ladislau gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Black to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Ladislau manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Ladislau looks winded!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ladislau.

Ladislau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Black decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ladislau scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Black manages to mount him!
Ladislau really wants to buck Black off and get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ladislau blocking the ground and pound.
Black throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ladislau because Black loaded up on that one.
Black tries to control but Ladislau wriggling away.
Black looking to finish with strikes here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black unloads with some shots from mount but Ladislau bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terry Black dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ladislau fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ladislau tries a head kick but it misses.
Ladislau tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ladislau throws a head kick but Black moves out of range.
Black misses with a head kick.
Black keeps the fight on the outside.
Ladislau fails with a takedown attempt.

Black fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ladislau, pushing him back against the cage.
Black prevents the takedown attempt.
Ladislau is trying to pull guard but Black turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Terry Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marty Ladislau.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black prevents Ladislau from breaking the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ladislau.
Ladislau pushes off an throws an elbow but Black leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ladislau lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ladislau wants to stall.
Ladislau can't break the clinch.
Ladislau using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Black has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ladislau is breathing heavily.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Ladislau is blocking nicely.
Ladislau is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Black is keeping busy.
Black dodges an elbow strike from Ladislau.

Black pulls Ladislau into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black controls Ladislau momentarily but Ladislau frees himself.
Ladislau wanted to stand there but Black had control of the position.
Ladislau trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Black is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ladislau is controlling him.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Black closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ladislau's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ladislau is looking to stand up but Black isn't so interested in that idea.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Ladislau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ladislau working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Black.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Black here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Black postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ladislau is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Black is controlling him.
Ladislau can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Black controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Terry Black.

Black has taken the fight to the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Black as Ladislau tries to tie him up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ladislau throws an elbow but misses.

Ladislau escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Black swats away the attempt to clinch by Ladislau.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ladislau misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ladislau throws a sloppy head kick and Black moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Terry Black will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Black lands with a cross.
Ladislau connects with a body shot.
Ladislau tries to clinch there but Black circles away.
Ladislau fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Black fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ladislau sprawls well initially but Black persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Black is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ladislau has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ladislau wants to get back to his feet.

Ladislau has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Black is on him like a limpet, forcing Ladislau back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladislau pushes off an throws an elbow but Black leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ladislau has Black pressed against the cage, preventing Black from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Ladislau breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ladislau takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Black connects with a body shot that sends Ladislau's belly button to the back.

Black gets a takedown into half guard.

Ladislau kicks Black off and gets back to his feet.

Ladislau has Black up against the cage in a clinch.
Ladislau lands an elbow that stopped Black in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ladislau 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 avoiding damage as Ladislau throws knees to the body.

Black jumps into guard, dragging Ladislau to the mat.
Black will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Ladislau stands up from guard. Let's bang!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ladislau throws a head kick that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ladislau.

Ladislau gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Black content to stall in guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ladislau wants to stand up but Black is controlling him.
Black content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Terry Black wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

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

Black turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Black manages to end up in side control.

Black working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ladislau bucks up and tries to throw Black off but instead Black has got his back!

And that's the end of the fight!
Terry Black showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Black, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Black!
The defeated Marty Ladislau had this to say: 'I tried my best, and I WILL do it next time.'.