PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ozzy Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cruel ile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ile has chosen Prodigy - Warrio's dance as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Black
vs
ile

195 cm
23
270 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

195 cm
19
245 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ozzy Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cruel ile!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Black has ile up against the cage in a clinch.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
ile wants a takedown but no success here.
Black holding his opponent close, against the cage.
ile changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Black fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up but ile swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but ile paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick from Black lands but ile takes it in his stride.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from ile.
Ozzy Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cruel ile.
A punch combination from Black misses.
Black throws a nice inside leg kick.
ile looks gassed!
Black throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but ile paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Black looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ile swats away the attempt to clinch by Black.
ile avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ozzy Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black is looking to clinch.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up but ile swats him away and circles back towards the center.
ile misses with a two punch combination.

Black has taken the fight to the clinch.
Black lands an elbow that stopped ile in his tracks for a moment.
ile goes for a takedown attempt but Black pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Black tries to clinch up.
Black throws a quick head kick that skims the top of ile's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Black clinches up with ile and pushes him back against the cage.
Black lands an elbow inside.
ile goes for a takedown in the clinch but Black prevents it.
Black is pressed up against the cage. ile has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Black down to the mat. Black avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Black tries to clinch up.
Ozzy Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Black tries to clinch up.
Black throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck ile on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black doesn't manage to clinch there - ile circles away.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but ile paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Black gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Black breaks from the clinch.
Black is looking to clinch.
Good leg kick by Black there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Black darts in and clinches ile up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Black.
Black lands an elbow inside that ile shrugs off.
Black lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Black using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Black landing knees to the head.
Black taking a breather.
Black lands a nice elbow.
Black using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Black stalling.
Black landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Black is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Black creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through ile's defenses.
Black prevents the takedown attempt.
Black manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Knees to the body from Black.
Black lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Black breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Black.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck for ile with that takedown attempt.
Black tries to clinch there but ile circles away.
Black wants to clinch up but ile keeps it at a distance.
Black scoring well with a low kick there.
Black doesn't manage to clinch there - ile circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Black looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Black fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with ile, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ozzy Black dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Black takes the fight into the clinch.
ile takes an elbow to the temple.
Black prevents the takedown attempt.
Black lands an elbow that stopped ile in his tracks for a moment.
ile is working for takedown but Black is calmly controlling the position for now.
ile takes an elbow to the temple.
ile takes an elbow to the temple.
Black lands a damaging elbow.
Black landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Black lands a nice elbow.
Black is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that ile can do to turn this around?
Black lands an elbow inside that ile shrugs off.
Black lands an elbow inside that ile shrugs off.
Black landing knees to the body.
ile tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ozzy Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cruel ile.
Black using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Black breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but ile paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
ile tries to move into range but Black moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
ile doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Black looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black tries to clinch there but ile circles away.
Ozzy Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black stuffs the takedown attempt from ile. ile gets slowly back to his feet.
A good leg kick by Black.
Black wants to clinch up but ile keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Black looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
ile keeps the fight on the outside.
ile avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Black with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Black instigates a clinch.
ile letting Black take a breather here.
Black gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from ile.
Nice elbow from Black.
ile tries for a takedown. No joy.
ile takes an elbow to the temple.

Black breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
ile swats away the attempt to clinch by Black.
ile tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Black swivels and escapes.
Black is looking to slow ile down with leg kicks.
Left hook, right uppercut from Black.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black fails with an attempt to clinch.
ile shoots in looking for a takedown. Black tries to sprawl out of it but ile keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Black manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but ile paws at him with a jab and circles away.
ile is trying desperately to land a takedown but Black is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for ile.
Black is looking to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Black. No joy for ile on that attempt.
Black is looking to clinch but ile is avoiding it.
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
Black tries to clinch but ile moves out of range.
ile fails to land the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up but ile swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Black tries to clinch there but ile circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Black scores with a four punch combination!
ile tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Black swivels and escapes.
ile avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Black doesn't manage to clinch there - ile circles away.
Black scores with a sloppy right hand. ile should have avoided that one.
ile shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black wants to clinch up but ile keeps it at a distance.
Black is looking to clinch but ile is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ozzy Black dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but ile paws at him with a jab and circles away.
ile circles away from the clinch attempt.
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
Black showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from ile.
ile shoots for a double leg takedown but Black sprawls well. He's pushed ile's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
ile avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ile misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Black misses with a combination

and ile counters with a nice double leg into side control. Black won't be happy with that.
ile with the ground and pound but Black regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ile is looking to pass Black's guard but actually Black recovers to full guard.
ile has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Black is proving hard to escape from.
ile with a flurry of punches that miss.
Black working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from ile.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ile lands a couple of elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Black pulls ile in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Black tries to get out of the position.
ile wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
ile in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Black wants to sweep here but ile controlling him for the moment.
ile wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ile tries to stand but Black is controlling from the bottom.

Black pushes ile off and scrambles back to his feet.
Cruel ile has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
ile shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Black but Black pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ozzy Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cruel ile.
Black scores with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ile shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Black as he jumps to the side.
Black tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
ile circles away from the clinch attempt.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch but ile swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Black scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up but ile swats him away and circles back towards the center.
ile throws a left and a right that both miss

and Black moves into the clinch.

Black breaks the clinch.
Black wants to clinch.
ile avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ozzy 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ozzy Black!