PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Kraniotakes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Black's choice of entrance music: AWOLnation - Sail. Andreas Kraniotakes had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Kraniotakes
vs
Black

190 cm
28
205 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

192 cm
18
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

The Exiled Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andreas Kraniotakes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adrian Black!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black falls off balance throwing a combination

and Kraniotakes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kraniotakes throwing strikes from guard but Black blocks nicely.
Black preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Black looks winded!

Kraniotakes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kraniotakes postures up in Black's guard and throws a big left but Black blocks it.

Kraniotakes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kraniotakes throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kraniotakes.
Kraniotakes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kraniotakes content to stall in guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kraniotakes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kraniotakes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kraniotakes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraniotakes is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kraniotakes is looking to work some ground and pound but Black has wrist control.

Kraniotakes drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Kraniotakes seems to have locked his on tight now - Black screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Kraniotakes, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Andreas Kraniotakes!
The defeated Adrian Black had this to say: 'I'm sorry to all the great fans who watched this fight and saw me lose but I shall be back and I will be stronger, cheers and goodnight'.