PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jansen Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Grey's choice of entrance music: not alone. Jansen Grey looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Black
vs
Grey

188 cm
24
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
25
268 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 Sydney, Ezekiel Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jansen Grey!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Black counters with a nice uppercut.
Black uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grey has time to react.
Grey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Black will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Black tries to clinch up but Grey circles away and keeps his distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grey tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Black defends well and Grey ends up having to push Black into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Grey looks winded!
Black tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Grey just stands there and leans against the cage.

Black has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Grey uses from the top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Grey stops Black from standing up.
Black knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grey on the ground.
Grey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Black swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Black looking for a guillotine here but Grey defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Grey stands up and waves to Black to follow him.
Grey swats away the attempt to clinch by Black.
Black lands a leg kick that knocks Grey off balance momentarily.
Black has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ezekiel Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grey moves in looking to clinch but Black pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black fails with an attempt to clinch.

Black shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Grey is on top in guard.
Grey wants to stand but Black is controlling his posture from full guard.
Grey should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black wants to sweep here but Grey controlling him for the moment.

Black is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Grey is aware though and is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black trying to control the position.
Grey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Black is keeping the position for now.
Black not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Black looking to control but Grey passes into half guard.

Black looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Black is looking to get back to is feet but Grey passes into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black seems a little lost for a moment, as Grey dominates the positioning.
Grey trying to control the position but Black is working away.
Black wants to get back to his feet but Grey drags him back down.
Black is not content to let Grey control the position.
Grey is staying tight to Black's torso, preventing him from escaping.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Grey decides to stand up, so the ref orders Black to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ezekiel Black dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Grey wants to clinch.
Grey tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Black swivels and escapes.
Grey shoots in looking for a takedown but Black manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Grey's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice sprawl there from Grey as Black shoots in.
Grey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Black is fending him off so far but Grey persists. Nope, Black circles away and we're back to standing.
Ezekiel Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jansen Grey.
Black keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Black shoots in for a takedown but Grey shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Black plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Black shoots in but Grey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Grey is breathing heavily.

Black has Grey up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Black has Grey pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Black pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Grey tumbling to the mat - Black dives into Grey's guard.
Black lands a couple of digs.
Black not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Black has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Black stands up over Grey, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Black wants to pass the guard but Grey is keeping the position.
Black not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Grey throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Grey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grey trying to keep a closed guard but Black is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Black's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Black trying to control but Grey is working from the bottom.

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

Grey closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Black quickly recovers to half guard.
Black is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Black manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Grey keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

Black escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ezekiel Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black lands with a nice combination. Grey backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Black lands a big head kick that sends Grey tumbling to the mat! Black takes a step backwards and waves Grey back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Grey is rocked!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Black is defended easily by Grey.
Grey is still on wobbly legs! Can Black finish him?

Black gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Black's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Black looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Grey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ezekiel Black dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A chopping leg kick lands by Black.
Grey seems to have recovered his senses.
Black fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Black circles away from the clinch attempt.
Black shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grey defends it nicely.
Black is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Grey clinches.
Black jumps guard but Grey turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ezekiel Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grey is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Black gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Black wants a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grey pulls guard.
Black stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Black trying to control but Grey is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grey keeping full guard, as Black tries to pass.
Black trying to control but Grey is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ezekiel Black wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Black changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Grey tries to avoid it but Black manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Grey to the ground. Grey escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Black misses with a two punch combination.
Grey shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Black tries to clinch but Grey moves out of range.

Black drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Black blocks the strikes from Grey.
Black wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grey keeps working.
Grey taking a bit of punishment here - Black scoring with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey wants to control but Black postures up.
Grey avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Black.
Black working the head and body with strikes.
Ezekiel Black overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Black working away.
Black wants to stand but Grey is controlling his arm.
Black tries to get to his feet but Grey is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Black in his guard.
Black working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Grey wants to stand but Black is controlling the position.
Grey controls Black momentarily but Black frees himself.

Grey had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Black defends it easily.
Jansen Grey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ezekiel Black is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Grey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ezekiel 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27

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