PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mervin Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacob Black is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Tanner
vs
Black

160 cm
18
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

166 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mervin Tanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacob Black!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Black.
Tanner avoids the head kick by Black.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Tanner enables Black to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tanner manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tanner trying to keep a closed guard but Black is proving a slippery customer.
Tanner keeping full guard, as Black tries to pass.
Black postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Black has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tanner is proving hard to escape from.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Tanner throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Tanner is trying to keep Black in close.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner pulls Black in to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Black stuffs the takedown attempt from Tanner. Tanner gets slowly back to his feet.

Black shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tanner manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Tanner is trying to keep Black in close.
Black stays in close to Tanner's body and controls the position.
Tanner wants to control the position but Black says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Black stops Tanner from getting back to his feet.

Black is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tanner defends it well.
Tanner is concentrating on defense, preventing Black from advancing position.
Black is looking to advance position but Tanner won't allow it.

Tanner is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Black pulls his head out easily.
Black wants to pass to mount but Tanner is defending the position.
Tanner is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner wants to control but Black is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tanner is refusing to be controlled, as Black sits in half guard.
Tanner is trying to control but can't.
Tanner is trying to stand up here but Black is controlling him well.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A looping hook to the body misses from Black. Tanner does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Black.

Black shoots in and bounces Tanner off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Black wants to stand but Tanner has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black controlling from the top position.
Black postures up.
Tanner pulls Black in close to his closed guard and prevents Black from doing any damage or advancing position.
Black postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Black stands and throws Tanner's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tanner wants to control but Black postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Black misses with an attempted mid kick.
Black throws a combination. Tanner tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tanner with a lazy takedown attempt

and Black counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Black passes into side control, despite Tanner's attempt to control the position.
Black advances to full mount.
Tanner tries to lock up and control but Black gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jacob Black has got the better of the ground game so far.
Black content just to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner tries to lock up and control but Black gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tanner is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Tanner is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Black looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tanner wants to hold on but Black pushes him away.
Black breaks from Tanner's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tanner is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tanner is in all sorts of trouble here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Black scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tanner?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner tries to reverse the position but Black maintains control.
Tanner tries to hold on but Black postures up.

Black working for a guillotine from mount but Tanner is in no mood to give up.
Black scoring with strikes but Tanner is staying in there.
Tanner is just holding on here. Black manages to take his back.
Black trying to control momentarily.

Black working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Tanner trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

Black looking for the RNC.

Tanner is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Tanner wants to control his opponent's hands but Black gets his hands free.
Black controlling from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black keeps control of the position as Tanner tries to break free.

Black is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Tanner has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Black has good solid back control here.
Black is not going to allow Tanner to sit and survive in this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Black has the hooks in. Tanner is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Black feints and as Tanner raises his hands in defense, Black changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Black gets to his feet. Tanner looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Black displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tanner.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Tanner enables Black to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tanner manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Tanner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Black sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tanner is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tanner is trying to keep Black in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner being controlled here, momentarily.
Black stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tanner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Black pushing down on Tanner's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tanner wants to get back to his feet.

Black is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Black takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tanner trying to hold on to Black's head to control him but Black postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tanner is staying active underneath Black, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tanner pushes Black off looking to stand but Black dives back in and keeps control.
Tanner is looking to improve his position.
Tanner is looking to escape.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Black shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Black wants to control from the top but Tanner keeps moving.
Tanner is looking to stand back up but Black counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Tanner.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Black.
Tanner missing with punches from the bottom.
Tanner is looking to escape.
Black is thwarting Tanner's attempts to control the position.

Black looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Black controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Black wants to stand but Tanner has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Tanner actively working from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tanner has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Black is working away from the top position though.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mervin Tanner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jacob Black is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Black misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Black has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 24:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 24:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 24:30

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