PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romanov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Iron Maiden - Alexander the Great. Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Black
vs
Alexeyevich Romanov

176 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Romanov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Black dodges the punch combination from Romanov.

Black closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Romanov manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Black stalks Romanov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Romanov's face. Romanov staggers backwards, shaken.
Romanov throws a combination that misses

and Black counters with a takedown into side control.
Black wants to lay and pray for a moment but Romanov keeps working.
Romanov tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Romanov wants to try and get back to his feet.
Black tries to control but Romanov wriggling away.
Black won't let Romanov get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black wants to control the pace but Romanov is squirming around nicely.
Romanov's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Romanov looks gassed!
Black throwing strikes here but Romanov is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

Black swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Romanov is now in Black's guard. A big mistake from Black there, giving up the dominant position!
Romanov wanted to stand there but Black had control of the position.

Black is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Romanov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Black's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Black is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Black working for a triangle but Romanov defends it easily.
Romanov wanted to stand there but Black had control of the position.

Romanov stands and steps away. Black gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Black shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Black is just content to waste time from the top position. Romanov takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Romanov wants to get back to his feet but Black is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Romanov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Black.
Black trying to control but Romanov is working from the bottom.
Romanov has a closed guard, preventing Black from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black thows a big elbow that misses.

Black stands up and waves to Romanov to follow him.
Black fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Romanov misses with a combination

and Black counters with a shoot takedown. Romanov fights it but they end up in guard.

Black drops back, looking for a kneebar! Romanov looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Romanov looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Romanov!
Black tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Romanov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Romanov stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Black dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Black throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Romanov swinging wilding here.

Romanov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Black prevents Romanov from getting back to his feet.
Black has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Romanov is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Romanov uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Black closes the distance and clinches up with Romanov, looking for a takedown. Black pushes Romanov against the cage but Romanov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Romanov throws a series of punches but Black avoids them all with ease.
Black looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Romanov is fending him off so far but Black persists. Nope, Romanov circles away and we're back to standing.
Black lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov throws a series of punches but Black moves out of range.
Romanov throws a series of punches but Black moves out of range.
Romanov swinging wilding here.
Black shoots in for a takedown but Romanov shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romanov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Black shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Black unloads with some shots from mount but Romanov bucks and avoids them well.
Romanov is trying to stand.
Romanov holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Black tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Black trying to control but Romanov is having none of it.
Romanov is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
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.
Black throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

Black is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Romanov can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Romanov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Romanov is trying to stand up.
Black misses with a head shot.
Romanov really wants to buck Black off and get back to his feet.
Black wants to control the pace but Romanov is squirming around nicely.

Black working for a guillotine from mount but Romanov is in no mood to give up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black prevents Romanov from getting the reversal.
Black throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

Romanov bucks Black off and manages to get back to his feet!
Black has a takedown stuffed.
Romanov misses with a double jab.
Romanov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Black.
Romanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Black moves away.
Black shoots in for a double leg but Romanov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Romanov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jack Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black moves out of range as Romanov strikes.
Black looks for a takedown but Romanov sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nice sprawl there from Romanov as Black shoots in.
Romanov looks to land a combination. Black sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Some wild striking there from Romanov.
Black misses with a takedown attempt - Romanov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Romanov throws a series of punches but Black moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Black or perhaps it was just good defense by Romanov which made him look bad.
Romanov misses with the combination.

Black shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Romanov's guard.
Black wanted to stand there but Romanov had control of the position.

Romanov scrambles and gets back to his feet.
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 Jack Black will probably get the nod.
That's time! Black's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Romanov throws a nice looking combination but Black bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Romanov misses with a series of wild punches.
Romanov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Black.
Romanov misses the body punch

and Black decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Romanov's guard.
Black wants to get up but he can't break Romanov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Black prevents Romanov from getting back to his feet.
Romanov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Romanov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Black is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Romanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jack Black overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Black lands with a nice combination. Romanov backs away looking to recover.
Nice sprawl there from Romanov as Black shoots in.
Romanov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Black closes the distance and clinches up with Romanov, looking for a takedown. Black pushes Romanov against the cage but Romanov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Black looks for a takedown but Romanov sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romanov lands the left hand.
Romanov misses with a double jab

and Black counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Black gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black looks for a takedown but Romanov sprawls well.
Romanov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Black circles away quickly and effectively.
Black shoots in but no luck this time.
Romanov lunges at Black with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Black's hand.
Romanov tries to bum rush Black with a series of wild strikes but Black uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Romanov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Romanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Romanov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Romanov lands the left hand.
Black fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Black fails with a takedown attempt.
Romanov scores with a sloppy right hand. Black should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with a takedown attempt - Romanov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Romanov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Romanov throws a left and a right that both miss

and Black counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Romanov!
Romanov wants to get back to his feet.
Romanov is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Romanov is squirming around, avoiding Black's attempts to control the action.

Black is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Romanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Black changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Romanov tries to avoid it but Black manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Romanov to the ground. Romanov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Romanov.
Black slips a jab and a cross from Romanov.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Black.
Romanov throws a series of punches but Black avoids them all with ease.
Black misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Black gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black controlling the action here.
Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack 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.
Romanov tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27

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