|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarik Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Dennison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Dennison will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
25
220 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
|
182 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tarik Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Dennison!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dennison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Black looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Dennison fails to land the takedown.
Dennison throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Black's waist but Black gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dennison off to one side.
Dennison fails with a takedown attempt.
Tarik Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Dennison.
Dennison darts in looking for a takedown but Black gets double underhooks and turns Dennison into the cage.
Dennison doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Black moves into the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Black has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dennison avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dennison is trying to pull guard but Black turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennison is trying to push Black away but Black has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dennison prevents the takedown attempt.
Dennison tries to break the clinch but Black is controlling the position.
Black can't get the takedown.
With the fighters up against the cage, Black throws an elbow but misses.
Dennison jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Black walks away with a smile on his face. Dennison gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dennison wants to clinch up but Black keeps it at a distance.
Black half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Black takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dennison shoots in looking for a takedown. Black tries to sprawl out of it but Dennison 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 is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennison misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Black changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dennison fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab by Dennison.
Dennison moves in looking to clinch but Black pushes him off.
Black appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dennison shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Black as he jumps to the side.
Dennison wants to clinch.
Dennison tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Black defends well and Dennison ends up having to push Black into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Black changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennison shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Black as he jumps to the side.
Dennison tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Black defends well and Dennison ends up having to push Black into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Dennison there.
Black tries for a takedown but Dennison sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dennison connects with a crisp jab.
Dennison throws a head kick but Black moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Dennison.
Black half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dennison moves in looking to clinch but Black pushes him off.
Dennison misses with a takedown
and Black counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dennison looking to slow down the pace here.
Dennison seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Dennison gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Black.
Black prevents a takedown attempt there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dennison jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Black walks away with a smile on his face. Dennison gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tarik Black will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dennison shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Black shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dennison as he jumps to the side.
Dennison shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Black as he avoids it easily.
Black appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Black leaves Dennison with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tarik Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Dennison.
Dennison shoots in looking for a takedown but Black manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dennison's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dennison closes this distance looking for a takedown but Black circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black has a takedown stuffed.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dennison is defended easily by Black.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dennison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Black appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dennison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dennison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dennison throws a solid leg kick but Black takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dennison.
Dennison fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dennison shoots in but Black avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dennison lunges at Black with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Black's hand.
Dennison shoots in for a takedown but Black shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Black half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dennison wants to clinch.
Black throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dennison's waist but Dennison gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Black off to one side.
No luck for Dennison with that takedown attempt.
Black changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Black paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dennison shoots in but Black avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Black half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Black keeps the fight on the outside.
Tarik Black is winning the standup battle so far.
Black stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Black wants it to stay on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Black or perhaps it was just good defense by Dennison, which made it look bad.
Dennison misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dennison wants to slow Black down by chopping away at his legs.
Dennison shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Black as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennison ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dennison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Black paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Black stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Black wants it to stay on the feet.
Black changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dennison tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Black swivels and escapes.
Black drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dennison sprawls and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dennison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dennison tries to clinch but Black is having none of it.
Black looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dennison is fending him off so far but Black persists. Nope, Dennison circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarik Black dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Black stuffs the takedown attempt from Dennison. Dennison gets slowly back to his feet.
Dennison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Black tries to counter with a takedown but Dennison is quick to defend against it.
Black slaps away a takedown attempt from Dennison, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Black keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tarik Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Dennison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dennison misses with a double jab.
Dennison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Black changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dennison shoots in for a takedown but Black shows good takedown defense.
Matt Dennison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Black won't allow Dennison to sweep him here.
Black working some strikes from top position.
Dennison has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Black throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Black with a flurry of punches that miss.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dennison can do anything to dispel that myth.
Black postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black is fighting to break Dennison's control of his arms but Dennison is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dennison moves in looking to clinch but Black pushes him off.
Black dives in for a single leg takedown but Dennison sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dennison! But no joy.
Dennison is looking to clinch.
Black changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nice sprawl there from Black as Dennison shoots in.
Black blocks a head kick by Dennison.
Dennison shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Black counters by clinching up.
Dennison drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennison gets underhooks to prevent Black's takedown attempt.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Black is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dennison can do to turn this around?
Dennison tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dennison is pressed up against the cage. Black has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dennison down to the mat. Dennison avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dennison misses with a takedown attempt - Black sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Black swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dennison closes the distance and clinches up with Black, looking for a takedown. Dennison pushes Black against the cage but Black circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
It looked like Black wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A head kick misses from Dennison.
Tarik Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dennison pinned against the cage. Dennison gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dennison wants to counter with a clinch but Black pushes him away.
Black keeps the fight on the outside.
Black misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Matt Dennison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tarik Black is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dennison listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tarik 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tarik Black!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
24% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
