PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Busta Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oisin O Conghaile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black's entrance music is Ready or Not. A fine choice. O Conghaile has chosen The Deer's Cry by Angelina as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. O Conghaile has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Oisin O Conghaile is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Black
vs
O Conghaile

182 cm
27
222 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

186 cm
39
201 lbs
34 - 28 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Busta Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 28 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oisin O Conghaile!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black tries to score a power double leg takedown but O Conghaile sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Black somewhat.

Black looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for O Conghaile!

Black wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by O Conghaile, who protects the arm well.

Black looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Black is looking to take a break and control but O Conghaile is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Black thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
O Conghaile is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Black wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by O Conghaile, who protects the arm well.
Black wants to control but O Conghaile is keeping him busy.

Black tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Black has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
O Conghaile is looking to reverse the position.
Black has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for O Conghaile!

Black with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
O Conghaile tries to reverse the position but Black maintains control.
O Conghaile looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Conghaile is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Black has taken his back.
Black controlling well, preventing O Conghaile from escaping the position.
Will Black go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

Black is looking for the choke from the back position but O Conghaile is controlling his hands well.

Black looking for the choke but no joy.
Black wants to control but O Conghaile is keeping busy.

Black working for the choke.
I really don't envy O Conghaile right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Conghaile is keeping busy.

Black is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. O Conghaile knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften O Conghaile for a finish.

Black tightening his grip on O Conghaile, looking for the choke.

Black is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but O Conghaile has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

Black is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. O Conghaile knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften O Conghaile for a finish.
Black wants to control but O Conghaile is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Black has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
I really don't envy O Conghaile right now.

Black patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

O Conghaile fending off the submission attempt from Black.
O Conghaile is trying to break free.

Black is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

Black has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, O Conghaile has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

Black is looking for the choke from the back position but O Conghaile is controlling his hands well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Busta Black dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oisin O Conghaile's cut.
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.

O Conghaile motions for Black to come forward. O Conghaile throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Black shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. O Conghaile defends it nicely.
Black blocks the body kick.

Black decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Black wants to pass the guard but O Conghaile is defending well.

O Conghaile looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Black passes to side control.

Black tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Black tries for a kimura but O Conghaile is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black advances to mount.
O Conghaile is breathing heavily.

Black looking to secure an arm triangle but O Conghaile defends it well.
O Conghaile is trying desperately to improve position.
O Conghaile stops Black from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
O Conghaile is squirming around, avoiding Black's attempts to control the action.

Black looking to isolate an arm here. O Conghaile doesn't see it coming and as Black extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Black!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Busta Black!
An out of breath Busta Black thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Oisin O Conghaile was interviewed post fight and said 'You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance!'.