PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Didier Drogba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Drogba
vs
Black

188 cm
28
185 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

182 cm
20
180 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

MayheM sportswear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Didier Drogba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jason Black!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black missing with a left hand there. Drogba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Black clinches up with Drogba and pushes him back against the cage.
Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Black is trying to force a seperation but Drogba has the dominant position.
Black swings wildly with an uppercut but Drogba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drogba lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Black or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drogba.
Black is trying to push Drogba away but Drogba has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drogba tries to throw a body punch but Black avoids it by throwing Drogba back against the cage.
Black has Drogba pushed against the cage.
Drogba manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black lands a body shot.
Drogba is looking to control Black's arms but Black gets an underhook and turns him. Now Drogba has his back to the cage.
Drogba is working Black over against the cage.
I was talking to Drogba's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Black.
Drogba misses with a body punch.
The referee calls for Drogba to work.
Black is working Drogba over against the cage.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Black stalling in the clinch.
Drogba misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Drogba.
Drogba can't find room to land a body shot as Black controls the action.
Black throws a head punch that misses.
Black blocks a body shot from Drogba.
Black pushes Drogba back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Black misses with the head strike.
A short right from Black on the inside.
Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Drogba digs a right hand into Black's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Black's gas tank.
Drogba leaning his opponent against the cage.
Black misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Black leaning against his opponent.
Black scores with a hook to the body.
Black misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drogba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drogba stalling against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Drogba.
Black stalling.
Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drogba blocking some punches.
Drogba stalling the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black stalling in the clinch.
Black lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Black lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drogba backwards.
Drogba misses with a punch to the body.
Drogba is working Black over against the cage.
Drogba has Black pressed against the cage.
Black dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Black presses Drogba against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Black misses with the head strike.
Black misses with some punches.
Drogba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Black dominated that round.
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.

Drogba throws a body shot but no joy.
Drogba lands a body shot.
Drogba swats away the attempt to clinch by Black.
A counter left hand to the body from Drogba misses its target.
Black is looking to slow Drogba down with leg kicks.
Black is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.
Drogba throwing a counter right hand but Black manages to avoid it.
Drogba throws a body shot but no joy.
Black misses with a body kick.
A quick step to the side and Drogba tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drogba connects with a good right hand that stumbles Black. Black circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Drogba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drogba throws a right and a left that Black avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drogba. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drogba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Black.
Drogba throws a right hand that Black ducks under and follows up with a left that Black also avoids with ease.

Drogba rushes Black and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Drogba is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Black is keeping busy.
Stalling in the clinch from Drogba.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Black fails to land.
Drogba taking a breather.
Drogba lands a body punch.
Black misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Black takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Drogba blocking some punches.
Drogba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Black.
Drogba softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Black in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Drogba misses with a punch to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Black.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Black stalling against the cage.
Black prevents a body shot from Drogba.
Black dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Black tries to throw a body punch but Drogba avoids it by throwing Black back against the cage.

Black pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Black thows a leg kick but Drogba checks it
and Drogba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drogba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Black.
Black throws a leg kick
and Drogba counters with a stiff right hand.
Black misses with a hook
and Drogba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black fails to land with a series of punches.
Drogba ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Drogba swinging wildly here.
Drogba looks to land a combination. Black sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drogba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Black.
Black avoids the body shot from Drogba.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drogba lands a nice shot to the body.
Black takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Didier Drogba dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Black throws a low kick but it's checked well by Drogba.
Drogba scores with a jab to the head.
Black looks to throw the jab but Drogba is out of range.
Jason Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drogba blocks a head kick by Black.
A quick step to the side and Drogba tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Black throws a leg kick that misses.
Black tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drogba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black misses with a looping left.
It looked like Drogba was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Black.
Drogba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drogba is looking to wear down Black with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Drogba staying out of range there.
Drogba bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drogba. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Black pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A counter left hand to the body from Drogba misses its target.
Drogba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Black moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Drogba throws a body punch but Black moves out of range.
Drogba slips under a jab from Black.
A swing and a miss from Black.
Drogba is looking to counter punch.
Black throws a head kick that misses.
Black throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Drogba was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Black.
Drogba throws a combination that misses
and Black counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drogba misses with a double jab
and Black counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Drogba misses.
Black moves away from the strike by Drogba.
Black throws a head kick that misses.
Drogba swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Black counters with a nice body kick.
Black looks to land a left hand but Drogba moved out of range nicely.

Black rushes Drogba and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Drogba.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black lands with a light punch inside.
Black has a couple of punches blocked by Drogba.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drogba is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Black is keeping busy.
Drogba struggles to land a body shot inside as Black controls his hands.

Black escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Black takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Black gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Drogba counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Black thinking.
Drogba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drogba tries to clinch but Black moves out of range.
Drogba misses with a straight right.
Black with a nice cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogba moves away from the strike by Black.
Drogba was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Drogba moves away from the strike by Black.
Black throws a low kick but Drogba moves out of range easily.
Drogba is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Black walks into a straight right hand from Drogba.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drogba scores with a hook to the body. Black takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Black throws a big shot that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Black has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Black!
A very excited looking Jason Black made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.