PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Fjera (ranked 665 p4p, 79 weight class) and Matt Black (ranked 980 p4p, 109 weight class). Black has chosen La Internacional as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fjera
vs
Black

188 cm
33
273 lbs
22 - 6 - 1

192 cm
32
275 lbs
20 - 8 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Aspire Nutrition
Nuggetori's Nutritionals

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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 22 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Nick Fjera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Black!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black missing with a left hand there. Fjera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fjera throws a big shot that misses.
Fjera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Black.
Fjera lands a leg kick that knocks Black off balance momentarily.
Black drops his hands momentarily and Fjera takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

It looks like Matt Black has been cut.
Fjera has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FIERCE {{$500/wk}} in the buildup to the fight.
Fjera tests Black's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Black stuns Fjera with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fjera throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Black to counter with a crisp jab.
Black bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fjera's head.
Fjera misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Black was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nick Fjera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fjera swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fjera misses with a body shot.
Fjera throws a body punch but Black moves out of range.
Black swings widly with a right hand
and Fjera counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Black thinking.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fjera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Black throws out a counter right but Fjera avoids it with no problem.
Fjera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fjera takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fjera slips a jab and a cross from Black.
Black takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fjera on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fjera scores with a nice head shot.
Fjera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fjera stuns Black with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Black avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Black.
Fjera chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A swing and a miss from Fjera.
Black unleashes a big counter combination but Fjera bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fjera. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fjera defending well as Black loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Fjera there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Black connects with a jab.

It looks like Nick Fjera has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fjera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Black swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fjera doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fjera looks to score with a jab to the body but Black is just out of range.
Fjera loads up on a big right hand but Black slips the punch.
Fjera throws an overhand right that lands on Black's shoulder, as Black tries to avoid the shot.
Black lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Black misses with a looping right.
Black fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fjera looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A combination from Black does no damage.
Black throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fjera.
Fjera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Fjera.
Fjera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Fjera.
Black comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fjera takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fjera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fjera connects with a leg kick. Black looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Black slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with a right hand
enabling Fjera to counter with a crisp jab.
Black fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fjera defending well as Black loads up on a big left hand.
Black takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Black staying out of range there.
Black let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fjera misses the shot to the body.
Fjera misses with a straight left.
Fjera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fjera throws a looping overhand right but Black ducks down to avoid it.
Fjera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Black lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fjera at a distance.
Black misses the jab.
Black staying out of range there.
Black missing with a left hand there. Fjera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Black throws a hook but Fjera blocks it.
Fjera throws a good cross that connects.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fjera sizes up Black with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fjera uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Black scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fjera with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fjera throws the left hand but Black avoids the punch easily.
Black misses with a double jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Black blocks the leg kick.
Black swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fjera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Black.
An inside leg kick from Fjera misses.
Fjera throws a body shot but no joy.
Black throws a body punch but Fjera moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fjera avoids the body shot from Black.
Fjera is looking to counter punch.
Black lands a glancing blow to the side of Fjera's head.
Black throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Black misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Fjera dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The fighters circling - Fjera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fjera misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Black on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fjera misses with a straight left.
Nick Fjera is winning the standup battle so far.
Fjera throws a shot to the body.
Fjera throws an overhand right that lands on Black's shoulder, as Black tries to avoid the shot.
Black throws out a counter right but Fjera avoids it with no problem.
Black throws a right hand that Fjera ducks under and follows up with a left that Fjera also avoids with ease.
Black throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fjera.
Fjera has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Black throws a right hand that Fjera ducks under and follows up with a left that Fjera also avoids with ease.
Black ducks under a wild hook from Fjera.
Black misses the body punch
and Fjera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Black needs to keep his hands up - Fjera had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fjera thuds his right hand into Black's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That has opened up Matt Black's cut even more.
Fjera tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Black lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A big right from Fjera misses.
Black darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fjera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fjera lands a nice leg kick that just misses Black's sensitive parts.
The fighters circle momentarily. Black darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fjera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Black.
Black throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fjera.
Fjera lands with a cross.
Black avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sloppy strikes from Black. Those never looked like landing.
A big right from Fjera misses.
Black avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That kick from Fjera tenderised Black's leg. Black is trying to keep his angry face on.
Black moves away from the strike by Fjera.
A looping hook to the body misses from Black. Fjera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fjera misses with a right hand
and Black cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Black looks to land a right hand but Fjera moved out of range.
Black moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black moves out of range of the strikes.
Black let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fjera. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Black appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Black misses with a looping right.
Fjera connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fjera connects with a leg kick. Black looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Black moves out of range of the strikes.
Black misses with a hook. Fjera ducked under it nicely.
Fjera connects with the punch.

Black is rocked!

The cut above Matt Black's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Black gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Fjera points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Black wakes up just in time to hear Fjera thank his coaches in the post fight interview.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nick Fjera!
Nick Fjera was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.