PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clair Black (ranked 7102 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Klint (ranked 5687 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Black
vs
Klint

173 cm
24
279 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

193 cm
23
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Clair Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Klint!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Francis DeMontford and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Black closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Black in side control, throwing shots but Klint defends.

Black is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Klint knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Klint tries to buck Black off but Black is having none of it.
Black scoring with punches from side control.
Klint sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Klint has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Black is working away from the top position though.
Klint really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Black. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klint moves into full guard.
Black really is a fat lump.
Klint throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Klint is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Klint is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Black defends well.
Black working some strikes from top position.
Black lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Black throwing strikes from guard but Klint blocks nicely.

Black thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Klint has his hands on Black's head, controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Klint avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Black is in close to Klint's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Black drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Black jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Black throws a big right hand that misses.
Black with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Black landing with the ground and pound.
Black working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Black cracks Klint with a solid left hand.
Klint is pulling down on Black's head to control his posture.

Klint isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Black stacks Klint on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Black!
Black trying to control the position but Klint is working away.
Black scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Klint to see if he's OK.

Black is trying to get an arm triangle but Klint is defending well.
Klint tries to buck Black off but Black is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klint takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Black working the ground and pound.
Klint can't do much from the bottom here.
Klint takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Black is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Klint has escaped the position, nice work there.
Klint is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clair 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.

No luck with that takedown attempt from Klint.
Klint avoids the head kick by Black.
Black slaps away a takedown attempt from Klint, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Klint tries to close the distance and clinch up but Black swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Black was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Klint misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Clair Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Klint.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Klint.
Black wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Black rushes Klint and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klint tries to pull guard but Black won't allow it.
Black leaning against his opponent.
Black is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Klint is trying to maintain a safe position but Black gets an underhook and turns Klint into the cage.
Black has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Klint avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Black keeps control of Klint as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Klint breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Black stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Black wants it to stay on the feet.
Klint is breathing heavily.
Klint looks to land a combination. Black sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Klint throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Black counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Klint is looking to stand back up but Black counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Klint.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Klint is trying to get back to full guard.
Black landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Black working over Klint with some ground and pound. Klint looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black prevents Klint from improving his position.
Black looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Black looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Klint with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Black is nestled in close to Klint, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Black is trying to work for a kimura but Klint is defending well.
Klint is trying to maintain the position but Black is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Black is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Klint has managed to free his arm - good work.
Black working over Klint with some ground and pound. Klint looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Klint tries to roll over but Black keeps him under control.
Klint taking some punishment here, with Black in his half guard.

Black is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Black looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Klint with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Klint with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Black is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Klint sees it coming and defends easily.

Black seems to be working for a kimura but Klint defends the submission attempt.
Black has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nice strikes from Black there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Black seems to be working for a kimura but Klint defends the submission attempt.
Klint tries to roll over but Black keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clair Black dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Klint shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Black pinned against the cage. Black gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Klint has closed the distance and engaged Black in a clinch.

Klint pulls Black into guard.
Black with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Black's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Black is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Klint wants to sweep here but Black controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black scoring with some ground and pound.
Black with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Black prevents Klint from getting back to his feet.
Klint takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Black accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Black distracts Klint with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Klint is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Black landing some decent shots from guard.

Klint is rocked!

Black drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Black jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Klint is still in real trouble! Can Black finish him?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Klint can do anything to dispel that myth.
Black working some strikes from top position.

Black thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Black connects with a couple of short punches.
Clair Black overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Black arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Klint's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Clair Black!