PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jason Tanner (ranked 2535 p4p, 96 weight class) and Niles Black (ranked 2877 p4p, 106 weight class). Tanner comes to the ring accompanied by Sandy Davidson - The Green Hills of Tyrol. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Niles Black enters the ring!

Tanner
vs
Black

184 cm
34
190 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

182 cm
28
180 lbs
14 - 12 - 1

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Granite chin

KOMBAT KLOTHING

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Tanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Niles Black!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Black.
Black ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tanner lunges at Black with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Black's hand.
Black throws a leg kick
and Tanner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Black avoids the body shot from Tanner.
Black scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Tanner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Black takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tanner cracks Black with a good jab.
Black misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Black throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tanner avoids the head kick by Black.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Black tries to clinch but Tanner moves out of range.
Tanner misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tanner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Black.
Black moves in looking to clinch but Tanner pushes him off.
Tanner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Black. Tanner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Black lands a body shot.
Tanner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Black slips a straight right by Tanner.

Black moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tanner.
Black scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Black fails to land.
Black lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Black.
Black has a couple of punches blocked by Tanner.
Black lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Black.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tanner.
Our sources have told us that Tanner has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Tanner lands a body shot in the clinch.

Black pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tanner lands the left hand.
Tanner throws a solid leg kick but Black takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tanner.
Black connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Black rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tanner counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tanner throws a big shot that misses.
Tanner scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Black.
Tanner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tanner takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Black's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tanner connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Black scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black connects with a body shot.
Black scores with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tanner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Black throws a shot from downtown. Tanner moves away and avoids it.
Tanner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Black has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tanner.
Tanner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Tanner.
A jab from Tanner finds it's way through Black's defenses.
Tanner misses with a straight left.
Tanner scores with a shot to the body.
Black throws a lazy right hand but Tanner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Tanner.
Black scores with a jab. Tanner acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheers as Tanner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Black doesn't seem phased though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tanner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tanner looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Black misses with a hook to the body
and Black takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tanner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Black tries a quick counter leg kick but Tanner is wise to it.
Tanner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tanner misses with a hook. Black ducked under it nicely.
Black listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Black slips under a jab from Tanner.
Tanner moves away from the strike by Black.
Tanner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick by Black misses
and Tanner counters with a head kick.
Tanner misses with a right hand
and Black counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tanner cracks the inside of Black's front leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black lands with a nice body punch.
Black avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tanner with a nice cross.
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 Jason Tanner will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tanner swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Black tries a quick counter leg kick but Tanner is wise to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Tanner misses the target.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Black on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tanner. Tanner obviously looking to wear him down.
Black pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Black slips under a jab from Tanner.
Black looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tanner attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Black plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jason Tanner is winning the standup battle so far.
Black throws a lazy right hand but Tanner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tanner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Black tries to land a front kick but Tanner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Black misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tanner does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tanner defending well as Black loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black misses with a hook
and Tanner counters with a straight right hand.
Tanner drops his hands momentarily and Black takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tanner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A solid body kick from Black.
Black scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tanner doesn't seem bothered though.
Black throws a body punch but Tanner moves out of range.
Tanner looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Black rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tanner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tanner throws an off balance right hand
and Black counters with a straight right hand.
Tanner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tanner defending well as Black loads up on a big left hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Black.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tanner.
Tanner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Black sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Black's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A shot to the liver by Tanner. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Tanner does it's job there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black scores with a nice right hand.
Black takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tanner misses with a hook
and Black counters with a slapping leg kick.
Black has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tanner.
Black misses with a hook.
Tanner cracks Black with a good jab.
Black stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tanner.
Black scores with a leg kick.
Black dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tanner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Black.
Black takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Black tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tanner scores with a hook to the body. Black takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Black throws a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Black uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tanner.
Black tries a low kick but Tanner avoids it.
Black throws a sloppy head kick and Tanner moves out of range easily.
Tanner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Black throws a big shot that misses.
Tanner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Black moves away from the strike by Tanner.
Tanner tests Black's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Black with a nice cross.
Tanner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Black.
Tanner ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Black takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tanner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tanner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
Tanner half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a looping overhand right but Tanner ducks down to avoid it.
Tanner scores with a jab. Black acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tanner throws a leg kick but Black sees it coming and moves out of range.
Black throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Black misses with a lunging right hand
and Tanner counters with a good low kick that Black was not able to check.
Tanner missing with a left hand there. Black was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Black misses with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tanner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Black throws out a loose jab but Tanner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tanner lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Black has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Black and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A swing and a miss from Tanner.
Nice uppercut lands for Tanner. That snapped Black's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Tanner dominated that second round.
That's time! Tanner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Black lands the left hand.
Black tries to clinch but Tanner is having none of it.
Black looks to score with a jab to the body but Tanner is just out of range.
Black throws a head kick that misses
and Tanner counters with a nice leg kick.
Tanner scores with a decent looking hook.

Black has taken the fight to the clinch.
Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tanner.
Tanner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tanner lands a hook to the side of the head.

Black breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tanner slips a straight right by Black.
Tanner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tanner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tanner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tanner lands a jab to the head.
Tanner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Black rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tanner makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tanner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tanner ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Black on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tanner fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Black checks it well.
Black comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tanner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Black needs to keep his hands up - Tanner had a free shot at his head there.
A big left from Black misses.
Tanner swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Black wants to land a leg kick but Tanner is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner takes one to the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Tanner.
Black throws a big shot that misses.
Tanner with a jab.
Tanner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tanner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Black.
Tanner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Black.
Tanner appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tanner ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Black throws a head kick that Tanner semi-blocks.
Black dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tanner misses with a jab to the body
and Black counters with a leg kick.
Nice cross by Tanner.
Tanner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Black.
Tanner slips a jab from Black.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Black throws a leg kick but Tanner moved away.
Good leg kick by Tanner there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice cross by Tanner.
Tanner moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tanner misses with a hook.
Tanner ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Tanner connects with the punch.
Black takes one on the button.
A head kick misses from Tanner.
Black feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tanners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
You can see that Black has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Black blocks a jab.
It seemed like Black was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tanner throws a hook but Black blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black throws a body punch but Tanner moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Black there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Black lands a glancing blow to the side of Tanner's head.
Tanner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Black circles away quickly and effectively.
Tanner dips to his left and cracks Black with an uppercut!
Tanner works the jab nicely.
Black cracks Tanner with an open hand slap.
Black lands a head kick!
Niles Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Black throws an off balance right hand
and Tanner counters with an outside leg kick.
Black connects with a solid leg kick.
Tanner slips a straight right by Black.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black throws a body shot but no joy.
Black takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Black misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Tanner to counter with a crisp jab.
Tanner lands a head shot.
Tanner cracks Black with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Tanner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tanner, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Tanner!
Jason Tanner decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.