PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Black (ranked 1665 p4p, 200 weight class) and Lopeared Galute (ranked 1272 p4p, 166 weight class). Black's entrance music is Manu Chao - Mr. Bobby. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Black
vs
Galute

192 cm
39
275 lbs
29 - 17 - 1

197 cm
29
280 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 29 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lopeared Galute!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Galute closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Galute lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black looking to control.
Galute controlling from the top position.
Galute looking to sit in guard and control but Black gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Black cracks Galute with a solid left hand.
Black won't allow Galute to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Black avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Galute wants to sweep but no luck.
Black lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black distracts Galute with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Black trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Galute is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Galute wants to get back to his feet but Black is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Black postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Galute keeping full guard, as Black tries to pass.

Galute is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Galute works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Black throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Galute is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Black missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Black wants to pass the guard but Galute is keeping the position.
Galute avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Black postures up in Galute's guard and throws a big left but Galute blocks it.
Black throwing strikes from guard but Galute blocks nicely.
Black postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Black keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Galute's head.
Black throwing strikes from guard but Galute blocks nicely.
Galute is looking to stand up but Black isn't so interested in that idea.
Black trying to control but Galute is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Galute working for submissions but it's allowed Black to get to half guard.
Black throwing shots but Galute is blocking nicely.
Black lands strikes from half guard.
Black wants to control but Galute is keeping him busy.
Galute is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Galute looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Galute is looking to escape.
Galute trying to hold on to Black's head to control him but Black postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Black thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Galute tries to roll over but Black keeps him under control.
Galute trying to control but Black postures up.
Black seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Galute does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Black drops an elbow to the side of Galute's head.
Black is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Galute pushes Black off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Galute moves into the clinch.
Galute with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Black dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Galute dives in and scores a takedown into Black's guard.

It looks like Matt Black has been cut.
Galute preventing the sweep.
Galute trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Black working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Galute.
Black looking for a sweep. Not yet Black, not yet.
Matt Black overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Black is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Galute is aware though and is defending well.
Black can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Galute controls the pace.
Black is trying to keep Galute in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galute forces his way into half guard.

Galute is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Black doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Galute.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black gets full guard.
Black trying to control the position.

Galute is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Black is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Black has escaped and now he's on top!

Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Galute is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Black is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Galute is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Black is aware though and is defending well.
Galute is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Black throwing strikes but missing.
Galute wants to sweep but no luck.
Black working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Galute is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Black is aware though and is defending well.
Black chips away with some ground and pound.
Black working some strikes from top position.

Galute has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Black can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Black throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black distracts Galute with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Black landing with the ground and pound.
Black postures up and lands a big shot to Galute's brow.
Galute looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Galute not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Galute looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Black passes into half guard.

Black wants to work for an arm triangle but Galute is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black works his foot free and advances to mount.
Black in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Black connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Black goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Galute turns into him and now he's in Black's guard.
Black keeping moving, preventing Galute from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Galute showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Black dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matt Black's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A combination from Galute does no damage.
Galute ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Black moves away.
Galute takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Galute stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Galute wants it to stay on the feet.
Galute cracks Black with an open hand slap.
Galute scores with a decent looking hook.
Black has been working on his balance at Brotherhood MMA, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Galute.
Galute uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
Lopeared Galute is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Galute cracks Black with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Matt Black's cut is getting worse.
Black takes a swing at Galute's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galute is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Galute moves in looking to clinch but Black pushes him off.
Black slips under a jab from Galute.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Galute tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Black counters with a nice double leg into side control. Galute won't be happy with that.

Galute explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
A head kick misses from Galute.
Black blocks a jab.
Black misses with a wild body shot.
Galute throws a big shot that misses.
Black appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Galute wants to clinch
and Galute takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Galute.
The fighters circling - Black throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Black throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Black misses the target.
Lopeared Galute has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galute keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lopeared Galute seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Galute punishes Black's body with a nice straight punch.
Galute throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Black drops down looking for a counter takedown but Galute sprawls and moves away.
Galute throws the left hand but Black avoids the punch easily.
Black attempts a counter takedown but Galute avoids it well and moves away.
Lopeared Galute seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Black misses.
Black blocks a jab.
Black walks into a stiff left hand from Galute.
Galute closes the distance but Black moves to the side

so Black counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Black loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Black landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black looking to sit in guard and control but Galute gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Black wants to sweep here but Galute controlling him for the moment.
Galute trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matt Black is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Black is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Galute throwing strikes but missing.
Black keeping full guard, as Galute tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Black keeping moving, preventing Galute from controlling successfully.
Black preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Galute tries to free his leg and advance position but Black is retaining full guard.
Galute stopping the sweep attempt from Black.
Black wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Galute throws a big elbow that misses.
Galute being controlled here momentarily.
Galute with a flurry of punches that miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lopeared Galute comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Black has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Black!
A victorious Matt Black thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.