PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dartemis Bleak (ranked 5021 p4p, 387 weight class) and Mo Back (ranked 6065 p4p, 415 weight class). Dartemis Bleak has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bleak
vs
Back

192 cm
26
250 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

200 cm
26
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dartemis Bleak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mo Back!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bleak misses with a two punch combination.
Back has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bleak lands a really nice looking cross but Back seems unphased.
We've been hearing reports that Bleak has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bleak looks for the body kick but Back saw that one coming.

Back gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Back utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bleak scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bleak throwing strikes from guard but Back blocks nicely.
Bleak knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Back on the ground.
Bleak scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bleak arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Back'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 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dartemis Bleak!
After winning the bout, Dartemis Bleak thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.