PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Carl Black (ranked 3299 p4p, 1507 weight class) and Tooh Kwoma (ranked 363 p4p, 172 weight class). Jimmy Carl Black could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tooh Kwoma's chin.

Carl Black
vs
Kwoma

179 cm
38
166
19 - 14 - 2

170 cm
32
159
13 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
KO power

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Carl Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tooh Kwoma!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carl Black takes a swing at Kwoma's ribcage but misses.
Carl Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kwoma throws a big shot that misses.
Kwoma works over Carl Black's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Jimmy Carl Black has been cut.
Kwoma works the jab nicely.
Carl Black just misses with a punch to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Kwoma.
A low kick from Carl Black is predictable there
and Kwoma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carl Black misses with a looping right.
Carl Black loads up on a big right hand but Kwoma slips the punch.
Kwoma drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Carl Black defends it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carl Black feints and then cracks Kwoma's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kwoma down.
Carl Black tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kwoma lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Carl Black moves in looking to clinch but Kwoma pushes him off.
Kwoma misses with a kick to the body.
Carl Black was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carl Black throws a looping overhand right but Kwoma ducks down to avoid it.
Kwoma throws a quick inside leg kick.

Kwoma closes the distance and clinches.
Carl Black has a couple of punches blocked by Kwoma.
Still in the clinch, Kwoma scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kwoma is struggling to control the position.
Carl Black throws a punch but it's blocked by Kwoma.
Kwoma misses with a body punch.
Kwoma lands a nice shot to the body.
Kwoma lands a body shot.
Kwoma softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kwoma lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Carl Black fails to land.
Carl Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carl Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Carl Black is leaning against Kwoma and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kwoma misses with a knee to the head.
Kwoma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kwoma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carl Black misses with the head strike.
Carl Black has a couple of punches blocked by Kwoma.
A shot in the inside from Carl Black.
Kwoma misses with the head strike.
Kwoma lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kwoma tries a body shot but Carl Black blocks it.
Carl Black misses with the head strike.
Kwoma lands a body shot.
The referee calls for Kwoma to work.
Carl Black misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwoma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carl Black backwards.
Kwoma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carl Black works on Kwoma's body with a couple of short punches.
Kwoma lands with a short shot to the head.
Kwoma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kwoma displaying some good clinch control by pressing Carl Black up against the cage.
Carl Black lands with a short shot to the head.
Carl Black tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carl Black tries to land a knee to the head but Kwoma blocks with his arms.
Carl Black throws a punch but it's blocked by Kwoma.
A short left from Kwoma.
Kwoma lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kwoma tries to land a knee to the head but Carl Black blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carl Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kwoma blocks it with crossed arms.
Carl Black lands a hook that snaps the head of Kwoma backwards.
Carl Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kwoma has Carl Black pushed against the cage.
A short right from Carl Black on the inside.
Kwoma stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Carl Black lands with a left to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carl Black.
Carl Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Kwoma misses with a punch to the body.
Kwoma works on Carl Black's body with a couple of short punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kwoma just misses with a elbow thrown towards Carl Black's brow.
Carl Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kwoma lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tooh Kwoma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Carl Black's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Carl Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big left from Kwoma misses.
Kwoma blocks a jab.
Carl Black tries to score with a low kick but Kwoma moves his leg out of the way.
Kwoma fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kwoma scores with a leg kick.
Carl Black tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kwoma swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kwoma throws out a counter right but Carl Black avoids it with no problem.
Kwoma swings for the body but Carl Black moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Kwoma.
Kwoma throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kwoma fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carl Black has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kwoma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carl Black manages to avoid it.
Carl Black throws a hook but Kwoma avoids it easily.
Carl Black avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jimmy Carl Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carl Black. Kwoma does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Kwoma, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carl Black throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carl Black throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kwoma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kwoma keeps the fight on the outside.
Carl Black closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Carl Black with a nice calf kick.
Kwoma tries to bum rush Carl Black with a series of wild strikes but Carl Black uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carl Black keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Carl Black wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kwoma looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Carl Black throws a chopping leg kick but Kwoma manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kwoma feints a counter leg kick.
Kwoma swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carl Black counters with a nice kick to the body.
Carl Black tries to close the distance and clinch but Kwoma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwoma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carl Black tries to counter by clinching up but Kwoma breaks away and moves out of range.
Carl Black has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kwoma.
Kwoma jabs Carl Black to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tooh Kwoma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carl Black misses with a hook.
Kwoma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carl Black.
Carl Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kwoma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carl Black misses with a looping right.
Kwoma is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Carl Black throws a sloppy body shot
and Kwoma counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kwoma scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carl Black doesn't seem bothered though.
Kwoma lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kwoma takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kwoma tests Carl Black's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Kwoma forces Carl Black back against the cage and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carl Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kwoma lands with a light punch inside.
Kwoma holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Carl Black misses with a body punch.
Carl Black tries to throw a body punch but Kwoma avoids it by throwing Carl Black back against the cage.
Carl Black goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Carl Black.
A head punch on the inside from Carl Black fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kwoma.
Kwoma scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwoma has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Carl Black avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Carl Black lands a right hand.
Carl Black misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carl Black misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kwoma taking a breather.
Kwoma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kwoma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carl Black tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kwoma's elbow.
Carl Black working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kwoma wants to stall.
Tooh Kwoma seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kwoma is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Carl Black prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jimmy Carl Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tooh Kwoma.
Carl Black has a couple of punches blocked by Kwoma.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tooh Kwoma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Carl Black's cut.
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 crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kwoma throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kwoma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Kwoma tries to get set, Carl Black tries to push him back and clinch up but Kwoma manages to avoid the attempt.
Kwoma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carl Black.
Carl Black tries to clinch up.
Kwoma feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carl Blacks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Carl Black moves into the clinch.
Kwoma looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kwoma prevents a body shot from Carl Black.
Kwoma prevents a body shot from Carl Black.
Carl Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carl Black working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Carl Black.
Kwoma has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Carl Black seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kwoma can turn it around.
Kwoma content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kwoma lands a shoulder strike.
Carl Black lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwoma throws a head punch that misses.
Kwoma prevents a body shot from Carl Black.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Carl Black looking to throw knees to the head but Kwoma is blocking nicely.
Carl Black lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kwoma fails to land.
Carl Black gets through Kwoma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kwoma can't get the takedown.
Kwoma is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Carl Black gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Carl Black struggles to land a body shot inside as Kwoma controls his hands.
Carl Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kwoma blocks it with crossed arms.
Kwoma lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carl Black or not.
Carl Black misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jimmy Carl Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwoma blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Carl Black on the inside.
Carl Black putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kwoma in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kwoma's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Carl Black crunches a lovely knee into Kwoma's ribcage.
Carl Black doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kwoma lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Carl Black landing knees to the head.
Kwoma gets through Carl Black's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kwoma works on Carl Black's body with a couple of short punches.
Carl Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tooh Kwoma is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carl Black misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kwoma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carl Black misses with the head strike.
Carl Black scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carl Black misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carl Black misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Carl Black fails to land.
Kwoma takes a shot to the head.

Kwoma is rocked!
Carl Black with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kwoma is still on wobbly legs! Can Carl Black finish him?
Carl Black tries to land a knee to the head but Kwoma blocks with his arms.
Carl Black throws a head punch that misses.
Carl Black goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kwoma seems to have recovered his senses.
A shot in the inside from Kwoma.
Carl Black missing with knees to the body.
Kwoma blocks an uppercut.
Carl Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carl Black can't find room to land a body shot as Kwoma controls the action.
Kwoma avoiding damage as Carl Black throws knees to the body.
Carl Black throws a head punch that misses.
Kwoma slows down the pace here.
Kwoma dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kwoma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kwoma pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kwoma dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Carl Black showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kwoma has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tooh Kwoma!
During a confident post fight interview, Tooh Kwoma thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.