PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Black (ranked 112 p4p, 778 weight class) and Bradley Lemons (ranked 17 p4p, 120 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Black
vs
Lemons

182 cm
27
183
14 - 1 - 0

175 cm
27
163
11 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Black!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bradley Lemons!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemons feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blacks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lemons looks to land a right hand but Black moved out of range.
Black is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lemons avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Black misses with a right hand
and Lemons counters with a nice uppercut.
Black lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice uppercut there from Black.
A telegraphed right hand from Black misses the target.
Lemons appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black throws a body punch but Lemons moves out of range.
Black throws the left hand but Lemons avoids the punch easily.
Black fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black scores with a nice head shot.
Lemons avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Despite the aggression on Lemons's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A cross from Lemons lands.
Black misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Lemons was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lemons walks into a stiff left hand from Black.
Lemons scores with a body shot.
Black misses with an uppercut. Lemons saw that one coming.
Lemons throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Black moves into the clinch successfully.
Black doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Black tries a body shot but Lemons blocks it.
Lemons struggles to land a body shot inside as Black controls his hands.
Lemons lands with a short shot to the head.
Black scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lemons is trying to break the clinch but Black is controlling him.
Lemons struggles to land a body shot inside as Black controls his hands.
Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Black lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lemons backwards.
Lemons lands a right hand.
Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lemons tries to break free but Black pushes him back against the cage.

Lemons's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Black swings widly with a right hand
and Lemons cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the liver by Lemons. Beautiful body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemons swings widly with a right hand
and Black counters with a left to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Black, as that shot connected.

Black closes the distance and clinches.
Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Lemons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lemons is looking to break free of the clinch but Black has double underhooks.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Black misses with a punch to the body.
Lemons looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lemons.
Black misses with a short punch on the inside.
Black definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lemons wants to break the clinch but can't.
Black blocks a body shot from Lemons.
Black's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Black tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lemons's elbow.
Lemons tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemons wants to get back to striking at distance but Black won't allow it.
Black prevents Lemons from breaking the clinch.
Black misses with some punches.
Black throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lemonss head.
Black lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lemons.
Black prevents Lemons from breaking the clinch.
Black prevents Lemons from breaking the clinch.
Lemons wants to break free but Black has control.
Black throws a head punch that misses.
Lemons scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lemons creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lemons wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Black has a couple of punches blocked by Lemons.
Black keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lemons's efforts to push away.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lemons.
Black lands a body punch.
A short right from Lemons on the inside.
Lemons looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lemons wants to get back to striking at distance but Black won't allow it.
Lemons wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Black has him pressed against the cage.
Lemons prevents a body shot from Black.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jack Black will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lemons takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Black throws a hook but Lemons avoids it easily.
Black misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Lemons on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Black swings away with a body shot that misses

and Lemons counters with a crisp one two that drops Black! Lemons thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Black to his feet! Black is in big trouble!

Black is rocked!
A left lands for Black.
Oh Black is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lemons takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Black seems to have got his legs back now.
Lemons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
Lemons is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Black with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemons throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Black swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Lemons on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lemons throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Black wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lemons swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jack Black is winning the standup battle so far.
Black darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lemons tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Lemons.
An attempted straight right counter from Black misses the target.
Black fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lemons on the side of the head.
Lemons takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemons throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Black sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lemons ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Lemons thows a left - swing and a miss!
Black dips to his left and cracks Lemons with an uppercut!
Lemons needs to keep his hands up - Black had a free shot at his head there.
Black is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lemons can do to turn this around?
Lemons takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black tries to clinch but Lemons is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemons throws a poor cross that misses
and Black counters with a big right hand! Oh Lemons is in trouble here! Black follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Black!
Jack Black retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, Jack Black, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.