PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Black (ranked 3833 p4p, 4563 weight class) and Xi Daerji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Xi Daerji was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Black
vs
Daerji

191 cm
23
165
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
23
155
4 - 4 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Xi Daerji!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Darius Henderson and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daerji connects with a body shot.
Black swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Daerji counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice takedown defense from Daerji. No joy for Black on that attempt.
Daerji tries to counter with a clinch but Black shakes him off and moves away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Daerji looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Black breaks from the clinch.

Daerji has managed to clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Daerji.
Daerji wants a takedown but no success here.
Daerji takes a knee to the side of the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Daerji tries to pull guard but Black won't allow it.
Black is struggling to control the position.
Daerji using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Black has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black is pressed up against the cage. Daerji has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Black down to the mat. Black avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jimmy Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xi Daerji.
A looping hook to the body misses from Black. Daerji does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daerji dives in for a single leg takedown but Black sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Daerji gets caught flat footed, as Black shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Black throws a big elbow that misses.
Daerji keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
Black working some strikes from top position.
Black lands a couple of elbows.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Daerji is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Daerji pushes Black off and scrambles back to his feet.
Daerji slaps away a takedown attempt from Black, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Black throws out a loose jab but Daerji uses good head movement to avoid it.

Black looking to score a takedown here. Daerji is defending well but Black drives through and ends up in Daerji's guard.
Daerji looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Black wants to control from the top but Daerji keeps moving.
Black forces his way into half guard.
Daerji keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Black drops an elbow to the side of Daerji's head.
Daerji has hold of Black's hands but Black slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Black looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Daerji taking some punishment here, with Black in his half guard.
Black lands with a punch from half guard.
Black takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Black looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Daerji with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Daerji with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Black takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daerji is staying active underneath Black, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Black seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Black is looking to take a break and control but Daerji is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Black controlling the action here.
Daerji won't allow Black to pass to mount.
Black takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Daerji looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black wants to advance to full mount but Daerji doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Black stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Daerji swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daerji looking for a sweep. Not yet Daerji, not yet.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Daerji is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Black gets to his feet - Daerji follows without any prompting.
Black throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Black manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Daerji on his heels. He'll look to pass Daerji's guard now, I'm sure.
Black working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Daerji's head.
Black has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Black content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Black wants to pass the guard but Daerji is keeping the position.
Black lands a couple of elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Black dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Black fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Daerji sprawls well initially but Black persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Black trying to mount his opponent but Daerji defends it.
Black is trying to control. Daerji wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Black passes to full mount!
Black lands a nice shot to the head.
Daerji can't escape the position.
Black controlling his opponent.
Black can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Daerji is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daerji is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Black avoids the attempt from Daerji to control.
Daerji taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Daerji hang on?
Daerji is breathing heavily.
BOOM! Black connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Black knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Daerji on the ground.
Black working the ground and pound effectively.
Black lands with some strikes.
Black breaks from Daerji's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jimmy Black overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Black putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Daerji is rocked!
Black is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daerji can do to turn this around?
Black postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Daerji badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Black around the waist but Black pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Black is the winner by TKO! Black jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Black!
Jimmy Black decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.