PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between pinq le drinq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Black's choice of entrance music: Darude - Sandstorm . pinq le drinq could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ryan Black's chin.

le drinq
vs
Black

225 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

187 cm
22
202 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, pinq le drinq!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Black!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
le drinq looks to land a body kick but Black moved away.
Black looks to land a combination but le drinq avoids it well.
A combination from Black does no damage.

Black closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Black wants to lay and pray for a moment but le drinq keeps working.

Black decides to stand back up.
Black plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

le drinq is rocked!
le drinq misses with a body kick.
Oh le drinq is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Black feints and as le drinq raises his hands in defense, Black changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Black's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Black won't allow le drinq to sweep him here.
le drinq seems to have got his legs back now.
Black trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Black has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
le drinq is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
le drinq knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Black on the ground.

le drinq wriggles free and stands up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from le drinq misses.
le drinq throws a head kick that misses

and Black counters with a shoot takedown. le drinq fights it but they end up in guard.
le drinq looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
le drinq is breathing heavily.
le drinq looking to control but Black passes into half guard.

Black is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so le drinq is just riding it out for now. Black eventually gives up the hold.

Black seems to be looking for submissions.
Black with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
le drinq wants to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Black seems content to control.

Black stands up and beckons le drinq to join him on the feet.
Black shoots in for a double leg but le drinq sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
le drinq misses with a head kick.
Black circles away from the clinch attempt.
le drinq really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

le drinq tries to keep at a distance but Black has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Black's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Black instigates a clinch.
Black gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from le drinq.
le drinq misses with a hook to the ribs.

Black pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Black fails with the takedown.
le drinq keeps the fight on the outside.
Black shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has le drinq pinned against the cage. le drinq gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
pinq le drinq has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Black.

Black closes the distance and pushes le drinq back into the cage.
le drinq tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Black escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black circles away from the clinch attempt

and Black counters with a nice double leg into side control. le drinq won't be happy with that.
Black slows the pace down.
le drinq is trying to buck Black off.

Black is trying to get an arm triangle but le drinq is defending well.
le drinq is trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Black dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Black feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to le drinq's calf.
le drinq tries to clinch but Black moves away
and Black counters with a series of strikes. le drinq will be more careful next time no doubt.
le drinq takes one to the chin there.
le drinq doesn't manage to clinch there - Black circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - le drinq looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Black tries to clinch up but le drinq circles away and keeps his distance.
pinq le drinq is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
le drinq drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Black tries to clinch but le drinq moves away
and le drinq connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
le drinq tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Black tries to clinch up.
Black tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
le drinq misses with an attempted mid kick.
Black tries to clinch up but le drinq circles away and keeps his distance.
Black works over le drinq's head and body with a nice combination.
le drinq looks to land a body kick but Black moved away.
le drinq throws out a loose jab but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black misses with a jab, cross combination.
Black fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Black shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
le drinq trying to control here.
le drinq is trying to stand back up but Black is controlling him
le drinq on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if le drinq tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black is keen to just control but le drinq is a slippery customer.

Black postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for le drinq to stand up.
Some wild striking there from le drinq.
Black throws a head kick but le drinq moves out of range.
pinq le drinq is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
le drinq throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Black shoots and misses

and le drinq counters by clinching up.
Black gets underhooks to prevent le drinq's takedown attempt.
Black changes levels and goes for a takedown here. le drinq fights it off and pushes away nicely.
pinq le drinq has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Black.
Black walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A combination from Black does no damage.
Black misses with a double jab
and le drinq counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

le drinq closes the distance and clinches.

Black ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Black no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
le drinq with a flurry of punches that miss.

le drinq has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Black to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! le drinq is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Black pulls down on the head and he's put le drinq to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ryan Black!