PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chemical Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ali kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Slayer - Jihad. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ali
vs
Black

185 cm
25
181 lbs
14 - 3 - 1

180 cm
23
178 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Fight Club Clothing™

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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chemical Ali!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Black!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali wants to land a leg kick but Black is out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ali fails to pull guard.
Ali fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ali lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ali stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ali tries to pull guard but Black won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chemical Ali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black pushes Ali back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ali stalling against the cage.
Black can't find room to land a body shot as Ali controls the action.
Ali lands an uppercut.
Ali is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Black breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ali misses with a body kick.
Ali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
Ali misses with a jab, cross combination.
Black waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ali.
Black thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black misses with a straight right.
Black misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ali's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Black connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ali scrambles back to his feet.
Ali swings widly with a right hand
and Black counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Ali clinches up against the cage.
Ali jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Black walks away with a smile on his face. Ali gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Black throws a lazy uppercut
and Ali counters with a low kick, right behind Black 's knee.
Ali fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Black has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ali misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Black throws out a loose jab but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black stuffs the takedown attempt from Ali. Ali gets slowly back to his feet.
Ali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
Black scores with a nice right hand.
Ali scores with a punch 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!
The fighters circling - Black throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ali pivots, looking for a leg kick but Black is out of range and Ali settles back down.
Ali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Black.
Ali throws a low kick, looking for Black's leg but Black calmly moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Black clinches up with Ali and pushes him back against the cage.

Ali ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ali no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Black wants to pass the guard but Ali is keeping the position.
Ali keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
Black's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Black really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ali. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Black preventing the sweep.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Black seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Michael Black was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ali, as that shot connected.
Black misses with an uppercut
and Ali counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Black might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ali was well out of range. Poor timing from Black.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ali.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good work by Black as he checks the leg kick.
Ali misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Black takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Black walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Black closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ali tries a body shot but Black blocks it.
Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Black lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Ali manages to break the clinch.
Ali fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chemical Ali dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Horrible takedown by Ali or perhaps it was just good defense by Black which made him look bad.
Ali fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Black has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ali walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Black checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ali fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Black has managed to clinch.
Black tries to break free but Ali pushes him back against the cage.
Ali stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Black as the two fighters clinch.

Ali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Black gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black struggles to land a body shot inside as Ali controls his hands.
Ali lands a shot to the body.
Ali lands a hook to the side of the head.
Black scores with a nice hook to the head.
Black is working Ali over against the cage.
Ali can't find room to land a body shot as Black controls the action.
Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Black lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Black.
Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Black lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Black.
Ali goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Black working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ali'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.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ali.
Ali taking a breather.
Ali tries to break free but Black pushes him back against the cage.
Ali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ali prevents a body shot from Black.
Ali fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chemical Ali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ali leaning against his opponent.
Black throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alis head.

Ali has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Black uses from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali keeping full guard, as Black tries to pass.

Black avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Black tries to free his leg and advance position but Ali is retaining full guard.
Ali is pulling down on Black's head to control his posture.
Black trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ali is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Black trying to control but Ali is working from the bottom.
Black showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Michael Black was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ali moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali blocks a jab.
Michael Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Black lands a body shot.
Ali lands with a cross.
Ali is looking to slow Black down with leg kicks.
Black throws a lazy uppercut
and Ali counters with a right hand to the body.
Black shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Black moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black digs a right hand underneath Ali's ribcage. Ali let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Black lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ali throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blacks head.
Ali works on Black's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali misses with a punch to the body.
Ali lands a left hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Ali lands a shot to the body.
Black lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ali keeps control of Black as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ali lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ali misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Black.
Ali blocking some punches.
Black tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Ali decides to pull guard.

Ali looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Black has picked Ali up and slammed him! Ali can't keep hold of the triangle and Black manages to pass to side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ali keeps working.
Black controlling from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Chemical Ali will probably get the nod.
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.

Ali has closed the distance and engaged Black in a clinch.
Black lands with a left to the head.
Ali has Black pressed against the cage, preventing Black from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short uppercut from Ali.
A right hand to the body from Black.
Ali tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Ali breaks from the clinch.
Black feints a jab promting Ali to slip. Black then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ali slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ali throws a sloppy head kick and Black moves out of range easily.
A leg kick checked by Black.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black throws a series of punches but Ali moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ali.
A nice left hand lands by Black.
A right handed body shot lands from Ali.
Ali scores with a hook to the body.
Black working aggressively here.
Ali lands a left hand.
Black lands an uppercut.
Ali tries to work over Black's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ali works on Black's body with a couple of short punches.
Black working aggressively here.
Black lands a nice uppercut.
Black misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ali creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ali stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Black takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Black is working Ali over against the cage.
Ali looking to slow down the pace here.
Black misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ali.
Ali lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Black.

Ali jumps guard and drags Black to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
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!
Ali trying to keep a closed guard but Black is proving a slippery customer.
Ali is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Black stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ali swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Black sitting in guard here, content to control.
Black must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Ali working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Black doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Black manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Black controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Michael Black wasn't active enough on the ground.

Ali tries to keep at a distance but Black has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Black throws a head punch that misses.
Black scores with a hook to the body.
Black swings wildly with an uppercut but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ali fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nice body punch from Ali.
Black lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ali struggles to land a body shot inside as Black controls his hands.
Ali pushes Black back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ali scores with a shoulder strike.
Chemical Ali has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ali lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ali is leaning against Black and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Ali.
Ali lands a hook that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Ali will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Black up against the cage.
Ali has a couple of punches blocked by Black.
Black swings wildly with an uppercut but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Black working aggressively here.
Black tries a body shot but Ali blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ali tries to work over Black's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Black stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Black prevents a body shot from Ali.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ali.
Ali is trying to maintain a safe position but Black gets an underhook and turns Ali into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Black.
A hook to the body from Black.
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 prevents a body shot from Ali.
Ali tries to work over Black's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chemical Ali clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Black connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ali's hands.
Black misses with an uppercut.
Black circles away from the clinch attempt.

Black clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ali.
Black pushes Ali back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ali tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Black misses with a hook from the clinch.
Black is leaning against Ali and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Black.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Black creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Ali fails to land.
Black blocking some punches.
Black lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A head punch on the inside from Black fails to land.
Ali trying to control the position but instead, Black has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ali into the cage.
Nice body punch from Black - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Black.
Ali wants to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Black's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ali misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Black.
Ali tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Black smiles and moves away.
Ali blocks a jab.
Black keeps the fight on the outside.
Black misses with a hook
and Ali counters with an outside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Black throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Black scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Black throws an off balance right hand
and Ali counters with an outside leg kick.

Black pushes Ali up against the cage in a clinch.
Black lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ali pushes Black back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ali working aggressively here.
Ali can't find room to land a body shot as Black controls the action.
Black goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Black throws a punch but it's blocked by Ali.
Ali lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Black.
Black can't find room to land a body shot as Ali controls the action.
Black can't find room to land a body shot as Ali controls the action.
Black blocks an uppercut.
Black lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ali or not.
Good body shot from Ali.
Ali is trying to maintain a safe position but Black gets an underhook and turns Ali into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ali.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Black up against the cage.
Ali lands with a short shot to the head.
Ali tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chemical Ali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black misses with a body punch.
Ali lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Ali.
Ali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ali tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ali.
Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ali tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Black smiles and moves away.
Black takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Black pushes Ali up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Ali scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Ali.
Ali lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Black backwards.
A right hand to the body from Ali.
Ali lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Ali jumps into guard, dragging Black to the mat.
Ali looking for a sweep. Not yet Ali, not yet.
Ali manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ali sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chemical Ali had his way with Michael Black in 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ali throws a low kick but Black moves out of range easily.

Black moves into the clinch.

Black breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Ali has managed to clinch.
Ali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Black on the inside.
Black wants to get back to striking at distance but Ali won't allow it.
Ali blocking some punches.
Black lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
Black lands a body punch in the clinch.

Ali has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Black uses from the top position.
Ali lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Black!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black is trying desperately to improve position.
Ali tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ali avoids the attempt from Black to control.
Ali controlling his opponent.

Ali working for a submission but Black is keeping him at bay.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ali can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Black is looking to escape.

Ali jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Black manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Black tries to improve position but can't.
Black is trying to buck Ali off.
Black tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Michael Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali advances nicely into full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Ali can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Black is looking to escape.

Ali jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Black manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Black holds on to Ali's head and controls the position momentarily.
Ali trying to control the position but Black is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ali is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Black is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Ali throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Black is not content to let Ali control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ali blocks the strikes from Black.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chemical Ali showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ali has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 50:45
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chemical Ali!
Chemical Ali retains his welterweight title!