PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samurai Moonwalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samurai Moonwalker will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Black
vs
Moonwalker

185 cm
24
215 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

205 cm
29
220 lbs
11 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

[WAO]MADE IN GERMANY

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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Samurai Moonwalker!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black throws a solid leg kick but Moonwalker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Black.

Moonwalker shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Moonwalker is thwarting Black's attempts to control the position.

Moonwalker is looking for a kimura here.
Moonwalker is pressing down on Black's thigh, looking to free his foot. Black is holding on for now.
Moonwalker is looking to stall here but Black recovers full guard.
Black looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moonwalker trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Black preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Moonwalker wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Black tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Black keeping moving, preventing Moonwalker from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Moonwalker wants to pass the guard but Black is keeping the position.
Moonwalker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Moonwalker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Moonwalker trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Samurai Moonwalker was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Black looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Black lands with a thumping leg kick.
Black scores with a crisp jab that stopped Moonwalker in his tracks.
Moonwalker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Black counters by moving into the clinch.
Moonwalker fails to pull guard.
Black prevents Moonwalker from breaking the clinch.
Black digs a right hand into Moonwalker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Moonwalker's gas tank.
Black stalling in the clinch.
Black tries to work over Moonwalker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Black goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moonwalker goes for a takedown attempt but Black pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Moonwalker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Black counters with a nice body shot.
Mike Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samurai Moonwalker.
Moonwalker looks gassed!
Black tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Moonwalker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Black clinches up against the cage.
Black is pushing Moonwalker up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Moonwalker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Black is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Black works on Moonwalker's body with a couple of short punches.
Black misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moonwalker fails to pull guard.
Moonwalker blocking some punches.
Black just leaning against Moonwalker, taking a breather.
Moonwalker blocking some punches.
Moonwalker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Moonwalker tries to break the clinch but Black is controlling the position.
Black tries to throw a body punch but Moonwalker avoids it by throwing Black back against the cage.
Black effectively controlling the action here.
Moonwalker goes for a takedown attempt but Black pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Samurai Moonwalker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Black.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Black dominated that round.
That's time! Black's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Moonwalker looks to land a body kick but Black moved away.
Black lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Moonwalker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Black stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Black misses with a right hand

and Moonwalker counters with a takedown into side control.
Moonwalker trying to control the action but Black is working from the bottom.
Black is trying to control Moonwalker's posture but Moonwalker avoids it.
Moonwalker trying to control the position but Black is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moonwalker in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Black might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black can't do much from the bottom here.
Moonwalker wants to control but Black is keeping him busy.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Black being controlled for a moment.
Moonwalker throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Moonwalker thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Black wants to control but Moonwalker postures up.
Moonwalker trying to control the action but Black is working from the bottom.

Moonwalker tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Black sneaks back into half guard.

Moonwalker is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moonwalker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Black has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Moonwalker is working away from the top position though.
Black is holding on to half guard well.
Black knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moonwalker on the ground.
Moonwalker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Black keeps working.
Black trying to control but Moonwalker postures up.

Moonwalker is working for a kimura but Black is defending it quite comfortably.

Moonwalker wants to work for an arm triangle but Black is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

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.
Moonwalker trying to control the action but Black is working from the bottom.
Black works his way to full guard. Good work.
Black keeping full guard, as Moonwalker tries to pass.
Moonwalker is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Moonwalkeris looking to pass into half guard but Black pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Black is in guard.

Moonwalker looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Black has picked Moonwalker up and slammed him! Moonwalker can't keep hold of the triangle and Black manages to pass to side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samurai Moonwalker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Black throws a low kick but it's checked well by Moonwalker.
Moonwalker swings away with a body shot that misses
and Black counters with a head kick. That will keep Moonwalker thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
An inside leg kick lands from Black.
Black connects with a solid leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Moonwalker. Those never looked like landing.
Moonwalker throws a poor cross that misses
and Black counters with a nice uppercut.
Moonwalker throws an off balance right hand
and Black counters with a body kick that stops Moonwalker in his tracks momentarily.
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!
Moonwalker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Moonwalker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Black tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Black scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moonwalker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Black fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Black. Moonwalker shrugs it off though.

Black has taken the fight to the clinch.
A body shot lands from Black.
Black presses Moonwalker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Black.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Black.
Black throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black lands a body shot in the clinch.
Black pushes Moonwalker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Black as the two fighters clinch.
Black gets through Moonwalker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Black avoiding damage.
A hook to the body from Black.
Black throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Black.
Black misses with a punch to the body.
Black lands a left hand.
A short body shot lands from Black as the two fighters clinch.
Moonwalker fails to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moonwalker jumps guard but Black stands there with Moonwalker around his waist. Moonwalker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Black.
A right hook to the body lands for Black.
A shot in the inside from Black.
Black scores with a shot to the side of Moonwalker's head.
Black lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moonwalker backwards.

Black manages to break the clinch.
Black fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Black turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Black looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Moonwalker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Black counters with a head kick.
Mike Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samurai Moonwalker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black lands with a thumping leg kick.
Black misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moonwalker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Black connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Black with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Black misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Black showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Black has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Black!