PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Black Cat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikk Sturm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Black Cat
vs
Sturm

174 cm
22
162 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

182 cm
21
163 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Forbidden Apple
Kangaroo Muscle

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Black Cat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikk Sturm!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturm misses with a hook. Black Cat ducked under it nicely.
Black Cat tries to clinch up but Sturm circles away and keeps his distance.
Black Cat cracks Sturm with a right hand to the side of the head.

Sturm is rocked!

It looks like Nikk Sturm has been cut.
Sturm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sturm is still on wobbly legs! Can Black Cat finish him?
A head kick misses from Sturm.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sturm looks gassed!
Black Cat tries to clinch but Sturm is having none of it.
Black Cat shoots for a double leg takedown but Sturm sprawls well. He's pushed Black Cat's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sturm misses with a head kick.
Black Cat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sturm.
Horrible takedown by Black Cat or perhaps it was just good defense by Sturm which made him look bad.
Black Cat lands a jab to Sturm's midsection.
Sturm seems to have recovered his senses.
Black Cat ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sturm fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Black Cat takes the fight into the clinch.
Black Cat landing knees to the head.
Black Cat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Black Cat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Black Cat's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Black Cat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sturm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Black Cat fails in his attempt to clinch.
Black Cat tries to clinch there but Sturm circles away.
A head kick misses from Black Cat.
Black Cat throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black Cat tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sturm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sturm swats away the attempt to clinch by Black Cat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black Cat moves in looking to clinch but Sturm pushes him off.
Black Cat has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Black Cat there as he acknowledges the shot.

Black Cat is rocked!
Black Cat changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sturm tries to avoid it but Black Cat manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sturm to the ground. Sturm escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Black Cat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sturm moves into range and connects with a jab.
Oh Black Cat is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Black Cat wants to clinch up but Sturm keeps it at a distance.
Black Cat misses with a series of wild punches.
Black Cat shoots in but Sturm avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Black Cat seems to have got his legs back now.
Black Cat moves out of range as Sturm strikes.
Billy Black Cat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black Cat tries to clinch up.
Black Cat wants to clinch.
Black Cat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sturm swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sturm misses with a head kick.
Black Cat misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Black Cat looks to land a combination but Sturm avoids it well.
Sturm throws the kick towards the body but Black Cat avoids it.
Sturm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch combination from Black Cat misses.

Black Cat forces Sturm back against the cage and clinches.
Black Cat lands an elbow inside.
Black Cat lands an elbow that stopped Sturm in his tracks for a moment.
Black Cat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black Cat trying to stall but Sturm improves his position.
Black Cat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sturm trying to land knees to the body.
Black Cat lands an elbow just above Sturm 's eye.
Sturm avoiding damage as Black Cat throws knees to the body.
Sturm is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Black Cat trying to land knees to the body.
Sturm can't break the clinch.
Sturm is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Black Cat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sturm has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Black Cat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sturm blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hook to the body lands for Sturm.
Black Cat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Black Cat lands an elbow inside that Sturm shrugs off.
Black Cat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sturm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Black Cat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
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 Cat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Black Cat crunches a lovely knee into Sturm's ribcage.
Black Cat lands a nice knee to the body.
Black Cat lands a nice knee to the body.
Sturm takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Black Cat.
Black Cat with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Black Cat.
Black Cat gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Black Cat.
Knees in the clinch landing for Black Cat.
Black Cat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Black Cat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Black Cat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black Cat keeps control of Sturm as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sturm tries to break the clinch but Black Cat is controlling the position.
Sturm on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Black Cat trying to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Sturm.
Black Cat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Black Cat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Black Cat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Black Cat trying to stall but Sturm improves his position.
Black Cat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sturm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Black Cat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Black Cat scores with a knee to the head.
Sturm is trying to break free.
Black Cat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Black Cat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Black Cat tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sturm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sturm circles away from the clinch attempt.

Black Cat closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Black Cat thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Sturm bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sturm, as that shot connected.
Black Cat tries to close the distance and clinch but Sturm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sturm misses with a head kick.
Black Cat tries to clinch up but Sturm circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Sturm.
Sturm throws a head kick that misses
and Black Cat counters with an inside leg kick.
Sturm lands a jab-cross combination.
Black Cat wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice body kick there by Black Cat.
Black Cat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Black Cat shoots in for a takedown but Sturm shows good takedown defense.
Sturm stuffs the takedown.
Sturm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Black Cat wants to clinch.
Sturm is looking to chop away at Black Cat's legs.
Black Cat tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sturm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sturm slow jab from Black Cat misses its intended target.
Black Cat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sturm.
Black Cat moves in looking to clinch but Sturm pushes him off.
Nikk Sturm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sturm swats away the attempt to clinch by Black Cat.
Sturm tries a head kick but it misses.
Black Cat scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sturm fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Black Cat is out of range.
Sturm misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Black Cat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nikk Sturm's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Black Cat tries for a takedown but Sturm sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sturm tries to land a leg kick but Black Cat saw it coming and moves away.
Black Cat shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Black Cat is looking to clinch but Sturm is avoiding it.
Black Cat tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sturm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sturm attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sturm misses with a head kick.
Black Cat tries to clinch but Sturm moves out of range.
Black Cat has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Black Cat there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sturm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Black Cat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sturm swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sturm throws a sloppy head kick and Black Cat moves out of range easily.
Sturm throws a low kick, looking for Black Cat's leg but Black Cat calmly moves out of range.
Billy Black Cat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Sturm sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Black Cat to the ground! Sturm dives into full mount looking to finish!

It looks like Billy Black Cat has been cut.

Sturm is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

Black Cat has closed the distance and engaged Sturm in a clinch.
Sturm is trying to break free.
Black Cat managing to block the knees to the body from Sturm.
Sturm is breathing heavily.
Black Cat lands a knee to the body.
Black Cat scores a nice knee to the body.
Black Cat landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Black Cat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black Cat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sturm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Black Cat lands a nice knee to the body.
Black Cat lands a damaging elbow.
Sturm wants to get back to striking at distance but Black Cat won't allow it.
Black Cat scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturm wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Black Cat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sturm's face.
Sturm has had enough of the clinch but Black Cat keeps him there for the moment.
Billy Black Cat has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sturm wants to break free but Black Cat has control.
Sturm is looking to break free of the clinch but Black Cat has double underhooks.
Black Cat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Sturm.
Sturm is trying to break free.
Black Cat crunches a lovely knee into Sturm's ribcage.
Black Cat misses with an elbow strike.
Black Cat crunches a lovely knee into Sturm's ribcage.
Black Cat scores a nice knee to the body.
Black Cat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sturm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Black Cat lands a damaging elbow.
Black Cat scores a nice knee to the body.
Black Cat leaning against his opponent.
Black Cat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sturm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Black Cat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Black Cat lands a nice knee to the body.
Black Cat lands an elbow inside.
Black Cat connects with a knee to the head.
Black Cat tries a knee to the head but Sturm blocks it.
Sturm lands a body punch.
Black Cat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Black Cat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sturm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sturm takes a knee right on the jaw!
Black Cat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sturm takes an elbow to the forehead.
Black Cat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sturm's face.
Black Cat lands an elbow that stopped Sturm in his tracks for a moment.
Black Cat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sturm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black Cat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sturm's face.
Black Cat lands a knee to the head.
Black Cat keeps control of Sturm as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Black Cat trying to land knees to the body.
Sturm wants to break free but Black Cat has control.
Sturm takes an elbow to the forehead.
Black Cat lands an elbow just above Sturm 's eye.
Black Cat lands an elbow that stopped Sturm in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sturm.
Sturm is trying to break free.
Black Cat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sturm swings wildly with an uppercut but Black Cat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Black Cat.
Black Cat lands a knee to the body.
Black Cat scores with a knee to the head.
Sturm can't find room to land a body shot as Black Cat controls the action.
Black Cat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sturm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Black Cat lands a nice knee to the body.
Sturm working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Black Cat lands a nice knee to the body.
Sturm wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Black Cat has him pressed against the cage.
Black Cat landing knees to the head.
Black Cat prevents Sturm from breaking the clinch.
Sturm missing with knees to the body.
Black Cat lands a shot to the body.
Black Cat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sturm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A left hand lands to the body for Sturm.
Black Cat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A knee to the head by Black Cat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black Cat leaning against his opponent.
Black Cat crunches a lovely knee into Sturm's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Black Cat.
Black Cat crunches a lovely knee into Sturm's ribcage.
Black Cat scores with a knee to the head.
Black Cat lands an elbow that stopped Sturm in his tracks for a moment.
Black Cat lands a damaging elbow.
Sturm misses with a body punch.
Knees to the body from Black Cat.
Sturm lands a body shot.
Sturm wants to get back to striking at distance but Black Cat won't allow it.
Sturm lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sturm on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Black Cat misses with a knee strike.
Sturm is trying to break free.
Black Cat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Black Cat crunches a lovely knee into Sturm's ribcage.
Black Cat landing knees to the body.
Black Cat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sturm wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Black Cat has him pressed against the cage.
Black Cat connects with a knee to the head.
Sturm trying to land knees to the body.
Black Cat lands an elbow inside that Sturm shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sturm throws an elbow but misses.
Sturm tries to land a knee to the head but Black Cat blocks with his arms.
Black Cat with a knee to the head.
Black Cat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sturm wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Black Cat has him pressed against the cage.
Sturm is looking to break free of the clinch but Black Cat has double underhooks.
Black Cat tries a knee to the head but Sturm blocks it.
Sturm is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black Cat gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Black Cat landing knees to the body.
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 Cat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Black Cat lands a knee to the body.
Black Cat landing knees to the body.
Black Cat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sturm wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sturm takes an elbow to the forehead.
Black Cat lands a damaging elbow.
Sturm missing with knees to the body.
Black Cat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sturm's face.
Black Cat landing knees to the body.
Black Cat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Black Cat scores with a knee to the head.
Black Cat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sturm tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Black Cat scores a nice knee to the body.
Black Cat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sturm tries a body shot but Black Cat blocks it.
Black Cat crunches a lovely knee into Sturm's ribcage.
Black Cat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Black Cat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sturm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees to the body from Black Cat.
Black Cat lands a nice knee to the body.
Black Cat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sturm.
Sturm wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Black Cat tries to land knees in the clinch but Sturm avoids the damage to the body.
Sturm is trying to break the clinch but Black Cat has him pressed against the cage.
Black Cat prevents Sturm from breaking the clinch.
Black Cat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Black Cat dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Sturm circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sturm swats away the attempt to clinch by Black Cat.
Sturm takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Black Cat avoids the head kick by Sturm.
Black Cat slips under a jab.
Nikk Sturm seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sturm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Black Cat shoots in but no luck this time.
Sturm misses with a hook to the body

and Black Cat counters with a shoot takedown. Sturm fights it but they end up in guard.
Black Cat stops Sturm from standing up.
Black Cat is in close to Sturm's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Black Cat chips away with some ground and pound.

Black Cat gets to his feet - Sturm follows without any prompting.

Black Cat closes the distance and clinches.
Black Cat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Black Cat lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sturm takes an elbow to the temple.
Sturm with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sturm missing with knees to the body.
Black Cat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sturm takes a knee right on the jaw!
Black Cat working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sturm is trying to break free.
Black Cat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sturm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Black Cat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black Cat trying to land knees to the body.
Black Cat lands an elbow inside.
Black Cat blocks the elbow strike.
Black Cat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sturm's face.
A knee to the head by Black Cat.
Black Cat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Black Cat.
Black Cat connects with a knee right up the middle there - that's rocked Sturm badly! Sturm tumbles to the floor and Black Cat stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Black Cat!