PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rafal Okonski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black has chosen The Metal as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Okonski
vs
Black

175 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 Amsterdam, Rafal Okonski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Black!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okonski takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Okonski throws a sloppy head kick and Black moves out of range easily.

Black gets tackled into the cage by Okonski. Okonski maintains the clinch.
Okonski is trying to pull guard but Black turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Black escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Black goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Black wants to clinch up but Okonski keeps it at a distance.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Okonski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Black rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Okonski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Okonski throws a head kick but Black moves out of range.

Okonski rushes Black and presses him up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black scores a nice knee to the body.
Okonski missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okonski is trying to push Black away but Black has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Black.
A nice left hand lands by Black.
Black trying to control the position but instead, Okonski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Black into the cage.
Black gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Okonski tries for a takedown but Black manages to get underhooks.

Black pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Black tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Okonski moves into the clinch.
Black keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Okonski's efforts to push away.
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
Okonski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Black's efforts to push away.
Nice elbow from Black.
Okonski can't break the clinch.

Black breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Black misses with a head kick.
Black throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Okonski is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Okonski.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafal Okonski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black connects with a high kick.
Black tries to clinch up.
Okonski stuffs the takedown.
Black is looking to clinch.
Black lands a two punch combo.
Black scores with a head kick. Okonski tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black lands a two punch combo.

Okonski is rocked!
Black lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Black tries to clinch but Okonski moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black lands with a slapping head kick.
Black lands a right hook to the body.
Black is looking to clinch but Okonski is avoiding it.
Black throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Black tries to clinch there but Okonski circles away.
Black pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Okonski back to the cage. Black follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Black closes this distance looking for a takedown but Okonski circles away.
Black works over Okonski's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Okonski eats them both and turns towards Black to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Oh Okonski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Black rushes Okonski and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Black dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Black throws a shot to the body.
Okonski seems to have got his legs back now.
Okonski looks for a takedown but Black sprawls well.
Okonski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Okonski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Black tries to avoid it but Okonski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Black to the ground. Black escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafal Okonski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black throws a nice inside leg kick.
Black connects with a high kick.
Black moves in looking to clinch but Okonski pushes him off.
Black looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black shoots in but Okonski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Black - that will leave a mark!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Black throws a head kick that Okonski semi-blocks.
Black throws a right hand that Okonski ducks under and follows up with a left that Okonski also avoids with ease.
Okonski takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Black fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Okonski, pushing him back against the cage.

Black manages to break the clinch.
Black has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Okonski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Okonski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black wants to clinch up but Okonski keeps it at a distance.
Okonski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Black is looking to clinch but Okonski is avoiding it.

Black lands a big head kick that sends Okonski tumbling to the mat! Black takes a step backwards and waves Okonski back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Okonski is rocked!
A head kick from Black lands but Okonski takes it in his stride.
Oh Okonski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rafal Okonski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Black closes the distance and pushes Okonski back into the cage.

Black pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Black lands a leg kick that knocks Okonski off balance momentarily.
Okonski seems to have got his legs back now.
Black lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Okonski circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Black does no damage.
Black lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Okonski circles away quickly and effectively.
Black shoots in and drives through. Okonski sprawls well.
Okonski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Black fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
John Black seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Black moves into the clinch successfully.
Black tries for a takedown. No joy.
Knees to the body from Black.

Black pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okonski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Black getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Black slaps away a takedown attempt from Okonski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Okonski crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Black - the referee stops the clock and Okonski gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Black. Okonski manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

Okonski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Black breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Black lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nice takedown defense from Okonski. No joy for Black on that attempt.
Okonski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Black.
Okonski has a takedown stuffed.

Black closes the distance and clinches.
Okonski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Okonski is looking to break free of the clinch but Black has double underhooks.

Black gets control of Okonski's arms and successfully pulls guard. Black will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Black is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Okonski is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okonski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Okonski looking to sit in guard and control but Black gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Black wants to stand but Okonski is controlling his posture from full guard.
Okonski working a defensive guard but Black manages to pass into side control anyway.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okonski is trying to work for a sweep but Black has mounted him!
Okonski throwing hammer fists to the chest of Black. What's that going to do exactly?
Black controlling the pace for now.
Black looking to control but Okonski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Okonski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Okonski tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okonski is working to get back to half guard.
Black controlling his opponent.
Black trying to control but Okonski is having none of it.
Black sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. John Black hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Black throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Okonski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Black misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Okonski keeps the fight on the outside.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Black has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 26:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Black!
John Black was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.