PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between BJ Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrews comes to the cage accompanied by Inflikted. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Andrews
vs
Black

183 cm
24
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

195 cm
26
217 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Red Bills clothing

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, BJ Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Black!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrews shoots in for a takedown but Black shows good takedown defense.

Black gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Andrews to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Black looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Andrews wants to pass the guard but Black is keeping the position.
Andrews trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andrews wants to pass the guard but Black is keeping the position.
Andrews passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Black!
Andrews controlling the position easily from mount.
Andrews unloads with some shots from mount but Black bucks and avoids them well.
Black really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Andrews lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Andrews lands a nice shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews looking to finish with strikes here!
Black is in a horrible position here. Andrews smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black is in all sorts of trouble here.

Andrews is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Black is surviving well by controlling Andrews's body position as best he can.
Andrews looking to control but Black is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black blocking the ground and pound.
Black tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Black because Andrews loaded up on that one.
Black is in all sorts of trouble here.
Andrews avoids the attempt from Black to control.
Black is looking to get to half guard.
Andrews lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Andrews is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Black can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Andrews trying to control but Black is having none of it.
Andrews controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andrews trying to control but Black is having none of it.
Andrews landing strikes from the mount and Black is in trouble!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BJ Andrews dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Andrews tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Andrews.
Andrews misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Andrews avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Andrews scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Andrews tries to clinch

so Black counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Black drops back, looking for a kneebar! Andrews looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Andrews looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Andrews!
Black prevents Andrews from improving position.
Andrews throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Andrews misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Black wants to control but Andrews postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews staying calm.

Andrews tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Andrews has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Black prevents Andrews from improving position.

Andrews looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Andrews 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.
Black can't do much from the bottom here.
Black managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Andrews.
Black struggling a bit here.
Black tries to bench press Andrews off him but Andrews keeps the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Andrews.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Andrews.
Andrews throws a strike aimed at the side of Black's head but Black avoids it well.

Andrews tries for a kimura but Black is defending well.

Andrews tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Andrews looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Black tries to buck Andrews off but Andrews is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews wants to lay and pray for a moment but Black keeps working.
Sloppy strikes there by Andrews.
Black tries to bench press Andrews off him but Andrews keeps the position.
Black really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Andrews. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Andrews is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Black is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
BJ Andrews overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Andrews is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Black has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black regains half guard there - taking advantage of Andrews's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BJ Andrews dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Andrews looks to land a combination. Black sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Black stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Black wants it to stay on the feet.

Andrews shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Black wants to control but Andrews is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Black wants to improve his position but Andrews is controlling well.
Black won't allow Andrews to pass to mount.
Andrews wants to lay and pray for a moment but Black keeps working.
Andrews is pressing down on Black's thigh, looking to free his foot. Black is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Andrews is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Black has managed to free his arm - good work.
Black trying to control from the bottom.
Andrews has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Andrews is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Black can do to turn this around?
Black is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews is looking to advance position but Black won't allow it.

Andrews is looking for a kimura here.
Andrews controlling the action here.
Andrews lands strikes from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Andrews is trying to control. Black wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Black is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Andrews scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tyson Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrews wants to control but Black is keeping him busy.
BJ Andrews is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Black is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Andrews looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Andrews decides to return to a standing position.
Andrews has his takedown stuffed
letting Black counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Andrews looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Black!
Black is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Black takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Andrews looking to control and managing it successfully.
Black is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Black defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Andrews.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andrews tries to control but Black wriggling away.

And that's the end of the fight!
BJ Andrews showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Andrews 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BJ Andrews!
BJ Andrews decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.