PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between mr black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mats Goransson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

black
vs
Goransson

185 cm
19
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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 London, mr black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mats Goransson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
black tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Goransson swivels and escapes.
Goransson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Goransson fails with the takedown

and black decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Goransson's guard.

black drops back looking for a leg! Goransson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Goransson manages to kick black off! black jumps back into Goransson's guard.
black pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Goransson is keeping the position for now.
black wants to control from the top but Goransson keeps moving.

black avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Goransson trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
black controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as black accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
black in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Goransson avoids the head kick by black.
Goransson misses with a takedown

and black decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Goransson's guard.
black showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Goransson wants to stand and escape but black is having none of it.

black decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Goransson, up you get!
Goransson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but black manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
black misses with a takedown attempt - Goransson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

black looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
black wants to pass the guard but Goransson is keeping the position.
Goransson keeping moving, preventing black from controlling successfully.

black drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Goransson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now black has Goransson in his guard.

black looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
black is breathing heavily.

black working for a triangle but Goransson defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
black manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Goransson manages to get himself to full guard.
black postures up.

black drops back, looking for a kneebar! Goransson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Goransson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Goransson!
Goransson trying to control the action but black is working from the bottom.
black regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
black is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Goransson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Goransson's back!
black struggling to keep hold of the position.

black looking for the choke but no joy.
Goransson has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

Goransson is having to fend off submission attempts from black, who is looking to sink in the choke. black doesn't have the hooks in though and Goransson manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
black has momentary wrist control but Goransson slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mr black dominated 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.

black misses with a takedown
and Goransson counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Goransson moves into range and clinches up with black.
black can't break the clinch.
black gets underhooks to prevent Goransson's takedown attempt.
black tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
black drops down looking for an ankle pick but Goransson pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for mr black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goransson has his takedown stuffed

and black counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Goransson's guard now.
black working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Goransson's head.

black gets to his feet - Goransson follows without any prompting.
Mats Goransson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
black avoids the head kick by Goransson.

black scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
black avoids the strikes from the bottom by Goransson.
Goransson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

black stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goransson with a lazy takedown attempt

and black counters with a single leg into guard. Goransson didn't expect that.
mr black overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
black is pushing down on Goransson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Goransson is fighting to maintain full guard but black has managed to sneak the leg through.
Goransson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Goransson looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
black won't allow Goransson to sweep him here.

Goransson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Goransson keeping moving, preventing black from controlling successfully.
Goransson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Goransson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Goransson is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
black pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Goransson is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Goransson fails with the takedown

and black decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Goransson's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
black is stalling in the full guard.
Goransson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
black sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Goransson's guard.
Goransson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
black sitting in guard, not really doing much.
black distracts Goransson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
black wants to pass the guard but Goransson is keeping the position.
Goransson being controlled here, momentarily.
black wants to control from the top but Goransson keeps moving.
Goransson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in black's guard.

black throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Goransson escapes and throws black's legs to the side, diving into side control!
black can't do much from the bottom here.
black is looking to reverse the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
black is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Goransson is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
black is desperately trying to improve his position but Goransson has a good base and remains in mount.
A nice elbow there by Goransson.
black working to try and regain half guard.
Goransson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as black is looking to escape.
Goransson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
black can't escape the position.
black wants to hold on but Goransson pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
black tries to reverse the position but Goransson maintains control.
Goransson dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mr black dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Goransson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of black's head.
Goransson wants to clinch
and black counters with a good low kick that Goransson was not able to check.
black gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Goransson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

black looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
black is tying to control. Goransson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
black uses his free foot to push down on Goransson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Goransson.
Goransson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
black controlling his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
black wants to control the pace but Goransson is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
black is really struggling to control Goransson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
black sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
black landing strikes from the mount and Goransson is in trouble!

black is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Goransson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Goransson is squirming around, avoiding black's attempts to control the action.
black landing strikes, looking to finish!
black avoids the attempt from Goransson to control.

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 looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Goransson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

black moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Goransson has worked his arm free - good work by Goransson!
black wants to lay and pray for a moment but Goransson keeps working.
Goransson regains half guard.
black passes to full mount!
black is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Goransson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
black fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
black pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
black wants to control but instead Goransson manages to regain half guard.
black has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

black looking for a guillotine from mount but Goransson is having none of it.
Goransson wants to control but black is having none of it.
Goransson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
black scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
black lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Goransson!

black looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

black wants to finish this one by submission but Goransson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from black.
black is trying to take his opponent's back.
black looking to control but Goransson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mats Goransson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

black wants to finish this one by submission but Goransson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from black.

And that's the end of the fight!
mr black showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for black, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... mr black!