PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donavon Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyril Kivel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donavon Black has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Black
vs
Kivel

200 cm
21
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
32
91 lbs
7 - 14 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Donavon Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cyril Kivel!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black thows a left - swing and a miss!
Black looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Black misses with an uppercut
and Kivel counters with an outside leg kick.
Donavon Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kivel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kivel throws a leg kick but Black sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Black misses with a jab to the body
and Kivel counters with a one-two to the body.
Black tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kivel was well out of range. Poor timing from Black.
Kivel stalks Black and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Black's face. Black staggers backwards, shaken.
Kivel feints a jab promting Black to slip. Kivel then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Black slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kivel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Black circles away quickly and effectively.
Kivel is looking to chop away at Black's legs.
Kivel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Danga de danga de dang - Kivel scores with a four punch combination!
Kivel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kivel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Black moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kivel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kivel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Black circles away quickly and effectively.
Kivel misses with a two punch combination.
Kivel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Black has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kivel.
Cyril Kivel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivel misses with a two punch combination.
A shot to the body from Black misses
and Kivel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kivel misses with a body kick.
Black misses with a hook
and Black takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A good leg kick by Kivel.
Kivel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kivel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kivel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kivel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kivel - that will leave a mark!
Kivel misses with a two punch combination.
Kivel throws a nice looking combination but Black bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kivel throws a head kick that misses.
Kivel tries to bum rush Black with a series of wild strikes but Black uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Black finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
No joy there for Kivel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kivel throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Black is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kivel.
Kivel lands a two punch combo.
Kivel misses with a low kick.
Kivel feints and then cracks Black's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Black down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kivel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Black takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kivel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kivel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Black checks a leg kick nicely.
Kivel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Black thows a body shot but no joy.
Kivel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Black.
Black swings for the body but Kivel moves out of range.
Black misses with a right hand
and Kivel counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kivel fails to land with a series of punches.
Kivel tries to bum rush Black with a series of wild strikes but Black uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kivel misses with a leg kick.
Black swings widly with a right hand
and Kivel counters with a one-two to the body.
Kivel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kivel looks to land a combination. Black sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kivel tried to score with a low kick but Black checks it.
Kivel jabs Black to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Black rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kivel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Black misses with a body punch
and Kivel counters with a left and a right that stings Black.
Kivel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Black avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kivel. That one must have hurt.
Black swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kivel counters with an outside leg kick.
Black misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kivel.
Black takes one to the side of the head.
Kivel misses with a low kick.
Black throws a shot to the body.
Black dodges the punch combination from Kivel.
Kivel throws a solid leg kick but Black takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kivel.
Kivel swinging wildly here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kivel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Black. That did some damage!
Black throws a nice looking combination but Kivel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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 throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cyril Kivel 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.

Kivel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Black stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kivel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kivel throws a nice looking combination but Black bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Black throws a body kick that misses
and Kivel counters with a series of strikes. Black will be more careful next time no doubt.
Black fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kivel avoids it really well and circles away.
Black is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kivel cracks Black with a right hand to the side of the head.
A left and a right from Kivel both land. Nice combination.
Kivel lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Black backs up against the cage.
Kivel looks to land a combination but Black avoids it well.
Cyril Kivel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kivel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kivel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kivel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cyril Kivel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kivel 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.
Kivel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kivel!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kivel throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Black's head.
Kivel misses with a low kick.
Kivel lands with a right hand.
Black throws a right hand that misses
and Kivel counters with a left to the body.
Black looks to land a right hand but Kivel moved out of range.
Kivel lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kivel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Black misses with a wild body shot.
Kivel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Black showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kivel.
Black throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kivel.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kivel, as that shot connected.
Black blocks a head kick by Kivel.
Black looks to land a right hand but Kivel moved out of range.
Kivel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Black swings for the body but Kivel moves out of range.
A punch combination from Kivel misses.
Kivel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Black throws a head kick but Kivel moves out of range.
Black dodges the punch combination from Kivel.
Kivel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Black lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Black's sensitive parts.
Kivel swinging wildly here.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kivel moves away.
Kivel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Black misses with a body punch
and Kivel counters with a two punch combo.
Black tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kivel was well out of range. Poor timing from Black.
A shot to the body from Black misses
and Kivel counters with a left to the body.
Kivel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Black.
Kivel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kivel slips a jab from Black.
Black looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Black swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Black gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kivel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with a hook
and Kivel counters with a series of strikes. Black will be more careful next time no doubt.
Black misses with a left hand
and Kivel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Black looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Black moves out of range of the strikes.
Black tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kivel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kivel shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Black eats them both and turns towards Kivel to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kivel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kivel avoids the body shot from Black.
Black connects with a looping right hand.
Kivel scores with a one two! Black had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A combination from Kivel does no damage.
Kivel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black swings widly with a right hand
and Kivel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
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!
Kivel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kivel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kivel throws a series of punches but Black avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cyril Kivel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Kivel misses with a wild combination.
Kivel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Black misses.
Black misses with a hook to the body
and Kivel counters with a one-two to the body.
Kivel cracks Black with an open hand slap.
A combination from Kivel does no damage.
Kivel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kivel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Black has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kivel throws a combination. Black tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kivel misses with the combination.
Kivel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Black has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kivel throws a low kick but Black avoids it.
Kivel misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivel throws a leg kick but Black sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kivel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kivel defending well as Black loads up on a big left hand.
Kivel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Black on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Black stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kivel.
Kivel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Black.
Kivel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Black dodges the punch combination from Kivel.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kivel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kivel throws a series of strikes that have Black backpedaling.
Black takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab from Black misses.
Black showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kivel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kivel tries a head kick but it misses.
Kivel is working the combinations to good effect here.
A head kick from Kivel lands but Black takes it in his stride.
Black is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kivel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Black misses with a shot to the body
enabling Kivel to counter with a crisp jab.
Black blocks a low kick nicely.
Kivel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Black lands with a straight right. Kivel didn't see that one coming.
A jab from Black misses.
A punch combination from Kivel misses.
Black looks to throw the jab but Kivel is out of range.
Kivel's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kivel duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black slips a jab and a cross from Kivel.
Kivel takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with a body kick.
Kivel lands with an uppercut that bounces Black off the cage and back into range.
Kivel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Black circles away quickly and effectively.
Black changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kivel lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Black backs up against the cage.
Black on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kivel. Kivel obviously looking to wear him down.
Black swings widly with a right hand
and Kivel counters with a low kick, right behind Black 's knee.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kivel throws a right and a left that Black avoids nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Black.
Black misses with a low kick.
Kivel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Black takes a swing at Kivel's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kivel counters with a left and a right that stings Black.
Kivel avoids the body shot from Black.
Kivel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Black.
Black swings for the body but Kivel moves out of range.
Black closes the distance and clinches up with Kivel, looking for a takedown. Black pushes Kivel against the cage but Kivel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donavon Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black swings for the body but Kivel moves out of range.
Kivel ducks right into an uppercut from Black.
Black loads up on a big right hand but Kivel slips the punch.
Donavon Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick misses from Kivel.
Black loads up on a big right hand but Kivel slips the punch.
Black walks into a stiff left hand from Kivel.
Kivel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kivel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cyril Kivel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kivel lands with a good body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cyril Kivel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kivel 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cyril Kivel!