|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Houssem Djemili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Black (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.
 |
|
 |
| 193 cm
19
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
|
160 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed |
|
BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Houssem Djemili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny Black!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black misses with a looping right.
Black throws a shot to the body.
No luck for Djemili with that takedown attempt.
Djemili bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Black lunges at Djemili with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Djemili's hand.
Djemili shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Djemili is defended easily by Black.
Djemili shoots in for a takedown but Black shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Houssem Djemili. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Djemili fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Black, pushing him back against the cage.
Djemili drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Black gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Djemili is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Djemili is looking to take this one to the mat.
Djemili goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Djemili breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Black jabs Djemili right on the nose. Djemili blinks but takes it well.
Black clobbers Djemili with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Djemili has a takedown stuffed.
Black throws the left hand but Djemili avoids the punch easily.
Djemili showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Black.
Djemili drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Black should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Black misses with a hook. Djemili ducked under it nicely.
Djemili shoots in looking for a takedown but Black manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Djemili's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Black jabs Djemili right on the nose. Djemili blinks but takes it well.
Black tries to bum rush Djemili with a series of wild strikes but Djemili uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice body kick from Djemili.
Jonny Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Djemili with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Black to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Djemili throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Black's waist but Black gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Djemili off to one side.
No joy there for Djemili, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Djemili is breathing heavily.
No luck for Djemili with that takedown attempt.
A jab from Black finds it's way through Djemili's defenses.
Black scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice shot by Black.
Djemili throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Black lands with a nice body punch.
Djemili bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Black connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Black lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a right and a left that Djemili avoids nicely.
Black avoids a punch combination nicely.
Djemili really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A head kick misses from Djemili.
Djemili looks for a takedown but Black sprawls well.
Djemili misses with a series of wild punches.
Black catches Djemili with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Some wild striking there from Black.
Jonny Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Black lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Djemili backs up against the cage.
Black connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Djemili momentarily.
Djemili tries to clinch up but Black circles away and keeps his distance.
Black throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black feints a jab promting Djemili to slip. Black then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Djemili slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Black fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Djemili looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Some wild striking there from Black.
Black misses with a few strikes there.
Djemili has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Black finds it's way round the side to connect with Djemili's head.
Black rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Djemili moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Black getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Black might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Black listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Djemili slips a jab from Black.
Djemili takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Djemili thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Black dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Black throws the left hand but Djemili avoids the punch easily.
Black changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Black swings for the body but Djemili moves out of range.
Djemili tries for a takedown but Black sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Djemili shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Black as he jumps to the side.
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.
Black swinging wildly here.
Black lands with a good body shot.
Black fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Djemili showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Black.
Black with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black lands with a good body shot.
Black tests Djemili's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Djemili. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Djemili walks into a left hand.
Houssem Djemili is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Djemili avoids the body shot from Black.
Djemili changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Black tries to avoid it but Djemili 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 Houssem Djemili. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Djemili needs to keep his hands up - Black had a free shot at his head there.
Black throws a jab but it's blocked by Djemili.
Djemili bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Black fails to land with a series of punches.
Black connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djemili on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Djemili lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Black lands a nice looking body shot.
Horrible takedown by Djemili or perhaps it was just good defense by Black which made him look bad.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice shot lands for Black.
Black bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Djemili's head.
Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Djemili with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Black to score with a decent uppercut.
Djemili dodges the punch combination from Black.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Djemili wants to clinch up but Black keeps it at a distance.
Jonny Black seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Djemili.
Djemili looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djemili moves away from the strike by Black.
Djemili scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Black looks to land a right hand but Djemili moved out of range.
Jab from Black.
Djemili tries to clinch up but Black circles away and keeps his distance.
Black throws a big shot that misses.
Djemili walks into a left hand.
Black lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Djemili uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
Djemili fails with a takedown attempt.
Djemili lands with a cross.
Black dodges the punch combination from Djemili.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black lands a jab.
Black cracks Djemili with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Djemili avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Black. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Black.
A looping hook to the body misses from Black. Djemili does a little dance to reset his feet.
Black misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Black misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Djemili sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Black throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Djemili.
Black throws a shot from downtown. Djemili moves away and avoids it.
A lazy left from Black finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Djemili takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Black misses.
Black's corner calls for a 1-2. Black obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Djemili instigates a clinch.
Black has Djemili pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Djemili manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Djemili gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Black.
Black prevents the takedown attempt.
Black prevents the takedown attempt.
Djemili ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Djemili no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Black with a nice head shot there.
Black must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Black cracks Djemili with a solid left hand.
Black missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Djemili working for a triangle but Black defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Djemili is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Black with a flurry of punches that miss.
Black is looking to work some ground and pound but Djemili has wrist control.
Black connects with a couple of short punches.
Black scoring with punches to the head and body.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Djemili is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Djemili will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black lands a couple of digs.
Black trying to control but Djemili is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Black accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Black lands a couple of elbows.
Djemili trying to control the position.
Black landing some decent shots from guard.
Black really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Djemili. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Black accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Black distracts Djemili with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Black chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black works over Djemili with some ground and pound from guard.
Black works over Djemili with some ground and pound from guard.
Black with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Black scoring with punches to the head and body.
Black lands a couple of elbows.
Black postures up and lands a big shot to Djemili's brow.
Black throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Black scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Djemili is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Black wants to control from the top but Djemili keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black scoring with punches to the head and body.
Black postures up in Djemili's guard and throws a big left but Djemili blocks it.
Djemili working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Black.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Djemili has momentary wrist control but Black slips an elbow through the middle.
Black cracks Djemili with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Djemili is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Black is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Black winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Black!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
62% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
