PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Numero Deux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Black
vs
Deux

180 cm
25
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

199 cm
23
279 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roger Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Numero Deux!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Black moves away.
Deux scores with a jab to the head.

It looks like Roger Black has been cut.
Deux lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deux throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Black makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Deux misses with a straight right.
Deux avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Deux misses.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up but Deux swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Deux looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Black is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Deux swats away the attempt to clinch by Black.
Deux misses with a hook. Black ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Deux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Black steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Deux.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch but Deux swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A cross from Deux lands.
Deux keeps the fight on the outside.
Black tries to clinch but Deux is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deux throws a right and a left that Black avoids nicely.
Black is looking to clinch.
Black tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Black looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Black has closed the distance and engaged Deux in a clinch.
Deux has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Deux is trying to break free.
Black lands a damaging elbow.
Black creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Deux's defenses.
Deux looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Black comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Black lands an elbow that stopped Deux in his tracks for a moment.
Black creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Deux's defenses.
Black keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Deux's efforts to push away.
Deux wants to get back to striking at distance but Black won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Black.
Deux is trying to force a seperation but Black has the dominant position.
Black comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Deux is trying to push Black away but Black has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Deux takes an elbow to the forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deux is trying to force a seperation but Black has the dominant position.
Black lands a nice elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Black.
Deux looks winded!
Black lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Numero Deux has been cut.
Nice elbow from Black.
Nice elbow from Black.
Black creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Deux's defenses.
Deux is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Black creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Deux's defenses.
Black lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Deux is trying to break the clinch but Black is controlling him.
Black lands a damaging elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deux tries to circle away but Black has him pinned against the cage.
Black keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Deux's efforts to push away.
Deux is trying to break free.
Black lands an elbow just above Deux 's eye.
Deux is trying to break the clinch but Black has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Black.
Black lands an elbow inside that Deux shrugs off.
Black lands a nice knee to the body.
Black lands an elbow just above Deux 's eye.
Black lands an elbow that stopped Deux in his tracks for a moment.
Black with a knee to the head.
Black gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Black comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Black keeps control of Deux as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Black landing knees to the head.
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 lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Black lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black lands a damaging elbow.
Black lands an uppercut.
Deux is trying to break the clinch but Black has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Black.
Deux takes an elbow to the forehead.
Deux wants to break the clinch but can't.
Black lands a damaging elbow.
Deux tries to break the clinch but Black is controlling the position.
Black makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Black has Deux pressed against the cage, preventing Deux from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Deux looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Black unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black lands a nice elbow.
Black lands a nice elbow.
Black comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Black lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Black dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Deux circles away from the clinch attempt.

Black closes the distance and clinches.
Black lands an elbow inside.
Black comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Black lands a shoulder strike.
Black is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Deux is trying to break the clinch but Black has him pressed against the cage.
Black working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Black gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Deux wants to get back to striking at distance but Black won't allow it.
Black gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Black landing knees to the head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Black here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A nice right hand lands inside from Black.

Deux is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black lands an elbow inside.
Deux is still on wobbly legs! Can Black finish him?
Knees in the clinch landing for Black.
Black lands an elbow inside.
Deux is breathing heavily.
Deux takes an elbow to the forehead.
Clinched against the cage, Black lands a big elbow that drops Deux! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Deux is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roger Black!
An out of breath Roger Black thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.