PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Remy Shark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dronjko Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Shark
vs
Black

176 cm
18
167 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
21
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Remy Shark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dronjko Black!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black circles away from the clinch attempt.
Black throws a combination. Shark tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Remy Shark has been cut.
Shark fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Black clinches but Shark breaks the clinch

and Shark counters by clinching up.
Black stalling against the cage.
Shark misses with a knee strike.
Shark tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Black smiles and moves away.

Shark clinches.
Shark drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Black gets the underhooks and prevents it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shark throws an elbow but misses.
Shark tries a knee to the head but Black blocks it.
Shark holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Black has had enough of the clinch but Shark keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black lands a shoulder strike.
Black is looking to break free of the clinch but Shark has double underhooks.
Black wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shark prevents Black from breaking the clinch.
Shark has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Black is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Remy Shark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shark tries to break the clinch but Black is controlling the position.
Black fails to pull guard.
Black stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Shark manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Black wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Black has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shark with a knee to the head.

Black has picked Shark up - he's going for a ride! Black dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Black stalling.
Black seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shark does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Black prevents Shark from improving his position.
Shark trying to hold on to Black's head to control him but Black postures up.
Shark is trying to get back to full guard.
Shark is holding on to half guard well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shark actively working from the bottom here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Shark moves in looking to clinch but Black pushes him off.

Black has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shark wants a takedown.
Shark has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Black is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Shark is breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Black.
Black is stalling here.
Shark keeps control of Black as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shark looking to throw knees to the head but Black is blocking nicely.
Shark has Black pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Black manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Shark wants to get back to striking at distance but Black won't allow it.
Shark keeps control of Black as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Black is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shark tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Black just stands there and leans against the cage.

Black pulls guard effortlessly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Black lands a good elbow from the bottom.

Black looking for a guillotine here but Shark defends easily.

Black escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shark gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Black working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dronjko Black dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Remy Shark's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Shark tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Black counters by clinching up.
Shark stops a takedown attempt from Black.
Black wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Black lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Shark breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shark tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Black holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Shark stops a takedown attempt from Black.
Shark tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Black just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shark scores with a knee to the head.

Shark breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Shark fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Black, pushing him back against the cage.
Black wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Black is breathing heavily.
Shark goes for a takedown in the clinch but Black prevents it.

Shark turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Shark manages to end up in side control.

Shark stands up and beckons Black to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shark tries to move into range but Black moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Black closes the distance and clinches.
Black blocks the elbow strike.
Shark tries to land a knee to the head but Black blocks with his arms.
Shark tries to stall but Black uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Black lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shark prevents Black from breaking the clinch.
Black is looking to break free of the clinch but Shark has double underhooks.

Shark manages to break the clinch.
Remy Shark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Shark clinches with his opponent.
Black lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shark.
Shark prevents Black from breaking the clinch.

Shark breaks the clinch.
Shark throws a sloppy head kick and Black moves out of range easily.
Shark closes the distance looking to clinch

and Black counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Black stops Shark from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are battling for position here. Shark manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Black loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Shark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shark is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Black working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shark's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black passes into half guard.
Black is looking to take a break and control but Shark is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shark controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Black is looking to take a break and control but Shark is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

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 prevents Shark from standing back up.
Black content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Black decides to stand up.
Black takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Shark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
Black swats away the attempt to clinch by Shark.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dronjko Black will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Remy Shark's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A decent looking body kick lands there for Shark.
Shark throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Shark tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shark walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Black wants to clinch up but Shark keeps it at a distance.

Black clinches up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shark.
Shark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Black blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice left hand lands by Black.
Shark lands a nice knee to the body.
Black is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shark misses with a knee to the head.
Black takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shark.
Black tries to break the clinch but Shark is controlling the position.
Black is looking to break free of the clinch but Shark has double underhooks.
Shark trying to stall but Black improves his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shark connects with a nasty looking knee right to Black's face.
Shark looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Shark breaks the clinch.
Shark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shark looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shark tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Black counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Black closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Shark to the mat! Shark manages to get full guard.
Black controls from within his opponent's guard.
Shark is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Black is controlling him.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Shark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shark seems keen to control Black's posture.
Shark utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shark keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
Remy Shark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shark clinches but Black breaks the clinch
and Black counters with a nice uppercut.
Shark fails in his attempt to clinch.
Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shark tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shark wants to clinch.
Shark moves in looking to clinch but Black pushes him off.
Shark tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Black counters by clinching up.
Shark keeps control of Black as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shark tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shark misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Shark landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Black tries for a takedown. No joy.
Shark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Shark drags the fight down to the ground.
Black trying to control but Shark is working from the bottom.
Shark manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Shark stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Shark misses with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Remy Shark.
Well Black 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dronjko Black!