PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alnazir Blackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Deeds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charlie Deeds is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Blackman
vs
Deeds

170 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
19
145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alnazir Blackman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Charlie Deeds!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deeds misses with a left hand

and Blackman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Deeds looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Blackman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Blackman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blackman is stalling in the full guard.
Deeds is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Blackman distracts Deeds with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Blackman controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Deeds is keeping the position for now.
Blackman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Blackman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Deeds can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Blackman controls the pace.
Blackman landing some decent shots from guard.
Blackman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Blackman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Blackman stands up over Deeds, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Blackman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Blackman tries to free his leg and advance position but Deeds is retaining full guard.
Blackman scoring with some ground and pound.
Blackman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Blackman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Blackman stops Deeds from standing up.
Blackman tries to free his leg and advance position but Deeds is retaining full guard.
Blackman is in close to Deeds's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blackman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Deeds is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Blackman is controlling him.
Blackman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Blackman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blackman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Blackman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Deeds on the ground.
Blackman landing some decent shots from guard.
Blackman with a nice head shot there.
Blackman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Blackman connects with a couple of short punches.
Blackman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Blackman scoring with some ground and pound.
Blackman stays in close to Deeds's body and controls the position.
Blackman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Blackman connects with a couple of short punches.
Blackman prevents Deeds from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Blackman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Deeds is keeping the position for now.
We've been informed that Deeds has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Deeds wants to get back to his feet but Blackman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Blackman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Blackman wants to pass the guard but Deeds is keeping the position.
Blackman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Blackman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Deeds's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blackman working some strikes from top position.
Blackman lands a couple of digs.
Blackman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Deeds is keeping the position for now.
Blackman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alnazir Blackman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Blackman shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Deeds's guard.
Blackman controlling from the top position.
Blackman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Deeds wants to stand and escape but Blackman is having none of it.
Blackman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Blackman stops Deeds from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Deeds is breathing heavily.
Blackman lands a couple of elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackman controlling from the top position.
Blackman chips away with some ground and pound.
Blackman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Blackman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Blackman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Blackman landing some decent shots from guard.
Deeds wants to stand but Blackman is controlling the position.
Blackman works over Deeds with some ground and pound from guard.
Blackman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Blackman is in close to Deeds's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Blackman is stalling in the full guard.
Blackman is in close to Deeds's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Blackman's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Blackman cracks Deeds with a solid left hand.
Blackman stops Deeds from standing up.
Blackman with a nice head shot there.
Blackman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Blackman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Deeds is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Blackman is controlling him.
Blackman works over Deeds with some ground and pound from guard.
Blackman lands a couple of elbows.
Blackman stays in close to Deeds's body and controls the position.
Blackman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deeds is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Blackman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blackman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Deeds wants to get back to his feet but Blackman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Blackman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Blackman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Blackman stands up over Deeds, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Blackman content to stall in guard here.
Blackman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Deeds wants to get back to his feet but Blackman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blackman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Blackman with a nice head shot there.
Deeds wants to stand up but Blackman is controlling him.
Blackman stays in close to Deeds's body and controls the position.
Further stalling from Blackman.
Blackman landing with the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Deeds wants to stand up but Blackman is controlling him.
Blackman landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alnazir Blackman dominated that second round.
That's time! Blackman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Blackman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Blackman.
Blackman landing strikes.
Alnazir Blackman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blackman works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Blackman in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Blackman lands a decent elbow from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blackman is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deeds is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Blackman has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Blackman working the body and head with strikes.
Deeds takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blackman working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Blackman remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackman scores with punches from side control.
Blackman is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Deeds will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Blackman is chipping away with strikes.
Blackman controlling from side mount.
Blackman seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Deeds for as long as he can get away with.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Blackman.
Blackman is chipping away with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackman tries to move into full mount but can't pass Deeds's legs.
Blackman slows the pace down.
Blackman in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Blackman working the body and head with strikes.
Deeds prevents Blackman from improving position.
Blackman scores with a couple of short elbows.
Blackman in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Deeds wants to get back to his feet but Blackman drags him back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackman working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Blackman lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Deeds down.
Blackman remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Deeds takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Blackman scoring with punches from side control.
Deeds is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Blackman asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Blackman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Deeds can do to turn this around?
Deeds takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Blackman grinds an elbow into Deeds's temple.
Blackman is putting a hurting on Deeds here, landing some big shots from side control.
Blackman working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Check out the look on Blackman's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Blackman lands a few punches from side control.
Blackman staying calm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deeds is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Blackman asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Blackman is working Deeds over with some ground and pound from side control.
Blackman works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Blackman takes a little break here. Deeds wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Charlie Deeds has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blackman scoring with punches from side control.
Blackman cracks Deeds with a big right hand but Deeds just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blackman is staying tight to Deeds's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Alnazir Blackman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blackman connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Deeds some visible discomfort.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alnazir Blackman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blackman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:24
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alnazir Blackman!
Alnazir Blackman was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.