PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joan Vila (ranked 1209 p4p, 150 weight class) and Jimmy Carl Black (ranked 1073 p4p, 127 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Vila
vs
Carl Black

170 cm
32
155 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

179 cm
34
166 lbs
16 - 7 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Dark Knight Nutrition
Urban Fighter

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joan Vila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Carl Black!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carl Black closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vila misses with a right hand
and Carl Black counters with a straight right hand.
Carl Black throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vila.
Vila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carl Black.
Carl Black feints a counter leg kick.
Vila looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carl Black tries to clinch there but Vila circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carl Black.
Carl Black walks into a stiff left hand from Vila.
Carl Black looks to land a left hand but Vila moved out of range nicely.
Vila throws a hook but Carl Black blocks it.
Vila misses with a jab to the body

and Carl Black holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Vila.
A hook to the body from Carl Black.

Vila's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carl Black tries to clinch up but Vila circles away and keeps his distance.
Vila swings widly with a right hand
and Carl Black counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for Vila, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carl Black defending well as Vila loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vila. Carl Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Vila.
The fighters circling - Vila throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vila takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Carl Black clinches.
Vila is trying to push Carl Black away but Carl Black has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vila tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Carl Black working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vila tries to circle away but Carl Black has him pinned against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Vila has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Vila fails to land.
Carl Black lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vila backwards.
Carl Black looking to throw knees to the head but Vila is blocking nicely.
A shot in the inside from Carl Black.

Vila manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vila waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carl Black.
Carl Black feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vilas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vila pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carl Black misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Carl Black throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Carl Black.
Vila keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carl Black.
Vila scores with a push kick.
Vila lands a nice shot to the body.

Vila tries to keep at a distance but Carl Black has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vila tries to circle away but Carl Black has him pinned against the cage.
Carl Black lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vila backwards.
Carl Black presses Vila against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Vila pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vila thuds a left hand into Carl Black's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vila slips under a jab from Carl Black.
A nice leg kick lands there from Carl Black.
Vila looks to land a right hand but Carl Black moved out of range.
Carl Black showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vila.
Carl Black flicks out a counter leg kick but Vila steps away.
Vila connects with an inside leg kick.
Vila uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carl Black.
A big left from Carl Black misses.
A jab lands there for Vila.
Carl Black defending well as Vila loads up on a big left hand.
Vila swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vila thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carl Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carl Black bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vila.
Vila swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joan Vila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carl Black feints and then cracks Vila's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vila down.
Carl Black tries to clinch but Vila moves out of range.
Vila throws a right hand that misses

and Carl Black moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vila looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carl Black misses with a body punch.
Vila blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carl Black tries a body shot but Vila blocks it.
Vila blocks an uppercut.

Vila manages to break the clinch.
Vila chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Carl Black can pounce on him.
Vila lands with a good body shot.
Nice shot by Vila.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vila throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vila tries to land a front kick but Carl Black steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Joan Vila will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Vila throws a hook but Carl Black avoids it easily.
Carl Black feints a counter leg kick.
Joan Vila is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vila throws a sloppy head kick
and Carl Black counters with a straight right hand.
Vila lands the left hand.
Joan Vila is winning the standup battle so far.
Carl Black moves out of range as Vila strikes.
Carl Black tries to score with a low kick but Vila moves his leg out of the way.
Vila tries to land a front kick but Carl Black steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vila connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vila cracks Carl Black with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vila misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carl Black looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Carl Black tries to clinch up but Vila circles away and keeps his distance.
Carl Black tries to clinch but Vila is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carl Black is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vila.
Vila throws a low kick but it's checked well by Carl Black.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vila.
Carl Black takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carl Black walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carl Black tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vila misses with a series of wild punches.
Carl Black rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vila counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carl Black works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Vila finds it's way through Carl Black's defenses.

Carl Black has Vila up against the cage in a clinch.
Vila misses with some punches.

Vila breaks from the clinch.
Jab, jab by Vila - just one landing.
Vila misses with a left hand
and Carl Black counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vila throws a big shot that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vila misses with a hook
and Carl Black counters with a stiff right hand.

Carl Black has closed the distance and engaged Vila in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carl Black tries to land a knee to the head but Vila blocks with his arms.
Vila looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carl Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vila lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carl Black prevents Vila from breaking the clinch.

Vila breaks the clinch.
Vila misses with the combination.
Carl Black throws a body shot but no joy.
Vila is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carl Black can do to turn this around?
Carl Black misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carl Black feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vila's calf.
Vila bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vila throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carl Black cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vila scores with a hook to the body. Carl Black takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vila fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Carl Black misses with a right hand
and Vila counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carl Black misses with a leg kick.
Vila misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vila thuds a left hand into Carl Black's body.
Vila takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vila connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Carl Black tries to clinch but Vila is having none of it.
Carl Black scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vila lands a body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Carl Black crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Vila - the referee stops the clock and Carl Black gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Vila. Carl Black manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Vila throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vila throws a body shot but no joy.
Vila lunges at Carl Black with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Carl Black's hand.
Carl Black misses with an uppercut
and Vila counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vila keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vila throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Carl Black moves into the clinch.
Carl Black is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vila is defending well for now.
Carl Black tries to work over Vila's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carl Black trying to land knees to the body.

Vila breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vila throws a body punch but Carl Black moves out of range.
Carl Black moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
No joy there for Vila, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vila throws a combination that misses
and Carl Black connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carl Black tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vila manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Vila does it's job there.
Vila misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vila throws a jab but it's blocked by Carl Black.
Carl Black wants to counter with a clinch but Vila pushes him away.

Carl Black has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joan Vila dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Vila misses with a two punch combination.
Vila gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Carl Black.
Vila throws a head kick but Carl Black moves out of range.
Vila falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carl Black counters with an inside leg kick.
Carl Black tries to close the distance and clinch but Vila swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vila bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vila uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carl Black.
Carl Black wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vila moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vila throws the left hand but Carl Black avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Vila.
Carl Black throws a leg kick
and Vila makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vila lands with a straight right. Carl Black didn't see that one coming.
Vila moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vila scores with a push kick.
Vila looks to land a left hand but Carl Black moved out of range nicely.
Carl Black throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vila throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carl Black sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carl Black throws a leg kick that misses.
Carl Black gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vila misses with a hook. Carl Black ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Carl Black was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vila's jab looks to have found its range, popping Carl Black under the eye.
Carl Black has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vila misses with a combination
and Carl Black counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Jimmy Carl Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carl Black keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vila.
Carl Black feints a counter leg kick.
Carl Black misses with a jab to the body
and Carl Black takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carl Black tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vila keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vila lands a glancing blow to the side of Carl Black's head.
Vila uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carl Black.
Vila looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Carl Black ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carl Black wants to counter the offense by Vila and move into the clinch position.
Vila moves out of range of the leg kick from Carl Black.
Vila looks to throw the jab but Carl Black is out of range.
Vila falls off balance throwing a combination

and Carl Black counters by moving into the clinch.
Carl Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vila.
Carl Black keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vila's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vila is trying to break free.
Vila lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carl Black.
Carl Black tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vila's elbow.

Vila breaks the clinch.

Carl Black takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vila.

Vila's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vila. Carl Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vila's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vila duly obliges.
Carl Black blocks the body kick.

Carl Black clinches up with Vila and pushes him back against the cage.
Vila looking to stall.
A short right from Carl Black on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vila looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carl Black landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Joan Vila is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carl Black misses with a knee strike.
Carl Black scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Carl Black lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carl Black.
Vila tries to break free but Carl Black pushes him back against the cage.
Carl Black tries a knee to the head but Vila blocks it.
Vila is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vila is trying to break free.
Carl Black tries to work over Vila's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vila wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

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 Joan Vila.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vila, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joan Vila!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Joan Vila waved his t-shirt featuring FIGHTSPORT Apparel™'s logo in front of the cameras.