PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yonglong Li (ranked 254 p4p, 37 weight class) and Jack Stone (ranked 435 p4p, 65 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Li
vs
Stone

183 cm
38
176 lbs
30 - 14 - 2

185 cm
36
177 lbs
33 - 15 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 30 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Yonglong Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Stone!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Li tenderised Stone's leg. Stone is trying to keep his angry face on.
Li checks the leg kick.
Li has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fight Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Good work by Stone as he checks the leg kick.
Stone misses with a looping right.
And Li counters with a quick kick to the body but Stone blocks it.
Li checks a leg kick.
Stone with a jab.
Li lands with an overhand left.
Stone moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Yonglong Li has been cut.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Li moves away from the strike by Stone.
Li throwing a counter right hand but Stone manages to avoid it.
Li throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Li scores with a shot to the body.
Stone throws a body punch but Li moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li misses with a wild body shot.
Li misses with a wild body shot.
Li throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Li is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Li looks to score with a jab to the body but Stone is just out of range.
Stone looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stone misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li cracks a nice hook into Stone's ribs.
Stone throws a body shot but no joy.
Li fires out a quick counter leg kick but Stone just manages to avoid it.
Stone staying out of range there.
Li connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stone's hands.
Jack Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li with a nice cross.
Stone misses with a body kick.
Li throws the left hand but Stone avoids the punch easily.
Li cracks Stone with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from Stone misses.
Stone is looking to slow Li down with leg kicks.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch but Stone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crunch! Li slams his shin into Stone's torso.
A swing and a miss from Li.
Li misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
Donk. Stone catches Li right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Li manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stone checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stone takes one to the side of the head.
Li missing with a left hand there. Stone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stone misses with an uppercut
and Li counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Good shot there by Li.
Li looks to score with a jab to the body but Stone is just out of range.
Li throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range.
Stone swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Li throws a leg kick that misses.
Li lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Li is looking to wear down Stone with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stone misses the shot to the body.
Li ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stone moves away.
Li just misses with a punch to the body.
Li tests Stone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stone takes a swing at Li's ribcage but misses.
Stone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stone smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stone connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Li's hands.
Li scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stone walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Li checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stone throws a shot from downtown. Li moves away and avoids it.
Stone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Li avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stone misses with a straight left.
Li swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Li lands with a good body shot.
Li lands a nice hook to Stone's body. Stone takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Li ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Li can pounce on him.
A jab from Stone misses.
Li punishes Stone's body with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stone. Li does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stone closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Li on the side of the head.
Stone lands with a nice body punch.
Li misses with a body shot
and Stone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li misses with a right hand
and Li takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Li tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stone takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Li feints and then cracks Stone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stone down.
Li ducks under a wild hook from Stone.
Li throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stone misses with an uppercut
and Li cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Li takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stone throws a shot to the body.
Stone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Li.
Stone avoids the body shot from Li.
Stone looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stone connects with a crisp jab.
Li is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone scores with a jab. Li acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stone avoids the body shot from Li.
Li swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stone throws a front kick that sends Li stumbling back into the cage.
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 Yonglong Li will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yonglong Li's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Stone cracks Li with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Li fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stone misses with an uppercut. Li saw that one coming.
Stone misses with an uppercut
and Li counters with a right hand to the body.
Stone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Li takes a swing at Stone's ribcage but misses.
Stone pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Li misses with a kick to the body.
Li ducks under a wild hook from Stone.
Li moves away from the strike by Stone.
Li connects with a body shot that sends Stone's belly button to the back.
Stone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Li.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li works the jab nicely.
Li misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stone misses the shot to the body.
Stone thows a left - swing and a miss!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li throws a big shot that misses.
Stone on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Li.
Li misses with a looping left.
Li throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stone on the side of the head.
Stone darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stone throws a shot from downtown. Li moves away and avoids it.
Li moves in looking to clinch but Stone pushes him off.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stone takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Li throws a body shot but no joy.
Stone thumps Li with a low kick.
Stone slips under a jab from Li.
Stone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Li.
Stone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Li.
Stone punishes Li's body with a nice straight punch.
Li fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
Li tries a low kick but Stone avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone lands a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Li - that will leave a mark!
Li blocks the body kick.
Li swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Li on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stone throws a series of punches but Li moves out of range.
Yonglong Li is winning the standup battle so far.
Stone misses the jab.
A jab lands there for Stone.

Li is rocked!
Jab by Li.
Oh Li is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stone takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Li seems to have got his legs back now.
Stone is looking to land body kicks.
Stone scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Li doesn't seem bothered though.
Stone is looking to slow Li down with leg kicks.
Stone's corner calls for a 1-2. Stone obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Li.
Li has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stone.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li misses with an uppercut.
Stone bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Li uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stone.
Li was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stone scores with a shot to the body.
Li on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Li scores with a nice right hand.
Li misses with a body kick.
Stone's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Li connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stone scrambles back to his feet.
Stone throws a big shot that misses.
Stone throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Stone fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Li looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stone misses with a hook.
Stone just misses with a punch to the body.
Li tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Li.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li is looking to clinch.
Li misses with a body shot.
Stone flicks out a counter leg kick but Li steps away.
Li steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stone.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li connects with the punch.
Stone defending well as Li loads up on a big left hand.
Stone misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Li.
Stone loads up on a big right hand but Li slips the punch.
Stone scores with a leg kick.
Stone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Li's calf.
Li looks to land a right hand but Stone moved out of range.
Stone throws out a counter right but Li avoids it with no problem.
Li checks the leg kick.
Stone swings for the body but Li moves out of range.
Li connects with a leg kick. Stone looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stone avoids the head kick by Li.
It seemed like Stone was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone tries to land a front kick but Li steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Li swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Stone moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Li is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Li scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A bone on bone clash there as Li blocks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jack Stone will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Yonglong Li's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Li connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stone. Stone circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Li just misses with a punch to the body.
Stone cracks Li with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stone. Li does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stone looks for the body kick but Li saw that one coming.
Stone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stone throws out a powerful jab.
Stone lands a jab to the head.
Stone throws a leg kick but Li checks it.
Li bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Li swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stone ducks under a wild hook from Li.
Stone misses with a leg kick.
Li throws a leg kick but Stone sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Li was well out of range. Poor timing from Stone.
Stone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Li was well out of range. Poor timing from Stone.
Li is looking to counter punch.
Li wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Li.
Stone misses the shot to the body.
Li swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stone.
Li does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Good shot there by Li.
Li connects with a looping right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Li. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Li.
Li throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Stone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big left from Stone misses.
Stone throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Li stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stone.
Li throws a lazy uppercut
and Stone counters with a stiff right hand.
Li throws a leg kick but Stone checks it.
Li throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stone is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Li with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stone.
Stone has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Li throws an off balance right hand
and Stone counters with a thumping low kick.
Li avoids a kick to the body.
Li jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice jab there from Stone.
Li throws a leg kick that misses.
Stone thuds his right hand into Li's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Li looks to land a left hand but Stone moved out of range nicely.
Stone throws out a counter right but Li avoids it with no problem.
Li stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stone misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Li.
Li throws an overhand right that lands on Stone's shoulder, as Stone tries to avoid the shot.
Li looks for the body kick but Stone saw that one coming.
Stone thumps Li with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stone. Li does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Li tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Stone feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Li sprawling to the canvas! Li rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Stone finish him?!
Stone fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stone looks to throw the jab but Li is out of range.
Li fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stone ducks under a wild hook from Li.
Stone scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Li doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Li.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stone throws a shot from downtown. Li moves away and avoids it.
Stone fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Li has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stone digs a good body shot into Li's ribs.
Stone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stone scores with a jab. Li acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stone throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Li counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Li.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a front kick aimed at Li's knee but Li avoids it well.
Stone misses with a hook to the body
and Li counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stone uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stone throws a jab when Li was well out of range.
Li lands a body shot.
Stone throws out a loose jab but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stone lands a nice shot to the body.
Li slips under a jab.
Li scores with a jab.
Li throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Some bone on bone action there as Li checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stone throws a leg kick that misses.
Li swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li looks to score with a jab to the body but Stone is just out of range.
Stone scores with a hook.
Stone throws a front kick that sends Li stumbling back into the cage.
Stone looks to land a left hand but Li moved out of range nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Stone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stone 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Stone!
After the fight, Jack Stone was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.