PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabe Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Stanley
vs
Logan

198 cm
23
215 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

187 cm
19
211 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Hellbent, Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabe Stanley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Logan!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanley is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Logan.
Logan closes the distance but Stanley moves to the side

and Stanley counters by moving into the clinch.
Logan tries to stall but Stanley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stanley blocks an elbow strike from Logan.
Stanley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

It looks like Ryan Logan has been cut.
Logan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Gabe Stanley has been cut.
Logan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Logan throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Logan.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Logan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Logan is struggling to control the position.
Stanley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Logans head.
A right hand to the body from Stanley.
Stanley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Logan tries to land knees in the clinch but Stanley avoids the damage to the body.
Stanley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Logan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Logan throws an elbow but it misses.

Stanley tightens his grip and picks Logan up, before dumping him to the ground. Logan manages to land in guard.

Stanley decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Logan, up you get!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Logan tries to keep at a distance but Stanley has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley has a couple of punches blocked by Logan.
Logan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stanley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Logan misses with an elbow over the top.
A short body shot lands from Stanley as the two fighters clinch.
Stanley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stanley lands an uppercut.
Logan avoids the elbow strike from Stanley, against the cage.
Stanley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Logan or not.
Logan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Stanley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
An inside leg kick from Stanley misses.
Logan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stanley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Stanley moves into the clinch.
Stanley landing knees to the head.
Logan pushes off an throws an elbow but Stanley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stanley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stanley blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from Stanley.
Stanley avoiding damage as Logan throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Stanley.
Logan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stanley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Logan.
Logan looks gassed!
Logan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stanley lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stanley scores with a shot to the side of Logan's head.
Stanley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stanley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stanley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Stanley has picked Logan up - he's going for a ride! Stanley dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Stanley gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Stanley moves into the clinch.
Stanley avoiding damage as Logan throws knees to the body.
Logan takes a shot to the head.

Stanley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Logan tries to clinch

and Stanley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stanley digs a right hand underneath Logan's ribcage. Logan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stanley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Logan has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanley lands a nice knee to the body.
Stanley lands a hook to the side of the head.

Stanley has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Logan clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Stanley'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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanley is striking from the back but Logan escapes and manages to recover to half guard.

Stanley stands up out of the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Logan tries to clinch but Stanley moves away

and Stanley counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stanley is staying tight to Logan's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Logan parries the strikes from Stanley easily there. Stanley is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Logan to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabe Stanley dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Stanley works the jab nicely.
Logan tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Stanley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stanley.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stanley.
Stanley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stanley managing to block the knees to the body from Logan.
Logan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Gabe Stanley's cut is getting worse.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stanley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stanley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Logan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Stanley.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Logan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stanley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Logan backwards.
Logan landing knees to the head.
Gabe Stanley has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Stanley breaks from the clinch.
Logan shoots in for a takedown but Stanley shows good takedown defense.
Stanley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Logan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Logan swats away the attempt to clinch by Stanley.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley moves in looking to clinch but Logan pushes him off.
Stanley tries to clinch but Logan is having none of it.

Stanley tries to keep at a distance but Logan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Logan misses with an elbow over the top.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Logan misses with an elbow over the top.
A hook to the body from Stanley.
Stanley wants to get back to striking at distance but Logan won't allow it.
Logan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stanley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Stanley.
Logan lands an elbow just above Stanley 's eye.
Logan tries to land knees in the clinch but Stanley avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Logan.
Stanley managing to block the knees to the body from Logan.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Logan.
Stanley lands a nice elbow.

That has opened up Ryan Logan's cut even more.
Stanley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Logan throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanley blocks the elbow strike.
Logan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stanley lands with a light punch inside.

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

Stanley takes the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Stanley.
Stanley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Stanley.

Stanley has hold of one of Logan's legs. Logan is fighting the takedown attempt but Stanley gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Stanley stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Logan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Logan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stanley swinging wilding here.

Stanley drives through with a takedown into guard.

Stanley decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stanley shoots in and bounces Logan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Stanley showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Logan is looking to stand up but Stanley isn't so interested in that idea.

Logan is working an open guard so Stanley takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stanley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stanley avoids the elbow strike from Logan, against the cage.
Stanley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Logan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stanley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Logan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stanley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Logan blocks it with crossed arms.
Logan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stanley's defenses.
Logan lands a damaging elbow.
Stanley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Logan takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Stanley.
Stanley misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Logan looking to stall.
Nice elbow from Logan.
Nice elbow from Logan.
With the fighters up against the cage, Logan throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabe Stanley dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Logan tries to clinch but Stanley moves away

and Stanley counters by moving into the clinch.
Logan tries to land knees in the clinch but Stanley avoids the damage to the body.
Stanley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Logan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stanley lands an elbow inside.
Stanley takes an elbow to the forehead.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stanley.
Stanley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stanley blocks an elbow strike.
Stanley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stanley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stanley scores with a shot to the side of Logan's head.

Stanley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stanley misses with a double jab.
Gabe Stanley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Logan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stanley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stanley tries to clinch but Logan is having none of it.
Logan wants to clinch but Stanley slips to the side

and Stanley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stanley.

Stanley pulls guard effortlessly.
Logan preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stanley wriggles free and stands up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stanley circles away from the clinch attempt

and Stanley counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Stanley looking to sit in guard and control but Logan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Logan is fighting to break Stanley's control of his arms but Stanley is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Stanley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanley wants to sweep here but Logan controlling him for the moment.
Logan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Stanley's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stanley looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stanley is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Stanley avoids the elbow strike from Logan, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Logan.
Stanley digs a right hand underneath Logan's ribcage. Logan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stanley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stanley lands an uppercut.
Logan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stanley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Logan stalls.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stanley throws an elbow but misses.
Ryan Logan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanley lands a shoulder strike.
Stanley avoids a wild elbow strike from Logan.

Stanley breaks from the clinch.
Logan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Logan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stanley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stanley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ryan Logan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stanley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Logan swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Logan has managed to clinch.
Stanley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stanley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Logan lands a nice elbow.
Stanley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Logan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Logan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stanley's brow.
Stanley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stanley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Logan lands an elbow that stopped Stanley in his tracks for a moment.
Gabe Stanley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Gabe Stanley's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Logan throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Logan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stanley's brow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gabe Stanley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stanley 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabe Stanley!