PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Novak Stack (ranked 3543 p4p, 3198 weight class) and Craig Thornton (ranked 458 p4p, 416 weight class). Novak Stack has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Stack
vs
Thornton

180 cm
25
170
2 - 1 - 0

186 cm
19
178
4 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Novak Stack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Thornton!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thornton.
Stack drops his hands momentarily and Thornton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thornton stalks Stack and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stack's face. Stack staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Novak Stack has been cut.
Thornton with a nice cross.

Stack is rocked!
Thornton misses with a leg kick

and Stack counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Stack working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Stack is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Thornton is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Thornton is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Stack is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Thornton is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Stack thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Thornton wants to control but Stack postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stack looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Stack tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Stack has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Stack tries to advance to mount but can't.
Thornton felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

Stack thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Thornton wants to control but Stack postures up.
Thornton tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Stack has hold of Thornton's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Thornton seems comfortable defending it but Stack has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Thornton is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Thornton is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Stack couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Novak Stack!