PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Mathews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sean Stone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Stone
vs
Mathews

190 cm
22
290 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
295 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Hell's Balls Nutrition
Lion Killer Clothing Company

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Travis Mathews!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mathews defends it nicely.
Mathews keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mathews shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stone sprawls well. Stone wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mathews gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stone is defended easily by Mathews.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooh a lovely combination from Stone sends Mathews down but not out. Stone dives into side control looking to finish.

Mathews is rocked!

It looks like Travis Mathews has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stone throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone throwing strikes but Mathews manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Mathews working away.
Mathews throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Stone works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Stone pushes Mathews off looking to stand but Mathews dives back in and keeps control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Stone gets back to full guard.
Stone bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mathews's guard.
Stone postures up in Mathews's guard and throws a big left but Mathews blocks it.
Stone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone tries to free his leg and advance position but Mathews is retaining full guard.
Stone prevents Mathews from getting back to his feet.
Stone tries to free his leg and advance position but Mathews is retaining full guard.
Stone trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mathews's guard.
Mathews is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stone is looking to clinch.
Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stone could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Stone doesn't manage to clinch there - Mathews circles away.
Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stone drops Mathews with a big left hand and mounts him. Mathews is in big trouble!
Mathews is still in real trouble! Can Stone finish him?
Mathews is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Stone looking to finish with strikes here!
Stone looking to ground and pound but Mathews is blocking nicely.
Stone throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Stone throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Stone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Travis Mathews's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Stone is looking to clinch but Mathews is avoiding it.
Mathews seems to have recovered his senses.
Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stone tries to clinch there but Mathews circles away.
Stone is looking to clinch but Mathews is avoiding it.
Mathews swats away the attempt to clinch by Stone.
Mathews stuffs the takedown attempt from Stone. Stone gets slowly back to his feet.
Stone doesn't manage to clinch there - Mathews circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stone throws a pinpoint strike between Mathews's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Mathews crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Stone scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sean Stone!