PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between wrestling sparing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross has chosen Killing in the Name of (Remix) as his entrance music. wrestling sparing is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

sparing
vs
Ross

185 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

186 cm
24
205 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

CBK MMA Nutrition
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, wrestling sparing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Stan Ross!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
sparing fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ross looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
sparing tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Ross clinches.
Ross with a knee to the head.

It looks like wrestling sparing has been cut.
Ross misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Ross.
Ross with a knee to the head.
Ross misses with a knee strike.
sparing lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ross.
Ross with a knee to the head.
Ross blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ross takes a shot to the head.
Ross lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice elbow from Ross.

sparing is rocked!
sparing trying to land knees to the body.
Ross scores with a knee to the head.
Oh sparing is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
sparing is breathing heavily.
Ross tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ross looking to throw knees to the head but sparing is blocking nicely.
sparing seems to have got his legs back now.
sparing has had enough of the clinch but Ross keeps him there for the moment.
Ross misses with a knee strike.
sparing lands a hook that snaps the head of Ross backwards.
Ross lands a knee to the head.
Ross looking to throw knees to the head but sparing is blocking nicely.
Ross tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ross with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
sparing lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross throws an elbow that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
sparing lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ross lands a nice elbow.
sparing tries to break free but Ross pushes him back against the cage.
Ross with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ross misses with a knee strike.
sparing tries to break free but Ross pushes him back against the cage.
sparing wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ross with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ross throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but sparing blocks it with crossed arms.
sparing wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ross has him pressed against the cage.
sparing swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ross misses with a knee strike.
sparing is looking to control Ross's arms but Ross gets an underhook and turns him. Now sparing has his back to the cage.
Ross tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

sparing pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ross tries to clinch up but sparing circles away and keeps his distance.
Ross swats away the attempt to clinch by sparing.
Ross takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ross is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ross tries to clinch but sparing moves away

and sparing counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ross!
Ross wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
sparing can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ross is looking to escape.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
sparing won't let Ross get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ross is trying to escape the mount.
Ross is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

sparing gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Ross avoids the head kick by sparing.
Ross tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and sparing counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
sparing taking a breather.
sparing takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross misses with a knee strike.
Ross looking to throw knees to the head but sparing is blocking nicely.
Ross looking to throw knees to the head but sparing is blocking nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
sparing takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ross with an attempt at a knee that misses.
sparing is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ross is defending well for now.

sparing manages to break the clinch.

Ross closes the distance and pushes sparing back into the cage.
Ross lands a nice elbow.
Ross tries a knee to the head but sparing blocks it.
sparing is looking to break free of the clinch but Ross has double underhooks.
sparing lands with a left to the head.
Ross lands an elbow just above sparing 's eye.
Ross lands an elbow inside that sparing shrugs off.
sparing is working Ross over against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by sparing.
Ross tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
sparing is looking to control Ross's arms but Ross gets an underhook and turns him. Now sparing has his back to the cage.
Ross misses with a knee strike.
Ross misses with an elbow strike.

sparing's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
sparing wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ross looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ross fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ross avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ross fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ross closes the distance but sparing moves to the side
enabling sparing to counter with a crisp jab.
sparing avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ross wants to clinch but sparing slips to the side

and sparing counters by moving into the clinch.
Ross lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ross lands a knee to the head.
Ross using the Thai plumb to throw knees but sparing has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ross prevents sparing from breaking the clinch.
Ross lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ross as sparing tries to tie him up.
Ross looking to throw knees to the head but sparing is blocking nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ross connects with a knee to the head.
sparing avoids a wild elbow strike from Ross.
sparing wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ross has him pressed against the cage.
Ross lands an elbow just above sparing 's eye.
Ross keeps the fight in the clinch, despite sparing's efforts to push away.
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 wrestling sparing will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on wrestling sparing's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ross tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but sparing paws at him with a jab and circles away.
wrestling sparing is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
sparing throws a solid leg kick but Ross takes the impact on his shin and smiles at sparing.
sparing looks to land a combination but Ross avoids it well.

Ross closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ross using the Thai plumb to throw knees but sparing has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Come on sparing - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ross tries to land a knee to the head but sparing blocks with his arms.
Ross throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but sparing blocks it with crossed arms.
sparing gets through Ross's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Ross.
Ross landing knees to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
sparing is trying to break the clinch but Ross is controlling him.
Ross misses with a knee strike.
Ross blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on sparing's face as he tries to break the clinch.
sparing lands a nice shot to the body.
Ross with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
sparing takes a knee right on the jaw!
A hook to the body from sparing.
Ross lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ross throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but sparing blocks it with crossed arms.
Ross pushes off an throws an elbow but sparing leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
sparing is looking to control Ross's arms but Ross gets an underhook and turns him. Now sparing has his back to the cage.
Ross with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ross with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ross using the Thai plumb to throw knees but sparing has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ross misses with a knee to the head.
sparing lands a shot to the body.
Ross lands a nice elbow.
Ross misses with a knee to the head.
Ross misses with a knee strike.
sparing lands a body shot in the clinch.
sparing can't break the clinch.
Ross creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through sparing's defenses.
Ross lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

sparing breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Ross closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ross lands an elbow just above sparing 's eye.
sparing tries to break free but Ross pushes him back against the cage.
Ross tries to land a knee to the head but sparing blocks with his arms.
Ross lands an elbow inside that sparing shrugs off.
sparing fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ross throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ross misses with a knee strike.
Ross looking to throw knees to the head but sparing is blocking nicely.
sparing takes an elbow to the temple.

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

Ross rushes sparing and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice elbow from Ross.
Ross tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
sparing wants to break free but Ross has control.
sparing wants to stall.
Ross lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ross tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ross lands a knee to the head.
Ross tries a knee to the head but sparing blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by sparing.
Ross misses with a knee strike.

sparing pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
sparing wants to clinch.

Ross has closed the distance and engaged sparing in a clinch.
Ross misses with an elbow strike.
sparing looking to slow down the pace here.
Ross looking to throw knees to the head but sparing is blocking nicely.
Ross keeps the fight in the clinch, despite sparing's efforts to push away.
Ross with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short body shot lands from sparing as the two fighters clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross throws an elbow but it's blocked.
sparing has had enough of the clinch but Ross keeps him there for the moment.
Ross lands a nice elbow.
Ross tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A hook to the body from sparing.
Ross tries to land a knee to the head but sparing blocks with his arms.
sparing looking to stall.
sparing working hard to break the clinch.
Ross lands a damaging elbow.
Ross landing knees to the head.

sparing breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ross tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ross tries to clinch there but sparing circles away.

sparing clinches up with Ross and pushes him back against the cage.
sparing takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for sparing.
Ross lands an elbow inside that sparing shrugs off.
Ross connects with a knee to the head.
sparing controlling the action here for a moment.
sparing is looking to break free of the clinch but Ross has double underhooks.
sparing tries a body shot but Ross blocks it.
Ross misses with a knee to the head.

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.
sparing is trying to stall.
Ross tries to land a knee to the head but sparing blocks with his arms.
sparing lands with a left to the head.
Ross with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
sparing stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
sparing pushes Ross back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ross throws a knee to the head but misses.
sparing lands a shoulder strike.
sparing takes an elbow to the temple.
Ross lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ross tries to land a knee to the head but sparing blocks with his arms.
Ross connects with a knee to the head.
Ross misses with an elbow strike.
Ross tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ross tries to land a knee to the head but sparing blocks with his arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from sparing.
Ross using the Thai plumb to throw knees but sparing has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ross lands an elbow that stopped sparing in his tracks for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

sparing breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
sparing goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ross fails in his attempt to clinch.
sparing lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ross circles away quickly and effectively.
sparing wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Stan Ross will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on wrestling sparing's cut.
That's time! sparing's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Ross instigates a clinch.
Ross with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Ross.
Ross tries to land a knee to the head but sparing blocks with his arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ross as sparing tries to tie him up.
sparing misses with some punches.
sparing is looking to break free of the clinch but Ross has double underhooks.
sparing tries to throw a body punch but Ross avoids it by throwing sparing back against the cage.
Ross tries a knee to the head but sparing blocks it.
sparing presses Ross against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ross lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for sparing.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ross connects with a nasty looking knee right to sparing's face.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ross tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ross pushes off an throws an elbow but sparing leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
sparing stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

sparing breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ross keeps the fight on the outside.
sparing swats away the attempt to clinch by Ross.

sparing gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
sparing misses with a punch on the inside.
Ross landing knees to the head.
Ross throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but sparing blocks it with crossed arms.
sparing misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ross lands a damaging elbow.
sparing is trying to force a seperation but Ross has the dominant position.
Ross scores with a knee to the head.
Ross blocks a body shot from sparing.
Ross throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ross lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
sparing lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

sparing breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ross is looking to clinch.

Ross clinches up with sparing and pushes him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ross as sparing tries to tie him up.
Ross scores with a knee to the head.
sparing lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ross tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ross misses with a knee to the head.
sparing misses with a hook from the clinch.
sparing is looking to break free of the clinch but Ross has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ross trying to stall but sparing improves his position.
Ross tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ross tries a knee to the head but sparing blocks it.
Ross pushes off an throws an elbow but sparing leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ross using the Thai plumb to throw knees but sparing has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ross throws an elbow but misses.
sparing lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
sparing lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ross backwards.
sparing is trying to break the clinch but Ross is controlling him.
Ross tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
sparing is struggling to control the position.
sparing takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ross comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ross lands a damaging elbow.
Ross lands an elbow that stopped sparing in his tracks for a moment.
sparing lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ross backwards.
Ross tries a knee to the head but sparing blocks it.
sparing is trying to stall.
sparing tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ross using the Thai plumb to throw knees but sparing has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
sparing lands a shoulder strike.
Ross with an attempt at a knee that misses.
sparing is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through sparing's defenses.
A right hand to the body from sparing.
Ross throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but sparing blocks it with crossed arms.
sparing makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ross misses with a knee strike.
Good body shot from sparing.
sparing is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ross tries a knee to the head but sparing blocks it.
sparing trying to control the position but instead, Ross has worked for underhooks and has pushed sparing into the cage.
Ross scores with a knee to the head.
Ross throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but sparing blocks it with crossed arms.
sparing wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice elbow from Ross.
Ross misses with an elbow over the top.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as sparing takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ross tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ross pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
sparing blocks an elbow strike.
sparing leaning against his opponent.
Ross gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ross lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four 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.
Ross looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from sparing.
Ross with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A body shot lands from sparing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for sparing.
A short right hand to the side of the head by sparing.
Ross misses with an elbow strike.
sparing takes an elbow to the temple.
sparing blocks an elbow strike from Ross.
Ross creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for sparing.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ross comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
sparing is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ross creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through sparing's defenses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ross lands a knee to the head.
Ross throws a knee to the head but misses.
sparing is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ross lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Stan Ross.
I think Ross has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan Ross!