PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samurai Moonwalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Stone might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Metallica (Stone Cold Crazy). Samurai Moonwalker has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Stone
vs
Moonwalker

178 cm
23
215 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

205 cm
26
220 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

MADE IN GERMANY

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 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samurai Moonwalker!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone throws a hook but Moonwalker blocks it.
Moonwalker shoots in but no luck this time.
Moonwalker slips a straight right by Stone.
Stone misses the jab.
Stone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Stone misses.
Stone keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moonwalker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stone pinned against the cage. Stone gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
James Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samurai Moonwalker.
Stone looks to land a left hand but Moonwalker moved out of range nicely.
Moonwalker shoots in but no luck this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moonwalker.
Moonwalker slips a jab from Stone.
Moonwalker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stone throws out the jab.
Stone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moonwalker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Moonwalker looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Moonwalker gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Moonwalker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moonwalker moves out of range of the strikes.
Stone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moonwalker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Stone misses the target.
James Stone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moonwalker slips under a jab.
Stone misses with a wild combination.
Moonwalker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samurai Moonwalker dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A telegraphed right hand from Stone misses the target.
Stone misses with a looping left.
Moonwalker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stone throws out the jab.
Stone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moonwalker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone looks to land a right hand but Moonwalker moved out of range.
Stone closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Moonwalker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stone throws out the jab.

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.
Moonwalker moves away from the strike by Stone.
Stone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Moonwalker moves away from the strike by Stone.
Moonwalker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stone.
Moonwalker fails with the takedown.
Nice uppercut there from Stone.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moonwalker just misses with a punch to the body.
Moonwalker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Stone throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Moonwalker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stone throws out the jab.
Stone looks to land a right hand but Moonwalker moved out of range.
A jab from Stone misses.
Moonwalker ducks under a wild hook from Stone.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Stone dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Stone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moonwalker tries to clinch there but Stone circles away.
Stone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch combination from Stone misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moonwalker has a takedown stuffed.
Stone moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone throws a hook but Moonwalker avoids it easily.
Moonwalker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stone on the side of the head.
A punch combination from Stone misses.
Stone throws a looping overhand right but Moonwalker ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Moonwalker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stone throws out the jab.
Moonwalker slips a jab and a cross from Stone.
Stone misses with a straight right.
Moonwalker slips a jab and a cross from Stone.
Moonwalker slips under a jab from Stone.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moonwalker circles away quickly and effectively.
Stone scores with a jab. Moonwalker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Moonwalker slips under a jab from Stone.
Moonwalker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moonwalker ducks under a wild hook from Stone.
Moonwalker misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moonwalker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Stone misses.
Stone misses with an uppercut. Moonwalker saw that one coming.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moonwalker fails with the takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Stone showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stone has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Stone!