PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juice Stain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladislav Emperor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emperor comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Era kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Stain
vs
Emperor

192 cm
25
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
235 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juice Stain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladislav Emperor!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stain moves to clinch but Emperor breaks away

and Emperor counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stain lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Emperor stalling in the clinch but Stain improves position.
Emperor wants a takedown.
Stain lands with a left to the head.
Emperor goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stain prevents it.
Stain is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Emperor should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Stain stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Emperor looks gassed!

Stain drags the fight down to the ground.
Stain pulls Emperor in close to prevent any damage.
Emperor sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Stain's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stain keeping hold of Emperor's head, controlling as best he can.
Emperor prevents Stain from standing back up.

That's two 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.

Stain kicks off Emperor and gets to his feet.

Stain moves into the clinch.
Stain throws a knee to the head but misses.
Emperor wants a takedown but no success here.
Juice Stain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladislav Emperor.

Stain tightens his grip and picks Emperor up, before dumping him to the ground. Emperor manages to land in guard.
Stain is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emperor keeping moving, preventing Stain from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stain working some strikes from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stain seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Stain postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stain sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Juice Stain.

Stain closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Stain lands in his opponent's guard.
Emperor looking for a sweep. Not yet Emperor, not yet.
Stain controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Stain landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juice Stain dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Stain closes the distance and pushes Emperor back into the cage.
Stain lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Emperor.
Emperor goes for a takedown attempt but Stain pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Stain has managed to clinch.
Stain comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Emperor trying to land knees to the body.
Stain will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Emperor up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stain.
Emperor is breathing heavily.
Emperor drops down looking for an ankle pick but Stain pulls his leg out and moves away.
Stain lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stain has taken the fight to the clinch.

Stain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice jab there from Stain.
Stain is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stain with a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stain!
Stain's corner calls for a 1-2. Stain obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Stain rushes Emperor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stain displaying some good clinch control by pressing Emperor up against the cage.

Stain gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stain slips nicely into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Stain in particular looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emperor is trying to maintain the position but Stain is very close to passing his half guard.
Stain is figuring out what he wants to do next.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Juice Stain wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Stain drives through and clinches with Emperor against the cage.

Stain drags the fight down to the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emperor won't allow Stain to get back to his feet.
Stain managing to control the position.
Emperor trying to control but Stain is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Stain kicks Emperor off and gets to his feet.
Stain tries to clinch up

and Emperor counters with a shoot takedown. Stain fights it but they end up in guard.
Emperor stopping the sweep attempt from Stain.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stain has Emperor pulled in close to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juice Stain dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Stain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emperor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stain is looking to clinch but Emperor is avoiding it.
Emperor is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stain.
Emperor shoots and misses
and Stain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emperor is looking to clinch but Stain is avoiding it.

Stain rushes Emperor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Emperor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Stain breaks from the clinch.
Stain stuffs the takedown attempt from Emperor. Emperor gets slowly back to his feet.

Stain shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Juice Stain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stain in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stain looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stain is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emperor can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stain controls the pace.
Emperor looking for a sweep. Not yet Emperor, not yet.
Stain sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Emperor's guard.
Stain thows a huge punch but Emperor dodges it nicely.
Emperor missing with punches from the bottom.
Stain with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Stain'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 two 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.
Stain is pressing down on Emperor's thigh, looking to free his foot. Emperor is holding on for now.
Stain trying to control the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Juice Stain.
Stain moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Stain rushes Emperor and presses him up against the cage.
Emperor goes for a takedown attempt but Stain pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Juice Stain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladislav Emperor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Emperor gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Stain to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Emperor trying to control the position.
Stain seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Stain seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Emperor for as long as he can get away with.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Emperor is on top in guard.
Stain is pulling down on Emperor's head. It's preventing any offense from Emperor, at least for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juice Stain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stain 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juice Stain!