PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and roy shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone comes to the cage accompanied by National Anthem. Martin Stone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Stone
vs
shaw

190 cm
21
219 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, roy shaw!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone scores with a jab. shaw acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

It looks like roy shaw has been cut.
Stone throws a right and a left that shaw avoids nicely.

Stone instigates a clinch.
Stone looking for a takedown.
shaw lands a damaging elbow.
shaw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stone.
shaw tries to land a knee to the head but Stone blocks with his arms.
shaw gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

shaw ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. shaw no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Stone is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stone tries to stand but shaw is controlling from the bottom.
shaw looking for a sweep. Not yet shaw, not yet.
Stone controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
shaw tries to strike from the bottom.
shaw looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone looking to sit in guard and control but shaw gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
shaw working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stone's head.
Stone trying to control the position.
Stone on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stone tries to get out of the position.
Stone keeping full guard, as shaw tries to pass.
shaw wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
shaw throwing strikes but missing.
shaw postures up.
shaw wants to pass the guard but Stone is keeping the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Stone has closed the distance and engaged shaw in a clinch.
shaw creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

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.
shaw landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
shaw is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stone is keeping busy.
Stone changes levels and goes for a takedown here. shaw fights it off and pushes away nicely.
shaw checks a leg kick nicely.
shaw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stone keeps the fight on the outside.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stone.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Stone looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for shaw!
Stone controlling the position easily from mount.
shaw tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone controlling from the full mount.
shaw wants to hold on but Stone pushes him away.
shaw regains half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
shaw is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stone's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stone's back!
shaw is working the ground and pound. Can Stone escape?
Stone is really stuck here.
Stone knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for shaw on the ground.
shaw loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Stone hold on?
shaw is not going to allow Stone to sit and survive in this position.
Stone is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because shaw is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
I really don't envy Stone right now.
shaw lands shots from the back.

shaw working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Stone is looking to improve his position.
shaw tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stone knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

shaw is working for a kimura but Stone is defending it quite comfortably.
shaw is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stone moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
shaw working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stone wants to sweep but no luck.
shaw trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.
Stone looking to hit a scissor sweep but shaw is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Stone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on roy shaw's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Stone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
shaw looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stone lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Stone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stone tries a head kick but it misses.

Stone has shaw up against the cage in a clinch.
Stone is looking to break free of the clinch but shaw has double underhooks.
Stone tries to pull guard but shaw won't allow it.
shaw keeps control of Stone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stone fails to pull guard.
Stone tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. shaw just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
shaw prevents a takedown attempt there.
shaw keeps control of Stone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
shaw using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stone takes an elbow to the temple.
A short body shot lands from shaw as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stone is pressed up against the cage. shaw has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stone down to the mat. Stone avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Stone tries to clinch but shaw is having none of it.
Stone swats away the attempt to clinch by shaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
shaw shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Stone counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stone.
Stone postures up.
Stone is working shaw over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Stone gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Stone with a lazy takedown attempt

and shaw moves into the clinch.
shaw lands an elbow that stopped Stone in his tracks for a moment.
shaw lands a nice knee to the body.
Stone changes levels and goes for a takedown here. shaw fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Good leg kick by Stone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Stone changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. shaw looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
shaw is looking for a sweep.
Stone wants to lay and pray for a moment but shaw keeps working.
Stone is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Stone works to advance to full mount. shaw defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
shaw tries to reverse the position but Stone maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Martin Stone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stone is in the full mount, landing strikes.
shaw can't escape the position.
shaw swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Stone controlling from mount.
shaw can't escape the position.
Stone landing strikes from the mount.
Stone putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
shaw is trying desperately to improve position.
shaw flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
shaw is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone trying to control but he's not successful this time.
shaw keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
shaw is squirming around, avoiding Stone's attempts to control the action.
Stone punishing his opponent with strikes.
Stone can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as shaw is looking to escape.
Stone looking to control and managing it successfully.
shaw is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stone sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
shaw regains half guard.
shaw has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stone wants to control but shaw is keeping him busy.
shaw has hold of Stone's hands but Stone slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stone tries to stand but his hand is stuck under shaw.
shaw trying to control but Stone postures up.
shaw wants to get back to full guard.
Stone looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
shaw is trying to maintain the position but Stone is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

shaw actively working from the bottom here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Stone shoots in and bounces shaw off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Stone dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on roy shaw's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

shaw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Stone shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Stone trying to control but shaw is working from the bottom.
Stone is really struggling to control shaw but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Stone pushes down on shaw's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Well, if Stone is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Stone wants to lay and pray for a moment but shaw keeps working.
Well, if Stone is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Stone takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
shaw takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone prevents shaw from improving his position.
Well, if Stone is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Stone wants to pass the guard but shaw is defending well.
Stone is controlling the pace.
Stone'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.
Stone is looking to advance position but shaw won't allow it.
Stone slows the pace down in half guard.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Martin Stone just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Stone lands with a shot to the body.

Stone looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for shaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone controlling his opponent.
shaw regains half guard.
shaw has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stone is working away from the top position though.
shaw moves into full guard.
shaw is trying to control the position but Stone postures up.
shaw looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stone controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Stone advances position into side control!
shaw sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
shaw is looking to improve his position.
shaw trying to hold on to Stone's head to control him but Stone postures up.
shaw won't allow Stone to pass to mount.
Stone is tying to control. shaw wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Stone looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Stone tries to pass the half guard into mount. shaw knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
shaw is looking to improve his position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
shaw swats away the attempt to clinch by Stone.
Stone throws a right and a left that shaw avoids nicely.
shaw tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stone connects with a nice looking jab.
shaw stuffs the takedown.
Stone falls off balance throwing a combination

and shaw counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by shaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
shaw tries to free his leg and advance position but Stone is retaining full guard.
Stone is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
shaw working some strikes from top position.
shaw working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Stone striking off his back but it's not causing shaw any problems.

shaw thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
shaw won't allow Stone to sweep him here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone is trying to control the position from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
shaw fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Martin Stone did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on roy shaw's cut.
That's time! Stone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Stone moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Stone doesn't manage to clinch there - shaw circles away.
shaw wants to clinch

and Stone counters with a takedown into side control.
Stone controls the position.
Stone tries to advance to mount but can't.

Stone stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Stone darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
shaw tries to roll over but Stone keeps him under control.
Stone moves nicely into side control.
Stone moves into full mount!
Stone tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
shaw is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Stone can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as shaw is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
shaw is trying desperately to improve position.
Stone lands a heavy elbow.
shaw tries to hold on but Stone pushes him away.
Stone wants to control the pace but shaw is squirming around nicely.
Stone content just to control the position here.
shaw is wriggling around trying to escape.
shaw is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
shaw wants to control but Stone is having none of it.

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.
Stone tries to control but shaw wriggling away.
shaw keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
shaw tries to lock up and control but Stone gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
shaw is wriggling around trying to escape.
Stone controlling from the full mount.
shaw is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Stone tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
shaw wants to control but Stone is having none of it.
shaw is looking to improve his position but Stone isn't that keen on the idea.
Stone content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone dominating with strikes here.
shaw really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Stone trying to control but shaw is having none of it.
Stone takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
shaw tries to hold on but Stone pushes him away.
shaw is looking to get to half guard.
Stone content just to control the position here.
Stone trying to control but shaw is having none of it.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Martin Stone just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Stone changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. shaw looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
shaw trying to control but Stone flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
shaw is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Stone.

shaw is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Stone gets his way!
Stone wants to control but shaw is keeping busy.
Stone is trying to stick to shaw's back but shaw is turning into Stone. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Stone's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by shaw.
Stone controls shaw momentarily but shaw frees himself.

Stone looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stone keeping moving, preventing shaw from controlling successfully.
shaw looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Stone had his way with roy shaw in that round.
The cut man is working on roy shaw's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Stone throws a leg kick but shaw checks it.
shaw misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stone darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stone tries to bum rush shaw with a series of wild strikes but shaw uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Stone closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Stone is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. shaw knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
shaw manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Stone wants to take a breather but shaw is having none of it.
Stone scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
shaw tries to get to full guard but Stone has control of the leg.
Stone slows the pace down in half guard.
Stone moves into full mount! shaw won't be happy about that!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as shaw is looking to escape.
shaw is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
shaw gets back to half guard.
Well, if Stone is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Stone drops an elbow to the side of shaw's head.
Ground and pound from Stone.
shaw is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stone's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stone's back!
Stone manages to reverse the position and now he's in shaw's guard. Nice work there by Stone.
Stone wants to control from the top but shaw keeps moving.
shaw trying to keep a closed guard but Stone is proving a slippery customer.
shaw can't keep his opponent in guard - Stone advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
shaw is pressing down on Stone's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
shaw wants to stand and escape but Stone is having none of it.
Stone wants to pass the guard but shaw is keeping the position.

shaw pushes a forearm under Stone's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Stone is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). roy shaw!