PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dumaz Stonemen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastien Chevalier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chevalier has chosen Dope - Survive as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stonemen
vs
Chevalier

177 cm
22
163 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

172 cm
29
167 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dumaz Stonemen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastien Chevalier!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chevalier looks to land a left hand but Stonemen moved out of range nicely.
Stonemen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stonemen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stonemen scores with a jab. Chevalier acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A right-left combo lands from Chevalier.
Chevalier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stonemen misses with a body shot.
Chevalier throws a series of punches but Stonemen moves out of range.
Chevalier will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chevalier misses with the combination.
Stonemen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stonemen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stonemen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stonemen cracks Chevalier with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stonemen throws a body punch but Chevalier moves out of range.

Stonemen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Chevalier avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stonemen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stonemen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stonemen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chevalier is trying to stand back up but Stonemen is controlling him
Chevalier has hold of Stonemen's hands but Stonemen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stonemen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chevalier's head.
Chevalier blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stonemen.
Stonemen prevents Chevalier from standing back up.
Stonemen trying to mount his opponent but Chevalier defends it.
Chevalier keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chevalier avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stonemen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stonemen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stonemen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Chevalier blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stonemen.
Chevalier is looking to escape.
Chevalier blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stonemen.
Stonemen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stonemen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stonemen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Stonemen lands with a punch from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stonemen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chevalier blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stonemen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stonemen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stonemen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stonemen with the ground and pound but Chevalier uses the opportunity to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stonemen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stonemen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stonemen is looking to work some ground and pound but Chevalier has wrist control.
Stonemen looking to pass the guard.
Stonemen throws a strike but Chevalier rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Chevalier trying to stand up but can't free himself from Stonemen's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stonemen is on top in guard.
Stonemen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stonemen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stonemen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stonemen throwing strikes from guard but Chevalier blocks nicely.
Stonemen stops Chevalier from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dumaz Stonemen dominated that round.
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.

Stonemen throws a hook but Chevalier blocks it.
Chevalier lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Chevalier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Chevalier as he connects with a hook.

Stonemen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Stonemen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chevalier is keeping the position for now.
Stonemen throwing strikes but missing.
Stonemen wants to stand but Chevalier is controlling his posture from full guard.
Stonemen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stonemen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chevalier works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stonemen throwing strikes but missing.
Stonemen wants to stand but Chevalier has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Chevalier working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stonemen.
Stonemen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stonemen throwing strikes but missing.
Stonemen throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stonemen is looking to work some ground and pound but Chevalier has wrist control.
Chevalier working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stonemen.
Stonemen throws a strike but Chevalier rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Stonemen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Chevalier has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Stonemen is proving hard to escape from.

Chevalier stands up and waves to Stonemen to follow him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chevalier gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Stonemen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dumaz Stonemen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stonemen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Chevalier's guard.
Stonemen throwing strikes from guard but Chevalier blocks nicely.
Stonemen throwing strikes from guard but Chevalier blocks nicely.
Stonemen throws a strike but Chevalier rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chevalier wants to get up but he can't break Stonemen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Stonemen is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Chevalier stands up and waves to Stonemen to follow him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stonemen throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dumaz Stonemen dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Stonemen throws a series of punches but Chevalier moves out of range.
Stonemen misses with a looping left.
Stonemen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stonemen just misses with a punch to the body.
Chevalier swinging wildly here.
Stonemen throws out a loose jab but Chevalier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stonemen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sebastien Chevalier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chevalier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stonemen.
Stonemen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chevalier.
Nice shot lands for Stonemen.
A jab from Stonemen does it's job there.
Sebastien Chevalier seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stonemen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Chevalier tries to sprawl but Stonemen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Chevalier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chevalier blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stonemen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stonemen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stonemen thows a huge punch but Chevalier dodges it nicely.
Stonemen works his foot free and advances to mount.
Stonemen looking to finish with strikes here!
Chevalier wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Stonemen looking to finish with strikes here!
Sebastien Chevalier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stonemen thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Stonemen misses with a head shot.
Poor strikes thrown by Stonemen there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Stonemen throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Chevalier wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Stonemen.
Stonemen landing strikes from the mount and Chevalier is in trouble!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chevalier holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Stonemen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Stonemen punching from mount but Chevalier doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Stonemen throwing strikes here but Chevalier is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Stonemen looking to land elbow strikes but Chevalier uses the position to regain half guard.
Stonemen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Stonemen looks to land a strike but Chevalier avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Stonemen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dumaz Stonemen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stonemen trying to control but Chevalier is working from the bottom.

Chevalier is looking for a triangle but Stonemen pushes his legs off easily.
Stonemen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Stonemen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Chevalier for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Stonemen trying to control the position from guard on top but Chevalier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dumaz Stonemen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stonemen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Dumaz Stonemen!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Dumaz Stonemen!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Dumaz Stonemen!

Dumaz Stonemen wins by unanimous decision!