PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alyston Dion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick The Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Dion
vs
The Stone

225 cm
21
188 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

188 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alyston Dion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick The Stone!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dion shoots in looking for a takedown. The Stone tries to sprawl out of it but Dion keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Stone manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dion throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The Stone's waist but The Stone gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dion off to one side.
Dion doesn't succeed with the takedown

and The Stone holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alyston Dion. That's going to take a lot out of him.

The Stone breaks the clinch.
The Stone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dion really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

The Stone rushes Dion and presses him up against the cage.
The Stone is defending well against a takedown attempt.

The Stone gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The Stone is taking a breather. Dion says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Let's hope that The Stone has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

The Stone decides to stand up.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

The Stone drives through with a takedown into Dion's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Stone prevents Dion from getting back to his feet.
The Stone is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The Stone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dion is looking to stand up but The Stone isn't so interested in that idea.
The Stone wants to stand but Dion is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dion is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst The Stone is controlling him.
Dion will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The Stone throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dion works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Stone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dion wants to stand up but The Stone is controlling him.
Dion can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as The Stone controls the pace.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

The Stone looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The Stone is standing up over Dion. Dion looks to escape but The Stone dives into side control.
Dion is breathing heavily.
The Stone grinds an elbow into Dion's temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The Stone decides to stand up, so the ref orders Dion to his feet.

The Stone closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dion quickly recovers to half guard.
The Stone uses his free foot to push down on Dion's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Stone working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The Stone controlling the position easily from mount.
Dion's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The Stone controlling his opponent.
Dion is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Stone controlling from mount.
Dion is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, The Stone cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The Stone putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dion is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The Stone looking to secure an arm triangle but Dion defends it well.
The Stone putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick The Stone dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The Stone pushes Dion up against the cage in a clinch.
Dion is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables The Stone to keep the fight standing.

Dion has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics The Stone uses from the top position.
The Stone is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dion is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst The Stone is controlling him.
The Stone must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The Stone sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dion is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Nick The Stone was stalling too much, according to the referee.

The Stone looking to score a takedown here. Dion is defending well but The Stone drives through and ends up in Dion's guard.
The Stone sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Stone gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

The Stone bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The Stone taking a breather here.

The Stone is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dion has escaped the position, nice work there.
The Stone tries to move into full mount but can't pass Dion's legs.
Dion defending against the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Stone advances nicely into full mount.
The Stone controlling the pace for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dion is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Stone looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Dion really wants to buck The Stone off and get back to his feet.

The Stone is standing up, even though he is in mount.

The Stone dives in and scores a takedown into Dion's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Stone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dion swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dion being controlled here, momentarily.
Dion wants to stand up but The Stone is controlling him.
The Stone showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The Stone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Stone pushing down on Dion's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with The Stone in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick The Stone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Dion gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The Stone stops Dion from standing up.
Dion has a closed guard, preventing The Stone from standing up.
The Stone is stalling in the full guard.
Dion wants to stand and escape but The Stone is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The Stone controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Nick The Stone has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

The Stone shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dion tries to buck The Stone off but he can't manage it.
The Stone controlling the pace for now.
You get the feeling that Dion really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The Stone tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dion really wants to buck The Stone off and get back to his feet.
Nick The Stone has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Stone cracks Dion with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The Stone working the ground and pound effectively.
The Stone looking to control and managing it successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Stone lands with some strikes.
The Stone lands a nice shot to the head.
The Stone scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dion tries to buck The Stone off but he can't manage it.
The Stone controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Stone working Dion over with strikes here.
The Stone lands with some strikes.
The 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.

The Stone stands up from mount. Strange move.
Dion with a lazy takedown attempt

and The Stone counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dion wants to get back to his feet but The Stone drags him back down.
The Stone staying calm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dion is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but The Stone has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The Stone throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Dion tries to escape but The Stone is in control.
Dion is letting The Stone control him for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dion is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but The Stone has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Alyston Dion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nick The Stone is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dion striking from the bottom but nothing landed.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick The Stone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Stone has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30

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