PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ronan Hollace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knuckle Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollace comes to the cage accompanied by Outside by Staind. The crowd seem to be enjoying Stone's choice of entrance music: Gimme Shelter. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hollace
vs
Stone

175 cm
29
142 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

166 cm
25
147 lbs
10 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronan Hollace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Knuckle Stone!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hollace thows a body shot but no joy.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hollace moves away.
Stone fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hollace on the side of the head.
Hollace takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hollace bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stone's head.
Stone misses with a looping right.
Stone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Hollace looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hollace trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stone wants to get back to his feet but Hollace passes into half guard.

Hollace is trying to work for a kimura but Stone is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollace trying to control from Stone's half guard. Stone has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Stone wriggles free and stands up.
Hollace throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stone.
Stone throws a low kick but Hollace moves out of range easily.
Ronan Hollace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone blocks the body kick.
A jab from Stone misses.
Hollace has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stone finds it's way round the side to connect with Hollace's head.
Stone keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hollace walks into a jab.
Hollace connects with a nice looking jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollace throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range.
Stone misses with a hook to the body
and Hollace counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hollace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stone thows a body shot but no joy.
Stone lands a jab to the head.
Hollace ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hollace moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stone.
A head kick by Stone misses
and Hollace counters with a leg kick.
Stone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hollace will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hollace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hollace avoids the body shot from Stone.
Stone checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hollace smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollace uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stone.
Stone tries a head kick but it misses.
Hollace has a takedown stuffed.
Hollace wants to clinch.
Stone scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hollace in his tracks.
Hollace fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stone digs a good hook to Hollace's body.
Stone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hollace.
Hollace throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stone.
Nice sprawl there from Stone as Hollace shoots in.
Hollace tries to close the distance and clinch but Stone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hollace throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hollace.
Stone throws out a leg kick but Hollace moves out of range and Stone only half commits.
Hollace throws a series of punches but Stone avoids them all with ease.
Hollace moves in looking to clinch but Stone pushes him off.
Hollace throws a lazy right hand but Stone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hollace throws a looping overhand right but Stone ducks down to avoid it.
Stone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hollace is defended easily by Stone.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronan Hollace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hollace takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone throws a head kick that misses
and Hollace counters with a body kick.
Knuckle Stone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An inside leg kick lands from Hollace.
Stone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hollace tries to work over Stone's front leg with a kick but Stone checks it.
Hollace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stone moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ronan Hollace will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Stone lands a jab to Hollace's midsection.
Stone thows a body shot but no joy.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stone prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hollace lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hollace has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Stone after a bit of a struggle.
Hollace blocking some punches.
Hollace works on Stone's body with a couple of short punches.

Stone manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot by Stone.
Stone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stone throws a shot from downtown. Hollace moves away and avoids it.
Stone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hollace can pounce on him.
Stone scores with a body shot.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hollace is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stone doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hollace.

Hollace is looking for a kimura here.
Hollace thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two 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.

Stone makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Stone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stone works Hollace's body with a nice hook.
Hollace tries to close the distance and clinch but Stone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hollace attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hollace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stone misses with a body shot.
Hollace moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stone on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hollace shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronan Hollace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stone clobbers Hollace with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hollace scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollace closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Stone misses with a body shot.
Knuckle Stone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stone lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stone throws a low kick but Hollace avoids it.
Hollace lands a front kick.

Hollace moves into the clinch.

Stone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hollace punishes Stone's body with a nice straight punch.
Hollace checks a low kick from Stone.
Stone throws a poor cross that misses
and Hollace counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hollace fails with a takedown attempt.
Hollace avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hollace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
Stone defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hollace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollace lands with a straight right. Stone didn't see that one coming.
Stone throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hollace on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hollace throws a series of punches but Stone moves out of range.
Hollace shoots in but Stone avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hollace sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hollace fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stone avoids it really well and circles away.
Hollace tries to clinch but Stone moves out of range.
Hollace is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hollace closes the distance and clinches up with Stone, looking for a takedown. Hollace pushes Stone against the cage but Stone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hollace blocks a jab.
Stone lands with a nice body punch.
Hollace blocks a head kick by Stone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Knuckle Stone will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Stone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stone takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stone tries to work over Hollace's front leg with a kick but Hollace checks it.
Stone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hollace.
Stone scores with a shot to the body.
Stone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hollace is looking to clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hollace.
Hollace throws a hook but Stone blocks it.
Hollace defending well as Stone loads up on a big left hand.
Stone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Horrible takedown by Hollace or perhaps it was just good defense by Stone which made him look bad.
Hollace slips a straight right by Stone.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hollace moves into range and clinches up with Stone.
Stone throws a punch but it's blocked by Hollace.

Stone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hollace walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hollace was well out of range. Poor timing from Stone.
Hollace tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stone swivels and escapes.
Nice uppercut there from Stone.
Stone takes a swing at Hollace's ribcage but misses.
Stone looks to land a body kick but Hollace moved away.
Hollace moves in looking to clinch but Stone pushes him off.
Hollace throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stone with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hollace avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stone fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from Stone misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hollace is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hollace fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stone checks it well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stone checks a leg kick.
Hollace scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hollace tries to clinch but Stone is having none of it.
Stone fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hollace throws a head kick but Stone moves out of range.
Stone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hollace.
Stone connects with a body shot that sends Hollace's belly button to the back.
Hollace misses with a body shot.
Hollace connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hollace throws a leg kick but Stone checks it.
Hollace misses with an uppercut. Stone saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Stone.
Stone throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hollace.
Hollace buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hollace will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronan Hollace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hollace ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hollace is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hollace steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Stone. That one must have hurt.
Hollace is looking to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Stone. No joy for Hollace on that attempt.
Stone stuffs the takedown attempt from Hollace. Hollace gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Stone lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hollace doesn't seem phased though.
Nice uppercut lands for Stone. That snapped Hollace's head back.
Stone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hollace.
Stone misses with a leg kick

and Hollace counters with a single leg into guard. Stone didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hollace trying to move into half guard but instead Stone has managed to sweep!

Stone stands and steps away. Hollace gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hollace scores with a decent looking hook.
Hollace swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hollace pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stone is out of range and Hollace settles back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hollace's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stone under the eye.
Stone clobbers Hollace with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hollace shoots in but Stone avoids the takedown attempt easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Knuckle Stone.
I think Stone has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Knuckle Stone!
Knuckle Stone really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [EVO] Koffin Inc. *Laundry Available* logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.