PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Primotivo Urbano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Stam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Urbano
vs
Stam

165 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

159 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Primotivo Urbano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Stam!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stam tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Urbano counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Urbano postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Urbano landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Urbano's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stam keeping full guard, as Urbano tries to pass.
Urbano sitting in guard here, content to control.
Urbano knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stam on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urbano lands a couple of digs.
Urbano sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Stam's guard.
Urbano not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Urbano lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stam is looking for a sweep. Urbano is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Urbano could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Urbano is controlling the pace.
Urbano looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Stam looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Urbano working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Stam is trying to stand back up but Urbano is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urbano scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Urbano lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Urbano content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Urbano seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Urbano slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urbano drops an elbow to the side of Stam's head.
Urbano controlling the action here.
Urbano looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stam with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Urbano trying to control the pace.
Urbano working over Stam with some ground and pound. Stam looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Urbano lands strikes from half guard.
Urbano perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urbano working the head and body with strikes.
Urbano winds up and cracks Stam with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Urbano working Stam over with strikes.
Urbano landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stam looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urbano is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Urbano looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stam with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Urbano seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Urbano seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Urbano connects with a nice short shot to Stam's temple.
Urbano keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Urbano lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Urbano lands with a punch from half guard.
Urbano is taking a breather. Stam 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Primotivo Urbano dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Urbano shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Stam is trying to defend but Urbano finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Urbano is keen to just control but Stam is a slippery customer.
Urbano working over Stam with some ground and pound. Stam looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Urbano there.
Urbano working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Urbano takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Well, if Urbano 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.
Urbano prevents Stam from improving his position.
Urbano slips a nice elbow through Stam's hands, connecting with Stam's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urbano working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Urbano is nestled in close to Stam, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Urbano content to control rather than advance.
Urbano passes to full mount!
Stam is breathing heavily.
Stam takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Urbano has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stam's face.
Urbano landing strikes from the mount and Stam is in trouble!
Primotivo Urbano overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Urbano controlling the position easily from mount.
Urbano landing punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stam takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Urbano working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Urbano is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The referee warns Stam that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Stam is in a horrible position here. Urbano smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Urbano looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Urbano with a couple of short strikes.
Stam is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Urbano landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urbano looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Urbano with good strikes from the mount here!
Urbano with good strikes from the mount here!
Urbano is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stam can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Urbano looking to control and managing it successfully.
Stam is in a horrible position here. Urbano smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Stam is in a horrible position here. Urbano smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stam tries to hold on but Urbano pushes him away.
Urbano 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Urbano seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Stam for as long as he can get away with.
Urbano with good strikes from the mount here!
Urbano lands a big elbow.
Urbano lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Stam hang on?
Urbano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stam can do to turn this around?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Urbano cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Urbano lands a heavy elbow.
Stam taking shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Urbano in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Stam is rocked!
Urbano lands a big elbow.
Urbano lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Primotivo Urbano dominated that second round.
That's time! Urbano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Stam stuffs the takedown.
Urbano closes the distance and clinches up with Stam, looking for a takedown. Urbano pushes Stam against the cage but Stam circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stam tries a low kick but Urbano avoids it.
Nice sprawl there from Stam as Urbano shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Primotivo Urbano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Urbano shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stam but Stam pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Urbano shoots in and bounces Stam off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Urbano with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Urbano is in close to Stam's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Urbano 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.
Stam looking to control.
Urbano scoring with some ground and pound.
Stam takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Stam escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Urbano gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Urbano content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Urbano working some strikes from top position.
Urbano stands up over Stam, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Stam being controlled here, momentarily.
Urbano lands a couple of elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urbano stays in close to Stam's body and controls the position.
Urbano connects with a couple of short punches.
Urbano works over Stam with some ground and pound from guard.
Urbano controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Urbano stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stam swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urbano is in close to Stam's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Urbano advances position into side control!
Urbano cracks Stam with a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urbano landing a few strikes.
Urbano working the ground and pound.
Urbano scores with a couple of short elbows.
Urbano in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Urbano lands some shots froms side control.
Urbano working the body and head with strikes.
Stam takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Urbano connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Stam some visible discomfort.
Urbano looks up at the clock and then as Stam takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Urbano smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Urbano lands a nice forearm strike.
Urbano lands some shots froms side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Urbano scoring with punches and elbows.
Urbano cracks Stam with a big elbow.
Stam takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Urbano scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Stam to see if he's OK.
Urbano is putting a hurting on Stam here, landing some big shots from side control.
Stam wants to control but Urbano postures up.
Urbano in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stam is looking to regain half guard here but Urbano keeps moving and retains side control.
Urbano scoring with punches and elbows.

And that's the end of the fight!
Primotivo Urbano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Urbano 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:25
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:25
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Primotivo Urbano!