PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Florian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanley Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Florian
vs
Stone

177 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
25
144 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Florian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stanley Stone!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Florian pinned against the cage. Florian gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stone gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Florian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Stone shoots in and bounces Florian off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Florian working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stone doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stone manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stone trying to control but Florian is working from the bottom.

Florian escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stone gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Stone drops back, looking for a kneebar! Florian looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Florian looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Florian!

Florian looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone is trying to improve his position.
Stone sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone is positioning himself well to prevent Florian advancing to mount.
Stone is looking to improve his position.
Florian wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Stone uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Florian looking to sit in guard and control but Stone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stone content to stall in guard here.

Florian looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone wants to control from the top but Florian keeps moving.
Florian utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stone wants to control from the top but Florian keeps moving.
Stone pushes down on Florian's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Stone trying to control the action but Florian is working from the bottom.
Florian knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stone on the ground.

Stone is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Florian has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone wants to pass the guard but Florian is defending well.
Stone prevents Florian from improving his position.
Stone is trying to control. Florian wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Stone works his way into side control.

Stone wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Florian, who protects the arm well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone lands a few punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stanley Stone dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Stone changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Florian tries to avoid it but Stone manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Florian to the ground. Florian escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Stone tries to sprawl but Florian drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Stone moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Florian trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.
Stone is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Stone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Florian wants to stand and escape but instead Stone has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stone throwing strikes but missing.
Stone tries to free his leg and advance position but Florian is retaining full guard.
Stone wants to control from the top but Florian keeps moving.
Florian is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stone trying to control the position from guard on top but Florian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Stone gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Florian to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Florian trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone 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.
Florian looking to sit in guard and control but Stone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stone throws a big right hand that misses.
Stone pushes down on Florian's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Stone is looking for a kimura but Florian is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stone to get the leverage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Florian throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Stone seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Florian does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Stone wants to work for an arm triangle but Florian is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Stone is breathing heavily.
Florian is trying to stand up here but Stone is controlling him well.

Stone wants to work for an arm triangle but Florian is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Stone is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Florian defends it well.
Florian is refusing to be controlled, as Stone sits in half guard.
Stone wants to pass to mount but Florian is defending the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone prevents Florian from improving his position.
Stone is looking to take a break and control but Florian is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Florian is looking to control Stone's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Florian avoid being mounted?
Stone throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Florian trying to control but Stone postures up.

Stone is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Florian has managed to free his arm - good work.

Stone wants to work for an arm triangle but Florian is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stanley Stone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Florian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Florian misses with a head kick.
Stone misses with the body kick
and Florian counters with a left and a right that stings Stone.
Stone shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Florian counters with a straight right hand.
Florian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Florian closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stone circles away.
Stone shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Florian as he jumps to the side.
Stone fails with a takedown attempt.
Kenny Florian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanley Stone.
Stone loads up on a big right hand but Florian slips the punch.
Stone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stone defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Florian.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Florian looks to score with a jab to the body but Stone is just out of range.
Florian keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stanley Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Florian leaves Stone with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stone shoots and misses

and Florian moves into the clinch.
Stone drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Florian lands a left hand.
Stone looking for a takedown.
Stone is working for takedown but Florian is calmly controlling the position for now.
Florian displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stone up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Florian gets control of Stone's arms and successfully pulls guard. Florian will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Stone pushes down on Florian's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Florian wants to get back to his feet.
Stone with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Stanley Stone has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stone is trying to control. Florian wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Stone looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Florian gets full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Florian wriggles free and stands up.

Florian closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stone looking for a takedown.

Florian has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Stone regains guard immediately.
Florian preventing the sweep.
Florian not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stone is trying to control the position but Florian postures up.
Stanley Stone is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kenny Florian.

Florian closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Stone did well to prevent Florian getting side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Florian wants to work for an arm triangle but Stone is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Florian wants to control but Stone is keeping him busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Florian showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stanley Stone!
Stanley Stone really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that - Elite Fighter Clothing © - logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.