PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balboa's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYws8biwOYc. Stone is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by UFC Undisputed 3 Theme Song. Balboa is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Balboa
vs
Stone

225 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

192 cm
25
217 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmy Stone!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stone instigates a clinch.
Balboa is breathing heavily.
Balboa avoids a wild elbow strike from Stone.
Balboa blocks an elbow strike.
Stone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Balboa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stone lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Rocky Balboa's cut is getting worse.
Balboa dodges an elbow strike from Stone.
Stone misses with an elbow strike.
Stone throws an elbow but it misses.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but Balboa blocks with his arms.
Stone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Balboa blocks the elbow strike.
Balboa avoids the elbow strike from Stone, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stone throws an elbow but misses.
Stone throws an elbow but it misses.
Balboa avoids the elbow strike from Stone, against the cage.
Stone misses with an elbow strike.
Balboa blocks the elbow strike.
Stone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stone tries to land knees in the clinch but Balboa avoids the damage to the body.
Stone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stone misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone missing with knees to the body.
Stone lands an elbow inside that Balboa shrugs off.

Rocky Balboa's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Balboa blocks the elbow strike.
Stone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Balboa is defending well for now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Stone misses with an elbow over the top.
Stone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Balboa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stone lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Jeez, Rocky Balboa's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Stone tries to land knees in the clinch but Balboa avoids the damage to the body.
Balboa dodges an elbow strike from Stone.
Stone misses with an elbow over the top.
Stone looking to throw knees to the head but Balboa is blocking nicely.
Stone stalling the fight.
Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Balboa avoids it.
Stone has Balboa pushed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Stone.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa blocks the elbow strike.
Stone lands with a light punch inside.
Balboa blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balboa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stone throws an elbow but misses.
Stone pushes off an throws an elbow but Balboa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stone has Balboa pressed against the cage.
Balboa avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Stone throws an elbow that misses.
Stone stalling.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Balboa.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Balboa blocks the elbow strike.
Stone throws an elbow but it misses.
Stone misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stone just misses with a elbow thrown towards Balboa's brow.
Stone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stone throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone stalling the fight.
Balboa avoids the elbow strike from Stone, against the cage.
Balboa managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
Balboa managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
Stone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Balboa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Balboa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stone throws an elbow but it misses.
Balboa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stone misses with an elbow over the top.
Stone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stone misses with a knee to the head.
Balboa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Stone.
Stone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Balboa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stone pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Balboa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stone avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Balboa managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Balboa avoids it.
Stone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stone misses with an elbow over the top.
Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Balboa avoids it.
Balboa is working for takedown but Stone is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Balboa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Balboa managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone pushes off an throws an elbow but Balboa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Balboa blocks the elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Balboa is defending well for now.
Stone leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stone throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Stone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocky Balboa's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Stone lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stone is looking to clinch.

Stone takes the fight into the clinch.
Stone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Balboa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Balboa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stone misses with a knee to the head.
Stone just leaning against Balboa, taking a breather.
Stone throws an elbow that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Stone.
Balboa blocks an elbow strike from Stone.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stone tries to land knees in the clinch but Balboa avoids the damage to the body.
Balboa goes for a takedown attempt but Stone pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stone clinches up against the cage.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Balboa.
Balboa avoids a wild elbow strike from Stone.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stone just misses with a elbow thrown towards Balboa's brow.
Balboa dodges an elbow strike from Stone.
Stone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Balboa blocks an elbow strike.
Stone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Balboa avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Stone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Balboa avoids it.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but Balboa blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa avoids the elbow strike from Stone, against the cage.
Stone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stone displaying some good clinch control by pressing Balboa up against the cage.
Stone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Balboa blocks it with crossed arms.
Stone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Balboa blocks it with crossed arms.
Stone stalls.
Stone misses with an elbow over the top.
The referee is keeping an eye on Stone - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stone throws an elbow but misses.
Balboa blocks an elbow strike.
Balboa blocks an elbow strike from Stone.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stone throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Stone pulls his leg out and moves away.
Balboa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Stone clinches.
Stone pushes off an throws an elbow but Balboa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stone misses with an elbow over the top.
Balboa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stone scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stone lands a right hand that snaps the head of Balboa backwards.
Stone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Balboa blocks an elbow strike.
Stone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stone throws an elbow that misses.
Balboa dodges an elbow strike from Stone.
Jimmy Stone seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone has Balboa pressed against the cage.
Stone connects with a knee to the head.
Balboa is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stone gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Balboa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balboa is trying to drag Stone to the mat but Stone just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balboa blocks an elbow strike.
Stone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stone throws an elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balboa takes a knee right on the jaw!

Balboa is rocked!
Balboa can't get the takedown.
Oh Balboa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stone pushes off an throws an elbow but Balboa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stone misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Stone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rocky Balboa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Stone rushes Balboa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Balboa seems to have got his legs back now.
Balboa avoids the elbow strike from Stone, against the cage.
Stone pressing his opponent against the cage.
Balboa looking for a takedown.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Balboa.
Balboa managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stone just misses with a elbow thrown towards Balboa's brow.
Stone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stone pushes off an throws an elbow but Balboa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stone lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stone pushes off an throws an elbow but Balboa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Balboa blocks an elbow strike from Stone.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Balboa.
Balboa avoids a wild elbow strike from Stone.
Balboa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Stone to work.
Balboa is looking to take this one to the mat.
Stone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Balboa dodges an elbow strike from Stone.
Balboa avoids a wild elbow strike from Stone.
Stone misses with an elbow over the top.
Stone is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stone misses with an elbow strike.
Stone throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stone just misses with a elbow thrown towards Balboa's brow.
Stone throws an elbow that misses.
Stone pushes off an throws an elbow but Balboa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Balboa avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stone throws an elbow but it misses.
Stone slowing the pace effectively.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Balboa.
Balboa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Balboa is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Balboa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balboa blocks an elbow strike.
Stone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Stone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Balboa's defenses.
Stone misses with a knee strike.
Balboa goes for a takedown attempt but Stone pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Stone connects with a high kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a series of punches but Balboa avoids them all with ease.
Stone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Balboa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Balboa slips a jab and a cross from Stone.
Balboa misses with a two punch combination.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Balboa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rocky Balboa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Balboa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stone is looking to clinch.
Stone scores with a spinning back kick!
Stone pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Balboa back to the cage. Stone follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Stone forces Balboa back against the cage and clinches.
Stone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Stone - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Balboa avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa blocks the elbow strike.
Balboa can't get the takedown.
Stone misses with an elbow over the top.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but Balboa blocks with his arms.
Balboa avoids the elbow strike from Stone, against the cage.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but Balboa blocks with his arms.
Stone misses with an elbow strike.
Jimmy Stone is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Balboa goes for a takedown attempt but Stone pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Stone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Balboa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Stone moves into range and clinches up with Balboa.
Stone misses with a knee strike.
Stone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stone tries a knee to the head but Balboa blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Stone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Stone!
A very excited looking Jimmy Stone rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.