PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Rogers is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Stone
vs
Rogers

172 cm
26
184 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

190 cm
36
178 lbs
23 - 23 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Stone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Rogers misses its intended target.
Stone throws a leg kick but Rogers sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stone misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Stone.
Rogers misses with a low kick.
Stone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rogers circles away quickly and effectively.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stone.
Stone leaves Rogers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stone throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stone throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rogers shoots in looking for a takedown. Stone tries to sprawl out of it but Rogers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Stone manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rogers tries to clinch up.
Stone misses with a head kick.
Stone pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rogers back to the ropes. Stone follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Stone misses with a low kick.
Rogers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rogers slips a jab and a cross from Stone.
Chris Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Stone.
Stone lands with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rogers catches Stone with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rogers takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stone throws a push kick but Rogers slaps the foot to one side.
Horrible takedown by Rogers or perhaps it was just good defense by Stone which made him look bad.
Chris Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Rogers.

Stone forces Rogers back against the ropes and clinches.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but Rogers blocks with his arms.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rogers.
Stone throws an elbow that misses.
Stone landing knees to the head.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rogers.

Rogers breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Rogers finds it's target.
Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rogers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rogers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers shoots in looking for a takedown. Stone tries to sprawl out of it but Rogers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Stone manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No joy there for Rogers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rogers lands a two punch combo.
Stone stuffs the takedown.
Stone connects with a solid leg kick.
Rogers is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rogers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stone as he jumps to the side.
Stone throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rogers blocks a head kick by Stone.
Rogers checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rogers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stone throws a head kick but Rogers moves out of range.
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stone's head backwards.
Rogers missing with a left hand there. Stone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rogers misses with the combination.

Rogers looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Rogers got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stone has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rogers has managed to get both his arms back between Stone's legs - danger averted.
Rogers lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rogers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stone is keeping the position for now.

Stone throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Rogers escapes and throws Stone's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Stone gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

Rogers is working for a guillotine from mount but Stone frees his head quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Stone regains half guard.

Stone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nice strikes from Rogers there.

Stone is defending against the submission attempts here by Rogers.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Stone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Rogers 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 Rogers.
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 Chris Stone will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rogers throws a series of punches but Stone moves out of range.
Stone moves out of range of the leg kick from Rogers.
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rogers scores with a jab. Stone acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stone throws a head kick that misses.
Rogers throws a hook but Stone blocks it.
Rogers wants to clinch.
Chris Stone is winning the standup battle so far.
Stone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rogers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stone throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rogers avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Rogers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stone is fending him off so far but Rogers persists. Nope, Stone circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown by Rogers or perhaps it was just good defense by Stone which made him look bad.
Stone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rogers.
Chris Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Rogers.
Stone takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sloppy strikes from Stone. Those never looked like landing.
Stone lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stone thows a body shot but no joy.
Stone thows a body shot but no joy.
Stone checks a leg kick.
Rogers takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Rogers takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Stone - that landed with a thud.
Stone swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stone tries to circle away but Rogers has him pinned against the ropes.
Rogers is looking for a takedown.
Rogers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Stone manages to break the clinch.
Rogers on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stone misses with a double jab.
Rogers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rogers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stone.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rogers.
Stone checks a leg kick.
Rogers dives in and grabs Stone's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stone pushes down on Rogers's head and hops out.
Stone connects with a body shot.
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rogers is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rogers uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stone has time to react.
Stone is looking to wear down Rogers with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a lazy body kick
letting Rogers counter with a right hand.
Stone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rogers is looking to slow Stone down with leg kicks.
Stone goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rogers closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stone circles away.
Stone misses with a head kick.
Stone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stone stuffs the takedown attempt from Rogers. Rogers gets slowly back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rogers.
Stone punishes Rogers's body with a nice straight punch.
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Rogers.
Stone throws a lazy right hand but Rogers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chris Stone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone throws the left hand but Rogers avoids the punch easily.
Stone scores with a nice body kick.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick and Rogers moves out of range easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stone connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stone throws a nice head kick!
Sloppy strikes from Stone. Those never looked like landing.
Rogers lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
No luck for Rogers with that takedown attempt.
A combination from Stone does no damage.
Rogers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rogers shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stone defends it nicely.
Rogers swats away the attempt to clinch by Stone.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Rogers closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Stone to the mat! Stone manages to get full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Stone is looking to land body kicks.
Stone lands with a kick to the temple. Rogers shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Steve Rogers has been cut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rogers is defended easily by Stone.
Stone feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rogerss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stone throws a lazy head kick
and Rogers counters with a nice uppercut.
Rogers slips a jab and a cross from Stone.
Rogers tries to land a front kick but Stone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A frustrated look appears on Stone's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Stone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck for Rogers with that takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rogers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Rogers closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Stone breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Rogers lands.
Rogers throws a right and a left that Stone avoids nicely.
Stone needs to keep his hands up - Rogers had a free shot at his head there.
Rogers has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Stone darts in and clinches Rogers up against the ropes.

Stone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stone tries a head kick but it misses.
Stone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rogers.
A lazy left from Stone finds it's target.
Rogers doesn't manage to clinch there - Stone circles away.

Rogers forces Stone back against the ropes and clinches.

Stone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stone throws a big shot that misses.
Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rogers misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick from Stone lands but Rogers takes it in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stone takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Stone misses the target.
Stone throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogers avoids a punch combination nicely.

Rogers manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Stone on his heels. He'll look to pass Stone's guard now, I'm sure.

Stone is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Stone has momentary wrist control but Rogers slips an elbow through the middle.
Steve Rogers has got the better of the ground game so far.

Stone is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rogers is aware though and is defending well.

Rogers thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rogers throwing strikes from guard but Stone blocks nicely.

Stone is looking for a triangle but Rogers pushes his legs off easily.
Rogers works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rogers is working for a submission of some sort.
Rogers slips a nice elbow through Stone's hands, connecting with Stone's forehead.
Rogers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Stone actively working from the bottom here.
Rogers trying to mount his opponent but Stone defends it.

Rogers is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stone defends it well.
Stone tries to kick Rogers off but Rogers keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rogers lands a nice short elbow.

Rogers is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Stone looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Rogers is defending well. Stone quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Rogers has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Stone celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris Stone!
Chris Stone is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Chris Stone thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.