PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leoncio Beleza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanley Stuus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stanley Stuus has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Leoncio Beleza's chin.

Beleza
vs
Stuus

170 cm
26
145 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

150 cm
31
130 lbs
14 - 8 - 1

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Heavy handed

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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leoncio Beleza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stanley Stuus!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beleza shoots and misses
and Stuus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beleza with a poor takedown
and Stuus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Beleza gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stuus counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leoncio Beleza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stuus connects with a right hand. Beleza shakes it off.
Stuus listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Beleza sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Stuus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knees to the body from Stuus.
Beleza is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Stuus pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Stuus 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.

Stuus is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Beleza preventing the sweep.

Stuus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Stuus looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stuus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Beleza manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Beleza is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Stuus working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Stuus drops back looking for a leg! Beleza is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Beleza manages to kick Stuus off! Stuus jumps back into Beleza's guard.
Stuus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Stuus looking to pass the guard.
Stuus with a nice head shot there.
Stuus wants to control from the top but Beleza keeps moving.
Stuus distracts Beleza with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stuus cracks Beleza with a solid left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stuus's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stuus makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stuus working some strikes from top position.

Beleza is rocked!
Stuus distracts Beleza with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Oh Beleza is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Stuus is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Beleza seems to have got his legs back now.
Stuus stands up over Beleza, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Stuus pushing down on Beleza's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beleza slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Beleza is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stuus defends well.

Beleza throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stuus wants to control from the top but Beleza keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stuus connects with a couple of short punches.

Beleza has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stuus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stuus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stuus wants to control from the top but Beleza keeps moving.
Beleza will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stuus landing with the ground and pound.
Stuus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Beleza swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Beleza is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stuus is aware though and is defending well.
Stuus is working Beleza over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stuus with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stuus trying to control the position from guard on top but Beleza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stuus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Stuus thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Beleza looking for a guillotine here but Stuus defends easily.
Stuus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stuus distracts Beleza with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stuus with a nice head shot there.
Stuus trying to control but Beleza is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Beleza throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Beleza throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Stuus escapes and throws Beleza's legs to the side, diving into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stanley Stuus dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Stuus.

Stuus is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Beleza is trying to escape and Stuus transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Beleza is forced to tap! Nice work there by Stuus! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stanley Stuus!
Stanley Stuus took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 (5% Laundry SALE) for their support in the buildup to the fight.