PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Skip Church (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slavi Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Church comes to the cage accompanied by Cher Lloyd - Swagger Jagger. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Church
vs
Stone

165 cm
25
134 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

174 cm
23
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Syndicate Nutrition

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Skip Church!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Slavi Stone!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Church is looking to chop away at Stone's legs.
Church throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Church swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stone ducks under a wild hook from Church.
Church throws a leg kick but Stone moved away.
Church throws a leg kick which misses Stone's front leg but catches the back leg as Stone tries to avoid it.
Church scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stone in his tracks.
Church looks to clinch
letting Stone counter with a right hand.
Church displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Church misses with a body shot.
Church misses with a body shot.
Church defending well as Stone loads up on a big left hand.
Skip Church seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Church swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Stone counter with a right hand.
Church on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Church is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stone throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Church gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Church breaks from the clinch.
Church motions for Stone to come forward. Church throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stone takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Church falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stone counters with a straight right hand.
Church misses with a hook to the body
and Stone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Church misses with a jab, cross combination.
Church jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stone moves forwards but Church connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
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!
Church misses with an uppercut.
Church lands a lovely overhand right.
Church throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stone takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Stone is rocked!
Stone walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Church swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Skip Church!
A determined Skip Church didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!