PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Fertus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Fertus
vs
Stone

189 cm
25
230 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

198 cm
26
279 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Fertus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aaron Stone!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone throws a jab but it's blocked by Fertus.
Stone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fertus can pounce on him.
Fertus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stone tries to land a leg kick but Fertus saw it coming and moves away.
Stone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fertus makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fertus wants to slow Stone down by chopping away at his legs.
Stone connects with a crisp jab.
A leg kick checked by Stone.
Stone attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fertus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stone lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone shoots in but Fertus avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stone misses with a lunging right hand
and Fertus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stone throws a sloppy body shot
and Fertus counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stone fails with the takedown.
Mike Fertus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Stone.
Fertus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stone does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stone misses with a takedown attempt

and Fertus counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fertus.
Fertus blocks an elbow strike from Stone.
Stone tries a body shot but Fertus blocks it.
Fertus effectively controlling the action here.
Stone taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Fertus will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stone up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fertus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Fertus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mike Fertus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Stone.
Fertus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stone. That did some damage!
Stone misses with a looping left.
Fertus cracks a nice hook into Stone's ribs.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone misses with a straight right.
Stone looks to land a left hand but Fertus moved out of range nicely.
Aaron Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Fertus blocks the leg kick.
Stone shoots in but no luck this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fertus.
Good work by Fertus as he checks the leg kick.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but Fertus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fertus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stone misses with a straight left.
Stone lands a lovely overhand right.
Stone throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fertus counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stone thows a body shot but no joy.
Stone throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fertus counters with a nice uppercut.
Stone swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fertus counters with a solid body kick.
Stone looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stone!
Stone lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fertus pinned against the cage. Fertus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stone throws an off balance right hand
and Fertus counters with an outside leg kick.
Fertus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stone checks it well.
Stone shoots in looking for a takedown but Fertus manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stone's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stone tries to bum rush Fertus with a series of wild strikes but Fertus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fertus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stone misses with a series of wild punches.
Fertus throws a chopping leg kick but Stone manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fertus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stone.
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 Mike Fertus will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Stone misses with a body shot
and Fertus counters with a one-two to the body.
Fertus moves out of range of the strikes.
Stone lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Fertus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stone being controlled against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fertus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
Fertus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stone is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fertus is keeping busy.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fertus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fertus throws a punch but it's blocked by Stone.
Fertus tries to circle away but Stone has him pinned against the cage.
Stone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fertus is trying to force a seperation but Stone has the dominant position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fertus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fertus content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fertus throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fertus lands a nice shot to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fertus as Stone tries to tie him up.
Fertus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
Come on Stone - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fertus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fertus.
Stone throws a head punch that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fertus - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fertus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stone avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fertus lands with a left to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Stone is trying to drag Fertus to the mat but Fertus just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stalling in the clinch from Fertus.

Fertus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fertus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mike Fertus is winning the standup battle so far.
Fertus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Fertus has managed to clinch.
Still in the clinch, Fertus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fertus avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fertus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fertus lands a hook that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fertus.
Mike Fertus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fertus pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fertus.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fertus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fertus pressing his opponent against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Fertus breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Fertus dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Stone throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fertus on the side of the head.
Stone loads up on a big right hand but Fertus slips the punch.
Stone misses with a hook to the body
and Fertus counters with an inside leg kick.
Stone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Fertus here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Stone 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 missing with a left hand there. Fertus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stone misses with an uppercut
and Fertus counters with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone misses with a lunging right hand
and Fertus counters with a leg kick.
Fertus tries a head kick but it misses.

Fertus pushes Stone up against the cage in a clinch.
Stone stalling in the clinch but Fertus improves position.
Stone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Fertus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fertus swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Stone.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fertus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stone throws a body punch but Fertus moves out of range.
Stone misses with a body kick.
Fertus lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Aaron Stone has been cut.
Fertus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stone has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fertus finds it's way round the side to connect with Stone's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fertus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stone.
Fertus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stone.

Fertus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Fertus manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fertus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stone. That did some damage!
Stone tries to land a front kick but Fertus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Fertus forces Stone back against the cage and clinches.
Fertus stalling the fight.

Fertus breaks the clinch.
Mike Fertus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stone misses with a left hand
and Fertus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Stone is rocked!
Fertus thumps Stone with a low kick.
Stone is still on wobbly legs! Can Fertus finish him?
Fertus throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Fertus closes the distance and clinches.
Stone is trying desperately to land a takedown but Fertus is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Stone.

Fertus manages to break the clinch.
Stone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fertus.
Fertus lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Stone out cold! Stone is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mike Fertus!
Mike Fertus decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.