PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Greg Stan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Berting Labra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Labra comes into a darkened arena with his song building. krolithika kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Greg Stan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Stan
vs
Labra

200 cm
26
195 lbs
13 - 4 - 1

188 cm
25
200 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Merciless Gladiators
Meet the Future

Merciless Gladiators

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Greg Stan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Berting Labra!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stan misses with a body shot.
Stan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Stan with that takedown attempt.
Labra tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Labra lands a jab.
Stan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Labra manages to avoid it.
Labra thumps Stan with a low kick.
Stan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Labra. Labra obviously looking to wear him down.
Stan fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Stan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Labra throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stan.
Stan tries for a takedown but Labra circles away easily

and Labra moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Stan jumps guard.
Stan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Stan 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Labra postures up.
Stan looking for a sweep. Not yet Stan, not yet.
Stan is working hard here to advance position.
Labra postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Labra throws a jab when Stan was well out of range.
Stan slips under a jab.
Stan has a takedown stuffed.
Stan misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stan looks for a takedown but Labra sprawls well.
Labra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stan slips a straight right by Labra.
Stan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Labra to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stan has his takedown stuffed

and Labra counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Labra.
Labra is leaning against Stan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Labra.
Stan is trying to stall.
Labra lands with a right to the head.
Labra crunches a lovely knee into Stan's ribcage.
Stan is breathing heavily.
Stan has Labra pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Labra manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Labra scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Labra landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Labra digs a right hand underneath Stan's ribcage. Stan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Labra prevents it.
Labra lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stan backwards.
Labra lands a nice knee to the body.
A short left from Labra.
Stan tries for a takedown but Labra manages to get underhooks.
Labra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stan avoids it.
Labra putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Labra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stan is defending well for now.
Labra working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Labra utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Stan has clasped his hands together around Labra's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Labra is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Stan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Stan looks to land a strike but Labra avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Labra seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Stan throws a big elbow that misses.
Labra managing to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Labra's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Berting Labra dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Stan lands a jab to the nose.
A lazy left from Stan finds it's target.
Nice cross by Labra.
Labra feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Labra scores with a jab. Stan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Stan is rocked!
Labra tries to clinch up but Stan circles away and keeps his distance.
Oh Stan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Labra defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stan.
Nice takedown defense from Labra. No joy for Stan on that attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Labra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some wild striking there from Labra.

Stan shoots in and bounces Labra off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Stan seems to have got his legs back now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stan throws a big right hand that misses.
Stan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stan postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Labra seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Labra trying to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Berting Labra was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Labra cracks Stan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Labra looks to throw the jab but Stan is out of range.
Labra misses with the combination.
Labra stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Labra wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Stan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Labra misses with the combination.
Labra has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Labra scores with a jab. Stan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Labra.
Stan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Labra was well out of range. Poor timing from Stan.
Stan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by Labra there.
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!
Labra drops Stan with a naaaaasty hook - Stan is in real trouble here! Labra dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Berting Labra!
Berting Labra is the new middleweight champion!
Berting Labra made sure to mention his sponsor, Steel Penn's All 160 in his post fight interview.