PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Kronburger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone comes into the arena with CUZ I GOT HIGH blaring out of the sound system. Kronburger has chosen Turn up as his entrance music. 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.

Stone
vs
Kronburger

185 cm
31
179 lbs
32 - 9 - 0

184 cm
36
180 lbs
36 - 17 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

Reaper Combatwear
Sex Panther!

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 32 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Stone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shawn Kronburger!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kronburger closes the distance and clinches.
Kronburger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
Stone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Shawn Kronburger has been cut.
Stone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stone misses with some punches.
Kronburger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kronburger takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stone lands an elbow inside that Kronburger shrugs off.
Stone gets through Kronburger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Kronburger manages to break the clinch.
Stone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kronburger's sensitive parts.
Kronburger lunges at Stone with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stone's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone slips under a jab.
Stone walks into a straight right hand from Kronburger.

Kronburger rushes Stone and presses him up against the cage.
Kronburger scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stone lands a body punch.
Kronburger swings wildly with an uppercut but Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kronburger is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stone lands a damaging elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kronburger.
Kronburger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kronburger is trying to maintain a safe position but Stone gets an underhook and turns Kronburger into the cage.
Stone tries a knee to the head but Kronburger blocks it.
Kronburger struggles to land a body shot inside as Stone controls his hands.
Kronburger tries a body shot but Stone blocks it.
Kronburger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stone tries to land knees in the clinch but Kronburger avoids the damage to the body.
Kronburger throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kronburger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kronburger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kronburger working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kronburger.
Stone misses with a punch on the inside.
Kronburger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kronburger tries to throw a body punch but Stone avoids it by throwing Kronburger back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kronburger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kronburger avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
A short right from Kronburger.
Kronburger throws a head punch that misses.
Stone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kronburger misses with a body punch.
Kronburger scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kronburger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kronburger misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Kronburger.
A head punch on the inside from Kronburger fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Stone.
Kronburger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
Kronburger lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kronburger tries to throw a body punch but Stone avoids it by throwing Kronburger back against the cage.
Stone lands a left hand.
Kronburger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stone prevents a body shot from Kronburger.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stone throws an elbow but misses.
Kronburger gets through Stone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Stone is rocked!
Stone misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kronburger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
Oh Stone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Stone.
Stone tries to throw a body punch but Kronburger avoids it by throwing Stone back against the cage.
Stone seems to have got his legs back now.
Stone lands with a right to the head.
Kronburger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stone misses with a punch to the body.
Kronburger stalling in the clinch but Stone improves position.
Kronburger blocks the elbow strike.

Kronburger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kronburger misses with a looping right.

Stone gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kronburger can't find room to land a body shot as Stone controls the action.
Stone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Kronburger fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Kronburger.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kronburger misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone misses with a punch to the body.
Kronburger blocks an elbow strike from Stone.
Stone blocking some punches.
Kronburger blocks a body shot from Stone.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stone.
Kronburger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kronburger misses with a punch to the body.
Stone misses with an elbow over the top.
A left hand lands to the body for Kronburger.
Stone is working Kronburger over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kronburger.
Kronburger blocks an uppercut.
Stone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kronburger lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Stone throws an elbow but misses.
A short right from Kronburger.
Stone pushes Kronburger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kronburger is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kronburger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn Kronburger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Kronburger's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kronburger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stone. That did some damage!
Kronburger throws a sloppy head kick and Stone moves out of range easily.
Stone seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A clash of legs there as Stone blocks the low kick.
Stone moves out of range of the body kick.
Kronburger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kronburger throws a jab when Stone was well out of range.
Kronburger throws a series of punches but Stone avoids them all with ease.
Stone wants to slow Kronburger down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice defenses there by Stone.
Kronburger lands a nice hook to Stone's body. Stone takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shawn Kronburger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kronburger misses with a body shot.
Kronburger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Kronburger.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kronburger lands a left and a right that send Stone crashing to the mat, dazed. Kronburger thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Ben Stone has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kronburger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stone throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kronburger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
Stone wants to clinch.
Shawn Kronburger seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Kronburger has closed the distance and engaged Stone in a clinch.
Stone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kronburger wants to break free but Stone has control.
Kronburger scores with a hook to the body.
Kronburger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stone's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kronburger fails to land.
Kronburger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stone's elbow.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Stone scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stone swings wildly with an uppercut but Kronburger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stone misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Stone.
Kronburger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kronburger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stone is keeping busy.
Stone throws an elbow but it misses.
Kronburger lands a nice uppercut.
Kronburger scores with a shoulder strike.
Shawn Kronburger seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kronburger throws a punch but it's blocked by Stone.
Kronburger lands a body punch.
Stone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stone tries to land knees in the clinch but Kronburger avoids the damage to the body.
Kronburger controlling the action here for a moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kronburger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kronburger prevents a body shot from Stone.
Kronburger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kronburger misses with a punch on the inside.
Kronburger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Kronburger drops Stone onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Stone is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stone.
Kronburger pushes Stone against the cage. Kronburger is working some dirty boxing. Kronburger pushes off with a quick right hook! Stone goes down! Stone tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Kronburger moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn Kronburger!
Shawn Kronburger is the new welterweight champion!
Shawn Kronburger decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Ben Stone was interviewed post fight and said 'I came out swingin away, cuz I got hiiigh. I was gonna counter and take you down, but I was hiiigh. If I just got knocked the fuck out - and I know whyy - why man? why? - cuz I got high, cuz I got high, cuz I got hiiigh. Ladidadadada. Skippity bee bop dooooo wahhhhhhh.'.