PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bane Stiletto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mills Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stiletto
vs
Howard

182 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bane Stiletto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mills Howard!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stiletto thuds his right hand into Howard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Howard tries to clinch but Stiletto moves away
and Stiletto counters with a nice uppercut.
Stiletto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Stiletto clinches up against the cage.
Howard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stiletto has had enough of the clinch but Howard keeps him there for the moment.
Stiletto has Howard pressed against the cage.
Stiletto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stiletto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Howard backwards.
Howard has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Stiletto after a bit of a struggle.
Stiletto misses with a punch on the inside.
Howard is trying to drag Stiletto to the mat but Stiletto just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Howard landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiletto is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Howard is working for takedown but Stiletto is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bane Stiletto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mills Howard.
Stiletto lands a body punch.
Stiletto working aggressively here.
Stiletto tries to work over Howard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Howard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stiletto is defending well for now.
Howard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Howard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stiletto can't find room to land a body shot as Howard controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stiletto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stiletto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stiletto lands with a short shot to the head.
Howard tries for a takedown. No joy.

Howard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stiletto scores with a decent looking hook.
Howard closes the distance but Stiletto moves to the side
and Stiletto counters with a stiff right hand.
Howard throws a sloppy head kick and Stiletto moves out of range easily.
Howard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stiletto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stiletto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Howard at a distance.
Jab from Stiletto.
Howard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stiletto as he jumps to the side.
Stiletto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Howard closes the distance but Stiletto moves to the side
and Stiletto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stiletto slaps away a takedown attempt from Howard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Howard tries to clinch but Stiletto is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard shoots in for a double leg but Stiletto sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mills Howard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stiletto connects with a crisp jab.
Howard has a takedown stuffed.
Howard doesn't manage to clinch there - Stiletto circles away.
Stiletto cracks Howard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Howard with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stiletto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Stiletto has closed the distance and engaged Howard in a clinch.
Howard tries to stall but Stiletto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bane Stiletto dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Stiletto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Howard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Howard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Howard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Howard tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Stiletto defends well and Howard ends up having to push Stiletto into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Howard takes a shot to the head.
Howard letting Stiletto take a breather here.
Stiletto is trying to break the clinch but Howard has him pressed against the cage.
Howard fails to pull guard.
Bane Stiletto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mills Howard.
Howard can't find room to land a body shot as Stiletto controls the action.
Howard is looking to control Stiletto's arms but Stiletto gets an underhook and turns him. Now Howard has his back to the cage.
Stiletto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiletto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stiletto can't break the clinch.
Howard can't get the takedown.
Stiletto cracks Howard with a nice body shot.
Howard jumps guard but Stiletto stands there with Howard around his waist. Howard gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stiletto wants to break free but Howard has control.
Stiletto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Howard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stiletto is trying to break free.
Stiletto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stiletto scores with a shot to the side of Howard's head.
Howard is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stiletto pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stiletto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stiletto tries to break the clinch but Howard is controlling the position.
Stiletto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stiletto is leaning against Howard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stiletto working hard to break the clinch.
Stiletto tries a body shot but Howard blocks it.
Howard is trying to break the clinch but Stiletto is controlling him.
Stiletto tries a body shot but Howard blocks it.
Howard drops down looking for an ankle pick but Stiletto pulls his leg out and moves away.
Howard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stiletto sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Stiletto clinches with his opponent.
Howard drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stiletto gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A right hook to the body lands for Stiletto.
A right handed body shot lands from Stiletto.
Howard prevents a body shot from Stiletto.
Stiletto lands with a left to the head.
Stiletto wants to get back to striking at distance but Howard won't allow it.
Stiletto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Howard.
Stiletto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Howard has him pressed against the cage.
Stiletto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bane Stiletto has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stiletto.
Stiletto has had enough of the clinch but Howard keeps him there for the moment.
Stiletto wants to get back to striking at distance but Howard won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stiletto.
Stiletto swings wildly with an uppercut but Howard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stiletto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Howard's elbow.
Howard prevents a body shot from Stiletto.
Howard tries to pull guard but Stiletto won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Stiletto.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stiletto pushes Howard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stiletto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short left from Stiletto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bane Stiletto dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Howard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Howard tries for a takedown but Stiletto circles away easily
and Stiletto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Howard thinking.
Stiletto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Howard darts in looking for a takedown but Stiletto gets double underhooks and turns Howard into the cage.
Stiletto prevents Howard from breaking the clinch.
Stiletto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Howard has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Stiletto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Stiletto.
A right hand to the body from Stiletto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiletto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stiletto digs a right hand underneath Howard's ribcage. Howard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Howard wants to break free but Stiletto has control.
Howard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stiletto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Howard tries to pull guard but Stiletto forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bane Stiletto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mills Howard.
Stiletto keeps control of Howard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Howard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stiletto's efforts to push away.
Howard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stiletto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stiletto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Howard tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stiletto smiles and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard with a poor takedown
and Howard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stiletto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Howard on the side of the head.
Howard looks for a takedown but Stiletto sprawls well.
Stiletto lands a jab to the head.
Mills Howard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Howard tries to clinch up but Stiletto circles away and keeps his distance.
Stiletto throws a series of punches but Howard avoids them all with ease.

Stiletto clinches up with Howard and pushes him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stiletto lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stiletto taking a breather.
Stiletto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Howard has him pressed against the cage.
Howard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stiletto's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Stiletto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bane Stiletto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Howard is trying to break free.
Stiletto has Howard pressed against the cage, preventing Howard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stiletto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Howard looking to stall.
Howard tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stiletto smiles and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stiletto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stiletto cracks a nice hook into Howard's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stiletto throws a one two combo.
Howard misses with a takedown
and Stiletto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bane Stiletto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stiletto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bane Stiletto!
A relieved looking Bane Stiletto thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.