PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralfus Presting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Athan Stamatis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stamatis is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lose Yourself. Presting has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. This should be a great matchup!

Presting
vs
Stamatis

182 cm
29
180 lbs
15 - 10 - 1

176 cm
34
184 lbs
24 - 18 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ralfus Presting!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Athan Stamatis!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stamatis looking to score a takedown here. Presting is defending well but Stamatis drives through and ends up in Presting's guard.
Stamatis sitting in guard here, content to control.

Presting has his foot on Stamatis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stamatis works his way back into a safe position though.
Stamatis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stamatis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Presting preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Presting not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Presting is breathing heavily.
Stamatis chips away with some ground and pound.
Stamatis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stamatis trying to control but Presting is working from the bottom.

Presting has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stamatis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stamatis wants to control from the top but Presting keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stamatis stands and throws Presting's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Presting takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Stamatis working away.
Stamatis scores with punches from side control.
Presting is not content to let Stamatis control the position.
Presting is looking to reverse the position.
Presting takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Stamatis looks up at the clock and then as Presting takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stamatis smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Presting takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stamatis lands a few punches from side control.
Stamatis landing a few strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Stamatis's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stamatis in side control lands a decent elbow.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stamatis cracks Presting with a big right hand but Presting just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Stamatis lands a nice forearm strike.
Presting is trying to get back to half guard.
Presting is working to avoid the ground and pound but Stamatis connects with a decent elbow.
Stamatis scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Presting to see if he's OK.
Stamatis working the ground and pound.
Stamatis working the ground and pound.
Presting is trying to control Stamatis's posture but Stamatis avoids it.
Presting tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Presting takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Presting is letting Stamatis control him for a moment.
Presting is looking for a sweep.
Presting is working hard here to advance position.
Presting is not content to let Stamatis control the position.
Stamatis working away.
Stamatis wants to control but Presting is keeping him busy.
Stamatis working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Presting is trying to control Stamatis's posture but Stamatis avoids it.
Presting taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Presting is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Stamatis's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Stamatis is taking a breather. Presting says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Stamatis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stamatis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Presting wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stamatis is looking to take a break and control but Presting is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Presting is looking for a sweep. Stamatis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ground and pound from Stamatis.
Stamatis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Athan Stamatis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ralfus Presting's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Stamatis fails to land with a series of punches.
Presting shoots for a double leg takedown but Stamatis sprawls well. He's pushed Presting's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Stamatis shoots in and bounces Presting off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Stamatis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stamatis content to stall in guard here.

Presting escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stamatis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Presting working for submissions but it's allowed Stamatis to get to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ground and pound from Stamatis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamatis is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nice strikes from Stamatis there.
Nice strikes from Stamatis there.
Presting is trying to control but can't.
Stamatis is taking a breather. Presting says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Stamatis moves nicely into side control.
Stamatis working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Presting is trying to get back to half guard.
Stamatis lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stamatis scores with punches from side control.
Stamatis working the head with strikes.
Stamatis in side control lands a decent elbow.

Presting is rocked!
Stamatis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A lull in the action here.
Oh Presting is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stamatis cracks Presting with a big right hand but Presting just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Presting manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Presting seems to have got his legs back now.
Still in half guard, Stamatis seems content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stamatis lands a nice short elbow.
Presting trying to control from the bottom.
Stamatis not doing much here.
Stamatis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Athan Stamatis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Stamatis in particular looking to stall.
Stamatis drops an elbow to the side of Presting's head.
Stamatis lands strikes from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stamatis with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Stamatis trying to control the action but Presting is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Stamatis seems content to control.
Stamatis trying to mount his opponent but Presting defends it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Stamatis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Presting does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Athan Stamatis.
Presting goes for a double leg but Stamatis avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Stamatis continues to drive forward.

Stamatis lands a big left hand right to the temple and Presting goes down!
Stamatis is nestled in close to Presting, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Presting taking some punishment here, with Stamatis in his half guard.
Stamatis controlling the position here and throwing strikes from the top. Nice elbow lands there... and another... and another... oh, Presting is out! Stamatis gets to his feet and admires his work - nice finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Athan Stamatis!
An out of breath Athan Stamatis thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.