PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lennox Stacks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques Mubarak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mubarak has chosen Steel Panther - Gloryhole as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Stacks
vs
Mubarak

180 cm
27
178 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

188 cm
19
178 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lennox Stacks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jacques Mubarak!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stacks on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mubarak. Stacks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mubarak throws a body punch but Stacks moves out of range.
Stacks swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mubarak.
Stacks swings for the body but Mubarak moves out of range.
Stacks lands with a good body shot.
Stacks looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stacks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mubarak throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Stacks.
Stacks connects with a leg kick. Mubarak looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stacks fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stacks throws a leg kick which misses Mubarak's front leg but catches the back leg as Mubarak tries to avoid it.
Stacks throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Stacks lands a jab to the nose.
Nice uppercut lands for Stacks. That snapped Mubarak's head back.
Stacks throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mubarak misses with a wild body shot.
Stacks scores with a decent looking hook.
Mubarak on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mubarak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stacks was well out of range. Poor timing from Mubarak.
Stacks darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mubarak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good leg kick by Stacks there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A head kick from Stacks lands but Mubarak takes it in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mubarak. Stacks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mubarak looks to score with a jab to the body but Stacks is just out of range.
Mubarak throws out a loose jab but Stacks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stacks digs a good hook to Mubarak's body.
Stacks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stacks misses with an uppercut. Mubarak saw that one coming.

Stacks moves into range and clinches up with Mubarak.
Stacks lands a hook that snaps the head of Mubarak backwards.
Stacks lands a body shot.
Stacks has Mubarak pressed against the cage, preventing Mubarak from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stacks misses with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stacks lands a knee to the body.
Stacks tries to throw a body punch but Mubarak avoids it by throwing Stacks back against the cage.
Stacks lands a knee to the head.
I was talking to Stacks's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A nice left hand lands by Stacks.

Mubarak is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Stacks.
Mubarak is still on wobbly legs! Can Stacks finish him?
Stacks lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stacks lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stacks throws an elbow but misses.
Stacks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mubarak backwards.
Stacks unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Mubarak! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Stacks is unloading with more strikes now! Mubarak drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lennox Stacks!
A very excited looking Lennox Stacks made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.