PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Belcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stanley comes to the cage accompanied by Frotch Retirement Jam. Max Stanley is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Stanley
vs
Belcher

190 cm
26
215 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

187 cm
26
207 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Atlantis - Inventory Liquidation!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Max Stanley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jake Belcher!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Belcher with that takedown attempt.
Belcher misses with a hook.
Stanley misses with a few strikes there.

Stanley rushes Belcher and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stanley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Stanley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Belcher scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Belcher prevents Stanley from improving his position.

Stanley looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Belcher looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stanley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stanley missing with punches from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Stanley looking for submissions off his back.
Stanley has hold of Belcher's hands but Belcher slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stanley is trying to maintain the position but Belcher is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belcher is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Stanley is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Belcher wants to pass the guard but Stanley is defending well.

Stanley looking for submissions off his back.
Stanley is looking to improve his position.
Belcher is trying to control the action in half guard but Stanley is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Belcher looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Belcher lands strikes from half guard.

Stanley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Stanley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Belcher takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Stanley is refusing to be controlled, as Belcher sits in half guard.
Belcher wants to free his trapped foot but Stanley is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanley on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
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!
Stanley has hold of Belcher's hands but Belcher slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Belcher has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Belcher slips a nice elbow through Stanley's hands, connecting with Stanley's forehead.
Belcher wants to pass to mount but Stanley is defending the position.
Belcher is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Stanley is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Belcher's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Belcher's back!

Stanley is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Belcher with him. Belcher is trying to defend but Stanley has an arm under the chin now! Belcher grimaces and is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Max Stanley!
As Max Stanley got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: BACK ON TRACK AAAAAAHIYOYOYOYOYOYOBACKAKAKAKAKAKAKYEAHYEAHYEAHYEAHYEAHHHHH!'.