PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leopold Stotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wet Hell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stotch comes to the cage accompanied by South Park. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Stotch
vs
Hell

165 cm
21
144 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

196 cm
33
130 lbs
4 - 33 - 1

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Master Lee's One Stop

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leopold Stotch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 33 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wet Hell!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stotch throws a hook but Hell avoids it easily.
Stotch throws a low kick, looking for Hell's leg but Hell calmly moves out of range.
Hell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Hell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stotch wants to clinch
and Hell counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Stotch.
Leopold Stotch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Stotch closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hell to the mat! Hell manages to get full guard.
Hell is trying to keep Stotch in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stotch trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stotch showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Stotch wants to control from the top but Hell keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stotch looking to sit in guard and control but Hell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Hell stops Stotch from standing up.
Hell wants to control from the top but Stotch keeps moving.
Stotch wants to get back to his feet but Hell is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stotch is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Hell dives into side control.
Stotch is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hell is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stotch misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Hell.
Hell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stotch.
Stotch is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hell's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stotch.
Stotch is looking to clinch.
Hell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stotch throws a lazy right hand but Hell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stotch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stotch catches Hell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stotch throws an overhand right that lands on Hell's shoulder, as Hell tries to avoid the shot.

Stotch moves into the clinch.
Hell has a couple of punches blocked by Stotch.

Stotch lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hell wants to get back to his feet.
Stotch trying to control from half guard but Hell is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hell is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leopold Stotch dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hell slips a jab from Stotch.
Stotch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hell.
Hell just misses with a punch to the body.
Stotch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hell can do to turn this around?
Stotch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stotch misses with a straight left.
Hell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stotch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stotch throws out a loose jab but Hell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stotch throws a right hand that Hell ducks under and follows up with a left that Hell also avoids with ease.
Stotch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stotch is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Stotch shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hell is trying to defend but Stotch finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stotch.
Stotch prevents Hell from standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stotch winds up and cracks Hell with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stotch.
Hell won't allow Stotch to pass to mount.
Stotch trying to advance position but Hell counters by regaining guard.
Hell keeping moving, preventing Stotch from controlling successfully.
Stotch postures up and lands a big shot to Hell's brow.
Stotch throws a big elbow that misses.
Stotch slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Stotch tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stotch taking a break here but Hell is having none of it and regains half guard.
Hell is staying active underneath Stotch, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Leopold Stotch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stotch trying to mount his opponent but Hell defends it.
Hell is trying to stand back up but Stotch is controlling him
Hell trying to control but Stotch postures up.
Stotch scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stotch trying to control the action but Hell is working from the bottom.
Stotch not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stotch content to control rather than advance.
Hell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stotch. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stotch trying to advance position but Hell counters by regaining guard.
Hell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stotch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hell is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hell keeping moving, preventing Stotch from controlling successfully.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters circling - Stotch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stotch missing with a left hand there. Hell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stotch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hell throws a body shot but no joy.
Stotch misses with an uppercut. Hell saw that one coming.

Stotch clinches with his opponent.
Hell is trying to pull guard but Stotch has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leopold Stotch dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hell tries to clinch up.
Hell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stotch.
Stotch throws a big shot that misses.
Stotch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stotch throws an overhand right that lands on Hell's shoulder, as Hell tries to avoid the shot.
Stotch looks to throw the jab but Hell is out of range.
Hell ducks under a wild hook from Stotch.

Stotch shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hell's guard.
Stotch postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stotch working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stotch trying to control but Hell is working from the bottom.
Stotch connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hell wants to sweep here but Stotch controlling him for the moment.
Stotch throwing strikes but missing.
Stotch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stotch lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Stotch trying to control but Hell is working from the bottom.
Stotch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hell swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Stotch trying to control but Hell is working from the bottom.
Stotch throws a strike but Hell rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Stotch keeping moving, preventing Hell from controlling successfully.
Stotch wants to stand up but Hell is controlling him.
Stotch keeping moving, preventing Hell from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hell is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Stotch misses with a straight right.
Stotch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stotch throws a jab but it's blocked by Hell.
Stotch throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stotch throws a hook but Hell blocks it.
Stotch misses with a double jab.
Stotch throws a hook to the side of Hell's head but Hell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stotch looks to throw the jab but Hell is out of range.
Stotch throws out a loose jab but Hell uses good head movement to avoid it.

Stotch drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stotch makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stotch is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stotch is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stotch trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hell manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Stotch is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hell is controlling him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leopold Stotch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stotch 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leopold Stotch!
Leopold Stotch took some time post fight to say the following; 'Yippy!'.