PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Martin Stocks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and lenny mclean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin Stocks looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Stocks
vs
mclean

186 cm
22
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin Stocks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, lenny mclean!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
mclean fails to land with a series of punches.
Stocks looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

mclean has taken the fight to the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from mclean.
Stocks stops a takedown attempt from mclean.

mclean breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stocks fails with the takedown.
mclean misses with a leg kick.
Stocks looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? mclean is fending him off so far but Stocks persists. Nope, mclean circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stocks tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but mclean swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Stocks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stocks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
mclean wants to clinch up but Stocks keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
mclean connects with a body shot.
mclean is looking to clinch.
Stocks shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says mclean as he avoids it easily.
mclean swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stocks takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stocks misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

mclean gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
mclean can't break the clinch.
Stocks wants a takedown but no success here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stocks goes for a takedown in the clinch but mclean prevents it.
mclean stalling the fight.
Nice body punch from mclean.
Nice body punch from mclean.
Stocks goes for a takedown attempt but mclean pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Stocks tries to keep at a distance but mclean has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stocks tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. mclean just stands there and leans against the cage.

mclean breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stocks tries for a takedown but mclean sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
mclean closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice sprawl there from mclean as Stocks shoots in.
Stocks avoids a punch combination nicely.
mclean wants to clinch up but Stocks keeps it at a distance.
mclean scores with a leg kick.
mclean lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
mclean looks to land a left hand but Stocks moved out of range nicely.
mclean stuffs the takedown attempt from Stocks. Stocks gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stocks looks for a takedown but mclean sprawls well.

mclean moves into the clinch.
Stocks is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The referee calls for mclean to work.
mclean lands a hook that snaps the head of Stocks backwards.
Stocks can't get the takedown.

mclean breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
mclean fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

mclean fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stocks, pushing him back against the cage.
Stocks is pressed up against the cage. mclean has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stocks down to the mat. mclean avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A nice combination there by mclean.
Stocks tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but mclean swivels and escapes.
mclean swinging wilding here.
mclean is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stocks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
mclean throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stocks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
mclean is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
mclean throws a right and a left that Stocks avoids nicely.
Stocks shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts mclean as he jumps to the side.
mclean cracks Stocks with a good jab.
Stocks looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Stocks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
mclean misses with a low kick.
mclean fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stocks will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stocks looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? mclean is fending him off so far but Stocks persists. Nope, mclean circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - mclean looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martin Stocks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
mclean misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
mclean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stocks throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Horrible takedown by Stocks or perhaps it was just good defense by mclean which made him look bad.
mclean fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mclean throws and low kick but Stocks moves out of range easily.
mclean stuffs the takedown.
mclean throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stocks.
mclean misses with a wild combination.

Stocks drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
mclean wants to stand and escape but Stocks is having none of it.

Stocks thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
mclean keeping moving, preventing Stocks from controlling successfully.
Stocks preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stocks drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Stocks as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! mclean screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Stocks! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Martin Stocks!