PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emanoel Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone comes to the cage accompanied by CUZ I GOT HIGH. Ben's smoking a joint right now? What a guy.. Emanoel Moreno has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Stone
vs
Moreno

185 cm
36
179 lbs
36 - 14 - 1

185 cm
42
208 lbs
25 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Red Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Apex
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Stone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emanoel Moreno!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreno tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Stone shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Moreno is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stone pulls his head out easily.

Stone is trying to work for a kimura but Moreno is defending well.
Stone trying to control the action but Moreno is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moreno trying to hold on to Stone's head to control him but Stone postures up.
Moreno wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno wants to control but Stone is keeping busy.
Stone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moreno keeps working.

Stone is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Stone is thwarting Moreno's attempts to control the position.

Stone is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Moreno defends it well.
Moreno is trying to get back to full guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Stone closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Moreno has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Stone is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Moreno is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stone tries to advance to mount but Moreno denies him.
Moreno is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Moreno is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Stone is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Stone looking to control but Moreno is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Moreno is looking to get to half guard.
Stone wants to control the pace but Moreno is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreno regains half guard.
Moreno controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Stone wants to pass the guard but Moreno is defending well.
Moreno tries to roll over but Stone keeps him under control.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stone trying to control from half guard but Moreno is working away.
Moreno wants to get back to full guard but Stone has passed into side control.
Moreno is looking for a sweep.
Moreno tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Stone presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Moreno bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stone trying to keep a closed guard but Moreno is proving a slippery customer.

Stone is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Stone working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Moreno doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Moreno manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Stone is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Moreno avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Moreno trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Moreno postures up.
Moreno advances position into side control!

Moreno tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Moreno has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Moreno working away.
Stone tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Moreno staying calm.
Stone is looking for a sweep.

Moreno is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stone has escaped the position, nice work there.
Stone tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Moreno wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Stone manages to get back to half guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stone is looking for a sweep. Moreno is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stone trying to control from the bottom.

Moreno is looking for a kimura but Stone is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Moreno to get the leverage.

Moreno is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Moreno prevents Stone from improving his position.
Moreno controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stone manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Stone dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Moreno shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Moreno wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
Moreno trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Moreno avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Stone has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Moreno can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moreno passes into half guard.
Moreno works his way into full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone is in all sorts of trouble here.
Stone is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moreno fails to move to back control.
Stone is looking to improve his position but Moreno isn't that keen on the idea.
Moreno looking to control and managing it successfully.
Stone is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Moreno wants to control the pace but Stone is squirming around nicely.
Stone is desperately trying to improve his position but Moreno has a good base and remains in mount.
Moreno looking to control and managing it successfully.
Moreno wants to take Stone's back but he can't do it this time.
Moreno trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Moreno avoids the attempt from Stone to control.
Moreno with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.

Moreno wants to finish this one by submission but Stone is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Moreno.
Moreno works his way to his opponent's back.
Moreno trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

Moreno working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Emanoel Moreno has got the better of the ground game so far.
Moreno doesn't have the hooks in and Stone manages to turn into his guard.
Moreno keeping moving, preventing Stone from controlling successfully.
Moreno bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stone's guard.

Moreno looking to sit in guard and control but Stone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Moreno wants to reverse the position here. Stone has hold of a leg though and he's dropped back looking for a kneebar! The fighters roll across the mat but Moreno is forced to tap! Moreno looks devastated but at least his leg points in the right direction.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Ben Stone!
Ben Stone retains his super heavyweight title!
As Ben Stone got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Dude, like.. whoah man.. did you see that? I'm like one of those PRIDE fighter dudes y'know? I like, totally didn't need an extra week to train for this fight. Gnarly.'.