PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elmo Stafford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hello Kitty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hello Kitty acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Stafford
vs
Kitty

167 cm
18
278 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

178 cm
24
273 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Elmo Stafford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hello Kitty!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stafford shoots in for a takedown but Kitty shows good takedown defense.
Kitty falls off balance throwing a combination

and Stafford counters with a shoot takedown. Kitty fights it but they end up in guard.
Kitty is looking to stand back up but Stafford counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Kitty.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kitty can do anything to dispel that myth.
Stafford landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kitty is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Stafford jumps into side control!
Stafford cracks Kitty with a big right hand but Kitty just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kitty looking for a sweep but Stafford has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Kitty is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kitty trying desperately to get to his feet.
Stafford dominating with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kitty is in all sorts of trouble here.
Stafford breaks from Kitty's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Stafford tries to control but Kitty wriggling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitty tries to reverse the position but Stafford maintains control.
Kitty wants to get back to his feet.
Stafford trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stafford has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kitty is desperately trying to improve his position but Stafford has a good base and remains in mount.
Kitty wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Stafford could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kitty taking shots to the head.
Kitty is in a horrible position here. Stafford smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Stafford working the ground and pound effectively.
Stafford raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stafford scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kitty?
Stafford postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kitty looks a forlorn figure.
Stafford landing punches.
The referee warns Kitty that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kitty wants to control but Stafford is having none of it.
Stafford postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kitty looks a forlorn figure.
Stafford connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Stafford trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stafford lands a big shot there that rocks Kitty but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitty is working to get back to half guard.
Kitty looks winded!
Stafford raining down shots from the mount!
Stafford has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kitty's face.
Stafford scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kitty?
Kitty taking shots to the head.
Stafford cracks Kitty with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kitty really wants to buck Stafford off and get back to his feet.
Stafford pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Stafford trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stafford landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stafford working Kitty over with strikes here.
Stafford looking to control but Kitty is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stafford unloading with bombs!
Kitty is desperately trying to improve his position but Stafford has a good base and remains in mount.
Stafford unloading with bombs!
Kitty is squirming around, avoiding Stafford's attempts to control the action.
Stafford is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Kitty is rocked!
Stafford sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elmo Stafford dominated that 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.

Stafford shoots in for a double leg but Kitty sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stafford darts in looking for a takedown but Kitty gets double underhooks and turns Stafford into the cage.
Stafford shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elmo Stafford. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Kitty lands a big shot that drops Stafford! Can he finish him?

It looks like Elmo Stafford has been cut.
Kitty is looking to stand up but Stafford won't let him.
Stafford is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stafford is pulling down on Kitty's head to control his posture.
Kitty with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kitty must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Stafford throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kitty wants to get up but he can't break Stafford's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stafford is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kitty is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stafford not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stafford keeping moving, preventing Kitty from controlling successfully.

Kitty stands up from Stafford's guard - Kitty perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kitty lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Stafford falls backwards - clearly groggy! Kitty dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hello Kitty!