PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Kazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ross might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Killing in the Name of (Remix). Kazar is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by This is the World We Live In by Alcazar. Al Kazar is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Ross
vs
Kazar

186 cm
20
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

194 cm
22
203 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stan Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Al Kazar!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kazar but Kazar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kazar looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Ross tries to clinch there but Kazar circles away.
Kazar tries for a takedown but Ross circles away easily
and Ross counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ross moves in looking to clinch but Kazar pushes him off.
Kazar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ross ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ross scores with a leg kick.
Ross moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ross fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ross misses with a takedown

and Kazar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ross's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Ross. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ross kicks Kazar off and gets to his feet.
Ross wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross closes the distance but Kazar moves to the side

and Kazar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kazar.
Kazar blocking some punches.
Ross jumps guard but Kazar stands there with Ross around his waist. Ross gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kazar prevents the takedown attempt.
Ross jumps guard but Kazar stands there with Ross around his waist. Ross gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kazar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ross blocks it with crossed arms.

Ross breaks from the clinch.

Ross looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kazar!
Ross looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ross trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazar is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kazar blocking the ground and pound.
Ross lands a big elbow.
Ross controlling from the full mount.
Ross connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ross controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kazar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ross controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kazar is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kazar wants to hold on but Ross pushes him away.
Ross punching from mount but Kazar doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ross can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kazar is looking to escape.
Kazar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kazar is squirming around, avoiding Ross's attempts to control the action.
Kazar is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Ross is working for a guillotine from mount but Kazar frees his head quite easily.
Ross in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ross tries to control but Kazar wriggling away.
Ross sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Stan Ross just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Kazar has his takedown stuffed

and Ross counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ross.
Ross wants to stall.

Kazar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice sprawl there from Kazar as Ross shoots in.
Kazar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kazar fails to land the takedown.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Kazar scores a takedown into full mount!
Kazar prevents Ross from getting the reversal.
Kazar with shots to the head and body - Ross looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kazar fails to advance to Ross's back.

Kazar is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Ross closes the distance looking to clinch

and Kazar counters by moving into the clinch.
Kazar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ross looking for a takedown.
Ross tries a body shot but Kazar blocks it.

Kazar gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ross is trying to control but can't.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kazar seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ross manages to get to full guard.
Kazar prevents Ross from getting back to his feet.
Kazar preventing the sweep.
Kazar content to stall in guard here.
Ross thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ross can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kazar controls the pace.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ross wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Kazar is now in half guard.
Ross trying to control but Kazar postures up.
Ross is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ross is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ross is doing well to control the position and prevent Kazar from advancing to side control.
Ross wants to get back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ross wants to clinch but Kazar slips to the side

and Kazar counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ross won't be happy with that.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Ross is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kazar's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ross is staying active underneath Kazar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Kazar is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ross defends it well.
Ross is trying to stand.
Kazar wants to pass to mount but Ross is defending the position.
Ross trying to hold on to Kazar's head to control him but Kazar postures up.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ross clinches but Kazar breaks the clinch

and Kazar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ross wants to control but Kazar is keeping busy.
Ross wants to improve his position but Kazar is controlling well.
Ross is working hard here to advance position.
Ross trying to control but Kazar postures up.
Ross is not content to let Kazar control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ross is looking to improve his position.
Ross trying to control but Kazar postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Al Kazar will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ross scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kazar is staying active underneath Ross, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ross takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kazar tries to get to full guard but Ross has control of the leg.
Ross seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kazar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kazar is trying to stand.
Kazar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Ross is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Kazar has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ross working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Ross feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Ross stands up and waves to Kazar to follow him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Kazar counters with a shoot takedown. Ross fights it but they end up in guard.
Kazar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ross wants to sweep here but Kazar controlling him for the moment.
Kazar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ross trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kazar preventing the sweep.
Kazar prevents Ross from getting back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice sprawl there from Kazar as Ross shoots in.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kazar swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Ross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ross shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kazar with a lazy takedown attempt

and Ross holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Ross has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Kazar regains guard immediately.
Kazar is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Ross gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ross fails to land the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kazar tries to clinch but Ross moves out of range.

Ross clinches.

Ross breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kazar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stan Ross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ross fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ross throws the left hand but Kazar avoids the punch easily.

Ross scores with a takedown into Kazar's guard.
Ross trying to control but Kazar is working from the bottom.
Ross trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kazar's guard.
Ross stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kazar swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Ross stands and steps away. Kazar gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazar lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kazar.
Kazar circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Kazar to counter with a crisp jab.
Kazar has his takedown stuffed
and Ross counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ross with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ross tries to clinch up but Kazar circles away and keeps his distance.
Ross misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kazar.
Ross tries to clinch up but Kazar circles away and keeps his distance.
Kazar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ross fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters circling a little - Ross finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ross fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ross misses with a low kick as Kazar jumps back.
Kazar misses with a takedown attempt
and Ross counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Kazar is rocked!

Ross shoots in for a takedown. He's got it... He's hoisted his opponent over his head and is carrying him over to the other end of the mat. The crowd roars in approval and Ross slams his opponent to the mat. OH, that is naaaaaasty! He's out! Ross lands a punch to his unconscious victim for good measure before the ref has time to call the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Stan Ross!