PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harald Blaatand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaatand's entrance music is Raining Blood. A fine choice. Harald Blaatand is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Blaatand
vs
Stanley

198 cm
24
285 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

190 cm
24
278 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

TKO Vegas

Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harald Blaatand!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Stanley!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanley stuffs the takedown.

Blaatand moves into the clinch successfully.
Stanley can't break the clinch.

Stanley ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Stanley no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Stanley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blaatand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blaatand missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stanley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stanley wants to stand and escape but Blaatand is having none of it.
Stanley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blaatand content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Blaatand loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blaatand in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blaatand wants to control from the top but Stanley keeps moving.
Blaatand prevents Stanley from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaatand postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blaatand throwing strikes from guard but Stanley blocks nicely.
Blaatand throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Blaatand loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Blaatand fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stanley tries to clinch up

and Blaatand holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blaatand.
Blaatand misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Blaatand.

Blaatand breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A punch lands to the side of Stanley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stanley wants to clinch but Blaatand slips to the side
and Blaatand counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stanley tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Blaatand counters with a two punch combo.
Stanley tries to clinch but Blaatand moves out of range.
Stanley defending well as Blaatand loads up on a big left hand.

Stanley clinches up with Blaatand and pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Blaatand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blaatand.
Blaatand is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stanley pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Blaatand's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Blaatand gets a clinch.
Stanley tries to land a knee to the head but Blaatand blocks with his arms.

Blaatand breaks the clinch.
Stanley clinches but Blaatand breaks the clinch

and Blaatand counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stanley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stanley is looking to break free of the clinch but Blaatand has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaatand lands with a short shot to the head.
Stanley looks gassed!
Stanley looking to throw knees to the head but Blaatand is blocking nicely.

Blaatand works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Stanley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blaatand is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Stanley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blaatand trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blaatand throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stanley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Blaatand missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Blaatand is looking to work some ground and pound but Stanley has wrist control.
Blaatand 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaatand looking to pass the guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Blaatand lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Blaatand lands with a shot to the body.
Stanley closes the distance looking to clinch
and Blaatand counters with a straight right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blaatand.
Blaatand shoots in for a double leg but Stanley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harald Blaatand. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blaatand shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stanley but Stanley pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Blaatand closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Blaatand lands in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harald Blaatand dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Blaatand is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stanley.
Blaatand closes the distance and clinches up with Stanley, looking for a takedown. Blaatand pushes Stanley against the cage but Stanley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Blaatand throws a chopping leg kick but Stanley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Blaatand paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stanley tries to clinch up
enabling Blaatand to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stanley blocks a jab.
Blaatand throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A slow jab from Blaatand misses its intended target.
Stanley tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Blaatand counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaatand is looking to work some ground and pound but Stanley has wrist control.
Blaatand throws a big right hand that misses.

Stanley uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Blaatand throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blaatand shoots in but Stanley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Blaatand tries to bum rush Stanley with a series of wild strikes but Stanley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big left from Blaatand misses.
Stanley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blaatand waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Stanley.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stanley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Stanley wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stanley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from Blaatand.
Blaatand wants to clinch but Stanley slips to the side
and Stanley counters with an outside leg kick.
Harald Blaatand is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stanley blocks a jab.
Stanley tries to clinch but Blaatand is having none of it.
Blaatand wants to clinch.
Blaatand misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanley throws a head kick that misses.

Stanley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blaatand, pushing him back against the cage.

Stanley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blaatand swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Stanley counters by moving into the clinch.
Stanley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blaatand blocks it with crossed arms.
Stanley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stanley with a knee to the head.
Stanley taking a breather.
Stanley fails to pull guard.
Stanley looking to slow down the pace here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Stanley landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stanley effectively controlling the action here.
Stanley is trying to maintain a safe position but Blaatand gets an underhook and turns Stanley into the cage.

Blaatand's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blaatand misses with a straight right.
Blaatand throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaatand throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stanley tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Blaatand counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stanley thinking.
Stanley tries to clinch but Blaatand is having none of it.
Stanley wants to clinch up but Blaatand keeps it at a distance.
Blaatand misses with a double jab

and Stanley counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stanley landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stanley trying to stall but Blaatand improves his position.

Stanley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stanley wants to clinch.
Blaatand keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Stanley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Blaatand circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blaatand falls off balance throwing a combination

and Stanley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stanley.
Blaatand avoiding damage as Stanley throws knees to the body.
Blaatand blocks a body shot from Stanley.
Blaatand is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stanley lands an elbow that stopped Blaatand in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Harald Blaatand has been cut.
A knee to the head by Stanley.
Blaatand stops a takedown attempt from Stanley.
Blaatand drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Blaatand scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blaatand lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stanley stalls.
Blaatand trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Stanley manages to break the clinch.
Blaatand wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stanley wants to clinch.
Stanley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stanley tries to clinch up.
Blaatand misses with an uppercut.
Blaatand lands a with a good body shot.
Stanley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blaatand avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A combination from Stanley does no damage.
Blaatand shoots in but Stanley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Blaatand throws a head kick but Stanley moves out of range.
Blaatand fails with the takedown
and Stanley counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Blaatand is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harald Blaatand. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stanley tries to clinch but Blaatand is having none of it.
Blaatand throws a right and a left that Stanley avoids nicely.
Stanley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blaatand swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stanley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blaatand pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stanley tries to clinch but Blaatand is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanley misses with a head kick.
Stanley is looking to clinch but Blaatand is avoiding it.
Stanley darts in trying to clinch
and Blaatand counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blaatand ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blaatand wants to clinch

and Stanley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stanley.

Blaatand breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Blaatand pushes Stanley up against the cage in a clinch.
Stanley trying to land knees to the body.
Blaatand wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stanley has him pressed against the cage.
Blaatand managing to block the knees to the body from Stanley.
Blaatand is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blaatand as Stanley tries to tie him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blaatand takes an elbow to the temple.
Stanley trying to land knees to the body.

Stanley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stanley wants to clinch.
Blaatand connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Blaatand misses with the combination.
Blaatand throws a leg kick
and Stanley counters with a nice kick to the body.
Stanley wants to clinch up but Blaatand keeps it at a distance.

Stanley clinches up with Blaatand and pushes him back against the cage.
Stanley looking to throw knees to the head but Blaatand is blocking nicely.
Stanley crunches a lovely knee into Blaatand's ribcage.
Blaatand avoiding damage as Stanley throws knees to the body.
Stanley looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Stanley really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harald Blaatand's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Stanley tries to close the distance and clinch but Blaatand swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blaatand throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stanley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harald Blaatand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaatand tries to clinch

and Stanley counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Blaatand!
Blaatand tries to reverse the position but Stanley maintains control.
Blaatand wants to control but Stanley is having none of it.
Stanley controlling from the full mount.
Stanley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Blaatand is looking to escape.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaatand throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Blaatand swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Blaatand is in all sorts of trouble here.
Blaatand throwing hammer fists to the chest of Stanley. What's that going to do exactly?
Blaatand flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Blaatand tries to lock up and control but Stanley gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stanley controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blaatand really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Stanley avoids the attempt from Blaatand to control.
Blaatand is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanley controlling his opponent.
Blaatand throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Blaatand is desperately trying to improve his position but Stanley has a good base and remains in mount.
Blaatand on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Blaatand tries to get out of the position.
Stanley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Blaatand is looking to escape.

That's four 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.
Stanley takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Blaatand can't escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Stanley dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Harald Blaatand's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Stanley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blaatand fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stanley moves in looking to clinch but Blaatand pushes him off.
Blaatand with a lazy takedown attempt

and Stanley counters by clinching up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stanley just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blaatand's brow.
Blaatand wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blaatand being controlled against the cage.
Stanley looking to throw knees to the head but Blaatand is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaatand tries to score a body lock takedown but Stanley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Stanley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stanley lands an elbow that stopped Blaatand in his tracks for a moment.
Stanley tries to stall but Blaatand uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Nice elbow from Stanley.
Stanley lands a nice elbow.
Stanley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stanley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blaatand's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blaatand blocks it with crossed arms.
Stanley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blaatand.
Stanley lands a hook that snaps the head of Blaatand backwards.
Stanley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stanley lands an elbow inside that Blaatand shrugs off.
A shot in the inside from Blaatand.
Blaatand takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stanley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blaatand's defenses.
Stanley looking to stall.
Stanley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stanley tries to stall but Blaatand uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Blaatand's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Blaatand lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stanley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blaatand backwards.
Stanley blocks an elbow strike.
Stanley is trying to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blaatand creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stanley looking to throw knees to the head but Blaatand is blocking nicely.
Blaatand lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaatand lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Blaatand breaks from the clinch.

Blaatand shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Blaatand not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Blaatand throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Blaatand throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Blaatand looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Stanley wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaatand missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stanley is refusing to be controlled, as Blaatand sits in half guard.
Blaatand winds up and cracks Stanley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rick Stanley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blaatand sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stanley defending well though.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Blaatand throws a series of punches but Stanley avoids them all with ease.
Harald Blaatand is winning the standup battle so far.
Blaatand throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stanley tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Blaatand counters with a three punch combo that has Stanley backing up. Stanley nods at Blaatand to acknowledge the strikes.
Stanley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Harald Blaatand has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four 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.
Stanley is looking to clinch.
Blaatand throws a hook but Stanley avoids it easily.
Stanley moves away from the strike by Blaatand.
Blaatand throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Stanley closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Blaatand tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Blaatand missing with punches from the bottom.
Stanley is controlling the pace.
Blaatand flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rick Stanley.
I think Stanley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 46:49
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 46:49
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Stanley! Rick Stanley retains his heavyweight title!