PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny DeCoco (ranked 23283 p4p, 586 weight class) and Robert Stone (ranked 2787 p4p, 261 weight class). Stone has chosen Chill Bill as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

DeCoco
vs
Stone

175 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 1

175 cm
21
150 lbs
10 - 4 - 2

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny DeCoco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Stone!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeCoco checks a leg kick nicely.
DeCoco is looking to counter punch.
Stone throws a leg kick
and DeCoco counters with a nice uppercut.
Stone tries a head kick but it misses.
A quick step to the side and DeCoco tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
DeCoco misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stone. DeCoco does a little dance to reset his feet.
DeCoco swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from DeCoco misses.
Stone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from DeCoco.
DeCoco has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA LA Elite in the buildup to the fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stone lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and DeCoco has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from DeCoco and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stone misses with a low kick as DeCoco jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before DeCoco has time to react.
DeCoco misses with a leg kick.
DeCoco avoids a kick to the body.

Stone closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone tries to land knees in the clinch but DeCoco avoids the damage to the body.

Stone manages to break the clinch.
Stone throws a body kick that misses.
DeCoco throwing a counter right hand but Stone manages to avoid it.
Stone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DeCoco was well out of range. Poor timing from Stone.
Stone misses with a kick to the body.
Stone moves out of range as DeCoco strikes.
As DeCoco backs off Stone throws a huge counter combo but DeCoco manages to avoid it all.
Stone slips a straight right by DeCoco.
DeCoco throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stone.
Stone throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
DeCoco moves out of range as Stone throws a body kick.
A big right from DeCoco misses.
DeCoco dodges the punch combination from Stone.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeCoco misses with a body shot.
Stone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as DeCoco throws out the jab.
Stone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from DeCoco.
Stone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
DeCoco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
DeCoco misses with a right hand
and Stone counters with a nice leg kick.
Stone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
DeCoco appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Stone instigates a clinch.
Stone throws an elbow but it misses.
DeCoco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, DeCoco scores with a nice short uppercut.
DeCoco takes an elbow to the forehead.
DeCoco avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Stone is trying to break free.
DeCoco avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
DeCoco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stone misses with a knee to the head.
DeCoco misses with a body punch.
Stone looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Stone manages to break the clinch.
Stone throws a leg kick
and DeCoco counters with a straight right hand.
Stone has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Stone staying out of range there.
DeCoco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stone throws a hook but DeCoco avoids it easily.
DeCoco swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeCoco throws an off balance right hand

and Stone counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stone.
Stone is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
DeCoco avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
DeCoco blocks the elbow strike.
DeCoco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and DeCoco avoids it.
DeCoco stalling against the cage.
DeCoco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stone throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from DeCoco.
Stone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stone misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Stone dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

DeCoco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
DeCoco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
DeCoco misses with a hook.
Stone misses with a low kick.
Stone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from DeCoco.
Stone flicks out a counter leg kick but DeCoco steps away.
Stone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from DeCoco.
DeCoco loads up on a big right hand but Stone slips the punch.
DeCoco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stone.
Stone defending well as DeCoco loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stone has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stone there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stone looks to clinch
and DeCoco counters with a left and a right that stings Stone.
DeCoco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from DeCoco.
Johnny DeCoco is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeCoco takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Johnny DeCoco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeCoco jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stone staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stone. DeCoco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stone slips a jab from DeCoco.
Stone throws a solid leg kick but DeCoco takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stone.
DeCoco misses with an uppercut
and Stone counters with a thumping low kick.
DeCoco turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stone throws a lazy right hand but DeCoco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
DeCoco connects with a body shot.
Stone misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeCoco misses with a right hand
and Stone counters with a nice low kick that buckles DeCoco's knee momentarily.
Stone throws a head kick that misses.
Stone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from DeCoco.
DeCoco lands a nice shot to the body.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
DeCoco throws a hook to the side of Stone's head but Stone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stone staying out of range there.
DeCoco backing away here, and Stone unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DeCoco takes a shot right to the bread basket.
DeCoco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
DeCoco throws a good cross that connects.
Stone lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stone will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeCoco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stone.
DeCoco sets himself, and Stone steps forward looking for the clinch! DeCoco avoids it this time.
Stone tries to land a leg kick but DeCoco saw it coming and moves away.
Stone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from DeCoco.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stone! But no joy.
DeCoco fails to land with a series of punches.
Stone appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
DeCoco throws a jab but it's blocked by Stone.
DeCoco misses with a few strikes there.
DeCoco misses with an uppercut
and Stone counters with a leg kick.
DeCoco lands a right hook to the body.
Stone getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stone takes a swing at DeCoco's ribcage but misses.
DeCoco misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a low kick but it's checked well by DeCoco.
DeCoco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stone.
DeCoco takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
DeCoco misses with a hook. Stone ducked under it nicely.
DeCoco misses with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stone.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone scores with a leg kick.
DeCoco misses with an uppercut.
Stone throws a body kick that misses.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but DeCoco moves away.
Stone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Johnny DeCoco will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but DeCoco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A low kick from DeCoco is predictable there
and Stone counters with a low kick, right behind DeCoco 's knee.
DeCoco throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stone looks to score with a jab to the body but DeCoco is just out of range.
DeCoco avoids the body shot from Stone.
Sloppy strikes from DeCoco. Those never looked like landing.
Stone is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stone.
A bone on bone clash there as DeCoco blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone avoids a punch combination nicely.
DeCoco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stone follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
DeCoco misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeCoco jabbing away but nothing is landing.
DeCoco throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stone counters with an outside leg kick.
Stone getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
DeCoco throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stone counters with a nice low kick that buckles DeCoco's knee momentarily.
DeCoco bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
DeCoco loads up on a big right hand but Stone slips the punch.
Stone only half commits to the counter leg kick.
DeCoco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stone finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
DeCoco swings widly with a right hand
and Stone counters with a right hand to the body.
Stone misses with a head kick.
DeCoco swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Stone thuds his shin into the meat of DeCoco's side.
DeCoco lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stone at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeCoco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stone scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
DeCoco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stone.
A leg kick checked by DeCoco.
Stone avoids a punch combination nicely.
DeCoco misses the jab.
DeCoco swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stone.
A good leg kick by Stone.
Stone throws a right and a left that DeCoco avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeCoco falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stone counters with an outside leg kick.
DeCoco moves away from the strike by Stone.
Stone scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. DeCoco doesn't seem bothered though.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! DeCoco crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Stone - the referee stops the clock and DeCoco gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Stone. DeCoco manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
DeCoco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for DeCoco, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stone is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down DeCoco rather than just go for the knockout.

Stone closes the distance and pushes DeCoco back into the cage.
Stone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
DeCoco dodges an elbow strike from Stone.
DeCoco is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
DeCoco managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
DeCoco dodges an elbow strike from Stone.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeCoco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
DeCoco misses with the head strike.
Stone just leaning against DeCoco, taking a breather.

DeCoco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stone goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stone misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeCoco moves away from the strike by Stone.
DeCoco misses the shot to the body.
Stone swings for the body but DeCoco moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stone.
A little feinted left hand from DeCoco on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stone cracks the inside of DeCoco's front leg.
Stone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stone connects with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Stone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stone has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Stone!
A less than humble Robert Stone misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.