PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Stone (ranked 56 p4p, 9 weight class) and Maxwell House (ranked 209 p4p, 27 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying House's choice of entrance music: Coffee?. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Stone
vs
House

185 cm
28
177 lbs
20 - 7 - 1

178 cm
27
180 lbs
19 - 10 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Conviction

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RAGS of a RONIN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Stone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maxwell House!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
House closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stone misses with a wild combination.
House avoids a kick to the body.
House misses with a lunging right hand
and Stone counters with a nice uppercut.
House digs a good body shot into Stone's ribs.
House throws a leg kick
and Stone counters with a nice low kick that buckles House's knee momentarily.
Stone wants to slow House down by chopping away at his legs.
House was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nice defenses there by House.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone throws a nice looking combination but House bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A countering left hand to the body from House misses.
Stone ducks right into an uppercut from House.
A jab from House finds it's way through Stone's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
House throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Stone counters with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - House throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Stone was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from House.
Nice cross by House.
Stone throws out a loose jab but House uses good head movement to avoid it.
House misses with a two punch combination.
House smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stone slips under a jab from House.
Stone seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
House bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stone's head backwards.
House misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stone misses with a head kick.
House waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stone.
An attempted straight right counter from Stone misses the target.
Stone looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
House throws a front kick that sends Stone stumbling back into the cage.
House throws a right hand that misses
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the body from House misses
and Stone makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
House keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
House throws a leg kick
and Stone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stone misses with a hook. House ducked under it nicely.
House looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Stone slips under a jab from House.
House misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Stone misses the target.
House misses the body punch
and Stone counters with a stiff right hand.
House throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone checks a low kick from House.
House with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A good leg kick by Stone.
House works Stone's body with a nice hook.
Stone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
House paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good standup being displayed there by House as he connects with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from House. Those never looked like landing.
Stone clobbers House with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
House lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stone slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
House misses with an uppercut
and Stone counters with a stiff right hand.
House tries to score with a low kick but Stone moves his leg out of the way.
Stone throwing a counter right hand but House manages to avoid it.
Stone moves out of range as House strikes.
House connects with a right hand. Stone shakes it off.
House misses the jab.
Stone misses with a looping right.
House tries to land a body kick
and Stone makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stone on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stone swings for the body but House moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from House misses the target.
A quick step to the side and Stone tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Maxwell House 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.

House motions for Stone to come forward. House throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Stone on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stone with a jab.
House misses with a hook
and Stone counters with a thumping low kick.
Stone uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
House scores with a head kick.

Stone closes the distance and clinches.
Stone has a couple of punches blocked by House.
Stone lands a right hand that snaps the head of House backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Stone fails to land.
House misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Stone on the inside.
House can't find room to land a body shot as Stone controls the action.
House swings wildly with an uppercut but Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from House.
Stone tries to throw a body punch but House avoids it by throwing Stone back against the cage.
House tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stone is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stone misses with the head strike.
Stone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stone misses with a punch on the inside.
House misses with a punch on the inside.
House has a couple of punches blocked by Stone.
House tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from House - that landed with a thud.
Stone misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone misses with a body punch.
Stone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite House's efforts to push away.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stone creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
House misses with a punch on the inside.
House misses with some punches.
House working hard to break the clinch.
House swings wildly with an uppercut but Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.
House tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

House pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from House misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
House ducks under a wild hook from Stone.
Stone misses with a hook
and House counters with a nice body shot.
House swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stone misses with a looping left.
House is looking to land body kicks.
Stone feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jab by House.
House throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stone.
Nice shot lands for House.
House looks to land a right hand but Stone moved out of range.
Stone was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
House connects with a right hand. Stone shakes it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
House misses with a left hand
and Stone counters with a body kick that stops House in his tracks momentarily.
House bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stone's head backwards.
House feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stones jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
House connects with a body shot that sends Stone's belly button to the back.
House looks to land a left hand but Stone moved out of range nicely.
House throws a poor cross that misses
and Stone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
House misses with a body kick.
A big left from Stone misses.
House uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stone.
Stone staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Maxwell House will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

House lands a body shot.
Stone needs to keep his hands up - House had a free shot at his head there.
House throws a poor cross that misses
and Stone counters with a stiff right hand.
House slips under a jab from Stone.
House tries to counter with a clinch but Stone shakes him off and moves away.
House scores with the left hand. Stone knows he should have avoided that one.
House scores with a push kick.
House thows a body kick. Stone tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
House keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
House ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stone avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
House throws a shot to the body.
House throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stone tried to score with a low kick but House checks it.
House uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stone.
Stone avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
House scores with a nice right hand.
Crunch! Stone slams his shin into House's torso.
House throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
House lands a nice shot that snaps Stone's head back.
Maxwell House seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
House scores with a nice head shot.
House misses with a looping right.
Stone throws a push kick but House slaps the foot to one side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
House throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
House swings widly with a right hand
and Stone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
House misses with a lunging right hand
and House takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
House connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stone looks to land a body kick but House moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from House misses.
Stone looks to throw the jab but House is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from House, right into the meat.
Stone getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stone lands a head kick!
House lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
House falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a jab but it's blocked by House.
House jabs Stone right on the nose. Stone blinks but takes it well.
Stone avoids the body shot from House.
An attempted straight right counter from Stone misses the target.
Maxwell House seems to be getting the better of the standup.
House feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stones jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stone throws out a loose jab but House uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
House misses with an uppercut
and Stone counters with a straight right hand.
Stone smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stone tries to clinch up.
House swings for the body but Stone moves out of range.
House lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maxwell House really 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.

House misses the jab.
Stone looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
House uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stone.
House misses with an uppercut
and House takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

House is rocked!
House tries to clinch but Stone is having none of it.
House is still on wobbly legs! Can Stone finish him?
Stone lands a leg kick that knocks House off balance momentarily.
House seems to have recovered his senses.
Stone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from House.
A quick step to the side and Stone tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stone misses with a left hand
and House counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
House fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stone looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stone blocks a jab.
House scores with a body shot.
House throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from House misses its intended target.
House ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
House moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
House pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from House is predictable there
and Stone counters with a nice uppercut.
Stone misses with a body kick.
House misses with a hook to the body
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
House lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
House now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone scores with the left hand. House knows he should have avoided that one.
Stone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
House is looking to clinch.
Stone takes a body punch but keeps moving.
House throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stone counters with a nice low kick that buckles House's knee momentarily.
Stone moves out of range of the body kick from House.
House throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
House throws a right hand that misses
and Stone counters with a body kick.
House swings for the body but Stone moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
House tries to clinch up.
Stone scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
House chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A low kick from House misses
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
House throws a sloppy head kick and Stone moves out of range easily.
House throws a shot to the body.

House clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from House fails to land.
House misses with a punch on the inside.
Stone misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
House misses with some punches.
House throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by House.
Jack Stone has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stone lands a left hand that snaps the head of House backwards.
Stone struggles to land a body shot inside as House controls his hands.
Stone lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
House misses with a short punch on the inside.
House lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
House swings wildly with an uppercut but Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stone misses with a punch on the inside.
House blocks a body shot from Stone.
Stone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Maxwell House will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Stone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

House throws a low kick but Stone moves out of range easily.
Stone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on House. That did some damage!
House throws a head kick but Stone moves out of range.
House misses with a leg kick
and Stone counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stone misses with a straight left.
House throws a sloppy head kick and Stone moves out of range easily.

House gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
House misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stone.
Stone blocks an uppercut.
Stone blocks a body shot from House.

That's one minute gone in the round.
House has a couple of punches blocked by Stone.
House wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stone has him pressed against the cage.
Stone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stone blocking some punches.
House tries to circle away but Stone has him pinned against the cage.
Stone lands with a right to the head.
Stone lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stone pushes House back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stone.
House's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
House blocks an uppercut.
Stone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jack Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
House misses with the head strike.
Stone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
House lands a right hand.
House struggles to land a body shot inside as Stone controls his hands.
House tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
House fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
House has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice body punch from Stone - that landed with a thud.
Stone throws a head punch that misses.
Stone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stone scores with a shot to the side of House's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stone creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stone misses with some punches.
Stone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
House throws a punch but it's blocked by Stone.
Stone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
House is trying to break free.
House is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stone lands with a light punch inside.
House scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from House.
House lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stone lands a hook that snaps the head of House backwards.
Stone lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone blocks an uppercut.
A short left from House.
Stone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for House.
Stone throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Houses head.
Stone misses with a short punch on the inside.
House throws a punch but it's blocked by Stone.
Maxwell House is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
House blocking some punches.
Stone blocking some punches.
Stone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stone misses with a punch to the body.
House blocking some punches.
Stone misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Stone showed his dominance in that final round.
I think House 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 47:49
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxwell House!
Maxwell House is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Maxwell House thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.