PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Harrell (ranked 7757 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Stoll (ranked 24999 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Brandon Stoll was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Harrell
vs
Stoll

194 cm
24
151 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

175 cm
24
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wayne Harrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Stoll!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrell shoots in and drives through. Stoll sprawls well.
Harrell stuffs the takedown.

Harrell shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Stoll is trying to defend but Harrell finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Stoll pushes Harrell off and gets back to his feet.
Stoll displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harrell.
Stoll shoots in and drives through. Harrell sprawls well.

Harrell throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Stoll was covering up waiting for the punch and Harrell finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Stoll has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Harrell off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stoll misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stoll tries to sprawl but Harrell drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Stoll trying to hold on to Harrell's head to control him but Harrell postures up.
Stoll has his hands clasped together around Harrell's back. He's all about the action.
Harrell is thwarting Stoll's attempts to control the position.

Harrell is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Stoll has his hands clasped together around Harrell's back. He's all about the action.
Stoll gets back to full guard.
Harrell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoll pulls Harrell in close to prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harrell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stoll is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Stoll seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Harrell does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Harrell tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Stoll is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Harrell trying to control but Stoll postures up.
Harrell manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrell is pulling down on Stoll's head. It's preventing any offense from Stoll, at least for the moment.
Harrell has a closed guard, preventing Stoll from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stoll looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harrell pulls Stoll in to control the position.
Harrell trying to keep a closed guard but Stoll is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Stoll misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stoll pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stoll looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wayne Harrell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Stoll.
Stoll blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Stoll dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Stoll moves in looking to clinch but Harrell pushes him off.

Harrell shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Stoll is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Harrell scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Harrell is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Harrell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrell drops an elbow to the side of Stoll's head.
Stoll is trying to get back to full guard.

Harrell is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Stoll has managed to free his arm - good work.
Stoll regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stoll is looking for a triangle but Harrell pushes his legs off easily.
Stoll is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harrell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stoll works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harrell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harrell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Harrell postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Stoll is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Harrell, into his guard.

Stoll trying to control the position from guard on top but Harrell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoll looking to sit in guard and control but Harrell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Stoll preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harrell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harrell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harrell chips away with some ground and pound.
Harrell stopping the sweep attempt from Stoll.

Harrell is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Stoll is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Stoll has escaped and now he's on top!

Harrell is trying to control the position but Stoll postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrell wants to stand up but Stoll is controlling him.
Harrell keeping full guard, as Stoll tries to pass.
Harrell looking for a sweep. Not yet Harrell, not yet.
Harrell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Harrell trying to keep a closed guard but Stoll is proving a slippery customer.
Stoll trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Stoll stands and steps away. Harrell gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Stoll darts in looking for a takedown but Harrell gets double underhooks and turns Stoll into the cage.

Harrell drives through with a takedown into Stoll's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stoll looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Harrell won't allow Stoll to sweep him here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stoll seems keen to control Harrell's posture.
Stoll trying to control the position.
Harrell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wayne Harrell dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Stoll tries to clinch up but Harrell circles away and keeps his distance.
A little feinted left hand from Harrell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
No luck for Harrell with that takedown attempt.
Stoll lands a nice looking body kick.
Stoll stuffs the takedown.

Stoll closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Harrell's guard.
Harrell looking for a sweep. Not yet Harrell, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoll controlling from the top position.
Stoll trying to control the position from guard on top but Harrell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoll working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stoll sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Stoll stands up from Harrell's guard - Stoll perhaps looking for a knockout.
Stoll misses with a takedown attempt - Harrell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Harrell was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stoll fails with the takedown
and Harrell counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harrell.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wayne Harrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Stoll or perhaps it was just good defense by Harrell, which made it look bad.
Horrible takedown attempt by Harrell or perhaps it was just good defense by Stoll, which made it look bad.

Stoll gets the takedown into side control.

Harrell throws Stoll to one side and escapes!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoll throws a half hearted mid kick.
Harrell appears to be looking for a big counter.
Stoll swats away the attempt to clinch by Harrell.
Stoll shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harrell pinned against the cage. Harrell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Harrell shoots in but Stoll avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Stoll coming out on top.
Stoll shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harrell sprawls well. Harrell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stoll gets slowly back to his feet.
Harrell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stoll as he avoids it easily.
Stoll is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Harrell misses with a takedown attempt - Stoll sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harrell stuffs the takedown attempt from Stoll. Stoll gets slowly back to his feet.
Harrell tries to counter by clinching up but Stoll breaks away and moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brandon Stoll.
Well Stoll 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Stoll!