PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lamar Dominguez (ranked 4953 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jax Stone (ranked 4656 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dominguez
vs
Stone

154 cm
21
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lamar Dominguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jax Stone!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dominguez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stone wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Dominguez manages to pass to side control.

Stone is trying to get back to full guard.
Dominguez lands with a punch from half guard.
Dominguez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dominguez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dominguez lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Dominguez there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stone keeps trying to improve his position.
Dominguez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stone is trying to control but Dominguez passes into side control!
Dominguez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Dominguez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stone is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dominguez lands a few punches from side control.
Dominguez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The strikes coming from Dominguez are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Stone wants to control but Dominguez postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez scoring with punches from side control.

Dominguez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dominguez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dominguez working the ground and pound.
Dominguez working the body and head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dominguez cracks Stone with a big right hand but Stone just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Stone is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dominguez connects with a decent elbow.
Dominguez working the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Stone tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Dominguez presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Dominguez.
Dominguez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Stone hang on?
Stone is in all sorts of trouble here.

Dominguez with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Dominguez landing strikes from the mount.

Dominguez with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Dominguez with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez landing strikes from the mount and Stone is in trouble!
BOOM! Dominguez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Stone is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Dominguez scoring with strikes but Stone is staying in there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone tries to reverse the position but Dominguez maintains control.
Stone is trying to escape the mount but Dominguez keeps good control and instead manages to take Stone's back.

Dominguez looking for the RNC.
Dominguez scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Dominguez has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Stone's body.

Dominguez is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Stone defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lamar Dominguez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but Dominguez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but Dominguez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stone tries to clinch there but Dominguez circles away.
Stone wants to clinch up but Dominguez keeps it at a distance.
Dominguez shoots in but Stone avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stone is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Stone wants to clinch up but Dominguez keeps it at a distance.
Dominguez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but Dominguez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Stone rushes Dominguez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dominguez is trying to pull guard but Stone turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dominguez pushes off an throws an elbow but Stone leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone avoiding damage as Dominguez throws knees to the body.
Stone misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dominguez.
A short uppercut from Stone.
Dominguez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stone is defending well for now.
Dominguez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dominguez wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lamar Dominguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dominguez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stone can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
Dominguez tries to land knees in the clinch but Stone avoids the damage to the body.
Dominguez misses with an elbow strike.
Stone has a couple of punches blocked by Dominguez.
Dominguez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stone just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stone throws a head punch that misses.
Dominguez tries to pull guard but Stone holds him up against the cage and eventually Dominguez drops back down to his feet.
Dominguez misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dominguez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stone.
Dominguez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dominguez misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Stone fails to land.
Dominguez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dominguez throws an elbow that misses.
Dominguez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stone walks away with a smile on his face. Dominguez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dominguez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stone swivels and escapes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone doesn't manage to clinch there - Dominguez circles away.
Dominguez throws a big counter combination but Stone scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dominguez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stone as he avoids it easily.
Jax Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone wants to clinch up but Dominguez keeps it at a distance.
Dominguez throws a big counter combination but Stone scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dominguez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dominguez throws a big counter combination but Stone scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lamar Dominguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dominguez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dominguez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stone is looking to clinch but Dominguez is avoiding it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dominguez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dominguez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stone swivels and escapes.
Stone with the counter takedown but Dominguez avoids it easily.
Dominguez keeps the fight on the outside.
Dominguez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Stone defends well and Dominguez ends up having to push Stone into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jax Stone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Dominguez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dominguez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dominguez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dominguez shoots for a double leg takedown but Stone sprawls well. He's pushed Dominguez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dominguez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but Dominguez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dominguez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dominguez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stone doesn't manage to clinch there - Dominguez circles away.
Stone is looking to clinch but Dominguez is avoiding it.
Dominguez swats away the attempt to clinch by Stone.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone is looking to clinch but Dominguez is avoiding it.

Stone has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dominguez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jax Stone seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stone gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lamar Dominguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dominguez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Stone to keep the fight standing.
Dominguez is trying to break free.
Stone blocks an elbow strike from Dominguez.
Dominguez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stone pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Stone has a couple of punches blocked by Dominguez.

That's two 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.
Stone throws a punch but it's blocked by Dominguez.
Stone misses with some punches.
Dominguez blocking some punches.

Dominguez gets control of Stone's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dominguez will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Dominguez wants to stand up but Stone is controlling him.
Stone tries to free his leg and advance position but Dominguez is retaining full guard.
Dominguez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stone is looking to stand up but Dominguez won't let him.
Stone trying to control the position from guard on top but Dominguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lamar Dominguez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stone wants to stand but Dominguez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Stone wants to control from the top but Dominguez keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dominguez is looking for a triangle but Stone pushes his legs off easily.
Stone really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dominguez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stone wants to stand but Dominguez is controlling his posture from full guard.

Dominguez manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Stone leaves Dominguez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stone moves in looking to clinch but Dominguez pushes him off.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dominguez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dominguez circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone wants to clinch up but Dominguez keeps it at a distance.
Dominguez is looking to counter punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Stone gets caught napping as Dominguez dives in and scores a takedown. Stone manages to retain guard.
Dominguez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stone's head.
Dominguez postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Dominguez stands up from Stone's guard - Dominguez perhaps looking for a knockout.

Dominguez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dominguez showed some decent athleticism there.
Stone pushes Dominguez off but Dominguez dives into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jax Stone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!