PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gumpy Stoice (ranked 2293 p4p, 3237 weight class) and Reubeus Haggard (ranked 247 p4p, 341 weight class). Reubeus Haggard has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gumpy Stoice's chin.

Stoice
vs
Haggard

174 cm
25
270
6 - 0 - 0

225 cm
26
269
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

UNSTOPPABLE NUTRITION
Un-Kaged Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gumpy Stoice!
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, Reubeus Haggard!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoice takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Haggard.
Haggard throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Gumpy Stoice has been cut.
Stoice fails with the takedown.

Haggard gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Stoice drops back looking for a leg! Haggard is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Haggard manages to kick Stoice off! Stoice jumps back into Haggard's guard.

Stoice thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Stoice drops back looking for a leg! Haggard is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Haggard manages to kick Stoice off! Stoice jumps back into Haggard's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoice sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Haggard's guard.

Stoice is working for a kimura but Haggard is defending it quite comfortably.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Haggard can do anything to dispel that myth.

Stoice is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Haggard is defending against the submission attempts here by Stoice.
Haggard wants to get back to full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Stoice's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stoice is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Haggard has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.

Stoice seems to be looking for submissions.

Stoice is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Haggard has managed to free his arm - good work.

Stoice is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Stoice is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Haggard has managed to free his arm - good work.

Stoice is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Stoice is looking for a kimura but Haggard is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stoice to get the leverage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stoice is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Haggard doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Stoice.

Stoice seems to be working for a kimura but Haggard defends the submission attempt.

Stoice is working for a kimura but Haggard is defending it quite comfortably.
Haggard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Stoice looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Stoice is looking for a kimura here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stoice is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Haggard defends it well.

Stoice is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Haggard has managed to free his arm - good work.
Stoice is thwarting Haggard's attempts to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stoice works his way into side control.

Stoice working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gumpy Stoice dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gumpy Stoice's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Haggard lands with a kick to the temple. Stoice shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Haggard lands a jab to the head.
Gumpy Stoice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stoice throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Haggard's waist but Haggard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stoice off to one side.
A countering left hand to the body from Haggard misses.

Haggard closes the distance and clinches.

Stoice drags the fight down to the ground.
Haggard postures up in Stoice's guard and throws a big left but Stoice blocks it.

Stoice is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Haggard rolls with it to try and escape but Stoice cranks on the arm and Haggard is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gumpy Stoice!