PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between BJJ Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gonnovan Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Master
vs
Stone

180 cm
22
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, BJJ Master!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gonnovan Stone!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Master throws a head kick but Stone moves out of range.

Stone closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Stone lands in his opponent's guard.

Master has his foot on Stone's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stone works his way back into a safe position though.
Master not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stone controls from within his opponent's guard.
Stone trying to control the position from guard on top but Master is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Stone got a little sloppy there for a moment and Master has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stone has managed to get both his arms back between Master's legs - danger averted.

Master throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Stone drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stone jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Stone thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stone is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone throwing strikes from guard but Master blocks nicely.
Master trying to keep a closed guard but Stone is proving a slippery customer.

Master is looking for a triangle but Stone pushes his legs off easily.
Stone controls from within his opponent's guard.

Master is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stone defends well.
Master is breathing heavily.
Stone thows a big elbow that misses.

Master has his foot on Stone's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stone works his way back into a safe position though.

Stone drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stone jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Master looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stone is looking to work some ground and pound but Master has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Master being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stone's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Stone wants to control from the top but Master keeps moving.
Stone must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Master looking for a guillotine here but Stone defends easily.
Stone advances to half guard.

Stone is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Stone seems to be looking for submissions.
Stone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stone 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.

Stone is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Master sees it coming and defends easily.

Master looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Master wants to improve his position but Stone is controlling well.

Stone is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Master won't allow Stone to pass to mount.
Master is looking to control Stone's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Master avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Stone closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Stone lands in his opponent's guard.

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

Master is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Stone thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stone trying to control the position from guard on top but Master is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Master working for a triangle but Stone defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gonnovan Stone 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.

Stone scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Stone is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Master knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Stone wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Master, who protects the arm well.
Stone working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Master tries to improve position but can't.

Stone is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Master knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Stone tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Stone working away.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck for Stone with that takedown attempt.
Master displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stone.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stone defending well as Master loads up on a big left hand.
Stone looks for a takedown but Master sprawls well.
BJJ Master has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gonnovan Stone.
Master swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Master misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a head kick that misses.
Stone gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Master loads up on a big right hand but Stone slips the punch.
Master takes a swing at Stone's ribcage but misses.

Stone closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Stone misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Master is not content to let Stone control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stone tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Stone has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Stone working away.

Stone is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Master knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Stone in side control, throwing shots but Master defends.
Master is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Master regains half guard.
Stone is looking to advance position but Master won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gonnovan Stone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Master jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stone fails with a takedown attempt.
Master looks to throw the jab but Stone is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Master does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stone shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Master looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Master stuffs the takedown.
BJJ Master has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gonnovan Stone.
Stone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Master stuffs the takedown attempt from Stone. Stone gets slowly back to his feet.

Stone looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gonnovan Stone has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stone thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stone slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Master looking to control.

Master is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stone defends well.
Stone wants to control from the top but Master keeps moving.
Stone thows a big elbow that misses.

Master is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stone defends well.
Stone trying to control but Master is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Master gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Master is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stone is aware though and is defending well.
Stone trying to control the position from guard on top but Master is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stone slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Stone is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Master knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Stone tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Stone trying to control the position but Master is working away.

Stone is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Master knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Master manages to work his way to half guard, despite Stone's best efforts.
Master trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Stone seems to be looking for submissions.

Master is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Stone pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gonnovan Stone really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Master tries a head kick but it misses.
Master tries a head kick but it misses.
Stone shoots in looking for a takedown. Master tries to sprawl out of it but Stone keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Master manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Master lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stone circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone avoids the head kick by Master.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

Master gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Master is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Stone drops back looking for a leg! Master is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Master manages to kick Stone off! Stone jumps back into Master's guard.
Stone trying to control but Master is working from the bottom.

Master looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stone is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

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

Master looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

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

Master is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Stone frees his head nicely. Oh but Master has switched to an armbar! Stone is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). BJJ Master!
BJJ Master is the new middleweight champion!