PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stan TheMan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael The Count (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Count has chosen The streets don't love you no more!!! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Stan TheMan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

TheMan
vs
The Count

181 cm
20
163 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

185 cm
23
166 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Stan TheMan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael The Count!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

TheMan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in The Count's half guard.
The Count keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
TheMan trying to control the action but The Count is working from the bottom.
The Count tries to roll over but TheMan keeps him under control.
The Count avoiding damage under a succession of punches from TheMan.
The Count tries to get to full guard but TheMan has control of the leg.
The Count is staying active underneath TheMan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
TheMan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Count defending well though.
The Count trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
TheMan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks The Count with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The Count keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
TheMan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The Count blocking the ground and pound attempt from TheMan.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
TheMan wants to take a breather but The Count is having none of it.
The Count regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from TheMan.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
TheMan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of The Count is proving hard to escape from.
The Count working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from TheMan.

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.
TheMan landing with the ground and pound.
TheMan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The Count keeping moving, preventing TheMan from controlling successfully.
TheMan throws a big right hand that misses.
TheMan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
TheMan trying to control but The Count is working from the bottom.
TheMan sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
TheMan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Count works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now The Count is on top in guard.
The Count throwing strikes but missing.

TheMan has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes The Count off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Michael The Count seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Count thows a body shot but no joy.
The Count throws an ugly left hook that misses

and TheMan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in The Count's guard now.
The Count looking for a sweep. Not yet The Count, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
TheMan distracts The Count with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
TheMan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The Count working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from TheMan.
TheMan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
TheMan throws a strike but The Count rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The Count prevents TheMan from getting back to his feet.
TheMan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The Count.
TheMan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan TheMan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

TheMan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The Count avoiding damage under a succession of punches from TheMan.
TheMan throws a strike but The Count avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
TheMan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The Count is trying to control the position but TheMan postures up.
TheMan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of The Count's head.
The Count is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst TheMan is controlling him.
TheMan throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Count working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from TheMan.
TheMan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The Count preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
TheMan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as TheMan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
TheMan trying to control but The Count is working from the bottom.
TheMan throws and elbow that misses. The Count uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in TheMan's guard. Nice move by The Count!
TheMan wants to stand and escape but The Count is having none of it.
Stan TheMan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Count trying to control but TheMan is working from the bottom.
TheMan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
TheMan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if TheMan tries to get out of the position.

TheMan has his feet on The Count's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The Count tries to close the distance and clinch but TheMan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
TheMan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Count looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice takedown defense from The Count. No joy for TheMan on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
TheMan looks for a takedown but The Count sprawls well.
Michael The Count is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

TheMan shoots in and gets a takedown into The Count's guard.
TheMan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
TheMan looking to sit in guard and control but The Count gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

TheMan uses the cage to get back to his feet.
TheMan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan TheMan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Count scoring well with a low kick there.
The Count bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from TheMan.
TheMan misses with a takedown attempt
and The Count counters with a straight right hand.
The Count keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Count stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
TheMan fails to land the takedown.
TheMan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but The Count avoids it really well and circles away.
TheMan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
TheMan fails with the takedown
and The Count counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The Count swings widly with a right hand
and TheMan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Count works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan TheMan dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

The Count rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but TheMan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Count doesn't manage to clinch there - TheMan circles away.
TheMan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. The Count eats them both and turns towards TheMan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The Count thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Count misses with an uppercut

and TheMan counters with a shoot takedown. The Count fights it but they end up in guard.
TheMan is looking to work some ground and pound but The Count has wrist control.
TheMan throws a big right hand that misses.
TheMan throws a big right hand that misses.
TheMan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
TheMan content to stall in guard here.
The Count manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. TheMan manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
TheMan wants to stand but The Count is controlling the position.

TheMan is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The Count stops a takedown attempt from TheMan.
TheMan wants a takedown.

The Count manages to break the clinch.
The Count fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. TheMan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
TheMan shoots in for a takedown but The Count shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan TheMan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Count swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and TheMan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The Count keeping moving, preventing TheMan from controlling successfully.
The Count controlling TheMan's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Count avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
TheMan is looking to work some ground and pound but The Count has wrist control.
TheMan distracts The Count with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
TheMan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Count works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
TheMan working some strikes from top position.
TheMan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
TheMan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The Count lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for TheMan!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

TheMan bucks The Count off and manages to get back to his feet!

TheMan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The Count trying to control the position.
TheMan thows a big elbow that misses.
TheMan trying to control but The Count is working from the bottom.
Stan TheMan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
TheMan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Michael The Count has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
TheMan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
TheMan prevents The Count from getting back to his feet.
TheMan wants to control from the top but The Count keeps moving.
The Count being controlled here, momentarily.
TheMan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
TheMan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for The Count on the ground.

The Count has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but TheMan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stan TheMan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for TheMan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan TheMan!