PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vic Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vic Stone has chosen I Got A Feeling as his entrance music. Vic Stone is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Stone
vs
Stone

183 cm
21
183 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

173 cm
25
170 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Charlie Wang's Nutrition and Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vic Stone!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ben Stone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ben Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vic Stone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vic Stone closes the distance and clinches up with Ben Stone, looking for a takedown. Vic Stone pushes Ben Stone against the cage but Ben Stone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ben Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vic Stone looks to land a right hand but Ben Stone moved out of range.

Ben Stone gets a clinch.
Ben Stone connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vic Stone's face.
Vic Stone is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ben Stone landing knees to the head.
Vic Stone takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vic Stone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ben Stone lands a knee to the head.
Vic Stone has a couple of punches blocked by Ben Stone.
Vic Stone takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ben Stone landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vic Stone is looking to control Ben Stone's arms but Ben Stone gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vic Stone has his back to the cage.
Vic Stone working aggressively here.
A knee to the head by Ben Stone.
Vic Stone looks gassed!
Ben Stone lands a knee to the head.
Ben Stone with a knee to the head.
Ben Stone putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vic Stone in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ben Stone.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ben Stone - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ben Stone connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ben Stone lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ben Stone landing knees to the head.
Ben Stone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ben Stone obliges.
Ben Stone unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ben Stone lands a good knee to the midsection. Vic Stone won't want to take too many of those.
Ben Stone with a knee to the head.
Vic Stone takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vic Stone tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ben Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vic Stone.
Ben Stone with a knee to the head.
Vic Stone tries to circle away but Ben Stone has him pinned against the cage.
Ben Stone landing knees to the head.
Ben Stone connects with a knee to the head.
Ben Stone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vic Stone can't break the clinch.
Ben Stone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ben Stone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vic Stone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ben Stone has Vic Stone pressed against the cage, preventing Vic Stone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ben Stone as Vic Stone tries to tie him up.
Ben Stone putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vic Stone in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vic Stone takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ben Stone pressing his opponent against the cage.

Vic Stone breaks from the clinch.
Ben Stone tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vic Stone counters with a three punch combo that has Ben Stone backing up. Ben Stone nods at Vic Stone to acknowledge the strikes.

Ben Stone has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ben Stone leaning his opponent against the cage.
Vic Stone throws a punch but it's blocked by Ben Stone.
Ben Stone stops a takedown attempt from Vic Stone.
Ben Stone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ben Stone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vic Stone's efforts to push away.
Ben Stone unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ben Stone connects with a knee to the head.
Ben Stone landing knees to the head.
Ben Stone is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vic Stone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ben Stone crunches a lovely knee into Vic Stone's ribcage.
Ben Stone lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ben Stone stalling against the cage.
Vic Stone misses with some punches.
Ben Stone dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ben Stone lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vic Stone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ben Stone has him pressed against the cage.
Vic Stone stalling in the clinch but Ben Stone improves position.
Vic Stone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ben Stone landing knees to the head.
Vic Stone lands a right hand.
Ben Stone putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vic Stone in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ben Stone stalling.
Ben Stone tries to land knees in the clinch but Vic Stone avoids the damage to the body.
Vic Stone tries for a takedown but Ben Stone manages to get underhooks.

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.
Vic Stone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vic Stone tries to pull guard but Ben Stone won't allow it.
Ben Stone lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ben Stone unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vic Stone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ben Stone misses with a knee to the head.
Vic Stone looking to slow down the pace here.
Ben Stone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vic Stone's efforts to push away.
Ben Stone is pressed up against the cage. Vic Stone has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ben Stone down to the mat. Ben Stone avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ben Stone tries to clinch but Vic Stone is having none of it.
Ben Stone scores with a nice head shot.
Ben Stone avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ben Stone tries to clinch but Vic Stone is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vic Stone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ben Stone.
Vic Stone throws a combination that misses
and Ben Stone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Stone 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.

Vic Stone throws a shot from downtown. Ben Stone moves away and avoids it.
Ben Stone throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ben Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ben Stone lands a nice hook to Vic Stone's body. Vic Stone takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vic Stone throws a lazy uppercut
and Ben Stone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vic Stone throws a leg kick
and Ben Stone counters with a stiff right hand.
Vic Stone fails with a takedown attempt.
Ben Stone tries to clinch but Vic Stone moves away
and Vic Stone counters with a two punch combo.
Vic Stone fails with the takedown.
Vic Stone is breathing heavily.
Vic Stone misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ben Stone scores with a head kick.
Ben Stone tries to clinch but Vic Stone moves out of range.
Ben Stone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ben Stone moves in looking to clinch but Vic Stone pushes him off.
Ben Stone lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ben Stone wants to clinch.
Ben Stone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ben Stone wants to clinch.
Ben Stone checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ben Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but Vic Stone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vic Stone swats away the attempt to clinch by Ben Stone.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Vic Stone with a hook.
Ben Stone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vic Stone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ben Stone.
Ben Stone lands with a nice body punch.
Ben Stone wants to clinch up but Vic Stone keeps it at a distance.
Vic Stone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ben Stone.
Ben Stone tries to clinch but Vic Stone moves out of range.

Ben Stone has closed the distance and engaged Vic Stone in a clinch.
Ben Stone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ben Stone connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vic Stone's face.
A knee to the head by Ben Stone.
Ben Stone scores with a knee to the head.
Ben Stone unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vic Stone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ben Stone stalling against the cage.
Vic Stone is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ben Stone pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ben Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vic Stone.
Ben Stone crunches a lovely knee into Vic Stone's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Ben Stone.
Ben Stone working Vic Stone over with knees to the body.
Ben Stone connects with a knee to the head.
Vic Stone is trying to break the clinch but Ben Stone has him pressed against the cage.
Ben Stone with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ben Stone.
Ben Stone stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Vic Stone breaks from the clinch.
Vic Stone pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ben Stone is out of range and Vic Stone settles back down.
Ben Stone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ben Stone blocks a jab.
Vic Stone fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vic Stone tries to bum rush Ben Stone with a series of wild strikes but Ben Stone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ben Stone lands a high kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Vic Stone.
Ben Stone tries to clinch up.
Vic Stone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ben Stone tries to clinch there but Vic Stone circles away.
Ben Stone wants to clinch but Vic Stone slips to the side
and Vic Stone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ben Stone closes the distance but Vic Stone moves to the side
and Vic Stone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vic Stone throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Stone dominated that second round.
That's time! Ben Stone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ben Stone tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vic Stone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ben Stone leaves Vic Stone with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Ben Stone.
Vic Stone tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ben Stone sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vic Stone somewhat.
Vic Stone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ben Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vic Stone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vic Stone circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vic Stone counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Ben Stone.
Vic Stone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vic Stone throws an off balance right hand
and Ben Stone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ben Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.

Ben Stone has Vic Stone up against the cage in a clinch.
Ben Stone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ben Stone scores with a knee to the head.
Ben Stone crunches a lovely knee into Vic Stone's ribcage.
Ben Stone lands a good knee to the midsection. Vic Stone won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ben Stone with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ben Stone with a knee to the head.
Ben Stone stalling.
Ben Stone tries to land a knee to the head but Vic Stone blocks with his arms.

Vic Stone pulls guard successfully.

Ben Stone gets to his feet - Vic Stone follows without any prompting.
Ben Stone wants to clinch up but Vic Stone keeps it at a distance.
Vic Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vic Stone swats away the attempt to clinch by Ben Stone.
Ben Stone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ben Stone closes the distance but Vic Stone moves to the side
and Vic Stone counters with a stiff right hand.
Ben Stone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vic Stone can do to turn this around?
Ben Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vic Stone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ben Stone defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vic Stone.
Ben Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vic Stone.
Ben Stone looks to clinch
and Vic Stone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ben Stone thinking.
Vic Stone swats away the attempt to clinch by Ben Stone.
Ben Stone tries to clinch there but Vic Stone circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ben Stone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vic Stone.
Ben Stone tries to clinch up but Vic Stone circles away and keeps his distance.
Ben Stone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ben Stone is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ben Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but Vic Stone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ben Stone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vic Stone throws out the jab.
Ben Stone tries to clinch up

and Vic Stone counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ben Stone won't be happy with that.
Ben Stone is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Vic Stone has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Vic Stone thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Ben Stone throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ben Stone scores with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ben Stone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ben Stone wants to clinch but Vic Stone slips to the side
and Vic Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ben Stone tries to clinch up.
Ben Stone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vic Stone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ben Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but Vic Stone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vic Stone shoots in looking for a takedown. Ben Stone tries to sprawl out of it but Vic Stone keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ben Stone manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ben Stone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Stone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ben Stone, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Ben Stone!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Ben Stone!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Ben Stone!

Ben Stone wins by unanimous decision!