PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthieu Renaud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renaud has chosen Bite Marks/ Screeching Weasel as his entrance music. Matthieu Renaud has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Stone
vs
Renaud

188 cm
26
275 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

200 cm
28
267 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matthieu Renaud!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Renaud scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stone avoids a kick to the body.
Renaud throws a right and a left that Stone avoids nicely.
Renaud throws out a leg kick but Stone moves out of range and Renaud only half commits.
Renaud moves out of range of the leg kick from Stone.
Stone misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stone connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Renaud's hands.
Renaud blocks a head kick by Stone.
Renaud misses with a head kick.
Renaud tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Renaud.
Renaud misses with a head kick.
Renaud throws a lazy head kick
and Stone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Renaud lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Renaud on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Renaud moves out of range as Stone throws a body kick.
Stone throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Renaud.
Stone throws a low kick but Renaud avoids it.
Stone connects with a solid leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Renaud!

It looks like Sean Stone has been cut.
Renaud checks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Renaud tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Renaud throws a series of punches but Stone avoids them all with ease.
Stone tries a head kick but it misses.
Stone closes the distance and clinches up with Renaud, looking for a takedown. Stone pushes Renaud against the cage but Renaud circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Matthieu Renaud is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Stone closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Renaud did well to prevent Stone getting side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Stone is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Renaud is just riding it out for now. Stone eventually gives up the hold.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Renaud wants to improve his position but Stone is controlling well.
Stone throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Stone wants to work for an arm triangle but Renaud is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Renaud is looking to improve his position.
Renaud is staying active underneath Stone, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Renaud's head.
Stone content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Renaud kicks off Stone and gets to his feet.
Renaud pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Renaud tries a low kick but Stone avoids it.
Stone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Renaud tries a head kick but it misses.
Renaud finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renaud throws a sloppy head kick and Stone moves out of range easily.
Renaud pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Stone feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Stone passes into half guard.
Stone trying to control from half guard but Renaud is working away.
Renaud tries to get to full guard but Stone has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone trying to control from half guard but Renaud is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Stone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Stone's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Renaud displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stone throws out the jab.
Stone moves out of range as Renaud strikes.
Stone lands a leg kick that knocks Renaud off balance momentarily.
Stone with a hook.
Stone fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Renaud is out of range.
A combination from Renaud does no damage.
Renaud stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stone.
Stone swings for the body but Renaud moves out of range.
Renaud uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stone.
Stone throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Matthieu Renaud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Renaud's sensitive parts.
Renaud misses with a straight right.
Nice body kick there by Stone.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Renaud throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sean Stone is winning the standup battle so far.
Stone misses with a takedown attempt - Renaud sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Renaud lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Renaud tries a head kick but it misses.
Stone connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Renaud.
Renaud throws a series of punches but Stone avoids them all with ease.
A clash of legs there as Stone blocks the low kick.
Renaud swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stone throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stone connects with a leg kick. Renaud looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Renaud misses with a head kick.
Stone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone throws a leg kick but Renaud sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Stone. Renaud shrugs it off though.
Renaud is breathing heavily.
Stone darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stone lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Renaud throws a low kick but Stone avoids it.
Stone blocks a head kick by Renaud.
Renaud's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fighters circling - Renaud throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Stone shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Stone was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Stone raining down hammerfists from mount.
The referee warns Renaud that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Stone scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Renaud?
Stone lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone landing strikes from the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Stone jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Renaud manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Renaud takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Stone lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Renaud down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone landing strikes.
Renaud really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stone. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

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!
Renaud wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone cracks Renaud with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Renaud struggling a bit here.
Stone connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Renaud some visible discomfort.
Stone in side control lands a decent elbow.
Renaud is looking for a sweep.
Stone just content to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Stone tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Stone dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sean Stone's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Renaud throws a head kick that misses
and Renaud takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stone throws a nice outside leg kick.
Renaud throws a head kick that misses.
Renaud keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stone.
Renaud swinging wildly here.
Stone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Renaud.
Matthieu Renaud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stone fails to land the takedown.
Stone throws a head kick but Renaud moves out of range.
Stone lands with a kick to the temple. Renaud shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Stone shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Renaud defends it nicely.
Stone throws a head kick that misses
and Renaud cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick and Renaud moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone throws a low kick but it's checked well by Renaud.
Stone avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Renaud throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stone.
Stone tries to land a leg kick but Renaud saw it coming and moves away.
Renaud misses with a few strikes there.
Renaud blocks a low kick nicely.
Renaud misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Renaud uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stone.

Stone feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Renaud manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stone manages to get himself to full guard.
Renaud has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Stone is proving hard to escape from.
Renaud takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sean Stone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renaud has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Stone is proving hard to escape from.
Stone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stone pulls Renaud in close to his closed guard and prevents Renaud from doing any damage or advancing position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sean Stone wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Stone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Renaud misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone avoids the head kick by Renaud.
Stone fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Renaud is out of range.
Renaud keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stone.
Stone fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone throws a leg kick
and Renaud counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Stone throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Renaud misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Renaud. Those never looked like landing.
Stone shoots in but no luck this time.
Renaud stuffs the takedown.
Renaud throws a sloppy head kick and Stone moves out of range easily.
Renaud misses with a lunging right hand
and Stone counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone avoids the body shot from Renaud.
Stone's corner calls for a 1-2. Stone obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stone staying out of range there.
Renaud tries a head kick but it misses.
Matthieu Renaud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stone misses with a low kick as Renaud jumps back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone throws a nice inside leg kick.
Renaud throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stone counters with a low kick, right behind Renaud 's knee.
Stone walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Renaud checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stone darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stone.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Renaud misses with a wild combination.

Stone fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Renaud to the ground. Stone is now in Renaud's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Stone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stone has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Stone!
Sean Stone managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Kobra Clothing Inc., into his post fight interview.