PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Stackhouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stackhouse has chosen And then they run as his entrance music. John Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Smith
vs
Stackhouse

182 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

191 cm
28
175 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Very confident

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Stackhouse!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stackhouse pinned against the cage. Stackhouse gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Smith gets tackled into the cage by Stackhouse. Stackhouse maintains the clinch.
Stackhouse wants a takedown but no success here.

Stackhouse is fighting off a takedown attempt but Smith is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Stackhouse to the mat. Stackhouse regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Stackhouse is pulling down on Smith's head to control his posture.
Stackhouse wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Stackhouse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Stackhouse is keeping the position.

We're going to have a standup here because John Smith wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stackhouse tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Stackhouse stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stackhouse wants it to stay on the feet.
Stackhouse shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stackhouse looks winded!
Smith misses with a takedown attempt

and Stackhouse counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Smith's guard now.
Stackhouse advances to half guard.
Smith is looking to escape.
Stackhouse wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Smith looks like he's trying to stand up.
Smith is trying to maintain the position but Stackhouse is very close to passing his half guard.
Stackhouse is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jason Stackhouse was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Stackhouse will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stackhouse tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stackhouse tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stackhouse pinned against the cage. Stackhouse gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Smith shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Smith was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Stackhouse is trying to get back to half guard.
Smith tries to stand but Stackhouse is controlling his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stackhouse keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stackhouse is trying to improve his position.
Smith trying to control the position but Stackhouse is working away.
Smith misses with the ground and pound.
Smith trying to control the position but Stackhouse is working away.
Smith wants to stand but Stackhouse has his arm trapped.

Smith stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith with a poor takedown

and Stackhouse counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stackhouse has Smith pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Smith manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Smith wants to take the fight to the mat but Stackhouse manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Stackhouse changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Smith fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Smith shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stackhouse defends it nicely.
Stackhouse defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smith.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stackhouse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stackhouse slaps away a takedown attempt from Smith, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that John Smith will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Stackhouse attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Smith scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Smith trying to mount his opponent but Stackhouse defends it.
Smith is stalling here. Stackhouse is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Smith seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Stackhouse has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Smith is trying to improve his position.
Smith is trying to control Stackhouse's posture but Stackhouse avoids it.
Stackhouse is breathing heavily.
Stackhouse cracks Smith with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Smith takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Stackhouse is working Smith over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to improve position but can't.
John Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stackhouse prevents Smith from escaping the position.
Stackhouse staying calm.
Stackhouse lands a decent elbow from side control.
Smith is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Stackhouse off and has taken his back!
Smith is looking to control Stackhouse but Stackhouse is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stackhouse on the ground.
Smith is trying to stick to Stackhouse's back but Stackhouse is turning into Smith. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Smith's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Stackhouse.
Stackhouse pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Stackhouse postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Smith wants to stand but Stackhouse is controlling the position.
Stackhouse stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
Smith is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stackhouse keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smith's head.
Smith wants to sweep here but Stackhouse controlling him for the moment.
Stackhouse trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Smith looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Stackhouse has picked Smith up and slammed him! Smith can't keep hold of the triangle and Stackhouse manages to pass to side control!
Stackhouse is chipping away with strikes.

Stackhouse is trying to get an arm triangle but Smith is defending well.
Stackhouse working away.
Smith takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Smith takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Stackhouse looks up at the clock and then as Smith takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stackhouse smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith tries to improve position but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse lands a decent elbow from side control.
Smith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smith tries to get out of the position.
Smith tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Stackhouse presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Smith taking shots to the head.
Stackhouse with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stackhouse working Smith over with strikes here.
BOOM! Stackhouse connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Stackhouse working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stackhouse controlling from the full mount.

Stackhouse working for a submission but Smith is keeping him at bay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Stackhouse showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Smith fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stackhouse avoids it really well and circles away.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stackhouse displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smith.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Stackhouse scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Smith wants to control but Stackhouse is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stackhouse is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Smith has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stackhouse is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stackhouse working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Stackhouse is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Smith tries to roll over but Stackhouse keeps him under control.
Stackhouse keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Smith is trying to maintain the position but Stackhouse is very close to passing his half guard.
Stackhouse looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Stackhouse winds up and cracks Smith with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Stackhouse takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stackhouse stops Smith from getting back to his feet.

Stackhouse seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Smith is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jason Stackhouse!
Jason Stackhouse managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Vitality, into his post fight interview.