PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bon Joy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Stern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joy comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy - Breathe. Stern is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ain't No Grave. Jason Stern has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Joy
vs
Stern

190 cm
34
199 lbs
20 - 7 - 1

182 cm
33
194 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bon Joy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Stern!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stern dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Joy clinches.
Joy lands an elbow inside that Stern shrugs off.
Joy misses with a punch to the body.
Stern lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stern scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Joy fails to land.

Stern manages to break the clinch.
Stern fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Joy checks it well.
Stern misses with a wild combination.
Stern scores with a push kick.
Stern throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stern lands with a kick to the temple. Joy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stern dips to his left and cracks Joy with an uppercut!
Stern connects with a body shot that sends Joy's belly button to the back.
Stern scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Joy takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern digs a good hook to Joy's body.
Joy moves in looking to clinch but Stern pushes him off.
Stern misses the body punch
and Joy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stern looks to throw the jab but Joy is out of range.
Stern thows a body shot but no joy.
Stern misses with a straight left.
Joy moves to clinch but Stern breaks away
and Stern counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stern looks to score with a jab to the body but Joy is just out of range.
Stern is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Joy rather than just go for the knockout.
A good leg kick by Stern.
A lazy left from Stern finds it's target.
Stern lands with a straight right. Joy didn't see that one coming.
Stern throws a right hand that misses
and Joy counters with a nice uppercut.

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!
Stern scores with a jab to the body.
Stern throws a hook to the side of Joy's head but Joy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jason Stern seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stern avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Joy wants to clinch up but Stern keeps it at a distance.
Joy closes the distance but Stern moves to the side
letting Stern counter with a right hand.
Stern tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch lands to the side of Joy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stern scores with a nice strike.
Joy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Joy tries to clinch up.
Stern attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern lands a leg kick that knocks Joy off balance momentarily.
Stern connects with a crisp jab.
Stern throws a lazy uppercut

and Joy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stern blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Joy.
Stern blocks a body shot from Joy.
Joy prevents a body shot from Stern.
Joy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stern lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stern lands a left hand that snaps the head of Joy backwards.
Stern makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Joy lands a damaging elbow.
Joy misses with a body punch.

Stern breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Joy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stern counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stern is looking to slow Joy down with leg kicks.
Stern is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joy.
Stern chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stern is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Joy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Stern scores with a leg kick.
Joy needs to keep his hands up - Stern had a free shot at his head there.
Stern throws a looping overhand right but Joy ducks down to avoid it.
Joy tries to clinch there but Stern circles away.
Joy slips a straight right by Stern.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice cross by Stern.
Stern misses with an attempted mid kick.
Joy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stern.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Stern dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Stern lands with a right hand.
Stern works the jab nicely.
Joy doesn't manage to clinch there - Stern circles away.
Joy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stern.
Joy tries to clinch there but Stern circles away.
Stern motions for Joy to come forward. Stern throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Joy tries to clinch up.
Joy ducks under a wild hook from Stern.
Stern circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stern counters with a series of strikes. Joy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stern dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Stern.
The fight stays on the outside here - Joy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joy slips a jab from Stern.
Stern thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stern pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Joy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stern throws a right hand that Joy ducks under and follows up with a left that Joy also avoids with ease.
Stern misses the shot to the body.
Stern swings for the body but Joy moves out of range.
Stern misses with a hook. Joy ducked under it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Joy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stern's coach down at Abobomination Training $700 13 LEGIT elite coaches was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Stern's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Stern explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Joy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jason Stern seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joy blocks a head kick by Stern.
Stern misses with a straight right.
Joy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stern throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stern tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joy was well out of range. Poor timing from Stern.
Joy wants to clinch but Stern slips to the side
and Stern makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Joy tries to clinch there but Stern circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Joy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stern circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stern makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Joy moves to clinch but Stern breaks away
and Stern counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern keeps the fight on the outside.
Joy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stern scores with a nice right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Joy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Joy doesn't manage to clinch there - Stern circles away.
A shot to the body from Stern misses
and Joy counters with a head kick. That will keep Stern thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Stern looks to land a right hand but Joy moved out of range.
Stern moves in looking to clinch but Joy pushes him off.
Stern circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stern counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stern scores with a push kick.
Stern throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stern manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stern scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stern thows a left - swing and a miss!

Stern has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stern blocks a body shot from Joy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joy.
Stern misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Stern manages to break the clinch.
Stern lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stern swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Joy defending well as Stern loads up on a big left hand.
Joy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stern counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Stern showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Joy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Stern. That snapped Joy's head back.
Joy tries to close the distance and clinch but Stern swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joy tries to clinch up but Stern circles away and keeps his distance.
A good leg kick by Stern.
Joy moves in looking to clinch but Stern pushes him off.
Stern takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Joy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Joy is rocked!

Stern drops Joy with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Joy looks back up at him and smiles so Stern waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Joy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Stern.
Joy ducks into an uppercut from Stern and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jason Stern!
Jason Stern seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.