PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Stubb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Bishop Of Bath And Wells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Stubb
vs
Bishop Of Bath And Wells

189 cm
30
179 lbs
19 - 4 - 0

184 cm
29
171 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

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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 19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Stubb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Bishop Of Bath And Wells!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Stubb misses
and Of Bath And Wells cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stubb lands the left hand.
Stubb throws an off balance right hand
and Of Bath And Wells counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stubb just misses with a punch to the body.
Of Bath And Wells throws a hook to the side of Stubb's head but Stubb sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Stubb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Of Bath And Wells. Stubb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stubb. Of Bath And Wells does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Of Bath And Wells.
Stubb takes a swing at Of Bath And Wells's ribcage but misses.
Of Bath And Wells avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Of Bath And Wells swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stubb tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Of Bath And Wells paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Of Bath And Wells looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stubb darts in and clinches Of Bath And Wells up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Of Bath And Wells.
A head punch on the inside from Stubb fails to land.
Of Bath And Wells lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stubb backwards.
Of Bath And Wells blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Of Bath And Wells.
Stubb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stubb blocking some punches.
Of Bath And Wells is trying to break the clinch but Stubb is controlling him.
Stubb misses with a punch on the inside.
Stubb tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Of Bath And Wells's elbow.
Stubb swings wildly with an uppercut but Of Bath And Wells uses good head movement to avoid it.
Of Bath And Wells fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Of Bath And Wells tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Of Bath And Wells working aggressively here.
Of Bath And Wells misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Stubb on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Of Bath And Wells.
Stubb's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Of Bath And Wells is trying to force a seperation but Stubb has the dominant position.
Stubb softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stubb lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stubb makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stubb lands a nice uppercut.
Stubb misses with the head strike.
Stubb blocks an uppercut.
Stubb controlling the action here for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stubb.
Of Bath And Wells blocks a body shot from Stubb.
Of Bath And Wells working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stubb lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Of Bath And Wells backwards.
Of Bath And Wells tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Of Bath And Wells's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Of Bath And Wells has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Stubb seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Of Bath And Wells can turn it around.
Of Bath And Wells blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Of Bath And Wells throws a punch but it's blocked by Stubb.
Stubb prevents Of Bath And Wells from breaking the clinch.
Stubb has a couple of punches blocked by Of Bath And Wells.
Stubb blocks an uppercut.
Stubb scores with a hook to the body.
Stubb tries to throw a body punch but Of Bath And Wells avoids it by throwing Stubb back against the cage.
Stubb tries to throw a body punch but Of Bath And Wells avoids it by throwing Stubb back against the cage.
Stubb is stalling here.
Stubb misses with the head strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Stubb.
Of Bath And Wells blocks a body shot from Stubb.
Stubb dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Stubb controlling the action here for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stubb lands a hook that snaps the head of Of Bath And Wells backwards.
Stubb tries to work over Of Bath And Wells's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stubb leaning against his opponent.
Still in the clinch, Stubb scores with a nice short uppercut.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stubb.
Of Bath And Wells has a couple of punches blocked by Stubb.
Stubb slows down the pace here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a punch on the inside.
Stubb tries to throw a body punch but Of Bath And Wells avoids it by throwing Stubb back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Stubb seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Stubb dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Stubb rushes Of Bath And Wells and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alexander Stubb.
Stubb misses with an uppercut. Of Bath And Wells saw that one coming.
Of Bath And Wells doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice uppercut there from Stubb.
Of Bath And Wells steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stubb.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stubb looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stubb scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stubb throws a sloppy body shot
and Of Bath And Wells counters with a left to the body.
Stubb keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stubb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Of Bath And Wells swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stubb takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Of Bath And Wells walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stubb lands a jab to the nose.
Stubb throws a body punch but Of Bath And Wells moves out of range.
Of Bath And Wells let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A jab from Stubb misses.
Of Bath And Wells let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Of Bath And Wells takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Stubb gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Of Bath And Wells lands with a right to the head.
Stubb just leaning against Of Bath And Wells, taking a breather.
Stalling in the clinch from Stubb.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stubb misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stubb misses with a punch to the body.
Alexander Stubb has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Of Bath And Wells blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stubb displaying some good clinch control by pressing Of Bath And Wells up against the cage.
Of Bath And Wells swings wildly with an uppercut but Stubb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Of Bath And Wells lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stubb backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee calls for Stubb to work.
Of Bath And Wells misses with the head strike.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stubb leaning against his opponent.
Stubb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Of Bath And Wells prevents a body shot from Stubb.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Bath And Wells lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stubb backwards.
Stubb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stubb misses with a body punch.
Of Bath And Wells tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stubb scores with a nice hook to the head.
Of Bath And Wells goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Of Bath And Wells presses Stubb against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stubb is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Of Bath And Wells can do to turn this around?
Stubb taking a breather.
Stubb tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Of Bath And Wells's elbow.
Stubb misses with some punches.
Stubb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stubb controlling the action here for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stubb lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stubb is working Of Bath And Wells over against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stubb lands a hook that snaps the head of Of Bath And Wells backwards.
Of Bath And Wells throws a punch but it's blocked by Stubb.
Stubb swings wildly with an uppercut but Of Bath And Wells uses good head movement to avoid it.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Of Bath And Wells fails to land.
Stubb misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Of Bath And Wells - that landed with a thud.
Stubb tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Of Bath And Wells's elbow.
Stubb lands a hook that snaps the head of Of Bath And Wells backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stubb digs a right hand into Of Bath And Wells's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Of Bath And Wells's gas tank.
Of Bath And Wells lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stubb controlling the action here for a moment.
Of Bath And Wells working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Stubb dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Stubb moves in looking to clinch but Of Bath And Wells pushes him off.
A countering left hand to the body from Of Bath And Wells misses.
Of Bath And Wells throws a jab but it's blocked by Stubb.
Of Bath And Wells slips under a jab from Stubb.
Of Bath And Wells throws out a counter right but Stubb avoids it with no problem.
Stubb looks to land a left hand but Of Bath And Wells moved out of range nicely.
Of Bath And Wells swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from Stubb misses.
Stubb changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stubb is looking to clinch but Of Bath And Wells is avoiding it.
Of Bath And Wells throws out a counter right but Stubb avoids it with no problem.
Stubb tries to clinch up
and Of Bath And Wells counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stubb tries to clinch up.
Stubb thuds a left hand into Of Bath And Wells's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stubb!
A shot to the liver by Stubb. Beautiful body shot.

Stubb gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Of Bath And Wells doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Of Bath And Wells blocking some punches.
Come on Stubb - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Of Bath And Wells.
Stubb avoiding damage.
Of Bath And Wells lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Of Bath And Wells blocks an uppercut.
Of Bath And Wells fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stubb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stubb throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Of Bath And Wellss head.
The Bishop Of Bath And Wells has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Bath And Wells being controlled against the cage.
Of Bath And Wells blocks a body shot from Stubb.
A head punch on the inside from Of Bath And Wells fails to land.
Of Bath And Wells is trying to force a seperation but Stubb has the dominant position.
Stubb misses with some punches.
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!
Of Bath And Wells being controlled against the cage.
Come on Stubb - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Stubb gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Of Bath And Wells throws a head punch that misses.
Stubb manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Stubb.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Bath And Wells doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Of Bath And Wells working aggressively here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Stubb - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a punch on the inside.
Of Bath And Wells wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The referee calls for Stubb to work.
Of Bath And Wells has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Of Bath And Wells has a couple of punches blocked by Stubb.
Of Bath And Wells tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stubb's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stubb.
Stubb working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Come on Stubb - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A hook to the body from Stubb.
Stubb cracks Of Bath And Wells with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stubb works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stubb lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stubb holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Stubb holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Stubb for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Stubb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stubb lands a left hand.
Stubb lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stubb scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stubb lands an uppercut.
A short right from Stubb.
Alexander Stubb is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stubb taking a breather.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Of Bath And Wells as Stubb tries to tie him up.
A short right from Stubb.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Stubb showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stubb 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Stubb!
A victorious Alexander Stubb thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.