PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Deandre Stone (ranked 24216 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cutis Mims (ranked 5319 p4p, 0 weight class). Deandre Stone has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Stone
vs
Mims

193 cm
19
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Deandre Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cutis Mims!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mims throws the kick towards the body but Stone avoids it.
Mims misses with an uppercut

and Stone counters by clinching up.
Mims wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Stone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A solid body kick from Mims.
Mims thumps Stone with a low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mims, as that shot connected.
Mims tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Mims.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Stone closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Stone lands in his opponent's guard.
Stone controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stone is in close to Mims's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stone slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mims trying to keep a closed guard but Stone is proving a slippery customer.
Stone has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mims is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Stone lands a couple of digs.
Stone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mims avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stone throws a big right hand that misses.
Mims trying to control the position.
Stone will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mims working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone connects with a couple of short punches.

Stone thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stone really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mims not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mims wants to sweep but no luck.

Mims throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mims controls Stone momentarily but Stone frees himself.
Stone makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mims trying to control the position.
Mims wants to sweep but no luck.
Stone slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mims preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mims looking for a sweep. Not yet Mims, not yet.
Mims utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stone throwing strikes from guard but Mims blocks nicely.
Mims is trying to keep Stone in close.
Stone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stone throwing strikes from guard but Mims blocks nicely.
Stone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stone scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mims being controlled here, momentarily.
Mims is trying to keep Stone in close.
Mims utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone postures up.

Mims looking for a guillotine here but Stone defends easily.
Stone makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stone works over Mims with some ground and pound from guard.
Mims wants to sweep here but Stone controlling him for the moment.
Stone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Mims escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stone gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stone postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mims wants to stand but Stone is controlling the position.
Mims controls Stone momentarily but Stone frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Deandre Stone dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Stone moves away from the strike by Mims.
Stone moves away from the strike by Mims.
Mims connects with an inside leg kick.
A big right from Mims misses.
Stone is looking for a counter combo.
Cutis Mims seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mims.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mims.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone shoots for a takedown but Mims saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mims thows a body kick. Stone tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mims throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Stone.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone fails with a takedown attempt.
Mims thows a leg kick but Stone checks it

and Stone counters by clinching up.
Stone just leaning against Mims, taking a breather.
Mims is looking to break free of the clinch but Stone has double underhooks.
Mims wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stone stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Stone takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stone lands an elbow that stopped Mims in his tracks for a moment.
Mims is trying to force a seperation but Stone has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone stalling against the cage.
Stone creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mims's defenses.
Mims is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Stone effectively controlling the action here.
Mims is looking to break free of the clinch but Stone has double underhooks.
Stone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mims's efforts to push away.
Stone stalling the fight.
Mims is looking to control Stone's arms but Stone gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mims has his back to the cage.
Mims is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mims wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mims's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stone keeps control of Mims as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stone lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stone prevents Mims from breaking the clinch.
Stone content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mims looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mims can't break the clinch.
Stone lands an elbow that stopped Mims in his tracks for a moment.
Mims wants to get back to striking at distance but Stone won't allow it.
Mims has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mims can do to turn this around?

Stone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mims tries to land a body kick

and Stone counters by moving into the clinch.
Stone misses with an elbow over the top.
Stone lands a nice elbow.
Stone'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.
Stone taking a breather.
Mims wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stone has him pressed against the cage.
Mims looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Stone takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone stalling.
Mims blocks the elbow strike.
Stone is pushing Mims up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mims is trying to break free.
Stone is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Deandre Stone.
Mims feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stone's calf.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mims.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mims looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cutis Mims seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mims misses with a head kick.
It looked like Stone was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Deandre Stone dominated that second round.
That's time! Stone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Mims connects with a solid leg kick.
Stone slips under a jab.
Mims throws an off balance right hand
and Stone counters with a stiff right hand.
Mims lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stone takes a step back to recover.

Stone moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mims has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mims wants to break free but Stone has control.
Stone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mims's efforts to push away.
Stone effectively controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mims wants to get back to striking at distance but Stone won't allow it.
Stone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mims tries to break the clinch but Stone is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Stone stalls.
Stone manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mims tries to break free but Stone pushes him back against the cage.
Mims is trying to break the clinch but Stone is controlling him.
Stone prevents Mims from breaking the clinch.
Mims trying to control the position but instead, Stone has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mims into the cage.
Deandre Stone has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A knee to the head by Stone.

It looks like Cutis Mims has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mims looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mims tries to break the clinch but Stone is controlling the position.

Stone breaks from the clinch.
Mims goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mims misses with a body kick.
Mims throws a sloppy head kick

and Stone holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nice elbow from Stone.
Stone stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mims wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stone as Mims tries to tie him up.
Stone gets through Mims's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mims is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stone is struggling to control the position.
Mims tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stone stalling in the clinch.
Stone keeps control of Mims as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mims wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stone has him pressed against the cage.
Stone leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mims being controlled against the cage.
Mims tries to break free but Stone pushes him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stone just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mims's brow.
Mims is trying to break the clinch but Stone has him pressed against the cage.
Stone lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mims wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mims wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stone has him pressed against the cage.
Mims is trying to break the clinch but Stone has him pressed against the cage.
Mims tries to break free but Stone pushes him back against the cage.
Stone prevents Mims from breaking the clinch.
Mims tries to break free but Stone pushes him back against the cage.
Stone stalling in the clinch.

Stone breaks from the clinch.
Stone misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mims chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cutis Mims has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Deandre Stone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Stone drives through with a takedown into Mims's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Deandre Stone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Deandre Stone!