PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Stahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Gaston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Stahl
vs
Gaston

200 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

194 cm
22
249 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Stahl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Gaston!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gaston looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Stahl!
Gaston looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gaston cracks Stahl with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gaston cracks Stahl with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gaston scoring with strikes but Stahl is staying in there.
Gaston lands a big shot there that rocks Stahl but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Stahl is trying to escape the mount.
Stahl is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Gaston with good strikes from the mount here!
Gaston takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gaston lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stahl is in a horrible position here. Gaston smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Stahl is in a horrible position here. Gaston smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gaston with shots to the head and body - Stahl looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gaston with shots to the head and body - Stahl looks very uncomfortable down there.
Stahl wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

Stahl defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gaston.
Stahl tries to hold on but Gaston pushes him away.
Gaston raining down shots from the mount!
Gaston working the ground and pound effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stahl tries to hold on but Gaston pushes him away.
Stahl is breathing heavily.
Gaston tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Stahl is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gaston landing punches.
Gaston takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Stahl is squirming around, avoiding Gaston's attempts to control the action.
Stahl is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaston landing strikes, looking to finish!
Stahl tries to buck Gaston off but he can't manage it.
Gaston looking to control but Stahl is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gaston landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gaston with good strikes from the mount here!
BOOM! Gaston connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Stahl wants to control but Gaston is having none of it.

Gaston is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Stahl can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Stahl takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Stahl trying desperately to get to his feet.
Gaston trying to control but Stahl is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaston dominating with strikes here.
Gaston tries to control but Stahl wriggling away.
Stahl tries to buck Gaston off but he can't manage it.
Gaston controlling his opponent.
Stahl throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Gaston controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Gaston dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gaston moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gaston avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stahl rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gaston moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nick Gaston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gaston.
Gaston is looking to clinch.
Stahl stuffs the takedown.
No joy there for Stahl, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Gaston looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gaston is stalling in the full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stahl wants to get back to his feet but Gaston is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stahl striking off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaston trying to control but Stahl is working from the bottom.
Gaston landing some decent shots from guard.
Gaston working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stahl keeping moving, preventing Gaston from controlling successfully.
Stahl is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gaston is controlling him.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gaston closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stahl circles away.

Stahl gets the takedown into side control.
Stahl cracks Gaston with a big elbow.
Gaston manages to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stahl decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Gaston tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stahl paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Gaston has closed the distance and engaged Stahl in a clinch.
Stahl is trying to break the clinch but Gaston has him pressed against the cage.
Gaston tries to score a body lock takedown but Stahl shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jack Stahl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Gaston.
Stahl is trying to break free.

Gaston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stahl lands a lovely overhand right.
Stahl throws out a powerful jab.
Gaston tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stahl paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gaston fails with a takedown attempt.
Stahl goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gaston avoids a punch combination nicely.

Gaston scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gaston stands up and beckons Stahl to his feet.
Gaston gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stahl counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stahl misses with a two punch combination.
Gaston tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Gaston drives through with a takedown into guard.

Stahl scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Stahl shoots and misses

and Gaston counters with a shoot takedown. Stahl fights it but they end up in guard.

Stahl wriggles free and stands up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaston fails to land the takedown.

Gaston darts in and clinches Stahl up against the cage.
Stahl wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stahl has had enough of the clinch but Gaston keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gaston is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Stahl can't fight it off and eventually Gaston manages to take the fight to the floor. Stahl looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Stahl throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Stahl is working an open guard so Gaston takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Stahl misses with a double jab

and Gaston counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Stahl tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Gaston looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Stahl is trying to stand up here but Gaston is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Gaston 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!

Gaston darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Stahl pushes Gaston off looking to stand but Gaston dives back in and keeps control.
Stahl flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Gaston is taking a breather. Stahl says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gaston looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Gaston.
Gaston sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gaston looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stahl with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stahl punching from the bottom.
Gaston controlling the pace.
Nick Gaston has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stahl is trying to stand.
Stahl tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Gaston manages to move to mount!
Gaston lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gaston landing strikes from the mount.
Stahl wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Gaston in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gaston dominating with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stahl is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gaston fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gaston landing strikes from the mount.
Gaston wants to control the pace but Stahl is squirming around nicely.
Stahl is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Gaston lands a big shot there that rocks Stahl but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gaston tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gaston looking to control but Stahl is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gaston throwing strikes here but Stahl is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Stahl squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaston raining down shots from the mount!
Stahl throwing hammer fists to the chest of Gaston. What's that going to do exactly?
Stahl is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Stahl wants to hold on but Gaston pushes him away.
Gaston lands a heavy elbow.
Stahl is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Stahl is working hard here to advance position.
Stahl is trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gaston takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gaston won't let Stahl get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Gaston landing strikes from the mount and Stahl is in trouble!
Stahl is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Gaston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stahl is in all sorts of trouble here.
The referee warns Stahl that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Gaston has hold of Stahl's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Stahl manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Nick Gaston 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!
Stahl wants to get back to his feet.
Jack Stahl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gaston landing punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Gaston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gaston has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Gaston!