PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karsten Koererlaerer (ranked 2468 p4p, 1786 weight class) and Brett Stone (ranked 255 p4p, 193 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Koererlaerer
vs
Stone

180 cm
23
155
10 - 2 - 0

178 cm
23
152
10 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karsten Koererlaerer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brett Stone!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone shoots for a double leg takedown but Koererlaerer sprawls well. He's pushed Stone's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stone slips under a jab from Koererlaerer.
Stone tries to clinch up but Koererlaerer circles away and keeps his distance.
Brett Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Stone is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Koererlaerer's half guard.
Stone throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stone trying to control from half guard but Koererlaerer is working away.
Koererlaerer wants to control but Stone is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Koererlaerer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stone.
Stone stops Koererlaerer from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koererlaerer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Koererlaerer.
Koererlaerer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stone is one step ahead there.
Stone is working Koererlaerer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koererlaerer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stone makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Koererlaerer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stone.
Stone told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stone throwing strikes but missing.

Koererlaerer wriggles free and stands up.

Stone has Koererlaerer up against the cage in a clinch.
Stone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Koererlaerer blocks a body shot from Stone.
Stone scores with a shoulder strike.
Koererlaerer has Stone pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stone manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koererlaerer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stone gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Koererlaerer wants to take the fight to the mat but Stone manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karsten Koererlaerer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koererlaerer wants a takedown but no success here.
Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koererlaerer avoids it.
Stone tries to throw a body punch but Koererlaerer avoids it by throwing Stone back against the cage.
Stone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stone misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Stone fails to land.
Koererlaerer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Koererlaerer has Stone pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stone manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Koererlaerer has Stone pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stone manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Koererlaerer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stone pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koererlaerer wants to take the fight to the mat but Stone manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koererlaerer avoids it.
Stone gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Koererlaerer.
Stone prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stone creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Koererlaerer tries to break free but Stone pushes him back against the cage.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Koererlaerer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koererlaerer tries for a takedown but Stone manages to get underhooks.
Stone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stone has a couple of punches blocked by Koererlaerer.
Stone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stone is pressed up against the cage. Koererlaerer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stone down to the mat. Stone avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Stone shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Koererlaerer pinned against the cage. Koererlaerer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Koererlaerer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Stone counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Stone must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Koererlaerer has his hands on Stone's head, controlling the position.
Stone postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Koererlaerer has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Stone off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Koererlaerer shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koererlaerer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stone looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Koererlaerer is fending him off so far but Stone persists. Nope, Koererlaerer circles away and we're back to standing.
Koererlaerer looks for a takedown but Stone sprawls well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Koererlaerer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stone swivels and escapes.
Koererlaerer circles away from the clinch attempt.

Stone clinches up with Koererlaerer and pushes him back against the cage.
Koererlaerer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stone gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Koererlaerer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Koererlaerer blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brett Stone dominated that 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.

Stone shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Koererlaerer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Koererlaerer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stone trying to control but Koererlaerer is working from the bottom.
Stone stops Koererlaerer from standing up.
Koererlaerer working a defensive guard here.
Stone trying to control but Koererlaerer is working from the bottom.
Brett Stone has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koererlaerer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stone trying to control but Koererlaerer is working from the bottom.
Koererlaerer looking to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koererlaerer fails to land the takedown.
Koererlaerer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stone avoids it really well and circles away.
Koererlaerer looks for a takedown but Stone sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karsten Koererlaerer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone moves in looking to clinch but Koererlaerer pushes him off.
Stone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Koererlaerer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stone tries to clinch up but Koererlaerer circles away and keeps his distance.
Stone tries for a takedown but Koererlaerer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Koererlaerer fires out a quick counter leg kick but Stone just manages to avoid it.
Stone moves out of range of the body kick.

Koererlaerer decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Koererlaerer 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.
Koererlaerer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Stone makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koererlaerer tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Stone closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stone creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stone throws an elbow that misses.
Stone misses with some punches.
Stone gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Koererlaerer.
Stone landing knees to the head.
Koererlaerer wants to break free but Stone has control.
Stone lands an elbow inside that Koererlaerer shrugs off.
Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koererlaerer avoids it.
Stone throws an elbow but it misses.
Stone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koererlaerer blocks a body shot from Stone.
Koererlaerer is trying to drag Stone to the mat but Stone just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands a right hand that snaps the head of Koererlaerer backwards.
Stone scores with a shoulder strike.
Koererlaerer looking for a takedown.
Koererlaerer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Koererlaerer dodges an elbow strike from Stone.
Stone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stone is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Stone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Koererlaerer is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Stone is defending well.
Koererlaerer wants a takedown.
Stone gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Koererlaerer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stone misses with a punch to the body.
Koererlaerer tries for a takedown but Stone manages to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stone.
Stone working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Koererlaerer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stone.
Brett Stone seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stone throws an elbow but misses.
Koererlaerer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stone avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Koererlaerer is trying to drag Stone to the mat but Stone just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koererlaerer is defending well for now.
Stone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stone gets underhooks to prevent Koererlaerer's takedown attempt.
Stone lands a body punch.
Koererlaerer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Koererlaerer is trying to drag Stone to the mat but Stone just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koererlaerer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brett Stone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Stone throws an overhand right that lands on Koererlaerer's shoulder, as Koererlaerer tries to avoid the shot.
Koererlaerer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.

Stone shoots in and bounces Koererlaerer off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Koererlaerer manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Koererlaerer tries for a takedown but Stone sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Koererlaerer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stone swivels and escapes.
No luck for Koererlaerer with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karsten Koererlaerer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone avoids the head kick by Koererlaerer.

Stone is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Koererlaerer's half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koererlaerer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stone is working away from the top position though.
Stone working Koererlaerer over with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Koererlaerer manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Stone keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Koererlaerer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Stone pulls his leg out and moves away.

Stone clinches.
Koererlaerer is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Stone is defending well.
Stone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koererlaerer is defending well for now.
Stone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stone tries to land knees in the clinch but Koererlaerer avoids the damage to the body.
Stone has a couple of punches blocked by Koererlaerer.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stone.
Koererlaerer has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Stone after a bit of a struggle.
Koererlaerer blocks a body shot from Stone.
Stone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Koererlaerer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stone avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Koererlaerer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stone throws an elbow that misses.
Koererlaerer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koererlaerer wants a takedown.
Stone pushes off an throws an elbow but Koererlaerer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stone scores with a knee to the head.
Koererlaerer is working for takedown but Stone is calmly controlling the position for now.
Stone digs a right hand underneath Koererlaerer's ribcage. Koererlaerer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stone cracks Koererlaerer with a nice body shot.
Stone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stone scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Koererlaerer is rocked!
Stone scores with a shot to the side of Koererlaerer's head.
Oh Koererlaerer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stone gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Koererlaerer.
Stone misses with a knee to the head.
Stone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Koererlaerer backwards.
Stone presses Koererlaerer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stone misses with a knee to the head.
Stone connects with a nasty looking knee right to Koererlaerer's face.
Koererlaerer avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Stone throws an elbow but it misses.
Koererlaerer blocks an uppercut.
Stone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stone creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Koererlaerer with a big uppercut! Koererlaerer tries to clinch up but Stone pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Koererlaerer to the mat! Koererlaerer covers up and Stone unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brett Stone!
Brett Stone decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.