PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael The Count (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Stuart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Count comes to the cage accompanied by Run This Town. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

The Count
vs
Stuart

185 cm
19
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
166 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael The Count!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Stuart!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Count misses with the combination.
Stuart throws a body punch but The Count moves out of range.
The Count throws a right and a left that Stuart avoids nicely.
Stuart takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

It looks like Mike Stuart has been cut.
Stuart throws an overhand right that lands on The Count's shoulder, as The Count tries to avoid the shot.
The Count throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Count wants to clinch.
Stuart scores with a shot to the body.
The Count lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stuart circles away quickly and effectively.

The Count shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The Count is stalling in the full guard.
The Count trying to control the position from guard on top but Stuart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Count working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuart looking for a sweep. Not yet Stuart, not yet.
Stuart really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The Count. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The Count stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stuart swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Count postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The Count stands up and waves to Stuart to follow him.
Stuart throws a looping overhand right but The Count ducks down to avoid it.
Stuart chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Count can pounce on him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The Count.

The Count clinches with his opponent.
A left hand lands to the body for Stuart.

Stuart manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Count swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stuart slaps away a takedown attempt from The Count, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The Count fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stuart lands a body shot.
Stuart thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Count misses with a few strikes there.
The Count tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stuart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stuart will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Count throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stuart cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stuart looks gassed!
The Count scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Count throws a combination that misses
letting Stuart counter with a right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Stuart. No joy for The Count on that attempt.
The Count misses with a double jab.
The Count shoots for a takedown but Stuart saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael The Count. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Count closes the distance but Stuart moves to the side
and Stuart counters with a right hand to the body.
Stuart comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Count throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stuart counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The Count drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Michael The Count seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Count throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stuart counters with a stiff right hand.
Stuart throws a left and a right that both miss

and The Count decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stuart's guard.

The Count stands and steps away. Stuart gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The Count looks for a takedown but Stuart sprawls well.
Stuart lands a nice hook to The Count's body. The Count takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The Count swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Count dodges the punch combination from Stuart.
The Count wants to clinch up but Stuart keeps it at a distance.
The Count tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stuart counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stuart circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stuart counters with a stiff right hand.

The Count shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stuart's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stuart is trying to control the position but The Count postures up.
The Count postures up in Stuart's guard and throws a big left but Stuart blocks it.
The Count has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The Count controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The Count working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael The Count dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Stuart's cut.
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.

The Count tries to clinch up but Stuart circles away and keeps his distance.
The Count shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stuart sprawls well. Stuart wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. The Count gets slowly back to his feet.
The Count changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stuart tries to avoid it but The Count manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stuart to the ground. Stuart escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The Count misses with a double jab.
Stuart moves into range and connects with a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from The Count.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael The Count. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Count slips under a jab from Stuart.
The Count is looking to clinch.
The Count goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Stuart closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The Count landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stuart is trying to break the clinch but The Count is controlling him.
The Count tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stuart avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

The Count escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stuart ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The Count uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stuart.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuart throws a series of punches but The Count avoids them all with ease.
The Count clinches but Stuart breaks the clinch
and Stuart counters with a three punch combo that has The Count backing up. The Count nods at Stuart to acknowledge the strikes.
Stuart is on the wrong end of a nice combination from The Count.
The Count misses with a wild combination.
The Count tries to clinch but Stuart is having none of it.
The Count throws a series of strikes that have Stuart backpedaling.
The Count throws a right hand that Stuart ducks under and follows up with a left that Stuart also avoids with ease.
The Count bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from The Count.
A left and a right from The Count both land. Nice combination.
The Count lands with a nice combination. Stuart backs away looking to recover.

The Count clinches up against the cage.
The Count creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stuart's defenses.

The Count manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Count jabs Stuart right on the nose. Stuart blinks but takes it well.
The Count changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stuart tries to avoid it but The Count manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stuart to the ground. Stuart escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The Count misses with a few strikes there.
Stuart catches The Count with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The Count takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The Count lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Count shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stuart but Stuart pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stuart moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stuart has a takedown stuffed.
The Count scores with a hook.
The Count is looking to clinch.

The Count gets a clinch.

The Count escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Stuart clinches up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Count breaks from the clinch.
Stuart throws a right and a left that The Count avoids nicely.
The Count throws a series of punches but Stuart avoids them all with ease.
Michael The Count is winning the standup battle so far.
Stuart stuffs the takedown attempt from The Count. The Count gets slowly back to his feet.
Stuart is looking to clinch but The Count is avoiding it.
The Count tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stuart swivels and escapes.
Stuart uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The Count darts in trying to clinch
and Stuart counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The Count throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Stuart does no damage.
The Count connects with a solid leg kick.
The Count throws a head kick that half lands.
Stuart misses with a telegraphed body shot

and The Count counters by moving into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Count with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Count is trying to drag Stuart to the mat but Stuart just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stuart is working The Count over against the cage.
Stuart tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. The Count smiles and moves away.
The Count closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stuart counters with a stiff right hand.
The Count fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Count misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Count misses with a series of wild punches.
The Count throws a leg kick but Stuart sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Count throws a one two combo.
The Count fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Count scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stuart connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael The Count dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Stuart's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Stuart tests The Count's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Count looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stuart takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stuart misses with a wild combination.

The Count scores a takedown into full mount!
The Count working the ground and pound effectively.
The Count working the ground and pound effectively.
The Count 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.
The Count landing strikes, looking to finish!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, The Count cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

The Count is going olschool here, as he tries to force Stuart to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Stuart shrugs it off.
The Count lands a big shot there that rocks Stuart but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The referee warns Stuart that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The Count landing shots from mount.
The Count controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Count trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Count sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Stuart takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The Count looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Count with a couple of short strikes.
The Count scoring with strikes but Stuart is staying in there.
The Count lands a heavy elbow.
Michael The Count is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Count sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
BOOM! The Count connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Count controlling the position easily from mount.
Mike Stuart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Count seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Stuart for as long as he can get away with.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael The Count showed his dominance in that final round.
Well The Count 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 William Gold scores the fight for Michael The Count!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Michael The Count!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Michael The Count!

Michael The Count wins by unanimous decision!