PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Ustorf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Best
vs
Ustorf

192 cm
23
200 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

200 cm
20
210 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stan Best!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Ustorf!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Best throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ustorf.

Ustorf closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Best wants to improve his position but Ustorf is controlling well.
Best moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Best is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Best wants to stand but Ustorf is controlling the position.
Best is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ustorf thows a big elbow that misses.
Ustorf postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ustorf throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Best.
A right-left combo lands from Ustorf.
Ustorf throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Best counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ustorf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Best throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Best catches Ustorf with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ustorf.
Ustorf fails with a takedown attempt.
Ustorf tries to close the distance and clinch up but Best swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ustorf steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Best. That one must have hurt.
Ustorf looks gassed!
Ustorf throws a right hand that Best ducks under and follows up with a left that Best also avoids with ease.

Best shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ustorf wants to sweep but Best has passed to side control!
Ustorf is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Best remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

Best stands up.

Best drives through with a takedown into guard.
Best controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ustorf avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ustorf throwing short punches from the bottom.
Ustorf keeping moving, preventing Best from controlling successfully.
Ustorf managing to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Best loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Best works over Ustorf with some ground and pound from guard.
Best won't allow Ustorf to sweep him here.
Best postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ustorf tries to clinch but Best moves out of range.
Best scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ustorf doesn't seem bothered though.

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.
Ustorf throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ustorf throws a series of punches but Best avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Best, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Best looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ustorf throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Best counters by moving into the clinch.
Ustorf is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stan Best has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Ustorf.
Ustorf fails to pull guard.
A short body shot lands from Ustorf as the two fighters clinch.

Best manages to break the clinch.
Best moves out of range of the body kick.
Ustorf throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Best counters by clinching up.
Best missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ustorf drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Best gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Best makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ustorf is pressed up against the cage. Best has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ustorf down to the mat. Ustorf avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Best dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ustorf scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ustorf blocks the strikes from Best.
Ustorf wants to lay and pray for a moment but Best keeps working.
The fighters are battling for position here. Best manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Best looking for a sweep. Not yet Best, not yet.
Best wants to stand up but Ustorf is controlling him.

Ustorf is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Best throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Best is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ustorf misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ustorf throws a one two combo.

Ustorf closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ustorf trying to control the position but Best is working away.
Best tries to control but Ustorf manages to take his back.
Ustorf lands shots from the back.
Best 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.
Ustorf scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Best is looking for a way out.
Ustorf is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Best. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Ustorf is not going to allow Best to sit and survive in this position.
Best covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Best trying to control the hands but Ustorf breaks the grip.
Ustorf is working the ground and pound. Can Best escape?
Best breaks Ustorf's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Best trying to control but Ustorf is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Best lands a jab-cross combination.
Ustorf scores with a three punch combo!
Ustorf throws a right and a left that Best avoids nicely.
Ustorf with a lazy takedown attempt

and Best counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ustorf's guard now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Best wants to control from the top but Ustorf keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Best accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ustorf working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Best.
Best postures up and lands a big shot to Ustorf's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Best content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Best throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ustorf works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Ustorf working for a triangle but Best defends it easily.
Best wants to stand but Ustorf is controlling his posture from full guard.
Best takes a decent strike to the side of the head.

Ustorf is working an open guard so Best takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Best pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ustorf is out of range and Best settles back down.
Ustorf shoots in and drives through. Best sprawls well.
Ustorf tries a low kick but Best avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ustorf shoots and misses
and Best counters with a three punch combo that has Ustorf backing up. Ustorf nods at Best to acknowledge the strikes.
Stan Best has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Ustorf.
Best scores with a punch to the head.
Ustorf tries to clinch up.
Best fails with the takedown.
Ustorf with a hook.

Ustorf moves into the clinch.
Best working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Best breaks the clinch.
Ustorf looks to clinch

and Best counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Best's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Best looking to sit in guard and control but Ustorf gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Best controls Ustorf momentarily but Ustorf frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Best dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ustorf shoots in looking for a takedown. Best tries to sprawl out of it but Ustorf keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Best manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Best keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Best avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ustorf slips a jab and a cross from Best.
Ustorf tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Best tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ustorf paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ustorf closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ustorf lands in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Best manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Ustorf connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ustorf lands with a hook. Best tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Best throws a right hand that Ustorf ducks under and follows up with a left that Ustorf also avoids with ease.
Ustorf shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Best as he avoids it easily.
Best pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ustorf throws a body kick that misses.
Best throws an overhand right that lands on Ustorf's shoulder, as Ustorf tries to avoid the shot.
Ustorf shoots in for a double leg but Best sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stan Best has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Ustorf.
Ustorf throws a left and a right that both miss
and Best counters with a stiff right hand.
Ustorf swats away the attempt to clinch by Best.
Best fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ustorf checks it well.
Ustorf lands a jab to the head.
Ustorf misses with a combination

and Best decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ustorf's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Best got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ustorf has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Best has managed to get both his arms back between Ustorf's legs - danger averted.
Best stands and throws Ustorf's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Best stands up and beckons Ustorf to his feet.

Best gets caught flat footed, as Ustorf shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Best lands an upkick as Ustorf stands over him.
Stan Best overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ustorf postures up.
Ustorf postures up and lands a big shot to Best's brow.

Best scrambles and gets back to his feet.
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!

Ustorf drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ustorf is looking to take a break and control but Best is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Best is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Best punching from the bottom.
Ustorf seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Best does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Best is trying to stand back up but Ustorf is controlling him
Best wants to get back to full guard.
Best wants to control but Ustorf is keeping busy.
Best pushes Ustorf off looking to stand but Ustorf dives back in and keeps control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Best clinches but Ustorf breaks the clinch
and Ustorf counters with a one-two to the body.
Stan Best is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
No joy there for Ustorf, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ustorf lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Best misses with the body kick
and Ustorf counters with a two punch combo.
Best moves out of range as Ustorf throws a body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ustorf is defended easily by Best.
Best throws a head kick but Ustorf moves out of range.
Best dives in and grabs Ustorf's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ustorf pushes down on Best's head and hops out.
Ustorf misses with a double jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ustorf.
Sean Ustorf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Best takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Stan Best is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
No joy there for Ustorf, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Stan Best.
Well Best 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan Best!