PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Valasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Stintson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eddie Valasquez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Valasquez
vs
Stintson

177 cm
22
163 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

176 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eddie Valasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barney Stintson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Valasquez.
Stintson slips a jab and a cross from Valasquez.
Valasquez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stintson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barney Stintson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stintson.
Horrible takedown by Stintson or perhaps it was just good defense by Valasquez which made him look bad.
Valasquez swats away the attempt to clinch by Stintson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valasquez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stintson circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valasquez slaps away a takedown attempt from Stintson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Eddie Valasquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barney Stintson.
Stintson dives in and grabs Valasquez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Valasquez pushes down on Stintson's head and hops out.
Stintson misses with a combination
and Valasquez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Valasquez throws a series of punches but Stintson moves out of range.
Stintson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Valasquez counters with a nice uppercut.
Stintson looks gassed!
Stintson tries to clinch but Valasquez moves away
and Valasquez counters with a left and a right that stings Stintson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stintson has his takedown stuffed
and Valasquez counters with a straight right hand.
Stintson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Valasquez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valasquez fails to land with a series of punches.
Valasquez misses with a two punch combination.
Valasquez's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Valasquez duly obliges.
Valasquez misses with a series of wild punches.
Valasquez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stintson counters with a big head kick but Valasquez shrugs it off.
Eddie Valasquez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valasquez looks to land a combination but Stintson avoids it well.
Valasquez fails to land with a series of punches.
Valasquez connects with a jab.
Valasquez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stintson.
Stintson tries to clinch
and Valasquez counters with a two punch combo.
Valasquez throws a right and a left that Stintson avoids nicely.
Valasquez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A left and a right from Valasquez both land. Nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valasquez throws a series of strikes that have Stintson backpedaling.
Stintson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Valasquez finds it's way round the side to connect with Stintson's head.
Stintson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Valasquez to score with a decent uppercut.
Stintson tries for a takedown but Valasquez circles away easily
and Valasquez counters with a series of strikes. Stintson will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valasquez lands a two punch combo.
Stintson misses with a combination
and Valasquez counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Valasquez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Stintson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Valasquez counters with a nice uppercut.
Eddie Valasquez is winning the standup battle so far.
Stintson closes the distance but Valasquez moves to the side
and Valasquez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stintson darts in trying to clinch
and Valasquez counters with a series of strikes. Stintson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stintson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Valasquez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stintson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Valasquez counters with a straight right hand.
Eddie Valasquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barney Stintson.
Stintson is breathing heavily.
Valasquez throws a nice looking combination but Stintson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Valasquez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stintson misses with a takedown attempt
and Valasquez counters with a nice uppercut.
Valasquez looks to land a combination but Stintson avoids it well.
Stintson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Valasquez is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Stintson.
Stintson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stintson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stintson dodges the punch combination from Valasquez.
Valasquez sizes up Stintson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stintson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stintson tries to move into range but Valasquez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stintson throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Valasquez to counter with a crisp jab.
Valasquez's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Valasquez duly obliges.
Valasquez is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stintson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Valasquez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Valasquez tries to bum rush Stintson with a series of wild strikes but Stintson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stintson misses with a takedown
and Valasquez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stintson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Valasquez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Stintson tries for a takedown but Valasquez circles away easily
and Valasquez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Valasquez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stintson's head backwards.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Stintson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Valasquez has got the better of the exchanges.
Stintson tries for a takedown but Valasquez circles away easily
and Valasquez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A left and a right from Valasquez both land. Nice combination.
Stintson has his takedown stuffed
and Valasquez counters with a left and a right that stings Stintson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Valasquez dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Stintson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Valasquez counters with a straight right hand.
Stintson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Valasquez counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stintson misses with a takedown
and Valasquez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stintson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Valasquez counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valasquez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stintson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Valasquez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Eddie Valasquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barney Stintson.
Nice shot by Valasquez.
Stintson tries to clinch
and Stintson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stintson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Valasquez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Valasquez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stintson can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Valasquez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Eddie Valasquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valasquez works over Stintson's head and body with a nice combination.
Stintson tries to clinch up
enabling Valasquez to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stintson throws a head kick that misses.
Stintson misses with a takedown attempt
and Valasquez counters with a left and a right that stings Stintson.
Valasquez moves out of range as Stintson throws a body kick.
Stintson misses with a combination
letting Valasquez counter with a right hand.
Valasquez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Valasquez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Valasquez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A big right from Valasquez misses.
Stintson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Valasquez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stintson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stintson is looking to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Valasquez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Valasquez 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Valasquez!