PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Stonehouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stonehouse comes to the ring accompanied by Invaders Must Die. Alves is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by A Tendencia. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Stonehouse
vs
Alves

190 cm
19
209 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

188 cm
23
221 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Paul Stonehouse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulo Alves!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves throws a hook to the side of Stonehouse's head but Stonehouse sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alves throws a hook to the side of Stonehouse's head but Stonehouse sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paulo Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Alves misses the target.
Alves connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stonehouse's hands.
Alves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alves scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Alves cracks Stonehouse with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Stonehouse wants to clinch.
Stonehouse bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stonehouse is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stonehouse ducks under a wild hook from Alves.
Alves dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Stonehouse fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alves, pushing him back against the ropes.
Stonehouse is trying to maintain a safe position but Alves gets an underhook and turns Stonehouse into the ropes.
Stonehouse has Alves pressed against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stonehouse working Alves over with knees to the body.
Stonehouse missing with knees to the body.
Alves is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Alves is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Stonehouse avoiding damage.
Alves takes a knee to the side of the body.
Alves looks gassed!
Come on Stonehouse - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Stonehouse seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A frustrated look appears on Alves's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stonehouse with a knee to the head.

It looks like Paulo Alves has been cut.
Alves wants to get back to striking at distance but Stonehouse won't allow it.
Alves letting Stonehouse take a breather here.
Stonehouse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stonehouse keeps control of Alves as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stonehouse slowing the pace effectively.
Alves tries to break free but Stonehouse pushes him back against the ropes.
Alves is trying to force a seperation but Stonehouse has the dominant position.
Stonehouse using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stonehouse lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Stonehouse - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stonehouse scores a nice knee to the body.
Stonehouse displaying some good clinch control by pressing Alves up against the ropes.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Stonehouse for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paul Stonehouse.
Stonehouse tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Alves paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Stonehouse clinches up with Alves and pushes him back against the ropes.
Stonehouse stalling against the ropes.
Stonehouse looking to slow down the pace here.
Stonehouse controlling the action here for a moment.
Stonehouse tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alves avoids it.
Alves tries to circle away but Stonehouse has him pinned against the ropes.
Stonehouse has Alves pressed against the ropes.
Stonehouse tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Stonehouse.
Alves has had enough of the clinch but Stonehouse keeps him there for the moment.
Stonehouse using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alves has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stonehouse looking to slow down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paul Stonehouse.
Alves is looking to clinch but Stonehouse is avoiding it.
Alves misses with a few strikes there.
A shot to de liver by Alves. Beautiful body shot.

Stonehouse decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Stonehouse trying to control from half guard but Alves is working away.
Alves moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Stonehouse controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Stonehouse prevents Alves from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves keeping moving, preventing Stonehouse from controlling successfully.
Alves can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stonehouse controls the pace.
Stonehouse slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Stonehouse is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Alves's shoulder. That is not cool.

Stonehouse decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Alves avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stonehouse wants to clinch up but Alves keeps it at a distance.
Alves throws a body punch but Stonehouse moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Stonehouse dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paulo Alves's cut.
That's time! Stonehouse's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Alves throws a lazy right hand but Stonehouse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stonehouse wants to clinch but Alves slips to the side
and Alves counters with a nice uppercut.
Alves misses with a looping right.
Alves lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stonehouse walks into a jab.
Alves fails to land with a series of punches.
Paul Stonehouse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stonehouse moves away.
Stonehouse on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alves bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stonehouse's head backwards.
Alves connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A shot to de liver by Alves. Beautiful body shot.
Alves misses with a few strikes there.
Alves throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stonehouse uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alves.
Alves paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alves throws a series of punches but Stonehouse avoids them all with ease.
Stonehouse clinches but Alves breaks the clinch
and Alves counters with a left and a right that stings Stonehouse.
A solid body kick from Stonehouse.
Alves is breathing heavily.

Stonehouse closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Stonehouse lands in his opponent's guard.
Stonehouse is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Stonehouse passes Alves's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Stonehouse is working for a kimura but Alves is defending it quite comfortably.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stonehouse prevents Alves from improving his position.
Alves is trying to control but can't.
Stonehouse sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Stonehouse prevents Alves from improving his position.

Stonehouse 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.
Alves pushes Stonehouse off but Stonehouse dives into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stonehouse wants to control but Alves is keeping him busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stonehouse tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Alves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Stonehouse 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Stonehouse.
Stonehouse wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alves keeps working.
Stonehouse is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Alves's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves can't do much from the bottom here.
Alves is not content to let Stonehouse control the position.
Alves trying to remain calm as Stonehouse controls from the top position.
Stonehouse lands a decent elbow from side control.
Alves gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Stonehouse trying to control from half guard but Alves is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Stonehouse dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paulo Alves's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Stonehouse gets a clinch.
Stonehouse blocks an uppercut.
Alves is trying to force a seperation but Stonehouse has the dominant position.
Alves looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The referee calls for Stonehouse to work.
Stonehouse gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Stonehouse keeps control of Alves as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alves tries to break free but Stonehouse pushes him back against the ropes.
Stonehouse keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alves's efforts to push away.
Alves tries to break the clinch but Stonehouse is controlling the position.
Alves misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stonehouse is looking to control Alves's arms but Alves gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stonehouse has his back to the ropes.
Alves tries to circle away but Stonehouse has him pinned against the ropes.
Alves is trying to break the clinch but Stonehouse has him pressed against the ropes.
Stonehouse tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stonehouse tries a knee to the head but Alves blocks it.
Alves takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stonehouse avoiding damage.
Alves looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stonehouse manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stonehouse lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alves wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stonehouse has him pressed against the ropes.
Stonehouse misses with an elbow strike.
Stonehouse throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A knee to the head by Stonehouse.
Stonehouse connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alves's face.
Alves is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Stonehouse prevents Alves from breaking the clinch.
Stonehouse is stalling here.
Stonehouse lands an elbow inside.

That has opened up Paulo Alves's cut even more.
Stonehouse looking to stall.
Stonehouse stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paul Stonehouse.
Stonehouse fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a right hand that Stonehouse ducks under and follows up with a left that Stonehouse also avoids with ease.
Stonehouse is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alves circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alves scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stonehouse doesn't seem bothered though.
Alves throws a nice looking combination but Stonehouse bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alves misses with a double jab.
Stonehouse gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Alves keeps the fight on the outside.
Paul Stonehouse is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A jab from Alves misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stonehouse's head.
Alves throws a jab but it's blocked by Stonehouse.
Alves misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stonehouse uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alves.

Stonehouse darts in and clinches Alves up against the ropes.
Alves is trying to break free.
Stonehouse tries to stall but Alves uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stonehouse blocks an uppercut.
Stonehouse tries to stall but Alves uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stonehouse lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Stonehouse.
Alves wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stonehouse has him pressed against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Alves's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stonehouse pushes off an throws an elbow but Alves leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

Stonehouse breaks from the clinch.
Alves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paulo Alves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stonehouse moves out of range as Alves strikes.
Alves swings for the body but Stonehouse moves out of range.

Stonehouse moves into the clinch.
Stonehouse stalls.
Alves throws a head punch that misses.
Stonehouse presses Alves against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Alves blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stonehouse tries to land knees in the clinch but Alves avoids the damage to the body.
Alves is trying to force a seperation but Stonehouse has the dominant position.
Alves lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stonehouse.
Alves takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stonehouse with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alves tries to break the clinch but Stonehouse is controlling the position.
Stonehouse is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice elbow from Stonehouse.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Stonehouse showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stonehouse, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Stonehouse!