PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andy Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pithe Canthropus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Stone might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I stand alone - Godsmack. Canthropus is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pizzaman - Trippin' On Sunshine. Pithe Canthropus struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Stone
vs
Canthropus

180 cm
21
170 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

175 cm
27
169 lbs
12 - 4 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andy Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Pithe Canthropus!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Canthropus misses with a body kick.
Stone connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stone lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stone takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Canthropus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Stone misses.
Stone lands a jab to the nose.
Stone throws a front kick aimed at Canthropus's knee but Canthropus avoids it well.
Nice uppercut there from Stone.
Stone throws a right hand that Canthropus ducks under and follows up with a left that Canthropus also avoids with ease.
Canthropus ducks right into an uppercut from Stone.
Stone throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stone throws a right and a left that Canthropus avoids nicely.
Stone connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Canthropus's hands.
Canthropus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stone sizes up Canthropus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Canthropus tries a head kick but it misses.
Canthropus slips under a jab.
Canthropus slips a jab from Stone.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Canthropus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Andy Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Canthropus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stone connects with a solid leg kick.
Stone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Canthropus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Stone bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Stone working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Stone tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Stone has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Canthropus tries to escape but Stone is in control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stone swings around for an armbar but Canthropus sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Stone's guard.

Stone is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Canthropus slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Canthropus prevents Stone from escaping the position.
Stone is breathing heavily.
Canthropus working the ground and pound.
Canthropus trying to control the action but Stone is working from the bottom.

Canthropus tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Canthropus prevents Stone from escaping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone stops Canthropus from passing to mount.
Stone tries to buck Canthropus off but Canthropus is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Canthropus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stone.
Canthropus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stone throws a head kick but Canthropus moves out of range.
Stone misses the jab.
Stone throws a shot from downtown. Canthropus moves away and avoids it.
Canthropus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stone cracks Canthropus with an open hand slap.
A nice inside leg kick there by Canthropus. That's going to slow Stone down.
Canthropus on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Stone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Canthropus walks into a left hand.
A head kick by Stone misses
and Canthropus counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus dodges the punch combination from Stone.
Stone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stone throws a looping overhand right but Canthropus ducks down to avoid it.
Canthropus walks into a stiff left hand from Stone.
No luck for Stone with that takedown attempt.
Stone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Canthropus checks a leg kick.
Stone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Canthropus.
Canthropus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stone.
Stone misses with a straight right.
Stone blocks a head kick by Canthropus.
Canthropus misses with a wild body shot.
Canthropus thows a body shot but no joy.
Stone connects with the punch.
Canthropus leaves Stone with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Stone dominated that round.
That's time! Stone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Stone connects with a solid leg kick.
Canthropus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stone.
Good exchange - Canthropus coming out on top.
Stone slips a jab from Canthropus.
Canthropus lands a slapping body shot.
Canthropus looks to land a left hand but Stone moved out of range nicely.
Stone shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Canthropus pinned against the cage. Canthropus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Canthropus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stone.
Stone changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Canthropus tries to avoid it but Stone manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Canthropus to the ground. Canthropus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stone throws a jab but it's blocked by Canthropus.
Stone throws a lazy right hand but Canthropus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Canthropus.
Stone blocks a low kick nicely.
Stone lands with a right hand.
Stone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Canthropus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stone misses with a body shot.
Stone throws a leg kick but Canthropus moved away.
Pithe Canthropus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Canthropus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stone lands with an overhand left.
Canthropus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stone lands with a cross.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Canthropus in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Canthropus tries to move into range but Stone moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Canthropus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stone throws a right hand that Canthropus ducks under and follows up with a left that Canthropus also avoids with ease.
Canthropus dodges the punch combination from Stone.
Canthropus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stone circles away quickly and effectively.
Stone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stone lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus misses with a looping left.
Canthropus misses with an uppercut. Stone saw that one coming.
Canthropus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stone throws a leg kick
and Canthropus counters with a nice body kick.
Stone tries to bum rush Canthropus with a series of wild strikes but Canthropus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stone scores with a jab to the head.
Stone uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab lands there for Stone.
Canthropus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Canthropus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stone blocks a head kick by Canthropus.
Canthropus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stone.
Stone throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Canthropus on the side of the head.
Stone scores with a decent looking hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Stone misses the target.
Stone moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Stone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Canthropus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stone.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone misses with a takedown
and Canthropus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Canthropus thuds a left hand into Stone's body.
Canthropus throws a lazy right hand but Stone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Canthropus throws an overhand right that lands on Stone's shoulder, as Stone tries to avoid the shot.
Stone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Stone misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Stone blocks the leg kick.
Stone connects with a jab.
Canthropus throws a sloppy head kick and Stone moves out of range easily.
Canthropus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stone lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A punch lands to the side of Canthropus 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A big right from Stone misses.
Canthropus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
An inside leg kick from Stone misses.
Stone tries to bum rush Canthropus with a series of wild strikes but Canthropus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stone tries for a takedown but Canthropus circles away easily
and Canthropus counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus scoring well with a low kick there.
Canthropus slips a straight right by Stone.
Stone throws a shot from downtown. Canthropus moves away and avoids it.
Canthropus fails to land with a series of punches.
Stone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Canthropus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stone throws out a leg kick but Canthropus moves out of range and Stone only half commits.
Stone looks to throw the jab but Canthropus is out of range.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Canthropus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stone lands with a right hand.
Canthropus ducks under a wild hook from Stone.
Stone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Canthropus.
Stone lands a lovely overhand right.
Canthropus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stone misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Pithe Canthropus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!

Stone throws a right hand that Canthropus ducks under and follows up with a left that Canthropus also avoids with ease.
Stone throws a good cross that connects.
Stone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stone tries a head kick but it misses.
Stone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Canthropus counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stone's knee momentarily.
Stone scores with a body shot.
Stone connects with a nice looking jab.
Stone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Canthropus was well out of range. Poor timing from Stone.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick and Canthropus moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Stone misses.
Stone tries to bum rush Canthropus with a series of wild strikes but Canthropus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Canthropus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stone.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone misses with a hook. Canthropus ducked under it nicely.
A low kick from Stone is predictable there
and Canthropus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stone avoids a kick to the body.
Stone takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stone moves out of range of the leg kick from Canthropus.
Canthropus throws a right hand that Stone ducks under and follows up with a left that Stone also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Canthropus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Andy Stone is winning the standup battle so far.
Stone throws a leg kick but Canthropus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Canthropus takes a swing at Stone's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Stone does it's job there.
Stone misses with a straight left.
Canthropus lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Canthropus walks into a jab.
Stone scores with a sloppy right hand. Canthropus should have avoided that one.
Canthropus with a jab.
Stone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Canthropus scores with a nice strike.
Canthropus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stone tries a head kick but it misses.
Stone misses with a hook. Canthropus ducked under it nicely.
Stone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Canthropus avoids the head kick by Stone.
Canthropus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Canthropus there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a nice looking combination but Canthropus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stone lands with a nice combination. Canthropus backs away looking to recover.
Stone throws a head kick but Canthropus moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Stone.
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stone fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Canthropus avoids it really well and circles away.
Canthropus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Canthropus.
Canthropus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stone throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Stone throws a right hand that Canthropus ducks under and follows up with a left that Canthropus also avoids with ease.
Canthropus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Canthropus misses with a low kick.
Stone lands a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Canthropus there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stone misses with a hook.
Canthropus throws a head kick but Stone moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Stone.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick and Canthropus moves out of range easily.
Canthropus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stone jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stone misses with a few strikes there.
Canthropus is looking to chop away at Stone's legs.
Stone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Canthropus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Canthropus misses with a hook.
Stone misses with a head kick.
Stone loads up on a big right hand but Canthropus slips the punch.
Stone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Canthropus.
Stone takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Canthropus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stone's head backwards.

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.
Stone swings away with a body shot that misses
and Canthropus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Canthropus.
Stone throws a head kick that misses.
Stone lands a jab.
Canthropus tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stone misses with a looping left.
Stone throws a head kick that Canthropus semi-blocks.
Stone tries for a takedown but Canthropus circles away easily
and Canthropus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Canthropus misses with a straight right.
Stone with a jab.
Stone throws a series of punches but Canthropus moves out of range.
Canthropus fails to land with a series of punches.
Canthropus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stone scores with a hook to the body. Canthropus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pithe Canthropus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Canthropus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Pithe Canthropus!