PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and True Art (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross comes into the arena with Killing in the Name of (Remix) blaring out of the sound system. Stan Ross has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Ross
vs
Art

186 cm
25
205 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

190 cm
19
219 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Stan Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, True Art!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ross.
Art throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ross fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ross is defended easily by Art.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Ross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ross is trying hard to land a takedown here. Art sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ross thuds a left hand into Art's body.
Art looks to land a combination but Ross avoids it well.
Art misses with a few strikes there.
Ross showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Art.
Art throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ross.
Ross dives in and grabs Art's left leg, looking for a takedown. Art pushes down on Ross's head and hops out.
Art misses with a few strikes there.
Art throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Ross shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ross was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Art is trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Art is in a horrible position here. Ross smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ross punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ross putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Art is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross looking to finish Art with some ground and pound. This is bad for Art!
Ross scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ross unloading with bombs!
Ross 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.
Art trying desperately to get to his feet.

Ross looking to secure an arm triangle but Art defends it well.
Ross is breathing heavily.
Art is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Art is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Ross working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Art is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Ross scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Ross is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Art is surviving well by controlling Ross's body position as best he can.
Art tries to buck Ross off but he can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Ross.
Ross working Art over with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ross has hold of Art's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Art manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Art is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Ross fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Art is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Ross looking to finish Art with some ground and pound. This is bad for Art!
Art trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross unloading with bombs!
Ross punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ross lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Art is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Art taking shots to the head.
Ross working Art over with strikes here.
Art really wants to buck Ross off and get back to his feet.

Ross working for a guillotine from mount but Art is in no mood to give up.
A nice elbow there by Ross.
Ross landing shots from mount.
Art is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Ross.
Art wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Ross breaks from Art's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ross looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ross raining down shots from the mount!
Art is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Ross fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Art really wants to buck Ross off and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Ross dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ross shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Art defends it nicely.
Art goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Ross gets the takedown into side control.

Ross thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Ross looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Art is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ross has just dragged him back down to the mat.

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

Art throws Ross to one side and escapes!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Art lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ross circles away quickly and effectively.
Art misses with a jab, cross combination.
Art connects with a looping right hand.
Ross fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Art throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ross.
Ross misses with a takedown attempt - Art sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Ross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Art rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ross moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Art lands a jab-cross combination.
Art misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ross shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Art but Art pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Art throws a head kick but Ross moves out of range.
Art tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ross with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Art to score with a decent uppercut.
Art misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ross shoots for a double leg takedown but Art sprawls well. He's pushed Ross's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Art misses with a head kick.
A combination from Art does no damage.
Ross checks the leg kick.
Ross fails to land the takedown.
Art lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Art lands a glancing blow to the side of Ross's head.
Ross takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Art displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ross.
Ross showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Art.
Ross fails with the takedown.
True Art is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Art scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Art swinging wildly here.
Ross fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ross drops his hands momentarily and Art takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Art rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ross moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Art 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.
Art misses with a two punch combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Art scores with a four punch combination!
Art misses with a double jab.
Ross shoots in and drives through. Art sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Art. No joy for Ross on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Art misses with a double jab.
Art misses with a double jab.

Art gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Art preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ross prevents Art from getting back to his feet.

Art wriggles free and stands up.
Art tried to score with a low kick but Ross checks it.
Art stuffs the takedown attempt from Ross. Ross gets slowly back to his feet.
Ross avoids the head kick by Art.
Art throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Art.

Ross feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ross's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stan Ross overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ross missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ross drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ross jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Art wants to stand but Ross is controlling the position.

Art pushes Ross off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ross is defended easily by Art.
Art throws a series of strikes that have Ross backpedaling.
Danga de danga de dang - Art scores with a four punch combination!
A left and a right from Art both land. Nice combination.
Ross shoots for a takedown but Art saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Art swinging wildly here.
Nice jab there from Art.
Ross shoots in but no luck this time.
Art jabs Ross right on the nose. Ross blinks but takes it well.
Art misses with a few strikes there.
Ross tries for a takedown but Art sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

True Art showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Art misses with a few strikes there.
Ross is trying hard to land a takedown here. Art sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Art.
Art looks to score with a jab to the body but Ross is just out of range.
Good shot there by Art.
Ross closes this distance looking for a takedown but Art circles away.
Art tries a head kick but it misses.
Art punishes Ross's body with a nice straight punch.
Art misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Art throws a nice looking combination but Ross bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Art looks to land a combination but Ross avoids it well.
Art goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Art tries a head kick but it misses.
Ross shoots in for a double leg but Art sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Ross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Art tries to bum rush Ross with a series of wild strikes but Ross uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Art scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Art stuffs the takedown.
Art tries to bum rush Ross with a series of wild strikes but Ross uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ross.
Art moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ross fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ross dives in and grabs Art's left leg, looking for a takedown. Art pushes down on Ross's head and hops out.
Art pulls out of a head kick attempt.
True Art is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Art scores with the left hand. Ross knows he should have avoided that one.
A nice combination there by Art.
Ross dodges the punch combination from Art.
An inside leg kick from Art misses.
Art takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ross will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Art tries to bum rush Ross with a series of wild strikes but Ross uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ross misses with a takedown attempt - Art sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Art throws a series of strikes that have Ross backpedaling.
Art goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice sprawl there from Art as Ross shoots in.
Ross shoots in for a takedown but Art shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ross shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Art sprawls well. Art wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ross gets slowly back to his feet.
Art tries to work over Ross's front leg with a kick but Ross checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ross closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Art to the mat! Art manages to get full guard.
Art is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ross is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Ross drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ross jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Art wants to stand but Ross is controlling the position.

Ross drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Ross as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Art screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Ross! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Stan Ross!