PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Knuckle Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coleman Yeung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Stone
vs
Yeung

166 cm
19
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
23
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Knuckle Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Coleman Yeung!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stone lands with a nice body kick.
Stone throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Yeung closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Yeung lands in his opponent's guard.
Stone is pulling down on Yeung's head to control his posture.
Yeung trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yeung wants to stand but Stone is controlling his posture from full guard.
Stone wants to sweep here but Yeung controlling him for the moment.
Stone is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeung tries to free his leg and advance position but Stone is retaining full guard.
Stone is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Yeung has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Stone is proving hard to escape from.
Stone is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Stone keeping moving, preventing Yeung from controlling successfully.
Stone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two 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 seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Yeung trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Stone holds on and takes a little breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Knuckle Stone just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Stone lands a nice shot to the body.
Yeung fails to land the takedown.
Stone displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yeung.
Yeung looks gassed!
Stone uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yeung has time to react.
Stone digs a good hook to Yeung's body.
Yeung is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stone sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Knuckle Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Coleman Yeung.
Yeung shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stone pinned against the cage. Stone gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Stone 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.

Stone gets to his feet. Yeung looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Stone scores with a decent looking hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Stone lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yeung doesn't seem phased though.
Yeung is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Knuckle Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yeung on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stone. Stone obviously looking to wear him down.
Stone swats away the attempt to clinch by Yeung.
Yeung moves forwards but Stone connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stone scores with a push kick.
Stone scores with a nice right hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Stone.
Yeung takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Stone paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stone lands a nice looking body shot.
Stone punishes Yeung's body with a nice straight punch.
A head kick from Stone lands but Yeung takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Knuckle Stone dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Stone lands the left hand.
Stone throws a series of punches but Yeung moves out of range.
Yeung throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Stone counter with a right hand.
Nice body kick from Stone.
Coleman Yeung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Yeung, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yeung moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stone.
Stone lets loose with a powerful body kick. Yeung will feel that in the morning.
Stone keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stone throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Yeung closes the distance but Stone moves to the side
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yeung doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Stone.
Yeung is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yeung's head.
Stone bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yeung's head.
Stone thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Yeung if he has to take too many more of those.
Yeung throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stone lands with a kick to the temple. Yeung shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Yeung takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Donk. Stone catches Yeung right on the button with a cross.
Stone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yeung. That did some damage!
Yeung takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Stone stuns Yeung with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stone throws a nice head kick!
Stone keeps Yeung at a distance using the push kick.
Yeung walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone cracks Yeung with a right hand to the side of the head.
Knuckle Stone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stone throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yeung stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stone connects with the punch.
Yeung takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stone lands with a nice combination. Yeung backs away looking to recover.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stone displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Stone looks to land a combination. Yeung sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stone scores with a nice right hand.
Yeung stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stone.
Stone connects with a body shot.
Yeung has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stone lands a high kick!
Yeung on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stone goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone connects with a body shot.
Stone scores with a kick to the body.
Knuckle Stone is winning the standup battle so far.
Stone lands with a nice body punch.
Nice body punch from Stone.
Yeung needs to keep his hands up - Stone had a free shot at his head there.
Yeung tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stone scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stone scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stone lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A right-left combo lands from Stone.
Stone connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yeung's hands.
Stone lands a nice shot that snaps Yeung's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands a nice looking body shot.
Stone thuds a left hand into Yeung's body.
Yeung with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stone to score with a decent uppercut.
Stone fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stone scores with a sloppy right hand. Yeung should have avoided that one.
Stone scores with a decent looking hook.
Stone bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stone lets loose with a powerful body kick. Yeung will feel that in the morning.
Nice uppercut lands for Stone. That snapped Yeung's head back.
Yeung sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Yeung moves forwards but Stone connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yeung has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Stone.
Stone throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yeung.
Stone lands a jab to the head.
Stone thuds his shin into the meat of Yeung's side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Stone pushes Yeung away with a front kick.
Stone lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stone.
Stone scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yeung takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Yeung pushes Stone up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee calls for Stone to work.
Yeung fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yeung takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yeung changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Stone fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Yeung missing with a left hand there. Stone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeung tries to move into range but Stone moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yeung loads up on a big right hand but Stone slips the punch.
Yeung tries a head kick but it misses.
Stone scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stone thuds his shin into the meat of Yeung's side.
Stone cracks Yeung with a good jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stone.
Stone cracks the inside of Yeung's front leg.
Stone lands an overhand right.
Stone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yeung drops his hands momentarily and Stone takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stone paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yeung takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stone fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yeung on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yeung's sensitive parts.
Stone lands a nice hook to Yeung's body. Yeung takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yeung at a distance.
Stone throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stone connects with a body shot.
Yeung sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Stone punishes Yeung's body with a nice straight punch.
Stone lands with a kick to the temple. Yeung shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Stone scores with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stone, as that shot connected.
Stone lands a nice looking body kick.
Stone lands a head shot.
Stone throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yeung has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stone.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Stone.
Stone lands a right hook to the body.
Stone stuns Yeung with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stone scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yeung doesn't seem bothered though.
Stone throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yeung stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stone fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yeung looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Crunch! Stone slams his shin into Yeung's torso.
Nice jab there from Stone.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stone.
Stone keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yeung takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Yeung tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yeung takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stone lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stone jabs Yeung right on the nose. Yeung blinks but takes it well.
Stone lands a nice looking kick to the body. Yeung takes a step back to recover.
Stone works Yeung's body with a nice hook.
Stone connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yeung with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stone to score with a decent uppercut.
Stone lands a nice looking body shot.
Yeung's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stone tests Yeung's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crunch! Stone slams his shin into Yeung's torso.
Stone stuns Yeung with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stone bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Coleman Yeung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stone moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Knuckle Stone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stone 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Knuckle Stone!