PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fiodor Stavrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Jones
vs
Stavrov

190 cm
25
210 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

188 cm
27
224 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Fiodor Stavrov!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stavrov lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Stavrov.
Stavrov stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stavrov throws a head kick that misses.
Stavrov tries to work over Jones's front leg with a kick but Jones checks it.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stavrov can pounce on him.
Jones checks a leg kick.
Stavrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stavrov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jones scrambles back to his feet.
Stavrov looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Stavrov throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stavrov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Stavrov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A combination from Stavrov does no damage.
Stavrov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Decent striking displayed by Stavrov there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stavrov.
Jones is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Stavrov.
A head kick misses from Stavrov.
Stavrov thumps Jones with a low kick.
Stavrov misses with a head kick.
Stavrov is looking to land body kicks.
Fiodor Stavrov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stavrov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stavrov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jones drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stavrov throws a low kick but Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones blocks the body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stavrov, as that shot connected.
Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stavrov wants to land a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Stavrov misses with a head kick.
Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stavrov counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stavrov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stavrov.
Stavrov connects with the punch.
Stavrov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jones takes one on the button.
Stavrov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stavrov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stavrov.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stavrov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stavrov takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Stavrov.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stavrov.
Stavrov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A clash of legs there as Jones blocks the low kick.
Jones avoids the body shot from Stavrov.
Stavrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stavrov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stavrov throws a leg kick
and Stavrov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good work by Jones as he checks the leg kick.
Stavrov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fiodor Stavrov dominated that round.
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.

A nice inside leg kick there by Stavrov. That's going to slow Jones down.
Stavrov misses the jab.
Stavrov misses with a low kick as Jones jumps back.
Stavrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stavrov lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stavrov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A punch combination from Stavrov misses.
Stavrov throws a nice outside leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Jones might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stavrov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stavrov wants to land a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Stavrov misses with a low kick.
Stavrov with a hook.
Stavrov tried to score with a low kick but Jones checks it.
Stavrov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stavrov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stavrov. Stavrov obviously looking to wear him down.
Stavrov thumps Jones with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Jones checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stavrov lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stavrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones moves away from the strike by Stavrov.
Stavrov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jones rather than just go for the knockout.
Jones throws a body punch but Stavrov moves out of range.
Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stavrov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stavrov.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stavrov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones moves forwards but Stavrov connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Stavrov lands a head kick that stumbles Jones and the fighters go to the mat.
Stavrov is stalling in the full guard.
Stavrov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stavrov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Stavrov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stavrov passes Jones's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jones is refusing to be controlled, as Stavrov sits in half guard.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Stavrov has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Stavrov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Stavrov raining down shots from the mount!
Stavrov trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Stavrov lands with some strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stavrov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fiodor Stavrov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Stavrov misses with a low kick.
Stavrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stavrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Stavrov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stavrov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fiodor Stavrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stavrov throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Stavrov misses
and Stavrov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stavrov throws a leg kick
and Jones counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stavrov throws a lazy head kick
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Stavrov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A low kick from Stavrov is predictable there
and Stavrov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stavrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Stavrov counters with a nice body shot.
Stavrov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Stavrov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stavrov connects with a crisp jab.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stavrov misses with a low kick.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stavrov. That did some damage!
Fiodor Stavrov seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stavrov throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Stavrov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Stavrov throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Stavrov cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Stavrov misses with a left hand
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the liver by Stavrov. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stavrov looks to throw a body kick
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stavrov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stavrov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Stavrov moves out of range as Jones strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stavrov misses with a left hand
and Jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stavrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Stavrov.
Jones moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stavrov misses with a body shot.
Stavrov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stavrov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stavrov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Stavrov. That snapped Jones's head back.

Jones feints and as Stavrov raises his hands in defense, Jones changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stavrov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to stand but Stavrov is controlling from the bottom.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Jones is stalling in the full guard.
Jones passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Jones wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stavrov, who protects the arm well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fiodor Stavrov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stavrov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 25:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 25:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fiodor Stavrov!