PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Major Kiszely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sammy Stone has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Stone
vs
Kiszely

202 cm
18
267 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
269 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sammy Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Major Kiszely !
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone scores with a nice right hand.

It looks like Major Kiszely has been cut.
Stone tries to clinch up.
Kiszely throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range.
Kiszely will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kiszely throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Kiszely with a strong takedown there and he's ended up in side control.
Stone is looking for a sweep.
Kiszely throwing strikes but Stone manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
You can see the frustration on Kiszely 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kiszely is not content to let Stone control the position.
Stone wants to stand but Kiszely has his arm trapped.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone working away.
Stone wants to stand but Kiszely has his arm trapped.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kiszely .
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stone is trying to buck Kiszely off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Stone kicks Kiszely off and gets back to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Stone.
Kiszely looks gassed!

Kiszely closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kiszely lands in his opponent's guard.
Stone is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kiszely is stalling in the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone wants to stand up but Kiszely is controlling him.
Stone will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Kiszely looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone is looking to stand up but Kiszely isn't so interested in that idea.
Stone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kiszely accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kiszely trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stone is trying to control the position but Kiszely postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kiszely throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stone with a nice cross.
Major Kiszely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone throws a head kick but Kiszely moves out of range.
Kiszely misses with a looping right.
Kiszely shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stone as he jumps to the side.
Stone throws a combination. Kiszely tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Stone gets caught flat footed, as Kiszely shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kiszely trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.
Stone working a defensive guard here.
Kiszely prevents Stone from getting back to his feet.
Kiszely wants to pass the guard but Stone is keeping the position.
Kiszely trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone wants to stand up but Kiszely is controlling him.
Kiszely is breathing heavily.
Kiszely slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Stone 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.
Stone throws a body punch but Kiszely moves out of range.

Kiszely fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Stone sprawls well initially but Kiszely persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kiszely prevents Stone from standing back up.
Kiszely wants to pass the guard but Stone is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stone kicks Kiszely off and gets back to his feet.

Kiszely shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kiszely slips a nice elbow through Stone's hands, connecting with Stone's forehead.

Stone is rocked!
Major Kiszely has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kiszely trying to pass the guard but Stone defending well.
Stone wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiszely trying to mount his opponent but Stone defends it.
Stone is looking for a sweep. Kiszely is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stone is trying to stand.
Stone keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kiszely is looking to take a break and control but Stone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stone 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.
Stone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kiszely .
Kiszely takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone pushes Kiszely away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kiszely gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
You can see the frustration on Stone's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stone is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kiszely has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The ground and pound from Kiszely seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kiszely wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stone keeps working.
Stone is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kiszely is controlling him well.
Kiszely working the ground and pound but Stone is defending the strikes.
Stone is pushing Kiszely 's head away, looking to escape. Kiszely manages to hold on to the position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Major Kiszely showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Major Kiszely 's cut.
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!

Kiszely throws a right hand that misses
and Stone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Kiszely closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kiszely lands in his opponent's guard.
Kiszely throws a strike but Stone rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Stone not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Stone wants to stand but Kiszely has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kiszely is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone wants to get up but he can't break Kiszely 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kiszely wants to sweep but no luck.
Kiszely looking to control.
Stone trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kiszely 's guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kiszely scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kiszely .
Oh Stone is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stone seems a little lost for a moment, as Kiszely dominates the positioning.
Stone seems to have got his legs back now.
Stone pushes Kiszely away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kiszely gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone is looking to reverse the position.
Kiszely scores with a couple of short elbows.
Stone is trying to get back to his feet.
Kiszely is looking to take a break and control but Stone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kiszely grinds an elbow into Stone's temple.
The strikes coming from Kiszely are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kiszely working the ground and pound but Stone is defending the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone is trying to improve his position.
Stone tries to escape but Kiszely is in control.
Kiszely misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Stone tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kiszely wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Kiszely decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Stone is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Kiszely shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stone's guard.

Kiszely stands up and waves to Stone to follow him.
Stone ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiszely uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stone.
Stone smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Horrible takedown by Kiszely or perhaps it was just good defense by Stone which made him look bad.
Kiszely avoids a punch combination nicely.

Kiszely darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kiszely prevents Stone from standing back up.
Sammy Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kiszely gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiszely has a takedown stuffed.
Horrible takedown by Stone or perhaps it was just good defense by Kiszely which made him look bad.

And that's the end of the fight!
Major Kiszely comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kiszely 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Major Kiszely !