PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Vargtass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vargtass comes to the cage accompanied by Torparrock. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Vargtass
vs
Stone

210 cm
23
280 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

198 cm
25
265 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Richard Vargtass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocky Stone!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone lands with a hook. Vargtass tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Stone.
Rocky Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone cracks the inside of Vargtass's front leg.
Vargtass blocks a head kick by Stone.
Vargtass tried to score with a low kick but Stone checks it.
Vargtass swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vargtass fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick and Vargtass moves out of range easily.
Stone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stone throws a shot from downtown. Vargtass moves away and avoids it.
Vargtass scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick and Vargtass moves out of range easily.
Vargtass fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stone.
Stone looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vargtass misses with a low kick.
Stone throws a body punch but Vargtass moves out of range.
Vargtass just misses with a punch to the body.
Vargtass cracks Stone with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vargtass lands a head kick. Stone smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Stone looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick by Stone misses
and Vargtass counters with a right hand to the body.
Stone throws a leg kick
and Vargtass counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargtass thumps Stone with a low kick.
Vargtass is looking to slow Stone down with leg kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vargtass.
Good leg kick by Vargtass there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vargtass lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vargtass moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Vargtass.
Vargtass throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vargtass.
Stone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vargtass.
Some bone on bone action there as Stone checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Vargtass rushes Stone and presses him up against the cage.
Vargtass working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Vargtass.
Vargtass lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vargtass presses Stone against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Vargtass.
Vargtass lands a left hand.
Vargtass scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vargtass lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vargtass scores with a shoulder strike.
Vargtass stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vargtass lands a nice knee to the body.

Vargtass breaks the clinch.
Vargtass throws a sloppy head kick and Stone moves out of range easily.
A head kick by Stone misses
and Vargtass counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vargtass tries to score with a low kick but Stone moves his leg out of the way.
Vargtass scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vargtass connects with a jab.
Stone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vargtass throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stone.
Vargtass throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stone.
Stone tries a head kick but it misses.
Vargtass misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vargtass thuds his right hand into Stone's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargtass lands a head shot.
Vargtass is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Vargtass fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vargtass feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stone's calf.
Vargtass throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Vargtass.
Good leg kick by Vargtass there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good shot there by Vargtass.
Stone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vargtass punishes Stone's body with a nice straight punch.
Vargtass with a hook.
Stone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vargtass lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Vargtass does it's job there.
Vargtass throws a nice looking combination but Stone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick
and Vargtass counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vargtass.
Stone takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick
and Vargtass counters with a nice uppercut.
Vargtass chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vargtass moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Vargtass lands with a nice body kick.
Stone on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Vargtass wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vargtass tries to work over Stone's front leg with a kick but Stone checks it.
Vargtass thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Stone if he has to take too many more of those.
Vargtass throws a head kick that misses.
Vargtass fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vargtass scores with a body shot.
Vargtass scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vargtass tries a low kick but Stone avoids it.
Vargtass tries a low kick but Stone avoids it.
Vargtass blocks a head kick by Stone.

Vargtass moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Vargtass 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.

Vargtass slips a straight right by Stone.
An inside leg kick lands from Vargtass.
Vargtass connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stone misses with a low kick.
Vargtass pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stone is out of range and Vargtass settles back down.
Vargtass throws a right and a left that Stone avoids nicely.
A head kick by Stone misses
and Vargtass counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vargtass avoids the head kick by Stone.
Vargtass swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stone.
Vargtass with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick from Vargtass misses.
Vargtass goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vargtass connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vargtass throws a front kick aimed at Stone's knee but Stone avoids it well.
Vargtass is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stone throws a leg kick but Vargtass sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stone is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vargtass. That's going to slow Stone down.
Vargtass throws a chopping leg kick but Stone manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vargtass scores with a nice right hand.
A jab lands there for Vargtass.
Vargtass finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vargtass scores with a head kick.
Vargtass avoids the head kick by Stone.
Richard Vargtass is winning the standup battle so far.
Vargtass throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stone's head.
Vargtass tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vargtass.
Vargtass tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Stone misses
and Vargtass counters with a nice leg kick.
Stone on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vargtass lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vargtass lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vargtass fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone checks a leg kick nicely.
Stone throws a leg kick
and Vargtass counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stone ducks right into an uppercut from Vargtass.
Stone throws a lazy head kick
and Vargtass counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vargtass swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vargtass jabs Stone to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stone has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vargtass ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vargtass lands with an overhand left.
Vargtass connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Vargtass moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Vargtass.
Stone managing to block the knees to the body from Vargtass.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vargtass creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Vargtass on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vargtass digs a right hand into Stone's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stone's gas tank.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vargtass.
Vargtass misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargtass lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vargtass lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Vargtass.

Vargtass breaks from the clinch.
Vargtass takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vargtass ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vargtass throws a chopping leg kick but Stone manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stone takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Stone throws a head kick that misses.
Vargtass pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vargtass fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stone checks it well.
Vargtass showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stone.
Stone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vargtass.
Vargtass throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stone ducks under a wild hook from Vargtass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stone takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stone throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vargtass.
Vargtass scores with a nice strike.
Vargtass with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick by Stone misses
and Vargtass connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vargtass's corner calls for a 1-2. Vargtass obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stone tried to score with a low kick but Vargtass checks it.
Stone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vargtass can pounce on him.
Vargtass feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stone's calf.
A jab from Vargtass does it's job there.
Vargtass misses with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vargtass, right into the meat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vargtass, right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vargtass lands a lovely overhand right.
Vargtass throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Vargtass.
Stone throws a head kick but Vargtass moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Vargtass dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Vargtass moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stone throws a lazy body kick
and Vargtass counters with an outside leg kick.
Vargtass with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vargtass lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stone takes a step back to recover.
Vargtass throws a shot to the body.
Stone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A good leg kick by Vargtass.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vargtass.
Vargtass tests Stone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut lands for Vargtass. That snapped Stone's head back.
A good leg kick by Vargtass.
Vargtass dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Vargtass clinches with his opponent.
Stone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vargtass lands a hook that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
Vargtass throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stones head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargtass creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stone's defenses.
Vargtass is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stone can do to turn this around?

Vargtass pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vargtass. That's going to slow Stone down.
Vargtass tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stone is able to avoid easily.
Vargtass stuns Stone with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stone checks a leg kick nicely.
Stone takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick
and Vargtass counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vargtass delivers a nice body kick.
Stone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vargtass.
Vargtass lands a glancing blow to the side of Stone's head.
Vargtass connects with an inside leg kick.
Vargtass throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vargtass tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vargtass lands a front kick.
Vargtass tests Stone's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargtass lands a jab to the nose.
Stone closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vargtass cracks Stone with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone avoids the body shot from Vargtass.
Stone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stone tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vargtass connects with a solid leg kick.
Vargtass scores with a leg kick.
Stone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vargtass.
Vargtass pushes Stone away with a front kick.
Vargtass throws a leg kick which misses Stone's front leg but catches the back leg as Stone tries to avoid it.
Vargtass ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vargtass fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stone fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vargtass checks it well.
Vargtass scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Richard Vargtass is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Vargtass tenderised Stone's leg. Stone is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vargtass throws a head kick that misses.
Vargtass lands with a slapping head kick.
Vargtass throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vargtass looks to land a combination. Stone sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A head kick misses from Vargtass.
Vargtass lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stone tries a head kick but it misses.
Vargtass is looking to slow Stone down with leg kicks.
Vargtass misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vargtass looks for the body kick but Stone saw that one coming.
A head kick by Stone misses
and Vargtass counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stone looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vargtass scores with a head kick. Stone tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Vargtass fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stone.
Vargtass feints and then cracks Stone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stone down.
Vargtass throws a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a head kick that misses
and Vargtass counters with a good low kick that Stone was not able to check.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vargtass.
Vargtass throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vargtass.
Stone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stone closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vargtass jabs Stone to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vargtass fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vargtass scores with a jab to the head.
Vargtass pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stone throws a head kick that misses

and Vargtass counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Vargtass landing knees to the head.

It looks like Rocky Stone has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vargtass lands with a short shot to the head.
Rocky Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vargtass blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Vargtass showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vargtass 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Richard Vargtass!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Richard Vargtass!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Richard Vargtass!

Richard Vargtass wins by unanimous decision!