PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Domink Stansbury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stansbury comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Me Against The World kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! John Matthews has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Matthews
vs
Stansbury

178 cm
20
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

164 cm
25
173 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Domink Stansbury!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stansbury misses with a takedown
and Matthews counters with a one-two to the body.
Matthews throws a sloppy head kick and Stansbury moves out of range easily.
Matthews throws a series of punches but Stansbury moves out of range.
Stansbury gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Matthews counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stansbury thinking.

Stansbury manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Matthews on his heels. He'll look to pass Matthews's guard now, I'm sure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stansbury loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Matthews looking for a sweep. Not yet Matthews, not yet.
Stansbury throwing strikes from guard but Matthews blocks nicely.
Stansbury throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews keeping moving, preventing Stansbury from controlling successfully.
Stansbury has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stansbury throwing strikes but missing.
Matthews keeping full guard, as Stansbury tries to pass.
Stansbury preventing the sweep.
Stansbury is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Matthews is looking to stand up but Stansbury isn't so interested in that idea.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stansbury working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stansbury trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stansbury prevents Matthews from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stansbury throwing strikes but missing.
Stansbury content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stansbury loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stansbury trying to control but Matthews is working from the bottom.
Matthews knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stansbury on the ground.
Stansbury throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Matthews works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Matthews is breathing heavily.
Stansbury works over Matthews with some ground and pound from guard.
Matthews looking for a sweep. Not yet Matthews, not yet.
Stansbury slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Stansbury cracks Matthews with a solid left hand.
Stansbury connects with a couple of short punches.
Stansbury throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stansbury trying to control the position from guard on top but Matthews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stansbury stopping the sweep attempt from Matthews.
Stansbury stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Matthews swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stansbury postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Matthews wants to stand up but Stansbury is controlling him.
Matthews being controlled here, momentarily.
Stansbury distracts Matthews with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stansbury stands up over Matthews, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Stansbury landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stansbury accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stansbury stays in close to Matthews's body and controls the position.
Stansbury passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Matthews taking a bit of punishment here - Stansbury scoring with strikes.
Stansbury lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Matthews down.
Stansbury prevents Matthews from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stansbury is putting a hurting on Matthews here, landing some big shots from side control.
Stansbury scores with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Stansbury gets a double leg takedown into Matthews's guard.
Matthews keeping full guard, as Stansbury tries to pass.
Stansbury is working Matthews over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stansbury stops Matthews from standing up.
Stansbury thows a big elbow that misses.
Matthews is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stansbury working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Matthews keeping moving, preventing Stansbury from controlling successfully.
Stansbury thows a big elbow that misses.
Stansbury is in close to Matthews's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stansbury postures up in Matthews's guard and throws a big left but Matthews blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews is trying to control the position but Stansbury postures up.
Stansbury lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Matthews avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stansbury postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stansbury working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Matthews's head.
Stansbury passes Matthews's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Stansbury lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Stansbury is nestled in close to Matthews, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Stansbury.
Stansbury wants to control but Matthews is keeping him busy.
Stansbury frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Stansbury lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Matthews that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Domink Stansbury has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stansbury lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Stansbury scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Matthews?
Stansbury punishing his opponent with strikes.
Matthews is bucking up trying to escape but Stansbury cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stansbury fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Stansbury working Matthews over with strikes here.
Stansbury takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Stansbury connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Stansbury with shots to the head and body - Matthews looks very uncomfortable down there.
Stansbury working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Stansbury lands a big shot there that rocks Matthews but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Stansbury is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Matthews can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Matthews is wriggling around trying to escape.
The referee warns Matthews that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Stansbury lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Matthews hang on?
Stansbury lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Stansbury swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Domink Stansbury!