PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Buff Bagwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlo Stanfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bagwell might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eminem - Not Afraid. Stanfield is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Call To Greatness. Marlo Stanfield has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Buff Bagwell's chin.

Bagwell
vs
Stanfield

178 cm
30
147 lbs
17 - 14 - 0

163 cm
22
130 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Buff Bagwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marlo Stanfield!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanfield keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bagwell moves out of range of the strikes.
Bagwell cracks a nice hook into Stanfield's ribs.
Stanfield throws a poor cross that misses

and Bagwell decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stanfield's guard.

Bagwell is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bagwell lands a couple of digs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagwell preventing the sweep.
Stanfield is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bagwell stays in close to Stanfield's body and controls the position.
Bagwell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stanfield can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bagwell controls the pace.
Stanfield looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bagwell is one step ahead there.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bagwell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Buff Bagwell.
Stanfield misses with a left hand
and Bagwell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stanfield misses with a right hand
and Bagwell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stanfield misses with a body shot.
Bagwell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield throws a right hand that misses
and Bagwell counters with a good low kick that Stanfield was not able to check.
Bagwell throws a leg kick
and Stanfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stanfield throws a looping overhand right but Bagwell ducks down to avoid it.
Stanfield misses with a hook
and Bagwell makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Stanfield really felt that one!
Stanfield throws a right hand that misses
and Bagwell counters with a low kick, right behind Stanfield 's knee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bagwell connects with the punch.
Stanfield misses with a hook
and Bagwell counters with a body kick that stops Stanfield in his tracks momentarily.
Nice uppercut lands for Stanfield. That snapped Bagwell's head back.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bagwell.
Stanfield misses with a left hand
and Bagwell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buff Bagwell dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Stanfield throws a combination that misses
and Bagwell counters with a low kick, right behind Stanfield 's knee.
Stanfield misses with a body punch

and Bagwell counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Stanfield avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stanfield is looking to sweep but instead, Bagwell has passed into half guard.
Bagwell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stanfield has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bagwell is working away from the top position though.
Bagwell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bagwell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanfield keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Bagwell is working for a submission of some sort.
Bagwell not doing much here.
Stanfield moves into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bagwell controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bagwell is pushing down on Stanfield's leg trying to pass to half guard. Stanfield is fighting to maintain full guard but Bagwell has managed to sneak the leg through.
Stanfield tries to get to full guard but Bagwell has control of the leg.
Bagwell content to control rather than advance.
Bagwell is trying to control the action in half guard but Stanfield is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagwell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stanfield blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bagwell.
Stanfield really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bagwell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bagwell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stanfield's head.
Stanfield wants to get back to his feet.
Bagwell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bagwell is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bagwell is thwarting Stanfield's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stanfield lands the left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Stanfield checks a low kick from Bagwell.
Bagwell thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bagwell throws a low kick, looking for Stanfield's leg but Stanfield calmly moves out of range.
Stanfield swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Bagwell counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buff Bagwell dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bagwell scores with a leg kick.
Stanfield stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bagwell.
Stanfield might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A slow jab from Stanfield misses its intended target.
Stanfield throws an off balance right hand
and Bagwell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stanfield moves out of range of the leg kick from Bagwell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanfield misses with a double jab
and Bagwell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stanfield stuffs the takedown attempt from Bagwell. Bagwell gets slowly back to his feet.
Marlo Stanfield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stanfield on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

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.
Bagwell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stanfield throws a lazy uppercut
and Bagwell counters with a leg kick.
Stanfield misses with a hook
and Bagwell counters with an outside leg kick.
Stanfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bagwell moves away.
Stanfield throws an off balance right hand
and Bagwell counters with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagwell wants to land a leg kick but Stanfield is out of range.
Bagwell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stanfield avoids it really well and circles away.
Stanfield swings widly with a right hand
and Bagwell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marlo Stanfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bagwell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bagwell connects with a crisp jab.

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.
Bagwell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bagwell. That's going to slow Stanfield down.
Stanfield misses with a left hand
and Bagwell counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stanfield throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bagwell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stanfield's knee momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stanfield throws a lazy uppercut
and Bagwell counters with a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buff Bagwell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bagwell 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buff Bagwell!