PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tank Stilers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kobe Magellan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stilers's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Promo. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Stilers
vs
Magellan

175 cm
21
145 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

169 cm
22
146 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tank Stilers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kobe Magellan!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magellan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stilers is out of range.
Magellan misses with a body shot
and Stilers counters with a straight right hand.
Magellan misses with a hook. Stilers ducked under it nicely.
Magellan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stilers is out of range and Magellan settles back down.
Magellan misses with a body shot
and Stilers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circling - Stilers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Stilers misses.
Magellan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Tank Stilers has been cut.
Magellan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stilers misses with a looping left.
Magellan looks to land a left hand but Stilers moved out of range nicely.
Magellan misses with a few strikes there.
Jab by Magellan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magellan lands a nice shot to the body.
Stilers cracks Magellan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Magellan just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Stilers misses the target.
Stilers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magellan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stilers.
Magellan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stilers moves away.
Magellan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Magellan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stilers misses with a wild combination.
Magellan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magellan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stilerss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Magellan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magellan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stilers has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stilers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stilers.
Stilers tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magellan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Magellan slips under a jab.
Magellan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magellan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stilers throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magellan thows a body shot but no joy.
Magellan scores with a punch to the head.
Stilers blocks the body kick.
A slow jab from Magellan misses its intended target.
Magellan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big right from Stilers misses.
Magellan lands a jab.
Magellan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Magellan looks to land a body kick but Stilers moved away.
Magellan throws a solid leg kick but Stilers takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Magellan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magellan throws a leg kick but Stilers checks it.
Magellan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Magellan thows a body shot but no joy.
Magellan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Magellan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stilerss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stilers checks the leg kick nicely there.
Magellan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Magellan misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magellan misses with a hook. Stilers ducked under it nicely.
Stilers misses with a combination
and Magellan counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kobe Magellan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tank Stilers's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Magellan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice jab there from Magellan.
Magellan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stilers sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Magellan closes the distance and clinches.
Magellan tries a body shot but Stilers blocks it.
Stilers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Stilers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Magellan throws a solid leg kick but Stilers takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Magellan.
Magellan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kobe Magellan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stilers moves out of range of the strikes.
Magellan cracks the inside of Stilers's front leg.
Magellan tries to bum rush Stilers with a series of wild strikes but Stilers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kobe Magellan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Magellan.
Magellan moves out of range of the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Magellan.
Magellan throws a sloppy head kick and Stilers moves out of range easily.
Magellan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stilers. That did some damage!
Stilers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stilers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Magellan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stilers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Magellan throws a leg kick which misses Stilers's front leg but catches the back leg as Stilers tries to avoid it.
Magellan 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stilers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magellan.
Stilers throws a lazy right hand but Magellan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Stilers finds it's way through Magellan's defenses.
Magellan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stilers throws the left hand but Magellan avoids the punch easily.
Magellan thumps Stilers with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magellan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Magellan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magellan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Magellan duly obliges.
Stilers throws a big shot that misses.
Stilers misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magellan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stilers was well out of range. Poor timing from Magellan.
Stilers feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Magellans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stilers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magellan.
Magellan lands a nice shot to the body.
Stilers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Magellan counters with a nice leg kick.
Stilers throws a good cross that connects.
Magellan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Stilers if he has to take too many more of those.
Magellan throws a leg kick but Stilers checks it.
Stilers throws an overhand right that lands on Magellan's shoulder, as Magellan tries to avoid the shot.
Stilers loads up on a big right hand but Magellan slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magellan misses with a straight left.
Magellan feints and then cracks Stilers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stilers down.
Magellan lands a head kick. Stilers smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magellan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Magellan 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.
Stilers tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Magellan misses with a series of wild punches.
Stilers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Magellan. Magellan obviously looking to wear him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magellan throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kobe Magellan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tank Stilers's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

An inside leg kick lands from Magellan.
Magellan thows a body shot but no joy.
Magellan throws a wild body kick that Stilers sees coming a mile off.
Stilers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Magellan moves out of range as Stilers strikes.
A solid body kick from Magellan.
Stilers misses with a body shot.
Magellan scores with a body shot.
Stilers is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Stilers scores with a crisp jab that stopped Magellan in his tracks.
Stilers takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Magellan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stilers rather than just go for the knockout.
Stilers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stilers throws a shot from downtown. Magellan moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stilers. Magellan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magellan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Magellan tests Stilers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stilers moves out of range as Magellan throws a body kick.
Good shot there by Magellan.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Magellan.
Magellan lands with a kick to the temple. Stilers shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Magellan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stilers is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magellan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stilers circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stilers makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Magellan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stilers.
Magellan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Magellan throws a lazy right hand but Stilers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Magellan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stilers looks to throw the jab but Magellan is out of range.
Magellan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stilers needs to keep his hands up - Magellan had a free shot at his head there.
Good leg kick by Magellan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Magellan lands a high kick!
Stilers checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice uppercut there from Magellan.
Stilers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Magellan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Magellan misses with a head kick.
Stilers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Magellan misses with a hook to the body
and Stilers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Magellan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stilers lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stilers scores with a nice right hand.
Magellan misses with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magellan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Magellan scores with a jab.
Magellan throws a shot from downtown. Stilers moves away and avoids it.
Magellan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Magellan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stilers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stilers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magellan.
Magellan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stilers checks a low kick from Magellan.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kobe Magellan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Magellan 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kobe Magellan!