PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keith Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Panch Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone comes to the cage accompanied by I like BEER! Tom T. Hall. Villa has chosen Pancho Villa as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Stone
vs
Villa

186 cm
22
194 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

202 cm
21
196 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

West Coast Apparel
Rivers Edge Nutrition(Disciples of Pain)

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Keith Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Panch Villa!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Villa.
Villa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stone sizes up Villa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stone throws a jab but it's blocked by Villa.
Villa throws a series of punches but Stone avoids them all with ease.
Horrible takedown by Stone or perhaps it was just good defense by Villa which made him look bad.
Stone looks to score with a jab to the body but Villa is just out of range.
Villa moves out of range as Stone strikes.
Stone throws a wild body kick that Villa sees coming a mile off.
Villa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Villa.
Villa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Stone misses.
Villa throws a right hand that Stone ducks under and follows up with a left that Stone also avoids with ease.
Villa ducks right into an uppercut from Stone.
Stone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stone misses with a straight right.
Villa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stone misses with a leg kick
and Villa finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Stone ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Villa manages to avoid it.
Stone scores with a nice right hand.
Stone takes a swing at Villa's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Stone.
Villa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stone.
A jab from Stone misses.
Stone misses with a hook.
Stone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stone shoots in for a takedown but Villa shows good takedown defense.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone thows a body shot but no joy.
Villa misses with a two punch combination.
Stone misses the jab.
Panch Villa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Villa.
Stone takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Keith Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone slips a jab and a cross from Villa.
Stone takes a swing at Villa's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Stone misses.
Villa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stone throws a leg kick
and Villa counters with a thumping low kick.
Stone moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stone shoots in and drives through. Villa sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keith Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Villa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Villa - that will leave a mark!
Stone throws a poor cross that misses
and Villa counters with a body kick that stops Stone in his tracks momentarily.
A good leg kick by Villa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws an off balance right hand
and Villa counters with an outside leg kick.
Stone lands a jab to Villa's midsection.
Villa misses with a kick to the body.
Stone throws a right and a left that Villa avoids nicely.
Villa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone cracks a nice hook into Villa's ribs.

Stone shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Villa blocking the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Villa trying desperately to get to his feet.
Poor strikes thrown by Stone there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Villa avoids a series of strikes thrown by Stone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keith Stone dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Stone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Villa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Villa misses with a low kick as Stone jumps back.
Villa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Villa.
Stone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Villa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stone.
Villa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stone.
Villa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stone.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Villa.
Villa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Stone gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Check out the look on Stone's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Stone throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Villa works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Villa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stone.
Villa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stone.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa is staying active underneath Stone, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Villa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stone not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stone thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Stone is trying to work for a kimura but Villa is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone throwing shots but Villa is blocking nicely.
Villa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stone.
Stone wants to pass the guard but Villa is defending well.
Stone is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone wants to control but Villa is keeping him busy.

Villa is defending against the submission attempts here by Stone.
Villa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stone.
Stone throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stone not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Keith Stone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone is looking to advance position but Villa won't allow it.

Stone seems to be working for a kimura but Villa defends the submission attempt.
Villa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stone.
Stone lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Villa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keith Stone dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Villa slips a jab from Stone.
Stone throws a hook but Villa avoids it easily.
Villa works the jab nicely.
Stone throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Villa counters with an outside leg kick.
Villa throws a front kick that sends Stone stumbling back into the cage.
Villa misses with a series of wild punches.
Villa misses with the combination.
Stone looks to throw the jab but Villa is out of range.
Stone throws a low kick but Villa avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stone.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stone dives in and grabs Villa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Villa pushes down on Stone's head and hops out.
Stone throws a shot to the body.
Stone connects with a good right hand that stumbles Villa. Villa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Villa moves out of range of the strikes.
Villa checks a low kick from Stone.
Villa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stone.
Stone on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Villa. Villa obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone swings for the body but Villa moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Villa.
Villa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Stone swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Villa counters with a good, hard body kick but Stone shrugs it off.
Villa throws a right and a left that both miss.
A good leg kick by Villa.
Villa avoids the head kick by Stone.
Villa misses with a combination
letting Stone counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone avoids a kick to the body.
Villa misses with a low kick.
Stone misses with a straight right.
Villa slips a straight right by Stone.
Stone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Villa was well out of range. Poor timing from Stone.
Stone will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Villa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Panch Villa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Villa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keith Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone slips under a jab from Villa.
Keith Stone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villa throws a right hand that Stone ducks under and follows up with a left that Stone also avoids with ease.
Villa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Villa throws a right and a left that Stone avoids nicely.
Villa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stone misses with a jab to the body
and Villa counters with a straight right hand.
Villa throws a front kick aimed at Stone's knee but Stone avoids it well.
Stone looks to throw the jab but Villa is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Stone misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stone. Villa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stone misses with a takedown attempt - Villa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Keith Stone.
Well Stone 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Stone!