PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Keefer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone has chosen SWEET JANE as his entrance music. 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.

Keefer
vs
Stone

189 cm
29
185 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

185 cm
22
186 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Keefer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Stone!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stone is looking to land body kicks.
Stone scores with a decent looking hook.
Keefer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stone to score with a decent uppercut.
Stone tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stone throws a low kick, looking for Keefer's leg but Keefer calmly moves out of range.
Keefer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Keefer tries a head kick but it misses.
Stone scores with a three punch combo!
Keefer moves out of range of the body kick.
Keefer throws a half hearted mid kick.

Stone lands a big head kick that sends Keefer tumbling to the mat! Stone takes a step backwards and waves Keefer back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Mark Keefer has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone throws a lazy body kick
and Keefer counters with a good, hard body kick but Stone shrugs it off.
A head kick misses from Keefer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Stone.
Stone is looking to clinch but Keefer is avoiding it.
Stone avoids the head kick by Keefer.
Stone just misses with a punch to the body.

Stone has closed the distance and engaged Keefer in a clinch.
Stone is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Keefer is keeping busy.
Stone seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Stone wants a takedown but no success here.
Keefer is trying to break the clinch but Stone is controlling him.
Stone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Keefer wants to break free but Stone has control.
Stone stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Knees to the body from Stone.
A frustrated look appears on Keefer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stone slows down the pace here.
Keefer wants to break free but Stone has control.
Stone pushes Keefer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone lands with a right to the head.
Stone dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Stone swings wildly with an uppercut but Keefer uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Keefer tries to circle away but Stone has him pinned against the cage.
Stone lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stone lands with a light punch inside.
Stone tries a knee to the head but Keefer blocks it.
Stone is struggling to control the position.
Keefer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stone wants a takedown but no success here.

Keefer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stone slips a jab and a cross from Keefer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keefer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Keefer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stone. Stone obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but Keefer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Keefer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Keefer scores with the left hand. Stone knows he should have avoided that one.
Stone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stone tries to clinch
and Keefer counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sloppy strikes from Keefer. Those never looked like landing.
Stone throws a body kick that misses.
Keefer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Stone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Keefer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Some wild striking there from Keefer.
Stone moves out of range of the strikes.
Stone throws a leg kick that misses.
Keefer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ben Stone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Keefer lands a nice hook to Stone's body. Stone takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stone throws a wild body kick that Keefer sees coming a mile off.
Stone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keefer.
Stone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stone cracks the inside of Keefer's front leg.
Keefer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stone misses with a lunging right hand
and Keefer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stone connects with an inside leg kick.
Keefer is looking to score with low kicks.
Keefer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keefer lands a jab to the head.
Keefer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Keefer stalks Stone and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stone's face. Stone staggers backwards, shaken.
Keefer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Keefer swings for the body but Stone moves out of range.
Ben Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Keefer back to the cage. Stone follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Stone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keefer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Keefer misses the shot to the body.
Stone throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Stone misses with a double jab
and Keefer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stone lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Keefer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A slow jab from Stone misses its intended target.
Stone swinging wildly here.
Stone throws a leg kick
and Keefer counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keefer misses with a few strikes there.
Keefer thuds a left hand into Stone's body.
Keefer is looking to wear down Stone with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stone throws a leg kick that is checked
and Keefer counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Stone is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Keefer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stone lands with a straight right. Keefer didn't see that one coming.
A punch combination from Keefer misses.
Stone misses with a left hand
and Keefer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stone's knee momentarily.
Keefer misses with a kick to the body.
Keefer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stone misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone misses with a body kick.
Keefer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Keefer.
Stone avoids the head kick by Keefer.
Keefer fails to land with a series of punches.
Stone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Keefer.

Stone darts in and clinches Keefer up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stone lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Stone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mark Keefer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Keefer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Stone tries a head kick but it misses.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keefer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stone throws a wild body kick that Keefer sees coming a mile off.
Keefer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stone throws a sloppy body shot
and Keefer counters with a nice leg kick.
Stone motions for Keefer to come forward. Stone throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Keefer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Keefer ducks under a wild hook from Stone.
Stone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Keefer slips under a jab.
Stone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Stone does no damage.
Stone moves out of range as Keefer throws a body kick.
Keefer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stone.
Some wild striking there from Keefer.
Sloppy strikes from Keefer. Those never looked like landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stone.
Stone throws a head kick but Keefer moves out of range.
Mark Keefer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
An inside leg kick from Stone misses.
Stone throws a jab when Keefer was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keefer throws a series of punches but Stone moves out of range.

Keefer closes the distance and pushes Stone back into the cage.
Stone lands a nice elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Stone fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Keefer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Stone has clasped his hands together around Keefer's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Keefer taking punishment in the form of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keefer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Keefer is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone working away.
Keefer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stone wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Stone content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Keefer is trying to improve his position.
Keefer sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keefer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stone landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mark Keefer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stone landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stone works his foot free and advances to mount.
Stone controlling from the full mount.
Keefer is trying desperately to improve position.
Stone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone controlling from the full mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Stone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stone 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Stone!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ben Stone made sure he mentioned Conviction, along with how happy he was to win his fight.