PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Stalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bob cares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Stalker
vs
cares

195 cm
22
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stefan Stalker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, bob cares!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
cares explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Stalker is breathing heavily.cares misses with a jab, cross combination.
bob cares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Stalker clinches with his opponent.
cares is trying to break free.
cares wants to get back to striking at distance but Stalker won't allow it.
cares wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stalker has him pressed against the cage.
cares wants to break the clinch but can't.
cares is trying to break free.
cares wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
cares has had enough of the clinch but Stalker keeps him there for the moment.
cares wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
cares can't break the clinch.
cares wants to break the clinch but can't.
cares wants to break free but Stalker has control.

Stalker breaks from the clinch.
cares throws a right hand that Stalker ducks under and follows up with a left that Stalker also avoids with ease.
Stalker blocks the body kick.
cares throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
cares throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for cares, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
cares throws a series of punches but Stalker moves out of range.
cares throws a right hand that Stalker ducks under and follows up with a left that Stalker also avoids with ease.

Stalker moves into the clinch successfully.

Stalker manages to break the clinch.
Stalker throws a series of punches but cares moves out of range.

Stalker moves into range and clinches up with cares.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stalker gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, cares regains guard.
Stalker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stalker won't allow cares to get back to his feet.
Stalker throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
cares preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stalker controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Stalker gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
cares avoids the head kick by Stalker.
cares misses with a double jab

so Stalker counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Stalker showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalker seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down cares for as long as he can get away with.

Stalker gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Stalker darts in and clinches cares up against the cage.
cares stops a takedown attempt from Stalker.

Stalker successfully pulls guard.
Stalker has his hands on cares's head, controlling the position.
Stalker striking from the bottom.
cares would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

cares stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Stalker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
cares is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalker with shots to the head and body - cares looks very uncomfortable down there.
Stalker punishing his opponent with strikes.

Stalker looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Stalker looking to control but cares is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stalker connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Stalker fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
cares in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Stalker lands a big elbow.
Stalker landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stalker landing strikes from the mount and cares is in trouble!
Stalker won't let cares get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalker lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

cares is rocked!
Stalker has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of cares's face.
cares is still on wobbly legs! Can Stalker finish him?

It looks like bob cares has been cut.
Stalker connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stalker scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Stalker fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
cares is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Stalker landing strikes from the mount and cares is in trouble!
Stalker lands a heavy elbow.
Stalker controlling from the full mount.
Stalker is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. cares can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
cares is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
cares seems to have recovered his senses.
Stalker dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stefan Stalker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on bob cares's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

cares falls off balance throwing a combination

and Stalker counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Stalker is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nice strikes from Stalker there.
cares pushes Stalker off looking to stand but Stalker dives back in and keeps control.
Stalker tries to pass to full mount but cares defends it.
Stalker works his foot free and advances to mount.
Stalker in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stalker throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Stalker looking to ground and pound but cares is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalker controlling from mount.
Stefan Stalker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
cares is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Stalker looking to ground and pound but cares is blocking nicely.
cares wants to try and get back to his feet.
cares is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Stalker with good strikes from the mount here!

That's two 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.
cares is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
cares is squirming around, avoiding Stalker's attempts to control the action.

Stalker has hold of cares's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and cares manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

cares defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Stalker.
Stalker lands a nice shot to the head.
cares wants to get back to his feet.
Stalker putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Stalker landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
cares trying desperately to get to his feet.
Stalker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Stalker scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Stalker looking to control and managing it successfully.
Stalker is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Stalker with shots to the head and body - cares looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalker connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
cares is trying to stand.
Stalker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that cares can do to turn this around?

cares bucks up and throws Stalker to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!

Stalker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with cares, pushing him back against the cage.
Stalker has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. cares is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Stalker has dropped down and is working for a takedown. cares is trying to keep an underhook but Stalker manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Stalker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Stalker is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so cares is just riding it out for now. Stalker eventually gives up the hold.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
cares wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stefan Stalker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on bob cares's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

cares tries to land a body kick

and Stalker decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in cares's guard.
Stalker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stalker throws a big right hand that misses.
Stalker 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.
Stalker wants to control from the top but cares keeps moving.
Stalker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stalker is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
cares is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Stalker stands and steps away. cares gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
cares stuffs the takedown.
cares misses with the body kick

and Stalker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Stalker gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, cares regains guard.
cares has momentary wrist control but Stalker slips an elbow through the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stalker connects with a couple of short punches.
cares takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stalker stands and throws cares's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Stalker decides to stand up, so the ref orders cares to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stalker gets a clinch.
Stalker goes for a takedown in the clinch but cares prevents it.
cares tries to break the clinch but Stalker is controlling the position.
cares wants to get back to striking at distance but Stalker won't allow it.
Stalker is stalling here.
Stalker is looking for a takedown up against the cage. cares gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Stalker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
cares wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stalker prevents cares from breaking the clinch.
cares has had enough of the clinch but Stalker keeps him there for the moment.
Stalker jumps guard but cares stands there with Stalker around his waist. Stalker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
cares wants to get back to striking at distance but Stalker won't allow it.
Stalker keeps control of cares as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
cares wants to break free but Stalker has control.
cares has had enough of the clinch but Stalker keeps him there for the moment.
cares wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
cares is trying to break free.
Stalker keeps control of cares as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stalker is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
cares wants to break the clinch but can't.

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.
Stalker wants a takedown.

cares breaks the clinch.
Stalker lands a head kick that stumbles cares and the fighters go to the mat.

cares is rocked!
Stalker lands a couple of digs.
cares is still on wobbly legs! Can Stalker finish him?

That has opened up bob cares's cut even more.
Stalker landing some decent shots from guard.

Stalker postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! cares is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Stalker, into his guard.
cares takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Stalker managing to control the position.
cares seems to have recovered his senses.
cares is looking to stand up but Stalker won't let him.
Stalker wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. cares manages to get himself to full guard.
Stalker controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

cares has his feet on Stalker's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A big right followed by a crushing left from cares knocks Stalker out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). bob cares!