PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Geissen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Homie Stockton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stockton's choice of entrance music: Rustie - Clinch All Nite. Homie Stockton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Geissen
vs
Stockton

180 cm
19
218 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

191 cm
21
215 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Gilop®

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shawn Geissen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Homie Stockton!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Geissen misses its intended target.
Stockton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Geissen.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stockton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stockton tries to clinch up but Geissen circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice defenses there by Stockton.
Stockton bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Stockton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Geissen's calf.
Geissen throws a jab but it's blocked by Stockton.

Stockton moves into the clinch.
Stockton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stockton controlling the action here for a moment.
Geissen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Geissen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Geissen is trying to break the clinch but Stockton is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stockton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Geissen's defenses.

It looks like Shawn Geissen has been cut.
Stockton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stockton stalling in the clinch.
Stockton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Geissen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Geissen tries to circle away but Stockton has him pinned against the cage.
Stockton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Geissen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stockton lands a knee to the head.
Geissen letting Stockton take a breather here.
A frustrated look appears on Geissen's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stockton's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Stockton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A bit of stalling here from Stockton.
Stockton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Geissen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Geissen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stockton lands an elbow just above Geissen 's eye.
Stockton prevents Geissen from breaking the clinch.
Stockton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Geissen's efforts to push away.
Stockton avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stockton has Geissen pressed against the cage, preventing Geissen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stockton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stockton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Geissen's efforts to push away.
Geissen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stockton scores with a knee to the head.
Stockton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stockton tries to land a knee to the head but Geissen blocks with his arms.
Stockton has Geissen pressed against the cage, preventing Geissen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stockton landing knees to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stockton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Geissen tries to break the clinch but Stockton is controlling the position.
Stockton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stockton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Geissen is trying to force a seperation but Stockton has the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Geissen has had enough of the clinch but Stockton keeps him there for the moment.
Stockton throws a knee to the head but misses.

Geissen manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stockton slips a jab from Geissen.
Geissen throws a lazy right hand but Stockton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stockton is looking to clinch but Geissen is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Homie Stockton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Geissen's cut.
That's time! Geissen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Geissen misses with a looping left.
Stockton defending well as Geissen loads up on a big left hand.
Geissen lands with a straight right. Stockton didn't see that one coming.
Geissen throws a jab when Stockton was well out of range.
Geissen lands with an overhand left.
Nice uppercut there from Geissen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stockton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Geissen throws a big shot that misses.
Geissen misses with a straight right.
Geissen dips to his left and cracks Stockton with an uppercut!
Stockton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Geissen.

Geissen drops Stockton with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Stockton looks back up at him and smiles so Geissen waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Geissen with a jab.

Stockton is rocked!
Geissen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stockton slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Geissen lands a big uppercut and Stockton crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Stockton looks OK. Geissen waves Stockton back to his feet!
Stockton is still on wobbly legs! Can Geissen finish him?
Geissen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stockton closes the distance but Geissen moves to the side
and Geissen counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Stockton off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Geissen follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Stockton was out before he hit the floor.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Shawn Geissen!