PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Istok Stanojevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan The Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stanojevic kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is You've Got a Killer Scene There, Man. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Stanojevic
vs
The Man

181 cm
22
169 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Istok Stanojevic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stan The Man!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Stanojevic.
Stanojevic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Man throws a hook but Stanojevic blocks it.
The Man jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stanojevic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The Man throws out a loose jab but Stanojevic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stanojevic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Man.
The Man throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stanojevic's waist but Stanojevic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing The Man off to one side.
Stanojevic blocks a jab.
Stanojevic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stan The Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Man looks to land a left hand but Stanojevic moved out of range nicely.
The Man stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stanojevic shoots in but The Man avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Istok Stanojevic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stanojevic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stanojevic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Man.
Stanojevic ducks under a wild hook from The Man.
Stanojevic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanojevic closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Man circles away.
Stanojevic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Man throws out the jab.
The Man fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stanojevic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Man is fending him off so far but Stanojevic persists. Nope, The Man circles away and we're back to standing.
Stanojevic thows a body shot but no joy.

Stanojevic feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The Man is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Stanojevic wants to pass the guard but The Man is keeping the position.

Stanojevic drops back, looking for a kneebar! The Man looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. The Man looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from The Man!
Stanojevic is breathing heavily.
The Man controlling the position from side mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanojevic is looking for a sweep.
The Man scoring with punches from side control.
Stanojevic tries to buck The Man off but The Man is having none of it.

The Man stands up and beckons Stanojevic to his feet.
A swing and a miss from The Man.
Stanojevic staying out of range there.
Stanojevic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Man.
The Man misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanojevic blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Stanojevic.
The Man throws a looping overhand right but Stanojevic ducks down to avoid it.
The Man might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The Man throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stanojevic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stanojevic defending well as The Man loads up on a big left hand.
Stanojevic doesn't succeed with the takedown

and The Man counters with a big uppercut that knocks Stanojevic off his feet! The Man dives into side control looking to finish!

Stanojevic is rocked!
Stanojevic sneaks back into half guard.
Oh Stanojevic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

The Man stands up from half guard.
Stanojevic seems to have got his legs back now.
The Man sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Stanojevic's defenses. It connects perfectly with Stanojevic's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stan The Man!
Stan The Man is the new welterweight champion!