PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Jeetjutsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Stark has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Stark
vs
Jeetjutsu

190 cm
29
220 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

214 cm
29
265 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thiago Jeetjutsu!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jeetjutsu.
Thiago Jeetjutsu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stark slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stark lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Jeetjutsu gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Stark to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Stark wants to control from the top but Jeetjutsu keeps moving.
Jeetjutsu can't keep his opponent in guard - Stark advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Jeetjutsu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stark controlling the action here.
Jeetjutsu is in trouble now - Stark has advanced to mount!
A nice elbow there by Stark.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeetjutsu is wriggling around trying to escape.
Stark content just to control the position here.
Stark's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Stark wants to control the pace but Jeetjutsu is squirming around nicely.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Stark cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Stark sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Stark lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stark is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jeetjutsu is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Stark cracks Jeetjutsu with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stark lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Stark tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jeetjutsu is looking to get to half guard.
Stark pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

It looks like Thiago Jeetjutsu has been cut.
Jeetjutsu is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jeetjutsu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Stark content just to control the position here.
Stark dominating with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stark looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Stark prevents Jeetjutsu from getting the reversal.
Jeetjutsu wants to control but Stark is having none of it.
Stark looking to finish Jeetjutsu with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jeetjutsu!
Stark controlling the position easily from mount.
Jeetjutsu is desperately trying to improve his position but Stark has a good base and remains in mount.

Stark is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jeetjutsu has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Stark working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Stark looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jeetjutsu is looking to get to half guard.
Jeetjutsu regains half guard.
Jeetjutsu has hold of Stark's hands but Stark slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stark keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Stark lands strikes from half guard.
Stark is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stark perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jeetjutsu is refusing to be controlled, as Stark sits in half guard.

Stark is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jeetjutsu is just riding it out for now. Stark eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Stark dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Jeetjutsu's cut.
That's time! Stark's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Stark lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Stark.
Stark throws a shot to the body.
Stark connects with a jab.
Stark lands a slapping body shot.
Stark scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jeetjutsu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jeetjutsu throws a head kick that misses
and Stark counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeetjutsu takes one to the side of the head.
Jeetjutsu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Stark shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jeetjutsu napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jeetjutsu is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Stark working the body and head with strikes.
Stark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jeetjutsu can do to turn this around?
Stark happy to just control the position for now.

Stark wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jeetjutsu, who protects the arm well.
Tony Stark overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stark is looking to take a break and control but Jeetjutsu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stark takes a little break here. Jeetjutsu wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeetjutsu tries to buck Stark off but Stark is having none of it.
Stark looks up at the clock and then as Jeetjutsu takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stark smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Jeetjutsu's face as Stark controls the position.
Jeetjutsu sneaks back into half guard.
Jeetjutsu is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stark's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stark's back!

Jeetjutsu is looking for a choke. Stark gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Stark manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stark wants to control from the top but Jeetjutsu keeps moving.
Jeetjutsu trying to keep a closed guard but Stark is proving a slippery customer.
Stark might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeetjutsu can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stark controls the pace.
Stark stands and throws Jeetjutsu's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Stark tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Stark has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Stark trying to control the action but Jeetjutsu is working from the bottom.
Jeetjutsu is looking to regain half guard here but Stark keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark controlling the position from side mount.
Jeetjutsu sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Stark is trying to control the action in half guard but Jeetjutsu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jeetjutsu moves into full guard.
Jeetjutsu keeping moving, preventing Stark from controlling successfully.
Stark looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Tony Stark has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jeetjutsu is looking to clinch.
Stark connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Stark dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Jeetjutsu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Jeetjutsu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stark connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jeetjutsu misses with a takedown attempt
and Stark counters with a nice body shot.
Thiago Jeetjutsu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stark throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jeetjutsu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jeetjutsu throws a wild body kick that Stark sees coming a mile off.
Stark throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jeetjutsu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stark lands a glancing blow to the side of Jeetjutsu's head.
Stark with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice uppercut lands for Stark. That snapped Jeetjutsu's head back.
Stark scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jeetjutsu throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Stark makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stark lands a jab to the nose.
Stark blocks a head kick by Jeetjutsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jeetjutsu tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jeetjutsu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jeetjutsu gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jeetjutsu tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stark counters with a left to the body.
Jeetjutsu with a poor takedown
and Stark counters with a stiff right hand.
Tony Stark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Jeetjutsu.
Stark throws a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark scores with a hook to the body. Jeetjutsu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jeetjutsu tries to clinch but Stark moves away
and Stark counters with a right hand to the body.
Stark lands a nice shot to the body.

Stark looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Stark distracts Jeetjutsu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jeetjutsu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stark's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stark manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Stark controlling from mount.
Stark lands a heavy elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeetjutsu working to try and regain half guard.
Stark unloading with bombs!
Stark scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jeetjutsu?
Jeetjutsu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thiago Jeetjutsu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stark looking to control and managing it successfully.
Stark with a couple of short strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Stark lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Jeetjutsu is rocked!

That has opened up Thiago Jeetjutsu's cut even more.
Stark in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jeetjutsu is still in real trouble! Can Stark finish him?

Thiago Jeetjutsu's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Thiago Jeetjutsu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tony Stark!
A very excited looking Tony Stark made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.