PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Stone might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to SMALL AXE. The crowd seem to be enjoying Power's choice of entrance music: Max is coming, better be ready.... Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Max Power enters the cage!

Stone
vs
Power

185 cm
25
183 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

185 cm
33
173 lbs
30 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

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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 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Stone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Power!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stone counters with a thumping low kick.
Stone slips under a jab from Power.
Power looks to land a left hand but Stone moved out of range nicely.
Stone misses with a wild body shot.
Stone slips under a jab.
Power scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stone has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stone there as he acknowledges the shot.
Power delivers a nice body kick.
Power throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Power misses with a body punch
and Stone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Power thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stone throws a jab but it's blocked by Power.
Power gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Power uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stone.
Nice body kick from Stone.
Max Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone checks a low kick from Power.
Power cracks Stone with an open hand slap.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Power.
Stone walks into a stiff left hand from Power.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power misses with a hook. Stone ducked under it nicely.
Power throws a body kick that misses.
Stone misses with a body kick.
Power paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stone misses with a looping right.
Power checks a low kick from Stone.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone tried to score with a low kick but Power checks it.

Stone forces Power back against the cage and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone struggles to land a body shot inside as Power controls his hands.
Stone tries a body shot but Power blocks it.
Power is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stone is keeping busy.
Stone drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Power misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stone throws a head punch that misses.
Power tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stone avoids it.
Stone drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A body shot lands from Stone.

Power breaks the clinch.
Power takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power avoids the body shot from Stone.
Stone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stone lands a right hook to the body.
Power shoots for a double leg takedown but Stone sprawls well. He's pushed Power's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Power misses with a body shot.
Stone misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stone checks a leg kick.
Power pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stone throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Max Power has been cut.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stone digs a good hook to Power's body.
Stone looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Power is fending him off so far but Stone persists. Nope, Power circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Power tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stone stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stone wants it to stay on the feet.
Power misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Power lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stone with a nice cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Power. Stone does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Power lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stone has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stone and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stone stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stone wants it to stay on the feet.
Stone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Stone does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone just misses with a punch to the body.
Power lands a jab to Stone's midsection.
Power tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Power blocks a low kick nicely.
Stone moves in looking to clinch but Power pushes him off.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands with a shot to the body.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Stone.
Stone tries to clinch but Power moves out of range.
Power misses with a hook
and Power takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Power is rocked!
Stone is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Power flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Power is out cold! Stone holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ben Stone!
Ben Stone retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Ben Stone thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.