PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Handy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stone
vs
Handy

185 cm
25
230 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
255 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

CEC Nutrition Q160

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jackson Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manny Handy!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone cracks Handy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Handy looks winded!
Handy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Handy should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Stone fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Handy on the side of the head.
Handy scores with a nice head shot.
Handy throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Stone to counter with a crisp jab.
Handy misses with a body shot.
Stone lands a leg kick that knocks Handy off balance momentarily.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Handy has eaten all the pies!
A head kick by Handy misses
and Stone counters with a nice uppercut.
Handy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Handy tries to move into range but Stone moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stone lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Stone.
A big right from Handy misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stone, right into the meat.
Stone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone scoring well with a low kick there.
A cross from Stone lands.
Stone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Handy.
Handy misses with a wild combination.
Stone throws a head kick that Handy semi-blocks.
Handy throws a lazy head kick
and Stone counters with an outside leg kick.
Stone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some wild striking there from Handy.
Stone throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Handy connects with a looping right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handy throws a right and a left that Stone avoids nicely.
Handy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Manny Handy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone moves out of range as Handy strikes.
Handy misses with a lunging right hand
and Stone counters with a thumping low kick.
Stone thuds his shin into the meat of Handy's side.
Handy swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Handy throws a poor cross that misses
and Stone counters with a slapping leg kick.
Handy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Handy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Handy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Handy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
Handy throws a combination that misses
and Stone counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stone fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Handy is out of range.
Stone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handy throws an off balance right hand
and Stone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Handy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Handy throws a sloppy head kick and Stone moves out of range easily.
A shot to the body from Handy misses
and Stone counters with an outside leg kick.
Handy throws a head kick but Stone moves out of range.
Handy looks to land a right hand but Stone moved out of range.
Stone lands a right hook to the body.
Handy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Stone.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stone, as that shot connected.
Handy thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Handy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Handy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stone circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Crunch! Stone slams his shin into Handy's torso.
Handy lands a right hook to the body.
Handy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stone counters with a leg kick.
Stone lands a jab to the head.
Stone scores with a nice body kick.
Handy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Handy throws a looping overhand right but Stone ducks down to avoid it.
Stone lands a jab to Handy's midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Handy misses with a body shot.
Stone walks into a straight right hand from Handy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone lands a nice hook to Handy's body. Handy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stone misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Stone dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Stone's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Handy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stone scrambles back to his feet.
Handy misses with the combination.
Handy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stone.
Jackson Stone is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut lands for Stone. That snapped Handy's head back.
Stone pushes Handy away with a front kick.
Stone throws a leg kick which misses Handy's front leg but catches the back leg as Handy tries to avoid it.
Stone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Manny Handy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Handy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stone lands a front kick.
Stone throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Handy misses with a looping right.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No joy there for Handy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Handy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Handy throws a right hand that misses
and Stone counters with an inside leg kick.
Handy misses with a straight left.
Stone slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stone lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stone scores with a hook.
Handy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Handy throws a hook to the side of Stone's head but Stone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stone 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 Handy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Handy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Handy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Handy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Handy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Handy swings widly with a right hand
and Stone counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Handy misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Handy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Handy swings for the body but Stone moves out of range.
Handy misses with a two punch combination.
Handy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stone counters with a solid body kick.
Stone lands with a thumping leg kick.
Handy misses with a straight left.
Stone clobbers Handy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Handy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stone lands a jab to Handy's midsection.
Handy moves out of range of the strikes.
Handy pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Handy misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Handy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Handy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stone counters with a straight right hand.
Handy throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range.
Handy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Handy misses with a lunging right hand
and Stone counters with a nice body kick.
Handy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Handy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Handy misses with a looping left.
Handy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Handy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stone throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Handy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stone.
Handy stalks Stone and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stone's face. Stone staggers backwards, shaken.
Stone misses the shot to the body.
Stone lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Handy misses with a straight left.
Stone misses with the combination.
Stone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Handy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Handy throws a head kick that misses
and Stone counters with a nice kick to the body.
Handy moves in looking to clinch but Stone pushes him off.
Handy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Handy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Handy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Manny Handy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Handy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Handy throws a head kick that misses
letting Stone counter with a right hand.
Handy misses with a hook to the body
and Stone counters with a right hand to the body.
Stone bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Handy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Handy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stone doesn't seem bothered though.
Stone moves away from the strike by Handy.
Handy fails to land with a series of punches.
Handy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Handy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Handy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stone.
Handy throws a jab when Stone was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Handy throws a nice looking combination but Stone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Handy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Handy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stone momentarily.
No joy there for Handy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Handy missing with a left hand there. Stone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Handy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Handy.
Stone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Handy.
Stone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Handy throws the left hand but Stone avoids the punch easily.
Handy missing with a left hand there. Stone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stone tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Handy is able to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handy misses with a combination
and Stone counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Handy throws a series of punches but Stone avoids them all with ease.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stone avoids the head kick by Handy.
Handy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stone.
Stone throws a push kick but Handy slaps the foot to one side.
Handy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Handy misses the shot to the body.
Stone with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Handy scores with a nice head shot.
Handy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Handy misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handy looks for the body kick but Stone saw that one coming.
Stone bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Handy's head backwards.
Handy moves in looking to clinch but Stone pushes him off.
Stone defending well as Handy loads up on a big left hand.
Handy misses with an uppercut
and Stone counters with a body kick that stops Handy in his tracks momentarily.
Handy throws a head kick that misses.
Handy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Handy moves out of range of the body kick.
Handy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stone. Stone obviously looking to wear him down.
Stone blocks a jab.
Stone is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Handy tries a head kick but it misses.
Stone lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handy misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Handy. Those never looked like landing.
Handy scores with a shot to the body.
Handy looks to land a right hand but Stone moved out of range.
Stone staying out of range there.
Stone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stone drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Handy throws a big shot that misses.
Stone avoids the head kick by Handy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Handy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Handy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Handy thows a body shot but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Handy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Handy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Handy!