PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnor Lothick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Stone
vs
Lothick

185 cm
25
230 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

198 cm
18
283 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jackson Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ragnor Lothick!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lothick tries to clinch
and Stone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lothick wants to clinch but Stone slips to the side
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stone circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stone counters with a thumping low kick.
Lothick tries to clinch
and Stone counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lothick doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lothick closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stone makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone lands a slapping body shot.
Lothick tries to move into range but Stone moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lothick has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stone.
Stone thows a body kick. Lothick tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lothick closes the distance but Stone moves to the side
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lothick closes the distance but Stone moves to the side
and Stone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lothick wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lothick walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lothick tries to clinch
and Stone counters with a good, hard body kick but Lothick shrugs it off.
Lothick looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lothick tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stone counters with a body kick that stops Lothick in his tracks momentarily.
Lothick walks into a straight right hand from Stone.
Lothick moves to clinch but Stone breaks away
and Stone makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lothick really felt that one!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lothick tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stone counters with a low kick, right behind Lothick 's knee.
Lothick steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Stone. That one must have hurt.
Lothick wants to clinch
and Stone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lothick looks to clinch
and Stone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stone cracks Lothick with an open hand slap.
Lothick tries to clinch
and Stone counters with a nice body shot.
Stone connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stone throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stone.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lothick if he has to take too many more of those.
Stone throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lothick has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Stone.
Lothick on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stone connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stone fakes the leg kick and cracks Lothick in the body.
Stone with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone jabs Lothick right on the nose. Lothick blinks but takes it well.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stone.
Lothick moves to clinch but Stone breaks away
and Stone counters with an inside leg kick.
Lothick closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stone counters with a thumping low kick.
Lothick's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a series of strikes that have Lothick backpedaling.
Lothick tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stone counters with a straight right hand.
Lothick wants to clinch but Stone slips to the side
and Stone counters with an inside leg kick.
Stone lands a glancing blow to the side of Lothick's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lothick tries to clinch up
and Stone counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Stone dominated that round.
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.

A good leg kick by Stone.
Lothick closes the distance but Stone moves to the side
and Stone counters with a good low kick that Lothick was not able to check.
Lothick tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stone counters with a leg kick.
Lothick tries to clinch
and Stone counters with a straight right hand.
Lothick tries to clinch up
and Stone counters with a thumping low kick.
Stone scores with a push kick.
Lothick is breathing heavily.
Lothick wants to clinch
and Stone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lothick thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lothick tries to clinch but Stone moves away
and Stone counters with a leg kick.
Stone throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Stone scores with a hook to the body. Lothick takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lothick's calf.
Stone swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lothick.
Stone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lothick can do to turn this around?
Stone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stone.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lothick chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stone can pounce on him.
Stone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Stone here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Stone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lothick has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands a nice hook to Lothick's body. Lothick takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lothick takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stone - that will leave a mark!
Stone scores with a leg kick.
Jackson Stone is winning the standup battle so far.
Stone 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.
A shot to the liver by Stone. Beautiful body shot.
Stone lands with a good body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stone. That's going to slow Lothick down.
Lothick looks to clinch
and Stone counters with a nice uppercut.
Stone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lothick at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheers as Stone lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lothick doesn't seem phased though.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lothick might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Stone has got the better of the exchanges.
Lothick wants to clinch
and Stone counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lothick closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stone counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lothick tries to clinch but Stone moves away
and Stone counters with a nice uppercut.
Lothick tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stone lands with a nice body punch.
Stone digs a good body shot into Lothick's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lothick tries to clinch but Stone moves away
and Stone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lothick thinking.
Lothick steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Stone. That one must have hurt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stone. That's going to slow Lothick down.
Ragnor Lothick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circle momentarily. Stone darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lothick closes the distance but Stone moves to the side
and Stone counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lothick's knee momentarily.
Lothick wants to clinch but Stone slips to the side
and Stone counters with a stiff right hand.
Lothick tries to clinch but Stone moves away
and Stone counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lothick tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stone lands a nice shot to the body.
Ragnor Lothick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lothick tries to clinch up
and Stone counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lothick's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Stone dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Lothick looks to clinch
and Stone counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Stone. That snapped Lothick's head back.
Lothick closes the distance but Stone moves to the side
and Stone makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lothick wants to clinch but Stone slips to the side
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lothick takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lothick tries to clinch but Stone moves away
and Stone counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lothick takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stone thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lothick if he has to take too many more of those.
Lothick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stone scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lothick wants to clinch but Stone slips to the side
and Stone counters with a straight right hand.
Stone connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lothick crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Stone - the referee stops the clock and Lothick gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Stone. Lothick manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lothick wants to clinch
and Stone counters with a left to the body.
Stone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stone ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lothick takes one to the chin there.
Stone feints and then cracks Lothick's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lothick down.
A solid body kick from Stone.
Stone throws a leg kick which misses Lothick's front leg but catches the back leg as Lothick tries to avoid it.
Lothick darts in trying to clinch
and Stone counters with a right hand to the body.
Ragnor Lothick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson Stone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stone lands a nice looking body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stone darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lothick tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stone counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lothick wants to clinch but Stone slips to the side
letting Stone counter with a right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Stone.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stone counters with a left to the body.
Stone moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lothick tries to clinch but Stone moves away
and Stone makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lothick closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lothick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stone avoids the head kick by Lothick.
Stone circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stone counters with a low kick, right behind Lothick 's knee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone with a nice cross.
Stone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lothick misses with a leg kick
and Stone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lothick tries to clinch but Stone moves away
and Lothick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lothick darts in trying to clinch
and Stone counters with a left and a right that stings Lothick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lothick tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Stone counter with a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Stone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stone has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Stone!