PBP Commentary

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

Thompistone
vs
Stanley

210 cm
28
275 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

190 cm
21
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Travis Thompistone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kyle Stanley!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stanley looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Stanley passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Thompistone misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Stanley cracks Thompistone with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Stanley working the ground and pound.
Thompistone takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stanley working the ground and pound.
Stanley looks up at the clock and then as Thompistone takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stanley smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Stanley is looking to take a break and control but Thompistone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stanley advances to full mount.
Stanley controlling from the full mount.
Stanley in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Stanley trying to control but Thompistone is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley unloading with bombs!
Stanley landing strikes from the mount.
Stanley in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

It looks like Travis Thompistone has been cut.
Stanley tries to control but Thompistone wriggling away.
Stanley raining down shots from the mount!
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!
Stanley in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Thompistone is rocked!
Stanley connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Oh Thompistone is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stanley landing strikes, looking to finish!
Stanley lands a big shot to the head and Thompistone winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kyle Stanley!
After winning the bout, Kyle Stanley thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.