PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Smolder Stoner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Baptiste Reno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Stoner
vs
Baptiste Reno

175 cm
21
165 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

178 cm
20
160 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Smolder Stoner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Baptiste Reno!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoner misses with a wild combination.
Baptiste Reno tries for a takedown but Stoner circles away easily

and Stoner counters with a single leg into guard. Baptiste Reno didn't expect that.
Stoner throwing strikes from guard but Baptiste Reno blocks nicely.
Baptiste Reno avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Baptiste Reno wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Stoner thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Stoner drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Baptiste Reno manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Stoner has Baptiste Reno in his guard.
Baptiste Reno wants to control from the top but Stoner keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoner is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Baptiste Reno trying to control the position from guard on top but Stoner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baptiste Reno might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Stoner haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Stoner is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stoner keeping moving, preventing Baptiste Reno from controlling successfully.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jean Baptiste Reno wasn't active enough on the ground.
Baptiste Reno gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Stoner counters with a shoot takedown. Baptiste Reno fights it but they end up in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoner is stalling in the full guard.
Stoner throws a big right hand that misses.
Stoner throwing strikes but missing.
Stoner connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stoner lands a couple of digs.
Stoner throws a big elbow that misses.
Stoner slips nicely into half guard.
Baptiste Reno wants to improve his position but Stoner is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Baptiste Reno's head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stoner working Baptiste Reno over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stoner is trying to control the action in half guard but Baptiste Reno is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stoner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Baptiste Reno taking some punishment here, with Stoner in his half guard.
Stoner slips a nice elbow through Baptiste Reno's hands, connecting with Baptiste Reno's forehead.
Stoner trying to control from Baptiste Reno's half guard. Baptiste Reno has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Stoner lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stoner distracts Baptiste Reno with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stoner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Baptiste Reno swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stoner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Baptiste Reno works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Baptiste Reno working a defensive guard here.
Stoner looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baptiste Reno looking to control.
Stoner trying to control the position from guard on top but Baptiste Reno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Baptiste Reno misses with a takedown

and Stoner counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Baptiste Reno!
Smolder Stoner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Baptiste Reno.
Stoner working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stoner misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Stoner lands some shots froms side control.
Stoner working the ground and pound.
Baptiste Reno sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Smolder Stoner 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.

Baptiste Reno fails with the takedown

and Stoner counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Smolder Stoner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stoner winds up and cracks Baptiste Reno with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Stoner has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Well, if Stoner is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Baptiste Reno trying to hold on to Stoner's head to control him but Stoner postures up.
Stoner lands with a punch from half guard.
Stoner is trying to control the action in half guard but Baptiste Reno is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stoner scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stoner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoner scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stoner is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stoner is controlling the pace.
Stoner is nestled in close to Baptiste Reno, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Baptiste Reno is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baptiste Reno trying to control from the bottom.
Stoner looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Baptiste Reno with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Baptiste Reno is still in real trouble! Can Stoner finish him?
Stoner drops an elbow to the side of Baptiste Reno's head.
Baptiste Reno taking some punishment here, with Stoner in his half guard.
Stoner lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Stoner lands with a punch from half guard.
Baptiste Reno has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stoner is working away from the top position though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stoner is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Baptiste Reno is hurt! He's hurt bad - Stoner fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Baptiste Reno from any more punishment! Congratulations to Stoner! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Smolder Stoner!
During a confident post fight interview, Smolder Stoner thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.