PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Hardstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Stump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardstone's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, tempel of india. Stump has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. The key to victory for Rocco Hardstone has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Hardstone
vs
Stump

190 cm
23
162 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

184 cm
21
160 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

MMA's Best Nutrition

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocco Hardstone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, George Stump!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardstone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hardstone throws a series of punches but Stump avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardstone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stump blocks a head kick by Hardstone.
Stump slips a jab and a cross from Hardstone.
Hardstone really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stump showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardstone.
Hardstone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stump swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Hardstone.
Hardstone misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardstone misses with a wild combination.
Hardstone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Stump drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hardstone lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stump!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stump holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hardstone tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hardstone thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Stump avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hardstone.
Stump is working to get back to half guard.
Stump looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Stump taking shots to the head.
Hardstone putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hardstone lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Stump in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hardstone lands a big elbow.
Hardstone postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stump looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardstone lands a big elbow.
Hardstone is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stump can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hardstone is landing with some decent strikes but Stump is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardstone breaks from Stump's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardstone lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Stump hang on?
Hardstone putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hardstone scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Stump?
The referee warns Stump that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hardstone pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hardstone unloading with bombs!
Hardstone lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hardstone breaks from Stump's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hardstone scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardstone breaks from Stump's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hardstone landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardstone has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stump's face.
Hardstone fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hardstone lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Stump hang on?
Hardstone is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stump can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hardstone breaks from Stump's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hardstone postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stump looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardstone raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocco Hardstone dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hardstone stalks Stump and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stump's face. Stump staggers backwards, shaken.
Hardstone drops Stump with a right and a left! Hardstone comes rushing in but Stump regains his composure and manages to keep Hardstone in guard.

It looks like George Stump has been cut.
Hardstone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hardstone is pushing down on Stump's leg trying to pass to half guard. Stump is fighting to maintain full guard but Hardstone has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hardstone frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hardstone pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hardstone with shots to the head and body - Stump looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hardstone lands a nice shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stump is bucking up trying to escape but Hardstone cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stump keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hardstone putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hardstone with a couple of short strikes.
Stump takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hardstone unloading with bombs!
Hardstone fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hardstone lands with some strikes.
Hardstone is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stump can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hardstone working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardstone raining down shots from the mount!
Hardstone scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Stump?
Stump in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Stump is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rocco Hardstone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A nice elbow there by Hardstone.
Hardstone landing shots from mount.
Hardstone with good strikes from the mount here!
Hardstone raining down shots from the mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardstone landing shots from mount.
Hardstone lands a big shot there that rocks Stump but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Stump is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hardstone looking to finish Stump with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stump!
Hardstone postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stump looks a forlorn figure.
The referee warns Stump that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hardstone connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hardstone with a couple of short strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardstone connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Stump is in a horrible position here. Hardstone smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hardstone breaks from Stump's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hardstone punching from mount but Stump doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hardstone in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hardstone looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardstone lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Stump hang on?
The referee warns Stump that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocco Hardstone dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on George Stump's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hardstone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Stump or perhaps it was just good defense by Hardstone which made him look bad.
Hardstone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stump can do to turn this around?
Hardstone misses with the combination.
Hardstone works over Stump's head and body with a nice combination.
Hardstone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hardstone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hardstone throws a sloppy head kick and Stump moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardstone fails with an attempt to clinch.

Stump scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardstone manages to get to full guard.
Hardstone tries to strike from the bottom.
Hardstone striking off his back.
Hardstone thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Hardstone manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hardstone unloads with some shots from mount but Stump bucks and avoids them well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hardstone lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Stump hang on?
Hardstone scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hardstone putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hardstone lands a nice shot to the head.
Stump tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stump is in a horrible position here. Hardstone smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hardstone postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stump looks a forlorn figure.
Hardstone looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardstone lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The referee warns Stump that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hardstone throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hardstone fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Stump regains half guard.
Hardstone misses with a head shot. Stump uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hardstone lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardstone postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hardstone throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stump works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hardstone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hardstone throws and elbow that misses. Stump uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hardstone's guard. Nice move by Stump!
Hardstone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hardstone bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stump's guard.
Hardstone passes Stump's left leg - he's now in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rocco Hardstone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hardstone 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocco Hardstone!