PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Montana might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Push It To The Limit. Stone has chosen CUZ I GOT HIGH as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Montana
vs
Stone

186 cm
34
176 lbs
39 - 18 - 0

185 cm
31
179 lbs
31 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Montana!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Stone!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montana throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Montana slips a jab from Stone.
Stone takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Montana lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stone's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stone.
The fighters circling - Montana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Montana misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stone checks a leg kick.
Stone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Montana throws a looping overhand right but Stone ducks down to avoid it.
Montana misses with a left hand

and Stone counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Montana lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch on the inside from Stone fails to land.
Stone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stone tries to throw a body punch but Montana avoids it by throwing Stone back against the cage.
Stone scores with a shoulder strike.
Stone cracks Montana with a nice body shot.
Montana tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stone tries to work over Montana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Montana lands an uppercut.
Montana misses with the head strike.
Montana blocks an elbow strike.
Stone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Montana blocks an uppercut.
Stone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Montana.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Stone working aggressively here.

Montana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stone wants to clinch
letting Montana counter with a right hand.
Montana throws a jab when Stone was well out of range.
Stone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Montana circles away quickly and effectively.
Montana keeps Stone at a distance using the push kick.
Stone takes one on the button.
Montana scores with a nice body kick.
Montana throws a good cross that connects.
Stone throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Montana thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Stone if he has to take too many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Montana throws a quick inside leg kick.
A low kick from Montana is predictable there

and Stone moves into the clinch.
Montana tries to throw a body punch but Stone avoids it by throwing Montana back against the cage.
Stone has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Montana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Montana.
Montana is trying to pull guard but Stone turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Montana cracks Stone with a nice body shot.
Stone misses with some punches.
Stone scores with a shoulder strike.
Stone misses with the head strike.

Montana pulls guard effortlessly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montana avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Montana working for a triangle but Stone defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana trying to control the position.
Montana being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montana wants to get back to his feet but Stone is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Montana looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Stone has picked Montana up and slammed him! Montana can't keep hold of the triangle and Stone manages to pass to side control!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stone grinds an elbow into Montana's temple.

Stone has an Americana. Montana didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Stone is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Stone hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ben Stone!
Ben Stone is the new welterweight champion!
Ben Stone seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.