PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steffan Stove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Gaarlandt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Stove might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fire. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Stove
vs
Gaarlandt

165 cm
20
144 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
140 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steffan Stove!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jesus Gaarlandt!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Topper Green and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stove attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gaarlandt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stove swivels and escapes.
Stove just misses with a punch to the body.
Stove looks to land a left hand but Gaarlandt moved out of range nicely.
Stove throws a shot from downtown. Gaarlandt moves away and avoids it.
Gaarlandt slips under a jab.
Gaarlandt shoots in for a double leg but Stove sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stove digs a good hook to Gaarlandt's body.
Gaarlandt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stove works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Gaarlandt shoots in and bounces Stove off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Gaarlandt drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gaarlandt jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Gaarlandt drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gaarlandt jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Stove is adopting a defensive guard.

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

Gaarlandt has gone for a leg lock! Stove slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gaarlandt's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gaarlandt is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stove wants to control from the top but Gaarlandt keeps moving.

Gaarlandt looking for a triangle here. Stove is fighting it but it looks tight! Gaarlandt pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Stove is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jesus Gaarlandt!
Jesus Gaarlandt is the new bantamweight champion!
After winning the bout, Jesus Gaarlandt thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.