PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reggie Stone has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Stone
vs
Rage

190 cm
21
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Reggie Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Rage!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage blocks a head kick by Stone.
Stone keeps the fight on the outside.

Stone has managed to clinch.
Stone scores with a shoulder strike.
Rage misses with an elbow over the top.
Stone tries to break the clinch but Rage is controlling the position.

Stone manages to break the clinch.
Stone swings for the body but Rage moves out of range.
Stone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stone lands a right hook to the body.
Stone throws a body punch but Rage moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rage keeps the fight on the outside.
Rage doesn't manage to clinch there - Stone circles away.
Rage tries to clinch up but Stone circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stone counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like James Rage has been cut.
Stone fails to land with a series of punches.
Rage gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stone throws a big shot that misses.
Rage closes the distance looking to clinch

and Stone moves into the clinch.

Stone breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stone.
Stone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rage.
Rage doesn't manage to clinch there - Stone circles away.
Rage tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rage moves in looking to clinch but Stone pushes him off.
Reggie Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rage shoots for a double leg takedown but Stone sprawls well. He's pushed Rage's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rage tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stone counters with a series of strikes. Rage will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stone swinging wilding here.
Stone is breathing heavily.
No joy there for Stone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rage swats away the attempt to clinch by Stone.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage looks to clinch
and Stone counters with a straight right hand.
Stone tries to bum rush Rage with a series of wild strikes but Rage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stone pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rage fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stone misses with a looping right.
Rage throws a head kick but Stone moves out of range.
Stone throws a shot from downtown. Rage moves away and avoids it.
Stone digs a good body shot into Rage's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stone throws a right and a left that Rage avoids nicely.
Rage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stone keeps the fight on the outside.
Rage throws a sloppy head kick and Stone moves out of range easily.
Rage throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rage tries to clinch up but Stone circles away and keeps his distance.

Rage moves into the clinch.
Rage with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rage with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reggie Stone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Rage's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A big left from Stone misses.
Stone misses with a double jab

and Rage counters with a head kick that drops Stone - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!

Stone is rocked!
Rage wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Stone is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Stone moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rage misses with an elbow strike.
Stone scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rage missing with knees to the body.
Stone has had enough of the clinch but Rage keeps him there for the moment.
Rage misses with a knee to the head.
Stone lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rage backwards.
Stone blocks an elbow strike.
Rage's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rage pushes off an throws an elbow but Stone leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Stone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Stone gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Stone breaks from the clinch.
Rage tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a combination that misses
and Rage counters with a two punch combo.
Stone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rage uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stone.
Rage tries to clinch up
and Stone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stone is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stone circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four 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.
Rage tries to close the distance and clinch but Stone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stone looks to score with a jab to the body but Rage is just out of range.
Stone clobbers Rage with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A telegraphed right hand from Stone misses the target.
Rage tries to clinch
and Stone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rage tries to clinch but Stone moves out of range.
Rage wants to clinch

and Stone counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Rage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Rage's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Rage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rage ducks under a wild hook from Stone.
Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stone shoots in for a double leg but Rage sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rage clinches but Stone breaks the clinch
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rage staying out of range there.
Rage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stone wants to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rage checks a leg kick.
Rage tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stone counters with a straight right hand.
Reggie Stone is winning the standup battle so far.
Stone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stone throws a big shot that misses.
Rage tries to clinch but Stone moves out of range.
Stone misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stone keeps the fight on the outside.
Rage tries to clinch but Stone is having none of it.
Rage is looking to clinch but Stone is avoiding it.
Rage tries to clinch but Stone moves out of range.
Rage tries a head kick but it misses.
Rage darts in trying to clinch
and Stone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head kick misses from Rage.
Stone throws a looping overhand right but Rage ducks down to avoid it.
Reggie Stone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Rage moves into the clinch.
Stone blocks an elbow strike from Rage.
Rage stalling in the clinch but Stone improves position.
Rage throws an elbow that misses.
Stone blocks the elbow strike.
Stone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rage wants to stall.
Stone is trying to break free.
Rage unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rage prevents Stone from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rage trying to stall but Stone improves his position.
Rage tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rage with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Stone breaks the clinch.

Stone clinches.
Rage misses with a knee strike.
Stone is trying to break the clinch but Rage has him pressed against the cage.
Stone blocks the elbow strike.
Rage throws an elbow that misses.
Stone can't break the clinch.
Rage trying to land knees to the body.

Stone manages to break the clinch.
Stone swings for the body but Rage moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rage darts in trying to clinch
and Stone counters with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Reggie Stone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stone 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reggie Stone!