PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Walter White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elliott Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stanley is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Terror - One with the Underdogs. Walter White could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Elliott Stanley's chin.

White
vs
Stanley

165 cm
24
135 lbs
10 - 12 - 0

179 cm
29
147 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Walter White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elliott Stanley!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stanley is looking to clinch.
White shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stanley defends it nicely.
We've been told by White's head coaches at Gentlemanly Scholars Fight Club Gym(4 Sprbt 4*+)(1 that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
White with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stanley counters with a series of strikes. White will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stanley takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stanley.
White shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stanley sprawls well. Stanley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. White gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walter White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stanley misses with a body shot.
Stanley throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
Stanley throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White fails to land the takedown.
Stanley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White avoids the head kick by Stanley.
White shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stanley counters with a good low kick that White was not able to check.
Stanley throws a head kick that half lands.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stanley was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
White throws a series of punches but Stanley avoids them all with ease.
Stanley has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as White is landing a low percentage of strikes.
White swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
White looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stanley is fending him off so far but White persists. Nope, Stanley circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Stanley.
White misses with a jab, cross combination.
White shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stanley sprawls well. Stanley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. White gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White closes the distance and clinches up with Stanley, looking for a takedown. White pushes Stanley against the cage but Stanley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
White is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Stanley.
Stanley throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stanley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stanley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A punch combination from Stanley misses.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for White. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
White dives in and grabs Stanley's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stanley pushes down on White's head and hops out.
Sloppy strikes from Stanley. Those never looked like landing.
Stanley misses with a body kick.

Stanley gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows White to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Stanley working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanley can't keep his opponent in guard - White advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Stanley is pressing down on White's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Stanley wants to sweep but no luck.
White pushing down on Stanley's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
White is controlling the pace.

White looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stanley manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
White trying to control but Stanley is working from the bottom.
Stanley wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White tries to free his leg and advance position but Stanley is retaining full guard.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Stanley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elliott Stanley dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

White stalks Stanley and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stanley's face. Stanley staggers backwards, shaken.
A left and a right from White both land. Nice combination.
Stanley misses with a few strikes there.
Stanley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Elliott Stanley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stanley misses with a double jab.
Stanley just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Stanley does no damage.
Stanley tries to land a front kick but White steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stanley drops his hands momentarily and White takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stanley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. White manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Walter White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Stanley dives in and scores a takedown into White's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stanley looking to sit in guard and control but White gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.

White is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Stanley is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Stanley has escaped and now he's on top!
White is pulling down on Stanley's head. It's preventing any offense from Stanley, at least for the moment.
Stanley trying to control but White is working from the bottom.

White is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanley trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

White looking for a guillotine here but Stanley defends easily.
Stanley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
White keeping moving, preventing Stanley from controlling successfully.
Stanley landing some decent shots from guard.
White tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stanley looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanley slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
White keeping moving, preventing Stanley from controlling successfully.

Elliott Stanley has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from White. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from White misses.
White looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White slips a jab and a cross from Stanley.
White will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
White will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Elliott Stanley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Stanley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping White at a distance.

Stanley closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Stanley wants to control but White is keeping him busy.
Stanley works to advance to full mount. White defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

Stanley working for a guillotine from mount but White is in no mood to give up.
White tries to lock up and control but Stanley gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
White is looking to improve his position but Stanley isn't that keen on the idea.
White is squirming around, avoiding Stanley's attempts to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White is trying desperately to improve position.
White is squirming around, avoiding Stanley's attempts to control the action.
White might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
White is looking to get to half guard.
Stanley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stanley lands a couple of good shots and White has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stanley patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
White rolls, trying to escape but Stanley keeps control of the position.
White trying to control the action but Stanley just sinks the hooks in.
White tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Stanley lands a big shot there that rocks White but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
White is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Stanley trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanley lands a heavy elbow.

Stanley swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and White is now in Stanley's guard. A big mistake from Stanley there, giving up the dominant position!
Stanley wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and White is now in half guard.
Elliott Stanley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stanley is holding on to half guard well.

White is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Stanley has managed to free his arm - good work.

White is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stanley defends it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanley is trying is best to control the position here.
Stanley is trying to control but can't.
White trying to mount his opponent but Stanley defends it.
Stanley is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walter White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Elliott Stanley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stanley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elliott Stanley!
In his post fight interview, Elliott Stanley gave a big smile as he said 'I'm a jobber, what can I say? I win some, I lose some.'.