PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paris Lindsay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Stomper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Lindsay
vs
Stomper

187 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

185 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paris Lindsay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Stomper!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindsay explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Stomper clinches.

Stomper gets control of Lindsay's arms and successfully pulls guard. Stomper will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stomper trying to strike off his back.

Stomper is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Stomper pulls Lindsay into guard.
Stomper is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lindsay is controlling him.
Stomper has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stomper throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Lindsay with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stomper is striking from the bottom but Lindsay uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Lindsay not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stomper throws a strike from the bottom but Lindsay passes into side control!
Stomper is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Stomper sneaks back into half guard.

Stomper manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Lindsay keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

Stomper jumps guard and drags Lindsay to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lindsay knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stomper on the ground.
Stomper bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lindsay's guard.
Lindsay is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stomper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stomper is looking to stand up but Lindsay won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lindsay is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stomper is aware though and is defending well.
Stomper preventing the sweep.
Stomper advances to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stomper not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stomper passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lindsay!
Stomper throwing strikes here but Lindsay is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Stomper avoids the attempt from Lindsay to control.
Stomper sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Stomper throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lindsay wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Stomper.
Stomper dominating with strikes here.
Lindsay can't escape the position.
Poor strikes thrown by Stomper there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Stomper throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lindsay because Stomper loaded up on that one.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stomper throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stomper throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Stomper throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Stomper throwing strikes here but Lindsay is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Stomper throwing strikes here but Lindsay is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Stomper throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lindsay avoids a series of strikes thrown by Stomper.
Stomper throws some wild stikes that Lindsay manages to avoid easily.
Stomper looking to finish with strikes here!
Lindsay blocking the ground and pound.
Stomper throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Stomper throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lindsay keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lindsay avoids a series of strikes thrown by Stomper.
Stomper misses with a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stomper throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lindsay blocking the ground and pound.
BOOM! Stomper connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lindsay is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stomper thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Stomper thowing shots but they're missing.
Stomper pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
A nice elbow there by Stomper.
Lindsay is looking to improve his position but Stomper isn't that keen on the idea.
Lindsay holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Stomper tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Lindsay tries to hold on but Stomper pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stomper punching from mount but Lindsay doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Stomper there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Stomper misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Stomper dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Stomper tries to clinch but Lindsay is having none of it.

Stomper closes the distance and pushes Lindsay back into the cage.
Lindsay is looking for a takedown.

Stomper pulls guard effortlessly.
Lindsay throwing strikes from guard but Stomper blocks nicely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stomper is on top in guard.
Stomper trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stomper accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stomper throws a big elbow that misses.

Lindsay is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stomper is aware though and is defending well.

Stomper gets to his feet - Lindsay follows without any prompting.
Stomper falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lindsay counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stomper tries a head kick but it misses.
Stomper throws a head kick that misses.
Stomper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lindsay swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Stomper takes the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Lindsay's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Stomper breaks from the clinch.

Lindsay changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stomper looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lindsay cracks Stomper with a big elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stomper manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bill Stomper has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stomper not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stomper not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stomper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lindsay defending well though.
Lindsay keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lindsay is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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!
Stomper thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stomper throwing shots but Lindsay is blocking nicely.
Stomper throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stomper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lindsay defending well though.
Stomper passes to side control.
Stomper throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Stomper throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Stomper moves into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stomper looking to finish with strikes here!
Stomper sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Lindsay manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Stomper is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Lindsay holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Stomper tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Stomper looking to finish with strikes here!
Stomper throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Stomper thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Stomper looking to ground and pound but Lindsay is blocking nicely.
Stomper misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stomper throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lindsay wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Stomper.
Stomper lands a heavy elbow.
Stomper throwing strikes here but Lindsay is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
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!
Lindsay really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Stomper throws some wild stikes that Lindsay manages to avoid easily.
Stomper avoids the attempt from Lindsay to control.
Stomper throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lindsay is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stomper misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Stomper has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lindsay's face.
Stomper thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Lindsay is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Stomper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Stomper scoring well with a low kick there.
Lindsay circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stomper shoots in and drives through. Lindsay sprawls well.
Stomper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Lindsay counters by clinching up.

Stomper pulls guard effortlessly.
Lindsay throws a strike but Stomper rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Stomper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lindsay works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lindsay avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lindsay looking for a sweep. Not yet Lindsay, not yet.
Stomper throwing strikes from guard but Lindsay blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stomper in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stomper in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lindsay preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stomper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stomper is pushing down on Lindsay's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lindsay is fighting to maintain full guard but Stomper has managed to sneak the leg through.
Stomper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Stomper decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Stomper shoots in for a takedown but Lindsay shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lindsay goes for a double leg but Stomper avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Stomper continues to drive forward.
Stomper pushes Lindsay back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Stomper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lindsay on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stomper throws a leg kick which misses Lindsay's front leg but catches the back leg as Lindsay tries to avoid it.
Stomper closes the distance but Lindsay moves to the side
and Lindsay counters with a good, hard body kick but Stomper shrugs it off.
Lindsay circles away from the clinch attempt

and Lindsay counters with a shoot takedown. Stomper fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stomper striking off his back but it's not causing Lindsay any problems.
Stomper throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Lindsay with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stomper doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Stomper doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Lindsay passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Stomper punching from the bottom.
Stomper missing with punches from the bottom.
Lindsay working Stomper over with strikes.
Stomper is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lindsay's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lindsay's back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindsay covering up well under a series of strikes from Stomper.
I really don't envy Lindsay right now.
Stomper punches the canvas rather than the man.
Stomper throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Stomper lands a shot to the head.
Lindsay covers up after that shot from Stomper.
Stomper throwing sloppy strikes.
Stomper punches the canvas rather than the man.
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!
Stomper missing with strikes from the back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stomper throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Stomper is working the ground and pound. Can Lindsay escape?
Stomper throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Paris Lindsay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bill Stomper is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
You can see the frustration on Lindsay's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Stomper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stomper 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Stomper!