PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Bain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Umstedd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bain
vs
Umstedd

225 cm
20
235 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
222 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

BLOODCLOT FIGHT GEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stephen Bain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Umstedd!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bain tries to close the distance and clinch but Umstedd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Umstedd lands a nice hook to Bain's body. Bain takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Terry Umstedd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Umstedd tries for a takedown but Bain sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Umstedd throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bain.

Bain takes the fight into the clinch.
Bain goes for a takedown attempt but Umstedd pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Bain moves into range and clinches up with Umstedd.
Umstedd stops a takedown attempt from Bain.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bain.
Umstedd is pressed up against the cage. Bain has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Umstedd down to the mat. Umstedd avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Bain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Umstedd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A decent looking cross lands there for Umstedd.
Umstedd looks gassed!

Umstedd feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bain looking for a sweep. Not yet Bain, not yet.

Bain throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Umstedd wants to stand but Bain is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Umstedd throws a strike but Bain rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bain passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Umstedd pushes Bain away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bain gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bain wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Umstedd, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bain thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Bain tries for a kimura but Umstedd is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bain throws an elbow but Umstedd slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bain trying to control the position but Umstedd is working away.
Umstedd is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Bain is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Umstedd is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Bain looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bain has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Umstedd finds it's way round the side to connect with Bain's head.
Umstedd looks to land a body kick but Bain moved away.
Bain has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bain there as he acknowledges the shot.
Umstedd closes the distance but Bain moves to the side

and Bain counters by moving into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Bain.
Bain scores a nice knee to the body.
Bain landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Umstedd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Umstedd wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bain has him pressed against the cage.
Bain looking for a takedown.
Bain tries to pull guard but Umstedd won't allow it.
Bain tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bain struggles to land a body shot inside as Umstedd controls his hands.
Umstedd can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bain wants a takedown.
Bain has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Umstedd avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Umstedd is trying to break free.
Umstedd is trying to break the clinch but Bain has him pressed against the cage.
Bain looking to slow down the pace here.
Umstedd wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bain misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Umstedd.
Umstedd is looking to break free of the clinch but Bain has double underhooks.
Bain unloads a knee to the mid-section. Umstedd lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Umstedd avoiding damage as Bain throws knees to the body.
Umstedd has had enough of the clinch but Bain keeps him there for the moment.
Umstedd wants to get back to striking at distance but Bain won't allow it.
Bain is trying to stall.
Bain prevents Umstedd from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephen Bain dominated that round.
That's time! Bain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bain avoids the head kick by Umstedd.
Bain really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Umstedd throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bain.
Umstedd throws a series of punches but Bain avoids them all with ease.
Umstedd misses with a few strikes there.
Umstedd shoots in but no luck this time.

Bain moves into the clinch successfully.
A bit of stalling here from Bain.
Bain digs a right hand underneath Umstedd's ribcage. Umstedd let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Bain gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Umstedd tries to get to full guard but Bain has control of the leg.

Bain is trying to work for a kimura but Umstedd is defending well.
Umstedd is staying active underneath Bain, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Bain is trying to work for a kimura but Umstedd is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Umstedd tries to roll over but Bain keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Umstedd is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bain prevents Umstedd from standing back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Bain drives through and clinches with Umstedd against the cage.
Bain fails to pull guard.
Bain tries to land knees in the clinch but Umstedd avoids the damage to the body.
Bain is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bain tries to pull guard but Umstedd won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Bain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bain prevents Umstedd from breaking the clinch.
Bain lands a shot to the body.
Umstedd avoiding damage as Bain throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bain tries to pull guard but Umstedd won't allow it.
Umstedd is trying to break free.
Umstedd blocks an elbow strike.
Bain trying to land knees to the body.
Bain goes for a takedown attempt but Umstedd pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Umstedd ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Umstedd throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bain on the side of the head.

Bain closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Umstedd throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.

Bain tries for a kimura but Umstedd is defending well.

Bain is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Umstedd has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bain prevents Umstedd from escaping the position.

Bain working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Umstedd tries to bench press Bain off him but Bain keeps the position.

Bain thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Umstedd tries to buck Bain off but Bain is having none of it.

Bain working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Umstedd really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bain. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Bain wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Umstedd, who protects the arm well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umstedd is not content to let Bain control the position.
Umstedd is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Umstedd wants to get back to full guard.

Bain is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Umstedd missing with punches from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephen Bain dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Umstedd looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Umstedd throws a leg kick

and Bain counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bain tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bain tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bain landing knees to the body.
Bain stalling.
Umstedd is trying to break free.
Umstedd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Umstedd can't break the clinch.
Umstedd wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bain misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Umstedd.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umstedd can't break the clinch.
Bain keeps control of Umstedd as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Umstedd wants to break free but Bain has control.
Umstedd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bain is trying to drag Umstedd to the mat but Umstedd just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Bain. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Umstedd is trying to break the clinch but Bain has him pressed against the cage.
Umstedd wants to get back to striking at distance but Bain won't allow it.
Bain throws an elbow but it misses.
Bain tries to land knees in the clinch but Umstedd avoids the damage to the body.
Umstedd wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bain jumps guard but Umstedd stands there with Bain around his waist. Bain gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Umstedd wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Bain has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Umstedd uses from the top position.
Umstedd is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Bain working for a triangle but Umstedd defends it easily.
Umstedd loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bain avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Umstedd must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Umstedd postures up and lands a big shot to Bain's brow.
Bain is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Bain 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.
Bain prevents Umstedd from improving his position.
Bain is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Umstedd!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umstedd is looking to get to half guard.
Bain won't let Umstedd get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Umstedd is looking to improve his position but Bain isn't that keen on the idea.
Bain looking to control but Umstedd is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Umstedd is in all sorts of trouble here.
Umstedd wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Bain controlling from mount.
Bain unloading with bombs!

Bain has hold of Umstedd's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Umstedd manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's four 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.
Umstedd swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Bain tries to control but Umstedd wriggling away.
Umstedd wants to try and get back to his feet.
Umstedd is trying to reverse the position but instead Bain has taken his back - oops!
Umstedd can't escape the position.

Bain looking to break Umstedd's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Umstedd remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Bain will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Umstedd looking very determined here, making life difficult for Bain.

Bain is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Umstedd knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Umstedd for a finish.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Umstedd is in bad spot here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen Bain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bain, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Stephen Bain!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Stephen Bain!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Stephen Bain!

Stephen Bain wins by unanimous decision!