PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcello Medeiros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Medeiros
vs
Stone

190 cm
27
230 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

192 cm
28
240 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcello Medeiros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Stone!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stone looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Medeiros!
Stone is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Medeiros will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Stone scoring with punches from side control.
Stone throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Stone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stone in side control lands a decent elbow.
Medeiros knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stone on the ground.
Stone in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Stone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Medeiros keeps working.
Stone lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone trying to control the action but Medeiros is working from the bottom.
Medeiros is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Medeiros takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Medeiros takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Stone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Medeiros keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Stone crashes against the mat.
Stone looks up at the clock and then as Medeiros takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stone smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Check out the look on Stone's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Stone working the body and head with strikes.
Stone remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

Stone tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Stone has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Stone cracks Medeiros with an elbow. That is naaassty.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Medeiros is trying to work for a sweep but Stone has mounted him!
Stone lands a couple of good shots and Medeiros has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

It looks like Marcello Medeiros has been cut.
Stone trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros wants to control his opponent's hands but Stone gets his hands free.
Stone controlling well, preventing Medeiros from escaping the position.
Stone connects with a big shot to the side of Medeiros's head.
Stone connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Medeiros to escape the position.
Stone controls the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stone scores with punches to the body.
Stone throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Medeiros!

Stone working for the choke.
Medeiros is trying to break free.
Medeiros covers up after that shot from Stone.
Stone controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone scores with strikes from the back.
Stone throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Medeiros!
Medeiros grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.

Medeiros is rocked!

Marcello Medeiros's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Medeiros is really stuck here.

Stone is persistently looking for the submission but Medeiros is defending it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Medeiros is trapped and Stone is scoring with shots to the head and body.

Jeez, Marcello Medeiros's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marcello Medeiros's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Paul Stone!