PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jesus of Nazareth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knuckle Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone has chosen Gimme Shelter as his entrance music. Knuckle Stone has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jesus of Nazareth's chin.

of Nazareth
vs
Stone

160 cm
37
149 lbs
30 - 21 - 4

166 cm
34
147 lbs
26 - 18 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition

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 30 - 21 - 4, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesus of Nazareth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 2, fighting out of London, Knuckle Stone!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
of Nazareth cracks Stone with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
of Nazareth staying out of range there.
of Nazareth is looking to slow Stone down with leg kicks.
of Nazareth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
of Nazareth misses with a series of wild punches.
Stone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by of Nazareth.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stone. That's going to slow of Nazareth down.
Stone feints and then cracks of Nazareth's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow of Nazareth down.
A chopping leg kick lands by of Nazareth.
Stone thuds his right hand into of Nazareth's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stone moves out of range as of Nazareth throws a body kick.
of Nazareth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
of Nazareth looks to score with a jab to the body but Stone is just out of range.
of Nazareth throws the kick towards the body but Stone avoids it.
of Nazareth throws a lazy right hand but Stone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
of Nazareth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from of Nazareth.
of Nazareth has been working on his boxing with his coaches at CW's Elite Kung-Fu Academy in the buildup to the fight.
of Nazareth misses with a jab to the body
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
of Nazareth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
of Nazareth throws a leg kick but Stone checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before of Nazareth can pounce on him.
of Nazareth looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stone scores with a jab to the body.
Stone throws a jab but it's blocked by of Nazareth.
Stone misses the shot to the body.
Stone throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent of Nazareth stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
of Nazareth tries to land a front kick but Stone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stone moves out of range of the strikes.
of Nazareth wants to land a leg kick but Stone is out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Stone crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from of Nazareth - the referee stops the clock and Stone gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says of Nazareth. Stone manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Stone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from of Nazareth.
Stone misses with an uppercut. of Nazareth saw that one coming.
Stone ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
of Nazareth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
Stone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but of Nazareth was well out of range. Poor timing from Stone.
Stone throws a chopping leg kick but of Nazareth manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
of Nazareth connects with an inside leg kick.
of Nazareth avoids the body shot from Stone.
Stone throws a solid leg kick but of Nazareth takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stone.
Stone avoids the body shot from of Nazareth.
Stone throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
of Nazareth tries to land a front kick but Stone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An inside leg kick from of Nazareth misses.
Stone lands a jab.
of Nazareth slips under a jab.
Stone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on of Nazareth. That did some damage!
of Nazareth looks to score with a jab to the body but Stone is just out of range.
Stone throws a head kick but of Nazareth moves out of range.
of Nazareth throws a sloppy head kick and Stone moves out of range easily.
Stone dips to his left and cracks of Nazareth with an uppercut!
of Nazareth lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth moves out of range of the strikes.
Stone misses with a right hand
and of Nazareth makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stone ducks under a wild hook from of Nazareth.
Stone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
of Nazareth attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stone moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by of Nazareth!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Still in the clinch, Stone scores with a nice short uppercut.
of Nazareth blocking some punches.
Stone lands an uppercut.

of Nazareth breaks the clinch.
of Nazareth blocks a low kick nicely.
Stone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
of Nazareth lands a right hook to the body.
Stone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from of Nazareth.
Stone misses with a low kick as of Nazareth jumps back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stone throws a big shot that misses.
of Nazareth looks to land a body kick but Stone moved away.
A left lands for Stone.
Some wild striking there from Stone.
Stone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by of Nazareth.
Stone bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Stone.
of Nazareth tries a head kick but it misses.
of Nazareth tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
of Nazareth misses with a hook to the body
and Stone counters with a nice uppercut.
Stone fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches of Nazareth on the side of the head.
Stone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract of Nazareth.
Stone throws a lazy right hand but of Nazareth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Knuckle Stone dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

of Nazareth throws a nice outside leg kick.
of Nazareth darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab from of Nazareth finds it's way through Stone's defenses.
of Nazareth lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stone's sensitive parts.
of Nazareth throws a front kick that sends Stone stumbling back into the cage.
Stone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. of Nazareth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stone blocks a head kick by of Nazareth.
of Nazareth tries a low kick but Stone avoids it.
Stone scores with a punch to the head.
of Nazareth is looking to wear down Stone with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stone misses with a looping right.
Nice shot by of Nazareth.
Stone looks to land a combination but of Nazareth avoids it well.
of Nazareth lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
of Nazareth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stone.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Stone is predictable there
letting of Nazareth counter with a right hand.
of Nazareth connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stone. Stone circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
of Nazareth has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stone.

That's one minute gone in the round.
of Nazareth lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
of Nazareth thumps Stone with a low kick.
of Nazareth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stone swings for the body but of Nazareth moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by of Nazareth. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of of Nazareth.
Stone loads up on a big right hand but of Nazareth slips the punch.
of Nazareth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stone throws a series of punches but of Nazareth moves out of range.
Stone stuns of Nazareth with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
of Nazareth scores with a jab to the body.
of Nazareth bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stone's head.
of Nazareth throws a head kick that misses.
of Nazareth wants to slow Stone down by chopping away at his legs.
of Nazareth misses with a looping right.
Stone tries to land a body kick
and of Nazareth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
of Nazareth blocks a head kick by Stone.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone misses with a hook.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but of Nazareth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
of Nazareth thows a body shot but no joy.
of Nazareth connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stone tries to clinch but of Nazareth moves away
and of Nazareth counters with a low kick, right behind Stone 's knee.
Jesus of Nazareth is winning the standup battle so far.
of Nazareth wants to land a leg kick but Stone is out of range.
Stone lands a two punch combo.
of Nazareth throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range.
Stone walks forward, straight into a front kick from of Nazareth.
of Nazareth scores with a head kick.
Stone misses with a low kick.
of Nazareth checks a leg kick.
of Nazareth throws a hook to the side of Stone's head but Stone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stone thuds a left hand into of Nazareth's body.
Stone misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stone sizes up of Nazareth with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stone misses with a few strikes there.
Stone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by of Nazareth.
Good shot there by of Nazareth.
of Nazareth misses with a kick to the body.
of Nazareth tries a low kick but Stone avoids it.
Stone looks to land a left hand but of Nazareth moved out of range nicely.
of Nazareth scoring well with a low kick there.
of Nazareth connects with a solid leg kick.
Stone checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
of Nazareth lands a right hook to the body.
of Nazareth scores with a nice body kick.
Stone is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone throws a hook but of Nazareth blocks it.
Stone scores with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from of Nazareth. Stone does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but of Nazareth moves away.
A head kick misses from of Nazareth.
Stone tries to score with a low kick but of Nazareth moves his leg out of the way.
of Nazareth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stone throws out the jab.
of Nazareth checks the leg kick nicely there.
of Nazareth throws a quick inside leg kick.
of Nazareth moves out of range as Stone strikes.
Stone cracks of Nazareth with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from of Nazareth.
of Nazareth keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stone takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
of Nazareth connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
of Nazareth takes a swing at Stone's ribcage but misses.
of Nazareth moves away from the strike by Stone.
Stone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus of Nazareth dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

of Nazareth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stone throws out the jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Stone. That snapped of Nazareth's head back.
Stone throws a head kick that misses.
of Nazareth throws a chopping leg kick but Stone manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stone throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stone takes a swing at of Nazareth's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Stone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
of Nazareth throws out a leg kick but Stone moves out of range and of Nazareth only half commits.
Stone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by of Nazareth.
of Nazareth throws a leg kick but Stone sees it coming and moves out of range.
of Nazareth tries to land a leg kick but Stone saw it coming and moves away.
Stone missing with a left hand there. of Nazareth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
of Nazareth throws a leg kick but Stone moved away.
of Nazareth throws a leg kick
and Stone counters with a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from of Nazareth. Stone shrugs it off though.
Stone tries to score with a low kick but of Nazareth moves his leg out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone looks to land a left hand but of Nazareth moved out of range nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Stone checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
of Nazareth moves out of range as Stone throws a body kick.
Good leg kick by of Nazareth there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stone looks to throw the jab but of Nazareth is out of range.
of Nazareth throws a low kick but Stone moves out of range easily.
Stone misses with a series of wild punches.
Stone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from of Nazareth.
of Nazareth slips a jab from Stone.
Stone looks to score with a jab to the body but of Nazareth is just out of range.
Stone getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
of Nazareth lands with an uppercut that bounces Stone off the cage and back into range.
of Nazareth connects with an inside leg kick.
Stone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
of Nazareth moves out of range of the body kick.
Stone lands a nice leg kick that just misses of Nazareth's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone is looking to chop away at of Nazareth's legs.
Stone scores with the left hand. of Nazareth knows he should have avoided that one.
Stone throws a solid leg kick but of Nazareth takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stone.
Stone walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone throws a jab when of Nazareth was well out of range.
of Nazareth lands a head kick. Stone smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
of Nazareth throws a sloppy head kick and Stone moves out of range easily.
Stone has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from of Nazareth.
of Nazareth stuns Stone with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
of Nazareth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from of Nazareth.
of Nazareth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Stone finds it's way through of Nazareth's defenses.
of Nazareth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stone moves away.
of Nazareth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
Stone checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
of Nazareth lands with a kick to the temple. Stone shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's three minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth misses with a head kick.
Stone swings for the body but of Nazareth moves out of range.
of Nazareth takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
of Nazareth thows a body shot but no joy.
Stone blocks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stone. of Nazareth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stone misses with a hook.
Stone throws a chopping leg kick but of Nazareth manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stone tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and of Nazareth is able to avoid easily.
Stone just misses with a punch to the body.
Stone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stone takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
of Nazareth attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A punch lands to the side of of Nazareth 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
of Nazareth lands a body shot.
of Nazareth misses with a body punch
and Stone counters with a stiff right hand.
of Nazareth wants to slow Stone down by chopping away at his legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but of Nazareth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
of Nazareth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
Stone thumps of Nazareth with a low kick.
Stone throws a low kick, looking for of Nazareth's leg but of Nazareth calmly moves out of range.
of Nazareth misses with a low kick as Stone jumps back.
A leg kick checked by of Nazareth.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
of Nazareth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stone connects with a good right hand that stumbles of Nazareth. of Nazareth circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stone.
Stone looks to land a right hand but of Nazareth moved out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jesus of Nazareth.
I think of Nazareth has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus of Nazareth!
After winning the bout, Jesus of Nazareth thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.