PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad May (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stanley comes to the cage accompanied by Frotch Retirement Jam. May has chosen For Whom The Bell Tolls - Metallica as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Max Stanley has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Stanley
vs
May

190 cm
27
223 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

188 cm
20
215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Max Stanley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brad May!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
May throws a sloppy head kick and Stanley moves out of range easily.
Stanley misses with a double jab.
Stanley takes one to the side of the head.
May attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from May.
Stanley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stanley moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Stanley doesn't manage to clinch there - May circles away.
Stanley tries to score with a low kick but May moves his leg out of the way.
May misses with a low kick as Stanley jumps back.
May bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from May.

May has Stanley up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stanley manages to break the clinch.
May pushes Stanley away with a front kick.
Max Stanley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by May.
May connects with a solid leg kick.
May goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

May darts in and clinches Stanley up against the cage.
May lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stanley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for May.
May scores with a shoulder strike.
May scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stanley misses with some punches.

Stanley gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, May regains guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Stanley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. May swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stanley is fighting to break May's control of his arms but May is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanley stopping the sweep attempt from May.
May trying to control the position.
Stanley wants to control from the top but May keeps moving.
Stanley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stanley is looking to clinch but May is avoiding it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by May.
Stanley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but May moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. May defends it nicely.
Brad May is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
May throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stanley is breathing heavily.
May lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stanley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
May fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stanley is looking to clinch.
May throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

May moves into the clinch.
A body shot lands from May.
A short right from May.
A right handed body shot lands from May.
May lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for May.
May lands a shoulder strike.
May lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for May.
May lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for May.
A short uppercut from May.
May lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from May.
May lands with a left to the head.
May lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
May presses Stanley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
May scores with a shoulder strike.
May working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
May keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stanley's efforts to push away.
May lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stanley or not.
May presses Stanley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
May struggles to land a body shot inside as Stanley controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad May dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

May lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stanley's sensitive parts.
May displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stanley.
A chopping leg kick lands by May.
Stanley tries to clinch up
and May counters with a leg kick.
Stanley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by May.
May lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stanley takes one to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
May lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
May throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
May lands with an overhand left.

Stanley is rocked!
Stanley is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. May just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Stanley has gone limp and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brad May!
A very excited looking Brad May made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Max Stanley had this to say: 'FFRRRRUUUCKUMUMUMUMUMUMCACACACA!'.