PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Stoned (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stoned comes into the arena with Dr. Dre - The Watcher blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Couture's choice of entrance music: Mama said knock you out. 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?

Stoned
vs
Couture

177 cm
32
174 lbs
22 - 6 - 0

175 cm
41
174 lbs
45 - 21 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

GREEN!160

SP Ultimate Nutrition
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Stoned!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 45 - 21 - 2, fighting out of London, Brandon Couture!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stoned lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Couture at a distance.
Stoned has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Couture throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stoned slips under a jab from Couture.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Couture.

It looks like Oliver Stoned has been cut.
Couture throws a sloppy head kick and Stoned moves out of range easily.
Stoned slips under a jab.
Stoned feinted with a counter takedown.
A swing and a miss from Stoned.
Couture looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Couture staying out of range there.
Couture plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Stoned uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Couture listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Stoned misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stoned.
Good work by Couture as he checks the leg kick.
Stoned throws a looping overhand right but Couture ducks down to avoid it.
Stoned throws a push kick but Couture slaps the foot to one side.
Couture misses with a hook
and Stoned counters with a nice uppercut.
Couture getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stoned dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Couture. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture slips a straight right by Stoned.
Couture scores with a jab to the jaw.
Couture misses with a hook.
Stoned feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Couture checks a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Stoned. Beautiful body shot.
Couture needs to keep his hands up - Stoned had a free shot at his head there.
A telegraphed right hand from Couture misses the target.
Couture throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Stoned counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Stoned seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Couture does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Stoned is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Couture has managed to free his arm - good work.
Stoned scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stoned not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stoned is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Stoned is trying to control the action in half guard but Couture is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stoned is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Couture has managed to free his arm - good work.
Couture is not content to let Stoned control the position.

Stoned is looking for a kimura here.
Stoned lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Couture keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Couture tries to kick Stoned off but Stoned keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Stoned not doing much here.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stoned is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Couture has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoned looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Couture with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Stoned uses his free foot to push down on Couture's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Couture.

Stoned working for a guillotine from mount but Couture is in no mood to give up.
Couture really wants to buck Stoned off and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stoned fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
You get the feeling that Couture really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Stoned tries to control but Couture wriggling away.
Couture is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoned fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Couture is trying to stand.

Stoned jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Couture manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Couture is pushing Stoned's head away, looking to escape. Stoned manages to hold on to the position though.
Couture is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Stoned tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Couture wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Stoned dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oliver Stoned's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Couture throws a head kick that Stoned semi-blocks.
Stoned scoring well with a low kick there.
Stoned connects with a jab.
Stoned is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Couture can do to turn this around?
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stoned is defended easily by Couture.
Stoned avoids the head kick by Couture.
Stoned throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stoned connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Couture momentarily.
Stoned rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Couture moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stoned avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Couture might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Stoned gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Oliver Stoned's cut is getting worse.
Couture connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stoned looks to land a left hand but Couture moved out of range nicely.
Couture throws a hook but Stoned avoids it easily.
Couture throws an off balance right hand
and Stoned counters with a nice body shot.
Nice defenses there by Stoned.
Stoned swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stoned changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

Stoned looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Couture!
Stoned tries to advance to mount but can't.

Stoned working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Couture is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Stoned has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Stoned wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Couture, who protects the arm well.
Couture is trying to buck Stoned off.
Stoned wants to lay and pray for a moment but Couture keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stoned is trying to get an arm triangle but Couture is defending well.
Stoned wants to control but Couture is keeping him busy.
Couture is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Stoned looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Couture is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Couture taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stoned tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Stoned has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Couture is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Stoned is looking to take a break and control but Couture is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Couture pushes Stoned away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Stoned gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Stoned has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stoned lands an elbow.
Couture wants to get back to his feet.
Stoned trying to control the action but Couture is working from the bottom.
Stoned passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Couture!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture wants to get back to his feet.
Stoned in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Couture has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Couture wants to get back to his feet.
Stoned is punishing Couture with strikes - can he finish him?!

Stoned is persistently looking for the submission but Couture is defending it well.
Couture is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

Stoned patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Stoned dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Oliver Stoned's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Couture checks a leg kick.
Couture uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stoned.
Stoned drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Couture loads up on a big right hand but Stoned slips the punch.
Stoned moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stoned scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Couture throws a big shot that misses.
Stoned moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Stoned ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Couture moves away.
Stoned swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Couture.

Stoned bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Couture is pushing Stoned's head away, looking to escape. Stoned manages to hold on to the position though.
Stoned trying to control the action but Couture is working from the bottom.
Stoned scoring with punches and elbows.
Couture is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Stoned asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stoned tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Check out the look on Stoned's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Couture wants to get back to his feet but Stoned drags him back down.
Stoned wants to control but Couture is keeping him busy.
Stoned throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

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.
Stoned grinds an elbow into Couture's temple.
Stoned prevents Couture from escaping the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Stoned working the ground and pound.
Couture wants to get back to his feet but Stoned drags him back down.

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

Stoned looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Stoned takes a little break here. Couture wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture is trying to get back to his feet.
Oliver Stoned overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stoned wants to lay and pray for a moment but Couture keeps working.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Stoned is working Couture over with some ground and pound from side control.

Couture sneaks out the side door and pushes Stoned away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Stoned throws the kick towards the body but Couture avoids it.
Couture gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stoned.
Couture looks to land a left hand but Stoned moved out of range nicely.
Couture lands a jab to the head.
Couture throws an overhand right that lands on Stoned's shoulder, as Stoned tries to avoid the shot.
Couture with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stoned to score with a decent uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stoned.
A swing and a miss from Couture.
Couture bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stoned's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Couture throws a looping overhand right but Stoned ducks down to avoid it.
Stoned throws a leg kick but Couture sees it coming and moves out of range.
Couture staying out of range there.
Couture showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stoned.
Couture pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stoned fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stoned steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Couture.
A swing and a miss from Couture.
Stoned throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Couture avoids the body shot from Stoned.
Stoned has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stoned there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stoned throws the kick towards the body but Couture avoids it.
Couture bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Stoned clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Oliver Stoned's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Couture throws a big shot that misses.
Couture's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stoned under the eye.

Couture sends Stoned crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Couture is motioning to the referee to let Stoned up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Stoned is rocked!

Oliver Stoned's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Stoned throws a looping overhand right but Couture ducks down to avoid it.
Oh Stoned is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stoned walks straight into a right hand from Couture - that's dropped him! Couture jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Stoned from any more punishment! Stoned complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brandon Couture!
Brandon Couture is the new welterweight champion!