PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Bashor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Stoned (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stoned has chosen Dr. Dre - The Watcher as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Bashor
vs
Stoned

172 cm
33
172 lbs
19 - 16 - 2

177 cm
34
172 lbs
25 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

GREEN!160
Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesse Bashor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Stoned!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoned looks to land a body kick but Bashor moved away.
Stoned shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Stoned enables Bashor to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Stoned manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bashor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stoned bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bashor's guard.

Bashor looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Stoned has picked Bashor up and slammed him! Bashor can't keep hold of the triangle and Stoned manages to pass to side control!
Bashor is looking to regain half guard here but Stoned keeps moving and retains side control.
Stoned is looking to take a break and control but Bashor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bashor takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bashor regains half guard.
Bashor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Stoned.
Bashor makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bashor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoned cracks Bashor with a solid left hand.
Stoned distracts Bashor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stoned passes Bashor's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Stoned is trying to control. Bashor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Stoned seems to be looking for submissions.

Bashor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stoned stalling.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stoned lands a nice short elbow.
Stoned seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stoned working Bashor over with strikes.

Bashor has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Stoned escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Stoned!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoned working the body and head with strikes.
Stoned tries to move to mount but Bashor blocks the move with his legs.
Bashor is looking for a sweep.

Stoned thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bashor prevents Stoned from moving into mount.
Bashor is looking for a sweep.
Bashor taking a bit of punishment here - Stoned scoring with strikes.
Stoned controlling the position from side mount.
Bashor regains half guard.
Bashor is pressing down on Stoned's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoned landing some decent shots from guard.
Stoned postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Stoned pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bashor is keeping the position for now.

Bashor working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Stoned has passed into half guard!
Stoned performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Stoned 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.

Bashor looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Bashor actively working from the bottom here.
Stoned is nestled in close to Bashor, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Stoned wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bashor keeps working.
Stoned is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Stoned is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Bashor is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stoned pulls his head out easily.
Bashor slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Bashor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
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 the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Stoned throws a good cross that connects.

Bashor drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stoned tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stoned looking to control.
Stoned preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bashor postures up in Stoned's guard and throws a big left but Stoned blocks it.
Bashor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stoned tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bashor postures up.
Bashor landing some decent shots from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Stoned looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Stoned is looking for a triangle but Bashor pushes his legs off easily.

Stoned is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bashor defends well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bashor drops back, looking for a kneebar! Stoned looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Stoned looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Stoned!
Bashor tries to bench press Stoned off him but Stoned keeps the position.
Stoned has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stoned moves into full mount!
Bashor is trying desperately to improve position.
Stoned pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stoned breaks from Bashor's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bashor keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Stoned is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bashor manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Stoned seems to be working for a kimura but Bashor defends the submission attempt.
Stoned perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bashor manages to get to full guard.

Bashor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Stoned scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bashor throws his legs up looking for a submission but Stoned uses it to pass to side control.
Bashor manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Stoned working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Stoned working the head and body with strikes.
Stoned slips a nice elbow through Bashor's hands, connecting with Bashor's forehead.
Bashor gets back to full guard.
Stoned with a nice head shot there.

Bashor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Bashor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bashor can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stoned controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoned with a nice head shot there.

Bashor looking for subs off his back but Stoned has passed one foot through into half guard.
Bashor moves into full guard.

Bashor isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Stoned stacks Bashor on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Stoned!
Stoned wants to control but Bashor is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stoned controlling the position.
Stoned is looking to take a break and control but Bashor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Stoned showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Oliver Stoned's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Stoned throws out a loose jab but Bashor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stoned misses with a hook. Bashor ducked under it nicely.
Stoned lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bashor moves out of range of the body kick.

Stoned gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bashor to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Stoned is trying to control the position but Bashor postures up.

Bashor postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Stoned is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bashor, into his guard.

Bashor has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Stoned is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bashor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bashor takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bashor takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoned gets to mount! Bashor was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

Stoned looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Stoned controlling from mount.
Stoned connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Stoned can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bashor is looking to escape.
Oliver Stoned has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashor is trying to reverse the position but instead Stoned has taken his back - oops!
Stoned connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Bashor to escape the position.
Bashor can't escape the position.

Stoned is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Bashor defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Bashor tries to break free.
Oliver Stoned is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
What can Bashor do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Jesse Bashor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stoned struggling to keep hold of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashor is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Bashor is trying to break free.
Bashor is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Stoned.
Let's hope that Stoned has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashor can't escape the position.
Bashor tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Stoned controlling his opponent.
Stoned has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stoned trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stoned controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stoned trying to control but Bashor is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Stoned comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stoned has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Stoned!
During a confident post fight interview, Oliver Stoned thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.