PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ante Gotovina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Stanley has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Stanley
vs
Gotovina

180 cm
19
198 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
197 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Stanley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ante Gotovina!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanley closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gotovina counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick misses from Gotovina.
Stanley wants to clinch but Gotovina slips to the side
and Gotovina counters with a stiff right hand.
Gotovina pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gotovina scores with a jab to the head.
Stanley seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Stanley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Gotovina finds it's way through Stanley's defenses.

It looks like Mike Stanley has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Stanley takes the fight into the clinch.
Stanley lands a nice uppercut.
Gotovina wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stanley misses with the head strike.
Stanley prevents Gotovina from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley pushes Gotovina back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stanley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Stanley on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Stanley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've been informed that Gotovina has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Stanley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gotovina's efforts to push away.
Stanley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stanley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gotovina backwards.
Gotovina looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Stanley drops Gotovina onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Gotovina is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!

Gotovina is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stanley throws a big uppercut that drops Gotovina! More strikes from Stanley and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Gotovina lies dazed against the ropes as Stanley celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Stanley!