PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam Bourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liam Bourne is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Bourne
vs
Stone

175 cm
29
220 lbs
5 - 13 - 0

177 cm
20
146 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Bourne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keith Stone!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stone closes the distance and pushes Bourne back into the ropes.
Bourne tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stone smiles and moves away.

Bourne gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Bourne gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Stone looking for a guillotine here but Bourne defends easily.
Stone looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bourne is one step ahead there.
Stone trying to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bourne's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bourne throws a big elbow that misses.
Stone wants to sweep here but Bourne controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourne with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stone controls Bourne momentarily but Bourne frees himself.
Bourne trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bourne throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bourne throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bourne trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.
Stone has control of Bourne's left arm, preventing Bourne from doing any damage.
Bourne connects with a couple of short punches.
Stone is adopting a defensive guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourne is looking to stand up but Stone won't let him.
Bourne trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bourne working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stone's head.
Bourne preventing the sweep.
Bourne is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bourne landing some decent shots from guard.
Bourne is looking to stand up but Stone won't let him.
Bourne trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.
Stone is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourne is looking to improve his position.
Stone lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Stone with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Stone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stone throwing shots but Bourne is blocking nicely.
Stone thows a huge punch but Bourne dodges it nicely.
Stone throwing shots but Bourne is blocking nicely.
Stone content to control rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stone lands a nice short elbow.
Stone lands with a punch from half guard.
Bourne looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bourne holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Stone looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Stone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bourne defending well though.
Stone is trying to control the action in half guard but Bourne is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bourne is staying active underneath Stone, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bourne fails to land the takedown.
Stone's corner calls for a 1-2. Stone obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bourne goes for a double leg but Stone avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Stone continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Bourne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bourne shoots in for a double leg but Stone sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stone scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Bourne tries to keep at a distance but Stone has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stone lands a right hand.
Stone scores with a shoulder strike.

Bourne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice uppercut lands for Stone. That snapped Bourne's head back.

Stone has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bourne trying to control the position but instead, Stone has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bourne into the ropes.
Bourne tries to circle away but Stone has him pinned against the ropes.

Stone manages to pull guard.
Bourne throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Stone is adopting a defensive guard.
Stone controls Bourne momentarily but Bourne frees himself.

Stone working for a triangle but Bourne defends it easily.
Stone has momentary wrist control but Bourne slips an elbow through the middle.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bourne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bourne trying to stand up but can't free himself from Stone's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stone can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bourne postures up.
Bourne stopping the sweep attempt from Stone.
Stone pulls Bourne in close to his closed guard and prevents Bourne from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bourne working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stone's head.
Bourne throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stone manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bourne manages to get himself to full guard.

Stone sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bourne wants to stand up but Stone is controlling him.
Bourne working a defensive guard here.
Bourne can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stone controls the pace.
Bourne bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stone's guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stone controlling Bourne's posture.
Stone looking to control.
Bourne trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.
Stone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bourne.
Stone wants to sweep but no luck.
Bourne throws a big right hand that misses.
Stone trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Stone pulls Bourne in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bourne postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bourne preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keith Stone dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Stone lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bourne has a takedown stuffed.
Stone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stone stalks Bourne and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bourne's face. Bourne staggers backwards, shaken.
Keith Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Stone tries to keep at a distance but Bourne has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bourne wants to get back to striking at distance but Stone won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Stone - that landed with a thud.
Bourne wants a takedown but no success here.
Bourne changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Stone fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Stone's coach down at Animal House was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Stone's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Bourne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bourne tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stone swivels and escapes.
Stone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Stone enables Bourne to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Stone manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Stone pulls Bourne in to control the position.
Liam Bourne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bourne stopping the sweep attempt from Stone.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone is trying to keep Bourne in close.
Stone tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stone is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bourne is aware though and is defending well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bourne accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bourne 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.
Bourne throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stone lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Stone wants to pass the guard but Bourne is keeping the position.
Bourne is trying to keep Stone in close.
Bourne is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Bourne missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourne landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stone gets full guard.
Stone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stone is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Stone is pressing down on Bourne's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bourne is holding on for now.
Bourne is pressing down on Stone's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bourne wants to sweep here but Stone controlling him for the moment.
Stone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bourne swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourne preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bourne looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bourne utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stone is pushing down on Bourne's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bourne is fighting to maintain full guard but Stone has managed to sneak the leg through.

Stone is looking for a kimura but Bourne is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stone to get the leverage.
Bourne tries to kick Stone off but Stone keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Stone trying to control the action but Bourne is working from the bottom.
Bourne looks like he's trying to stand up.
Stone prevents Bourne from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stone trying to control from Bourne's half guard. Bourne has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Stone throwing strikes from guard but Bourne blocks nicely.

Bourne is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bourne being controlled here, momentarily.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Stone scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bourne backs up against the ropes.
Stone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bourne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stone throws a solid leg kick but Bourne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stone.
Bourne shoots in looking for a takedown but Stone manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bourne's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stone lands the left hand.
Bourne fails with a takedown attempt.

Bourne darts in and clinches Stone up against the ropes.
Bourne managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
Bourne is looking to break free of the clinch but Stone has double underhooks.
Bourne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stone is pressed up against the ropes. Bourne has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stone down to the mat. Stone avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Stone forces Bourne back against the ropes and clinches.
Bourne is trying to maintain a safe position but Stone gets an underhook and turns Bourne into the ropes.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bourne jumps guard but Stone turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.

Stone lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone stalling.

Stone is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Stone is pressing down on Bourne's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bourne is holding on for now.
Stone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Keith Stone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stone trying to control the action but Bourne is working from the bottom.
Stone is taking a breather. Bourne says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Stone's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Stone stops Bourne from getting back to his feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Stone throws a leg kick but Bourne checks it.
Bourne with a poor takedown
letting Stone counter with a right hand.
Bourne shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stone as he jumps to the side.
Stone feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bournes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bourne shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stone pinned against the ropes. Stone gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Liam Bourne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a leg kick

and Bourne decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stone's guard.
Bourne won't allow Stone to sweep him here.
Stone has Bourne pulled in close to control his posture.
Bourne looking to sit in guard and control but Stone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Bourne can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stone controls the pace.
Bourne is trying to keep Stone in close.
Liam Bourne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stone controls from within his opponent's guard.
Stone tries to free his leg and advance position but Bourne is retaining full guard.
Stone trying to control but Bourne is working from the bottom.
Stone must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stone sitting in guard, not really doing much.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Stone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stone has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Keith Stone!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Keith Stone!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Keith Stone!

Keith Stone wins by unanimous decision!