PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Remy Cloche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Cloche
vs
Stone

187 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Solid boxing
Good chin

Excellent MT
Solid chin

Oblivion Inc.

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Remy Cloche!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Barry Stone!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone takes one on the button.
Cloche sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Stone moves to clinch but Cloche breaks away
and Cloche counters with a nice uppercut.
Cloche connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cloche takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stone tries to clinch up.
Stone is looking to clinch but Cloche is avoiding it.
Stone throws a wild body kick that Cloche sees coming a mile off.
Stone walks into a straight right hand from Cloche.
Cloche takes a swing at Stone's ribcage but misses.
Stone replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Cloche blocks it well.
Cloche throws a body shot but no joy.
Stone blocks a jab.
Cloche avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stone walks into a straight right hand from Cloche.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone digs a good hook to Cloche's body.
Cloche is breathing heavily.
Cloche circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone moves in looking to clinch but Cloche pushes him off.
A quick step to the side and Cloche tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stone wants to clinch
and Cloche connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Stone misses.
Cloche throwing a counter right hand but Stone manages to avoid it.
Cloche misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
Cloche throws a hook to the side of Stone's head but Stone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cloche connects with a crisp jab.
Stone wants to clinch.
Stone takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cloche takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stone takes a swing at Cloche's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone doesn't manage to clinch there - Cloche circles away.
Stone wants to clinch.
Stone tries to clinch but Cloche moves out of range.
It looked like Cloche wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cloche.
Cloche circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stone looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cloche swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cloche scores with a decent looking hook.
Stone scores with a one two! Cloche had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Remy Cloche has been cut.
Stone is looking to chop away at Cloche's legs.
Stone takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone misses with a hook
and Cloche connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cloche keeps the fight on the outside.
Cloche throwing a counter right hand but Stone manages to avoid it.
Cloche ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stone moves away.
Stone moves in looking to clinch but Cloche pushes him off.
Cloche moves out of range as Stone throws a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cloche. Stone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cloche takes a swing at Stone's ribcage but misses.
Stone is looking for the big counter here.
Cloche avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Cloche.
Cloche throwing a counter right hand but Stone manages to avoid it.
Cloche slips under a jab from Stone.
Cloche was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Stone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cloche looks to land a right hand but Stone moved out of range.
Stone throws a fast counter high kick but Cloche manages to duck under it in time.
Stone tries to clinch but Cloche is having none of it.
Cloche swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Stone.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cloche swats away the attempt to clinch by Stone.
Stone scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cloche doesn't seem bothered though.
Cloche misses with a wild body shot.
Stone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cloche manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cloche bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Cloche wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barry Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone throws a combination that misses
and Cloche counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone tries to clinch but Cloche is having none of it.
A quick step to the side and Cloche tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, jab by Cloche - just one landing.
Stone connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cloche.
Cloche was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cloche thuds a left hand into Stone's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remy Cloche dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Remy Cloche's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Stone misses with an uppercut
and Cloche counters with a nice uppercut.
Stone throws a head kick that misses.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cloche swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cloche fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cloche.
Stone is looking to clinch.
Cloche jabs Stone to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stone needs to keep his hands up - Cloche had a free shot at his head there.
Remy Cloche is winning the standup battle so far.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cloche paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stone misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Cloche wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone throws the left hand but Cloche avoids the punch easily.
Cloche fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cloche moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cloche cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stone closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cloche counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stone thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloche swings for the body but Stone moves out of range.
It seemed like Stone was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stone wants to clinch.
Stone swings widly with a right hand
and Cloche counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stone takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stone misses with an uppercut. Cloche saw that one coming.
Cloche lands a right hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Cloche.
Stone misses with a looping right.
Cloche is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stone can do to turn this around?
Cloche circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cloche counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stone thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cloche scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cloche ducks under a wild hook from Stone.
Stone throws a hook but Cloche blocks it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cloche throws a right hand that misses
and Stone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stone has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice shot lands for Stone.
Cloche tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Cloche.
Cloche misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stone counters with a nice uppercut.
Stone misses with an uppercut
and Cloche counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stone tries to clinch but Cloche moves out of range.
Cloche tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Cloche.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone is looking to clinch.
Stone is looking to clinch.
Stone cracks Cloche with a good jab.
Cloche lands a really nice looking cross but Stone seems unphased.
Stone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cloche.
Stone lands a nice looking body shot.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cloche paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cloche counters with a stiff right hand.
Stone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stone is looking to clinch.
Cloche works the jab nicely.
Stone tries to clinch but Cloche moves out of range.
Stone scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cloche manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Stone.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone tries to clinch up.
Nice body kick there by Stone.
Cloche uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stone.
Cloche walks into a stiff left hand from Stone.
Cloche moves out of range of the body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Cloche misses the target.
Nice uppercut lands for Stone. That snapped Cloche's head back.
Stone misses the shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stone throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cloche throwing a counter right hand but Stone manages to avoid it.
Stone takes a swing at Cloche's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Remy Cloche will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Remy Cloche's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A lazy left from Stone finds it's target.
Cloche connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cloche works Stone's body with a nice hook.
Stone wants to clinch
and Cloche counters with a left to the body.
Stone defending well as Cloche loads up on a big left hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stone.
Stone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cloche.
Cloche moves out of range as Stone strikes.
Cloche is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cloche misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone tries to clinch
and Cloche makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cloche displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stone throws out the jab.
Stone wants to clinch up but Cloche keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Cloche wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Cloche.
Cloche swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stone takes a swing at Cloche's ribcage but misses.
Cloche takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cloche lands a slapping body shot.
Stone wants to clinch up but Cloche keeps it at a distance.
Cloche is looking to counter punch.
Stone throws an overhand right that lands on Cloche's shoulder, as Cloche tries to avoid the shot.
Cloche was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cloche uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stone.
Stone tries to clinch there but Cloche circles away.
Stone throws the left hand but Cloche avoids the punch easily.
Stone throws a right hand that misses
and Cloche cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stone misses with an uppercut.
Stone tries to land a front kick but Cloche steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cloche throwing a counter right hand but Stone manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone misses with a lunging right hand
and Cloche makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A punch combination from Stone misses.
Cloche throwing a counter right hand but Stone manages to avoid it.
Cloche misses the shot to the body.
Stone scores with a body shot.
Cloche is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stone.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stone throws out a loose jab but Cloche uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cloche staying out of range there.
Cloche stuns Stone with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stone throws a leg kick but Cloche moved away.
Cloche throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cloche throws out a loose jab but Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Cloche.
The fighters circling - Stone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a head kick but Cloche moves out of range.
Stone misses with a body kick.
Stone loads up on a big right hand but Cloche slips the punch.
Cloche blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Cloche.
Cloche ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stone moves away.
Stone misses with a straight right.
Stone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cloche counters with a nice body shot.
Cloche throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stone tries to clinch up but Cloche circles away and keeps his distance.
Stone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cloche counters with a nice body shot.
Stone lands with a kick to the temple. Cloche shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cloche throws a hook but Stone blocks it.
Barry Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone tries to clinch but Cloche is having none of it.
Cloche lands a jab to Stone's midsection.
Stone tries to clinch but Cloche is having none of it.
Stone tries to clinch there but Cloche circles away.
Stone tries to clinch but Cloche moves out of range.
Stone connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stone tries to land a front kick but Cloche steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cloche missing with a left hand there. Stone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stone throws an overhand right that lands on Cloche's shoulder, as Cloche tries to avoid the shot.
Cloche throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range.
Cloche ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stone moves away.
It seemed like Stone was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but Cloche swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Remy Cloche.
Well Cloche has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Remy Cloche!
In defeat, Barry Stone stepped up to the mic, saying 'DOHHHHHH'.