PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manny Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomi Pozsar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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?

Stone
vs
Pozsar

176 cm
29
164 lbs
8 - 7 - 1

175 cm
36
168 lbs
24 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manny Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tomi Pozsar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pozsar misses with the combination.
Stone half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Stone dodges the punch combination from Pozsar.
Pozsar misses with a two punch combination.
Stone wants to clinch up but Pozsar keeps it at a distance.
Pozsar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stone.
Pozsar moves out of range of the body kick from Stone.
Stone checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pozsar on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Stone instigates a clinch.
Pozsar working aggressively here.
We've been hearing reports that Stone has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Stone dodges an elbow strike from Pozsar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pozsar.
Pozsar wants to stall.
Pozsar looking to slow down the pace here.
Stone lands a hook that snaps the head of Pozsar backwards.
Stone misses with a body punch.
Pozsar throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Stone.
Stone lands with a right to the head.
Stone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pozsar's elbow.
Pozsar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stone blocks it with crossed arms.
Stone lands with a left to the head.
Stone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pozsar crunches a lovely knee into Stone's ribcage.
Stone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stone swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Stone works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pozsar is keeping the position for now.
Pozsar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stone. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pozsar trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Stone is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Stone wants to pass the guard but Pozsar is keeping the position.
Stone is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pozsar working a defensive guard here.
Pozsar wants to sweep here but Stone controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stone wants to control from the top but Pozsar keeps moving.
Pozsar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stone postures up and lands a big shot to Pozsar's brow.
Stone trying to control but Pozsar is working from the bottom.
Stone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stone looking to pass the guard.
Stone trying to control but Pozsar is working from the bottom.
Stone is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pozsar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stone.
Pozsar looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Stone puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Stone seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pozsar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pozsar trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Pozsar tries to hold on but Stone postures up.
Stone is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pozsar can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pozsar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stone looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pozsar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Stone is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Stone dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pozsar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stone moves out of range of the strikes.
Stone half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Stone tries to clinch up.
Pozsar misses with a double jab.
Pozsar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stone moves in looking to clinch but Pozsar pushes him off.
Pozsar misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Pozsar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Pozsar.
A good leg kick by Stone.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pozsar.
Stone throws a head kick but Pozsar moves out of range.
Pozsar misses with a right hand

and Stone counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Pozsar!
Stone is staying tight to Pozsar's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Stone's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Manny Stone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stone trying to control the action but Pozsar is working from the bottom.
Stone working the ground and pound but Pozsar is defending the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pozsar is looking to reverse the position.
Stone landing a few strikes.
Stone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pozsar keeps working.
Stone working the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone scoring with punches and elbows.
Stone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pozsar can do to turn this around?
Stone creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Pozsar seems a little lost for a moment, as Stone dominates the positioning.
Pozsar is looking for a sweep.

Stone is working to tighten his grip on Pozsar's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Pozsar has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Stone is really squeezing tight and eventually Pozsar passes out! Stone breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Manny Stone!
A very excited looking Manny Stone made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.