PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Darren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darren has chosen Here's to the losers as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stone
vs
Darren

185 cm
24
177 lbs
11 - 5 - 1

185 cm
21
170 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Conviction
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Aspire 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 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Darren!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darren scores with a leg kick.
Stone lands a jab to Darren's midsection.
Stone checks a low kick from Darren.
Darren darts in trying to clinch
and Stone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Stone has Darren up against the cage in a clinch.
Stone throws a head punch that misses.
Darren lands a nice elbow.
Darren tries to throw a body punch but Stone avoids it by throwing Darren back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Stone as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stone blocks a body shot from Darren.
With the fighters up against the cage, Darren throws an elbow but misses.
Stone blocks the elbow strike.
Stone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darren blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darren takes a shot to the head.
Stone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stone blocks the elbow strike.
Darren lands an elbow just above Stone 's eye.
Darren tries to work over Stone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darren slowing the pace effectively.
A head punch on the inside from Darren fails to land.
Stone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darren working aggressively here.
Stone blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stone.
Darren has a couple of punches blocked by Stone.
Darren throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stone prevents a body shot from Darren.
Stone makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stone.
Stone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darren lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stone blocks an elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darren lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stone or not.
Darren creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stone's defenses.
Darren misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Darren fails to land.
Stone misses with a punch to the body.
Stone throws a punch but it's blocked by Darren.
Darren has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Stone seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Darren can turn it around.
A head punch on the inside from Stone fails to land.
Darren pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Darren just leaning against Stone, taking a breather.
Darren fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darren tries a body shot but Stone blocks it.
Stone blocks an elbow strike from Darren.
Stone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone struggles to land a body shot inside as Darren controls his hands.
Stone misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stone.
Stone misses with a body punch.
Darren doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stone scores with a nice hook to the head.
Darren lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Darren throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Darren working aggressively here.
Stone softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Darren looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Darren leaning his opponent against the cage.
Darren struggles to land a body shot inside as Stone controls his hands.
Stone lands a nice uppercut.
Darren doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone avoids a wild elbow strike from Darren.
Stone avoids the elbow strike from Darren, against the cage.
Stone has a couple of punches blocked by Darren.
Stone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stone has a couple of punches blocked by Darren.
Darren throws an elbow but it misses.
Darren tries to work over Stone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darren goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darren tries to work over Stone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters up against the cage, Darren throws an elbow but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone lands a shot to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darren comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stone scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stone throws a head punch that misses.
Darren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jack Stone will probably get the nod.
That's time! Stone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Stone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darren.
Darren throws a low kick but Stone avoids it.
Stone lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Darren jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Darren misses the target.
Darren throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Stone on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Darren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stone looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

Stone clinches with his opponent.
Darren pushes Stone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darren lands a nice elbow.
A short uppercut from Stone.
Darren is struggling to control the position.
Darren slowing the pace effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darren scores with a nice hook to the head.
Darren misses with a punch to the body.
Stone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darren lands with a right to the head.
Stone throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Darrens head.
Still in the clinch, Darren scores with a nice short uppercut.
Darren throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Darren blocking some punches.
Stone lands a shot to the body.
Darren swings wildly with an uppercut but Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stone avoids the elbow strike from Darren, against the cage.
Stone prevents a body shot from Darren.
Stone softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Darren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stone's elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Darren throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone blocking some punches.
Darren misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darren struggles to land a body shot inside as Stone controls his hands.
Darren tries a body shot but Stone blocks it.
Stone working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Darren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stone takes a shot to the head.
Stone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darren swings wildly with an uppercut but Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stone.
Darren scores with a hook to the body.
Darren throws an elbow but it's blocked.
I was talking to Stone's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Stone lands a nice uppercut.
Stone working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stone lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darren goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Stone.
Stone lands with a right to the head.
Darren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darren misses with a punch on the inside.
Darren trying to control the position but instead, Stone has worked for underhooks and has pushed Darren into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Darren.
Darren throws a punch but it's blocked by Stone.
Stone tries a body shot but Darren blocks it.
James Darren seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Darren gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Darren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stone's elbow.
Darren tries to throw a body punch but Stone avoids it by throwing Darren back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darren works on Stone's body with a couple of short punches.
Stone misses with some punches.
Darren doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stone throws a punch but it's blocked by Darren.
Darren misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stone lands a shoulder strike.
Stone scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darren misses with an elbow strike.
Darren pushes off an throws an elbow but Stone leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Darren struggles to land a body shot inside as Stone controls his hands.
Darren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stone lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Darren or not.
Come on Darren - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch on the inside from Darren fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but James Darren will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Stone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stone throws a hook but Darren blocks it.
Darren throws out a loose jab but Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Darren connects with an inside leg kick.
Stone connects with a crisp jab.
Darren throws a head kick but Stone moves out of range.
Darren wants to land a leg kick but Stone is out of range.
Stone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stone takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Darren pushes Stone up against the cage in a clinch.
Darren lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stone.
A short right from Stone.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stone's elbow.
Darren throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone tries a body shot but Darren blocks it.
Stone avoids the elbow strike from Darren, against the cage.
Darren pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Darren fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stone tries to work over Darren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darren misses with a punch to the body.
Stone throws a punch but it's blocked by Darren.
Stone dodges an elbow strike from Darren.
Darren lands with a short shot to the head.
Darren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darren lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Darren throws an elbow but misses.
Darren works on Stone's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Stone.
Stone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stone misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Darren.
Darren is trying to stall.
Stone lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darren misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darren lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stone avoids a wild elbow strike from Darren.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone struggles to land a body shot inside as Darren controls his hands.
Come on Darren - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch on the inside from Stone fails to land.
Darren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the cage, Darren throws an elbow but misses.
Stone digs a right hand underneath Darren's ribcage. Darren let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darren's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stone's elbow.
Darren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darren.
Darren misses with an elbow strike.
Darren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stone throws a punch but it's blocked by Darren.
Stone lands a shot to the body.
Stone lands a body shot in the clinch.
Darren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Darren.
Darren lands with a left to the head.
Stone swings wildly with an uppercut but Darren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darren wants to stall.
Stone misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darren is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stone pushes Darren back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stone lands an uppercut.
Darren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stone lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Darren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darren's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone has a couple of punches blocked by Darren.
Stone blocks the elbow strike.
Darren misses with a body punch.
Stone scores with a shoulder strike.
Stone scores with a shot to the side of Darren's head.
A short left from Stone.

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 Jack Stone.
I think Stone has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Jack Stone!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Jack Stone!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Jack Stone!

Jack Stone wins by unanimous decision!
Jack Stone decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.