PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robert Stone (ranked 2648 p4p, 269 weight class) and Johnny DeCoco (ranked 23517 p4p, 595 weight class). Stone kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Chill Bill. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Stone
vs
DeCoco

175 cm
21
150 lbs
10 - 4 - 1

175 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny DeCoco!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeCoco works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
DeCoco has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Stone is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Stone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from DeCoco.
Stone throws the kick towards the body but DeCoco avoids it.
DeCoco lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stone throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A big left from DeCoco misses.
DeCoco connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
DeCoco throws a combination. Stone tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Stone takes one to the chin there.
DeCoco lands with a good body shot.
DeCoco misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've been told by Stone's head coaches at Heart Cave (8 elites, 4 double-elites, 1 triple) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeCoco throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
DeCoco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as DeCoco blocks the low kick.
Stone throws a body kick that misses.
Stone slips a straight right by DeCoco.
Stone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
DeCoco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
DeCoco throws a combination that misses

and Stone counters by clinching up.
Stone misses with an elbow strike.
DeCoco dodges an elbow strike from Stone.
Stone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. DeCoco is defending well for now.

Stone breaks the clinch.
DeCoco throws a hook to the side of Stone's head but Stone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
DeCoco throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stone counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone misses with an uppercut. DeCoco saw that one coming.
Stone looks to land a body kick but DeCoco moved away.
Stone lands with a nice body kick.
DeCoco with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stone to score with a decent uppercut.
Stone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
DeCoco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
DeCoco throws out a counter right but Stone avoids it with no problem.
DeCoco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stone.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeCoco misses with a lunging right hand

and Stone counters by clinching up.
A frustrated look appears on DeCoco's face as he tries to break the clinch.
DeCoco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stone misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeCoco tries a body shot but Stone blocks it.
Stone wants to break free but DeCoco has control.
DeCoco looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
DeCoco misses with the head strike.
Stone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. DeCoco is defending well for now.
DeCoco avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Stone leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stone missing with knees to the body.
DeCoco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stone is defending well for now.
DeCoco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stone stalling in the clinch.
Stone throws an elbow but it misses.
Stone has DeCoco pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

DeCoco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stone throws a leg kick but DeCoco checks it.
DeCoco throws a jab when Stone was well out of range.
Stone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from DeCoco.
A counter left hand to the body from Stone misses its target.
DeCoco throws a shot from downtown. Stone moves away and avoids it.
Stone moves forwards but DeCoco connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stone slips under a jab.
Stone lands a slapping body shot.
Stone looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
DeCoco slips a jab and a cross from Stone.
A little jabbing left from DeCoco on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
DeCoco scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Johnny DeCoco 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 throws a right and a left that both miss.
DeCoco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from DeCoco.
Stone misses with a low kick.
DeCoco looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
DeCoco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stone.
Stone tries to clinch there but DeCoco circles away.
Stone slips under a jab.
Stone moves out of range of the strikes.
DeCoco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone is looking to score with low kicks.
Stone will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As Stone backs off DeCoco throws a huge counter combo but Stone manages to avoid it all.
Stone is looking to wear down DeCoco with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone misses with a straight left.
Johnny DeCoco seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stone attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Stone.
DeCoco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
DeCoco misses with an uppercut. Stone saw that one coming.
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
DeCoco doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Stone punishes DeCoco's body with a nice straight punch.
DeCoco checks a leg kick nicely.
DeCoco misses with a right hand
and Stone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stone misses with a straight left.
Stone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A countering left hand to the body from DeCoco misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from DeCoco.
DeCoco misses with a looping right.
DeCoco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
Stone half committed to a counter leg kick.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but DeCoco moves away.
Stone throws a leg kick that misses.
Stone tries to move into range but DeCoco moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stone misses with a head kick.
Stone defending well as DeCoco loads up on a big left hand.
Stone appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Stone throws a low kick but DeCoco moves out of range easily.
DeCoco blocks a leg kick.
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!
DeCoco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeCoco lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Stone.
DeCoco blocks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from DeCoco on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stone blocks a jab.
Stone scores with a leg kick.
DeCoco connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
DeCoco feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stones jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but DeCoco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
DeCoco 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 throws the kick towards the body but DeCoco avoids it.
A big left from DeCoco misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeCoco wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
DeCoco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stone.
Stone looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Stone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeCoco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stone.
Stone looks to score with a jab to the body but DeCoco is just out of range.
Stone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from DeCoco.
Stone appears to be looking for a big counter.
DeCoco scores with a hook to the body. Stone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
DeCoco slips a jab from Stone.
Stone pivots, looking for a leg kick but DeCoco is out of range and Stone settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from DeCoco! But no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from DeCoco misses the target.
DeCoco blocks a leg kick.
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 Robert Stone will probably get the nod.
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 get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Stone defending well as DeCoco loads up on a big left hand.
Stone is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Stone throws a solid leg kick but DeCoco takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stone.
DeCoco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stone throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
DeCoco throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Stone counter with a right hand.
DeCoco throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range.
And Stone counters with a quick kick to the body but DeCoco blocks it.
Stone defending well as DeCoco loads up on a big left hand.
DeCoco throws a right hand that misses
and Stone counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeCoco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stone counters with a leg kick.
Stone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stone throws an off balance right hand
and DeCoco counters with a straight right hand.
DeCoco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeCoco misses with a wild body shot.
Stone throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slow jab from DeCoco misses its intended target.
A jab from DeCoco misses.
Stone ducks under a wild hook from DeCoco.
It looked like Stone was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from DeCoco.
Stone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
DeCoco throws out a loose jab but Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stone tried to counter with a leg kick but DeCoco avoided it.
Johnny DeCoco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone scores with a punch to the head.

Stone has managed to clinch.

DeCoco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stone attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A nice side step and DeCoco releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeCoco connects with a looping right hand.
Stone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
DeCoco works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stone throws a front kick aimed at DeCoco's knee but DeCoco avoids it well.
Stone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
DeCoco swings away with a body shot that misses

and Stone counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
DeCoco avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Stone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
DeCoco's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
DeCoco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stone creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through DeCoco's defenses.
DeCoco blocks an elbow strike from Stone.
Robert Stone has scored more points in the clinch so far.
DeCoco blocks an elbow strike from Stone.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
DeCoco checks a leg kick.
Stone tries to land a leg kick but DeCoco saw it coming and moves away.
Stone looks to score with a jab to the body but DeCoco is just out of range.
Stone blocks a jab.
Stone tried to counter with a leg kick but DeCoco avoided it.
DeCoco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stone circles away quickly and effectively.
Stone goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Stone throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as DeCoco throws out the jab.
DeCoco misses with a straight right.
Stone swings for the body but DeCoco moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone misses with a leg kick.
DeCoco scores with a nice head shot.
DeCoco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stone.
It looked like Stone was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
DeCoco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
DeCoco throws a body shot but no joy.
DeCoco keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
DeCoco misses with a right hand
and Stone counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeCoco throws an overhand right that lands on Stone's shoulder, as Stone tries to avoid the shot.
Stone jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Crunch! Stone slams his shin into DeCoco's torso.
DeCoco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Stone showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!