PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hartley Stone (ranked 5750 p4p, 577 weight class) and Sigmund Erickson (ranked 6023 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Stone
vs
Erickson

200 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hartley Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sigmund Erickson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone misses with a kick to the body.

Erickson shoots in and gets a takedown into Stone's guard.
Stone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Erickson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Erickson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Erickson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Erickson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erickson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Erickson lands a couple of digs.
Erickson won't allow Stone to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Erickson stands up over Stone, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Erickson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Erickson trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.
Erickson landing some decent shots from guard.
Erickson works over Stone with some ground and pound from guard.
Erickson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Erickson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Erickson wants to pass the guard but Stone is keeping the position.
Erickson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's two 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.
Erickson slips under a jab.
Erickson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sigmund Erickson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Erickson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Stone is trying to defend but Erickson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Stone has hold of Erickson's hands but Erickson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Erickson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Erickson working Stone over with strikes.
Erickson slips a nice elbow through Stone's hands, connecting with Stone's forehead.
Ground and pound from Erickson.
Erickson winds up and cracks Stone with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Erickson lands a nice short elbow.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Erickson in particular looking to stall.
Stone is breathing heavily.
Stone is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Erickson scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Erickson is looking for a kimura here.
Erickson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Erickson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Stone wants to get back to his feet.
Erickson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Erickson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Erickson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Erickson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stone has hold of Erickson's hands but Erickson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Erickson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Erickson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stone does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nice strikes from Erickson there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Erickson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Erickson trying to control the pace.
Erickson lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sigmund Erickson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Erickson is looking to score with low kicks.
Hartley Stone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Erickson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Erickson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Erickson connects with a nice short shot to Stone's temple.
Stone on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Erickson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Stone is rocked!
Erickson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Erickson working Stone over with strikes.
Oh Stone is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Erickson in particular looking to stall.

Erickson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Erickson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Erickson slips a nice elbow through Stone's hands, connecting with Stone's forehead.
Erickson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Erickson working Stone over with strikes.
Sigmund Erickson has got the better of the ground game so far.

Erickson seems to be working for a kimura but Stone defends the submission attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Erickson lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Stone! More strikes land and this one is all over! Erickson jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sigmund Erickson!