PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Stuckey (ranked 1053 p4p, 39 weight class) and Jucal Jabneel (ranked 1906 p4p, 77 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Stuckey
vs
Jabneel

200 cm
33
275 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

200 cm
38
328 lbs
23 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Stuckey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jucal Jabneel!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jabneel.
Jabneel moves out of range of the strikes.
Jabneel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stuckey.
Jabneel lands a leg kick that knocks Stuckey off balance momentarily.
Stuckey takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stuckey taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jabneel can't find room to land a body shot as Stuckey controls the action.
Jabneel lands with a left to the head.
Stuckey with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jabneel lands a left hand.
Jabneel misses with a punch to the body.
Stuckey lands a hook that snaps the head of Jabneel backwards.
Stuckey misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stuckey tries a body shot but Jabneel blocks it.
Jabneel jumps guard but Stuckey turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Stuckey stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabneel misses with some punches.
Jabneel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jabneel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jabneel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stuckey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jabneel.
A nice left hand lands by Stuckey.
Jabneel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stuckeys head.
Jabneel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stuckey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Jabneel on the inside.
Stuckey blocks an uppercut.
Jabneel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Stuckey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stuckey fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jabneel has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jabneel takes one to the side of the head.
Stuckey fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jabneel.

Stuckey tries to keep at a distance but Jabneel has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stuckey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Stuckey has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Jabneel regains guard immediately.
Stuckey wants to control from the top but Jabneel keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jabneel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stuckey wants to control from the top but Jabneel keeps moving.
Jabneel pulls Stuckey in to control the position.
Jabneel wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stuckey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stuckey tries to free his leg and advance position but Jabneel is retaining full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jabneel holds on and takes a little breather.
Stuckey throws an elbow that misses. Jabneel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stuckey's guard. Nice move by Jabneel!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabneel distracts Stuckey with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stuckey is trying to control the position but Jabneel postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jabneel's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jabneel scoring with some ground and pound.
Jabneel with a nice head shot there.
Stuckey is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jabneel throws an elbow that misses. Stuckey uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jabneel's guard. Nice move by Stuckey!

Stuckey trying to control the position from guard on top but Jabneel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jabneel pulls Stuckey in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stuckey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stuckey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stuckey stopping the sweep attempt from Jabneel.
Jabneel lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Stuckey is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jabneel's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Stuckey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jabneel is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stuckey looking to control.
Jabneel with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jabneel with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
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 Ray Stuckey will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Stuckey ducks right into an uppercut from Jabneel.
Jabneel avoids the head kick by Stuckey.
Stuckey moves in looking to clinch but Jabneel pushes him off.
Jabneel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jabneel tries to land a front kick but Stuckey steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stuckey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jabneel throws out the jab.
Stuckey tries to clinch but Jabneel is having none of it.
Stuckey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jabneel.
Stuckey takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Jabneel shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Stuckey is trying to defend but Jabneel finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Stuckey makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stuckey.
Jabneel trying to control the position from guard on top but Stuckey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jabneel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabneel stopping the sweep attempt from Stuckey.
Jabneel trying to control but Stuckey is working from the bottom.

Stuckey looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jabneel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jabneel is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Stuckey is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jabneel is aware though and is defending well.
Jabneel passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Stuckey manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Stuckey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuckey throwing shots but Jabneel is blocking nicely.
Jabneel tries to get to full guard but Stuckey has control of the leg.
Stuckey scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jabneel works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jabneel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stuckey stopping the sweep attempt from Jabneel.
Jabneel pulls Stuckey in close to his closed guard and prevents Stuckey from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jabneel looking for a sweep. Not yet Jabneel, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stuckey is pushing down on Jabneel's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jabneel is fighting to maintain full guard but Stuckey has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jabneel is controlling Stuckey's trapped leg to prevent Stuckey from advancing to side control.
Stuckey looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jabneel wants to control but Stuckey is keeping busy.
Ray Stuckey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stuckey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stuckey is nestled in close to Jabneel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Stuckey working Jabneel over with strikes.
Jabneel holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Stuckey trying to control from half guard but Jabneel is working away.
Jabneel wants to control but Stuckey is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabneel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stuckey.
Stuckey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stuckey lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jabneel tries to get to full guard but Stuckey has control of the leg.
Jabneel wants to control but Stuckey passes into side.
Jabneel can't do much from the bottom here.
Stuckey lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stuckey misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jabneel tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Stuckey dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Jabneel doesn't manage to clinch there - Stuckey circles away.
Jabneel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jabneel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jabneel lands with an uppercut that bounces Stuckey off the cage and back into range.
Jabneel will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jabneel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stuckey scores with a body shot.
Stuckey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stuckey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jabneel throws out a loose jab but Stuckey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stuckey looks to land a combination but Jabneel avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Stuckey there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Some bone on bone action there as Jabneel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stuckey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jabneel.
Stuckey lands with a shot to the body.
Ray Stuckey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jabneel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stuckey avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabneel misses with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stuckey clobbers Jabneel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jabneel scores with a body shot.
Jabneel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stuckey.
Ray Stuckey is winning the standup battle so far.

Stuckey clinches up with Jabneel and pushes him back against the cage.
Jabneel tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ray Stuckey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jucal Jabneel.

Stuckey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stuckey connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jabneel. Jabneel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stuckey throws a leg kick but Jabneel moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stuckey. Jabneel does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Jabneel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stuckey avoids the body shot from Jabneel.
As Jabneel tries to get set, Stuckey tries to push him back and clinch up but Jabneel manages to avoid the attempt.
Jabneel throws a jab when Stuckey was well out of range.
Jabneel shoots for a double leg takedown but Stuckey sprawls well. He's pushed Jabneel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jabneel blocks a head kick by Stuckey.
Stuckey lands with a shot to the body.
Jucal Jabneel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stuckey feints a jab promting Jabneel to slip. Stuckey then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jabneel slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Stuckey takes a swing at Jabneel's ribcage but misses.
Stuckey misses with a body shot
and Jabneel counters with a solid body kick.
Jabneel is looking to clinch but Stuckey is avoiding it.
An inside leg kick lands from Stuckey.
Stuckey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stuckey.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stuckey.
Stuckey moves out of range as Jabneel throws a body kick.
Stuckey connects with a crisp jab.
Stuckey scores with the left hand. Jabneel knows he should have avoided that one.
Stuckey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jabneel looks to land a right hand but Stuckey moved out of range.
A cross from Stuckey lands.
Jabneel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stuckey. Stuckey obviously looking to wear him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stuckey cracks Jabneel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stuckey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jabneel's sensitive parts.
Jabneel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Stuckey clinches up with Jabneel and pushes him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Stuckey.
Stuckey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stuckey lands a nice shot to the body.
Stuckey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jabneel backwards.

Stuckey manages to break the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Stuckey.
Jabneel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stuckey.
Jabneel throws a lazy uppercut
and Jabneel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Jabneel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stuckey.

Jabneel is rocked!
Stuckey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Stuckey cracks Jabneel with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Jabneel looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Stuckey finish him?
Jabneel is still on wobbly legs! Can Stuckey finish him?
Stuckey jabs Jabneel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ray Stuckey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stuckey. That's going to slow Jabneel down.
Jabneel seems to have recovered his senses.
A right-left combo lands from Stuckey.
Jabneel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stuckey digs a good hook to Jabneel's body.
Stuckey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jabneel can do to turn this around?

Stuckey clinches with his opponent.
Stuckey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jabneel or not.
Stuckey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jabneels head.
Stuckey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stuckey landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stuckey is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jabneel pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Stuckey stalling the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A knee to the head by Stuckey.
Jabneel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jabneel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stuckey's elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Stuckey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stuckey 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Stuckey!
Ray Stuckey got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'