PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ilya Stolgichenko (ranked 3871 p4p, 392 weight class) and Jaxon Stoner (ranked 4261 p4p, 419 weight class). Jaxon Stoner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Stolgichenko
vs
Stoner

178 cm
18
184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

181 cm
18
184 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

MMA Underwear Laundry

Conviction

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ilya Stolgichenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jaxon Stoner!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stolgichenko throws a body punch but Stoner moves out of range.
Stolgichenko misses with a left hand

and Stoner counters with a takedown into side control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Stoner working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stoner lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Stoner working the ground and pound but Stolgichenko is defending the strikes.
Stoner lands some shots froms side control.
Stoner works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Stolgichenko takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Stolgichenko is rocked!
Stoner in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Stolgichenko looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Stoner turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaxon Stoner!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jaxon Stoner thanked Conviction for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).