PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yonglong Li (ranked 285 p4p, 45 weight class) and Jack Stone (ranked 106 p4p, 15 weight class). Jack Stone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Li
vs
Stone

183 cm
38
176 lbs
29 - 13 - 2

185 cm
35
177 lbs
33 - 13 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition - Q160
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Conviction
UnderGround Supplements

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 29 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Yonglong Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Stone!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Li lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Li fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stone checks it well.
Stone lands with a nice body kick.
Li throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stone throws out a counter right but Li avoids it with no problem.
Li looks to score with a jab to the body but Stone is just out of range.
Stone moves out of range as Li strikes.
Li ducks under a wild hook from Stone.
Stone throws a lazy uppercut
and Li cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Li swings for the body but Stone moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stone lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Li has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Li and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Li fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
Stone walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Li checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Li connects with a body shot.
Stone looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Li dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Li. Stone does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Li misses the jab.
Li dips to his left and cracks Stone with an uppercut!
Li has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fight Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Stone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Li throwing a counter right hand but Stone manages to avoid it.
Stone lands a head shot.
Stone scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Li misses with a body shot.
Stone on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Li. Li obviously looking to wear him down.
Li throws a low kick but Stone moves out of range easily.
Stone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Li.

Stone lands a big head kick that sends Li tumbling to the mat! Stone takes a step backwards and waves Li back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Li is rocked!

It looks like Yonglong Li has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stone at a distance.
Li throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stone. Li does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stone lands a nice looking kick to the body. Li takes a step back to recover.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stone slips a straight right by Li.
Li bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Stone.
Stone thuds his right hand into Li's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Li swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Li bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stone's head.
Stone scores with a nice right hand.
Stone misses with a looping right.
Stone lunges at Li with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Li's hand.
Stone checks a low kick from Li.
Li keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Li tried to counter with a leg kick but Stone avoided it.
Li staying out of range there.
Li throws a leg kick but Stone checks it.
Li throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li throws a looping overhand right but Stone ducks down to avoid it.
Stone scores with a nice strike.
Stone throws a predictable looking body shot
and Li counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Li throws a nice inside leg kick.
Li misses with a wild body shot.
Li ducks under a wild hook from Stone.
Li ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stone moves away.
Li swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Stone backs away, Li returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A cross from Stone lands.
Li misses with a straight left.
Li shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Li throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Li is looking to wear down Stone with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Li takes a swing at Stone's ribcage but misses.
Li just misses with a punch to the body.
Li throws a body shot but no joy.
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!
Li misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone scores with a jab. Li acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stone throws an off balance right hand
and Li counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stone scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stone. Li does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stone throws a looping overhand right but Li ducks down to avoid it.
Li scores with a push kick.
Stone throws a sloppy body shot
and Li counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stone is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Li had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Stone scores with a jab to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Li. Stone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Li's calf.
Li throws a low kick but Stone moves out of range easily.
Stone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Li's calf.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone misses with a straight right.
Stone throws a chopping leg kick but Li manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stone.
Nice shot lands for Li.
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 Yonglong Li will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yonglong Li's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A big right from Li misses.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but Li swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stone shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stone lunges at Li with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Li's hand.
Stone lands a front kick.
Li has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stone.
Li drops his hands momentarily and Stone takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Li gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Stone counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Li is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Li.
Li seems to have got his legs back now.
Stone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Li takes a swing at Stone's ribcage but misses.
Stone smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Li misses with an uppercut
and Li takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone is looking to slow Li down with leg kicks.
Li finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Li tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Li.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Li. Stone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stone jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Li.
Li explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Li misses with an attempted mid kick.
Li takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stone misses the shot to the body.
Stone misses the jab.
Stone misses with a straight right.
Stone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body punch from Li.
Stone goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stone takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Li uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stone.
Li keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot by Li.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Stone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Li swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Li moves out of range as Stone throws a body kick.
Li ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Li blocks a jab.
Stone misses with a head kick.
Li swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Stone to counter with a crisp jab.
Li misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A low kick from Li misses
and Stone counters with a series of strikes. Li will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stone lands with a hook. Li tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Stone drops Li with a beautiful combination! Li stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Stone is looking for the KO!
Li scores with a hook to the body. Stone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Li throws a jab when Stone was well out of range.
Stone is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Li with a body shot.
Li throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range.
Li throws a combination that misses
and Stone counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a lazy right hand but Li sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stone throws a hook but Li blocks it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Li might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Stone misses with a hook
and Li counters with a thumping low kick.
Jab, jab by Stone - just one landing.
Li slips under a jab.
Li checks a leg kick.
Li tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Li.
Li tests Stone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Li throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range.
Stone looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stone checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Stone takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Stone closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Li tries to work over Stone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Li blocks a body shot from Stone.
Li doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Li misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Li misses with a low kick.
Stone avoids the head kick by Li.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stone! But no joy.
Li throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range.
Li fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li misses the jab.
Li misses with a hook.
Jack Stone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stone moves out of range of the leg kick from Li.
Stone with a nice cross.
Stone fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Li on the side of the head.
Li uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stone.
Stone just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot by Li.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Li misses with a body kick.
Stone moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Stone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yonglong Li's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Stone throws a hook but Li avoids it easily.
Stone lands a jab to Li's midsection.
Li looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Li missing with a left hand there. Stone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stone throws a big shot that misses.
Li is looking to counter punch.
Li just misses with a punch to the body.
Li fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stone dips to his left and cracks Li with an uppercut!
An inside leg kick from Li misses.
Li swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stone looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Li ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stone moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
Stone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Li was well out of range. Poor timing from Stone.
Stone defending well as Li loads up on a big left hand.
Li fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stone on the side of the head.
Li tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Li.
Stone moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stone checks it well.
Li throws a nice head kick!
Li fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
Stone looks to land a body kick but Li moved away.
A jab from Stone misses.
Stone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Li counters with an inside leg kick.
Li takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stone looks to land a left hand but Li moved out of range nicely.
Li takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Li throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Li scores with a punch to the head.
Li scores with a jab to the body.
Stone sizes up Li with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Li lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body kick from Li.
Li throws a push kick but Stone slaps the foot to one side.
Stone throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Li scores with a leg kick.
Li connects with a single shot there.
Li lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A leg kick checked by Li.
Stone buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Li misses with a body shot.
Stone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stone avoids the body shot from Li.
Li looks to land a body kick but Stone moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Li. Stone does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice side step and Stone releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Stone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Li.
Li walks into a straight right hand from Stone.
Stone moves away from the strike by Li.
Stone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Li.
Stone throws an off balance right hand
and Li counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A solid leg kick lands there for Stone.
Li throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Li uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stone.
Li tried to counter with a leg kick but Stone avoided it.
Stone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Li.
A jab from Stone does it's job there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stone. Li does a little dance to reset his feet.
Li misses with a straight right.
Stone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stone lands a leg kick that knocks Li off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li throws a big shot that misses.
Stone throws a body punch but Li moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Li.
Stone takes one on the button.
Li swats away the attempt to clinch by Stone.
Stone connects with a right hand. Li shakes it off.
Li fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stone checks it well.
Li misses with a body shot.
Li lands with a right hand.
Stone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Li was well out of range. Poor timing from Stone.
Stone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Li manages to avoid it.
Li motions for Stone to come forward. Li throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yonglong Li showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Li 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Yonglong Li!
A relieved looking Yonglong Li thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.