PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anti Half Assed (ranked 284 p4p, 131 weight class) and Tud Stoddler (ranked 31 p4p, 15 weight class). Stoddler has chosen Arcade Fire - Ready to Start as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Half Assed
vs
Stoddler

179 cm
28
170
18 - 10 - 1

180 cm
29
166
25 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Core Combat
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Urban Fighter
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anti Half Assed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tud Stoddler!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Half Assed looks to score with a jab to the body but Stoddler is just out of range.
Half Assed has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Psycho’s Elites in the buildup to the fight.
Half Assed blocks the body kick.
Half Assed takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stoddler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stoddler connects with an inside leg kick.
Half Assed walks into a left hand.
Half Assed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stoddler.
Stoddler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Half Assed lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Stoddler.
Stoddler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Half Assed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Stoddler.
Half Assed misses with a hook.
Stoddler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Half Assed moves away from the strike by Stoddler.
Stoddler misses with a lunging right hand
and Half Assed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stoddler feints and then cracks Half Assed's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Half Assed down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Stoddler misses.
Half Assed misses with a body shot.
Stoddler is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Half Assed with a body shot.
Stoddler ducks under a wild hook from Half Assed.
Stoddler misses with an attempted mid kick.
Half Assed throws a body punch but Stoddler moves out of range.
Stoddler wants to slow Half Assed down by chopping away at his legs.
Stoddler lands a nice looking body kick.
Half Assed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Half Assed shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stoddler defending well as Half Assed loads up on a big left hand.

Half Assed changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stoddler looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Stoddler has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.

Half Assed tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoddler is letting Half Assed control him for a moment.

Half Assed is trying to get an arm triangle but Stoddler is defending well.

Half Assed is trying to get an arm triangle but Stoddler is defending well.
Half Assed trying to control the action but Stoddler is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoddler wants to control but Half Assed postures up.
Stoddler is not content to let Half Assed control the position.

Half Assed goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Stoddler rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Half Assed's guard! Nice work there by Stoddler!

Stoddler avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stoddler is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Half Assed trying to keep a closed guard but Stoddler is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Half Assed is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Half Assed has his foot on Stoddler's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stoddler works his way back into a safe position though.
Half Assed looking to control.
Stoddler wants to control from the top but Half Assed keeps moving.

Half Assed is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stoddler defends well.
Half Assed not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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 Anti Half Assed 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.

Half Assed fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stoddler avoids it really well and circles away.
Stoddler throws a jab when Half Assed was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Half Assed on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Half Assed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Half Assed is looking to counter punch.
Half Assed shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Half Assed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Half Assed misses with an uppercut.
Stoddler appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Stoddler misses with a hook. Half Assed ducked under it nicely.
Half Assed fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stoddler avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anti Half Assed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Half Assed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stoddler cracks Half Assed with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Half Assed scores with a jab. Stoddler acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tud Stoddler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Half Assed walks into a left hand.
Half Assed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Half Assed throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stoddler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stoddler misses with a straight left.
Half Assed lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stoddler looks for the body kick but Half Assed saw that one coming.
A clash of legs there as Half Assed blocks the low kick.
Half Assed takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Stoddler cracks Half Assed with an open hand slap.
Stoddler on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Half Assed staying out of range there.
Stoddler is looking to slow Half Assed down with leg kicks.
Stoddler misses with a body shot.
Stoddler jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stoddler throws a looping overhand right but Half Assed ducks down to avoid it.
Half Assed misses with a takedown attempt - Stoddler sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Half Assed fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stoddler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Half Assed.
Stoddler lands a nice leg kick that just misses Half Assed's sensitive parts.

Stoddler drives through and clinches with Half Assed against the cage.
Half Assed lands with a short shot to the head.
Half Assed tries to work over Stoddler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Half Assed lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stoddler has a couple of punches blocked by Half Assed.
Stoddler works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Half Assed blocks an uppercut.
Stoddler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Half Assed tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stoddler working aggressively here.
Half Assed has a couple of punches blocked by Stoddler.
Half Assed tries to throw a body punch but Stoddler avoids it by throwing Half Assed back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoddler lands an uppercut.
Stoddler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Half Assed's elbow.
Stoddler lands an uppercut.
Half Assed wants to break the clinch but can't.
Half Assed working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stoddler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stoddler scores with a nice hook to the head.
Half Assed misses with a body punch.
Half Assed misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stoddler.
Still in the clinch, Stoddler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stoddler misses with the head strike.
Half Assed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stoddler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Half Assed lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stoddler backwards.
Half Assed jumps guard but Stoddler stands there with Half Assed around his waist. Half Assed gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stoddler works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Half Assed tries to throw a body punch but Stoddler avoids it by throwing Half Assed back against the cage.
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!
Stoddler blocking some punches.
Half Assed has a couple of punches blocked by Stoddler.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Stoddler as the two fighters clinch.
Half Assed misses with a body punch.
Stoddler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stoddler tries a body shot but Half Assed blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stoddler.
Half Assed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stoddler's elbow.
Half Assed tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stoddler smiles and moves away.
Half Assed with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stoddler to score with a decent uppercut.
Half Assed throws a body punch but Stoddler moves out of range.
Stoddler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Half Assed moves away.
Half Assed tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stoddler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Stoddler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stoddler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stoddler is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stoddler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Half Assed. That did some damage!
Half Assed walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tud Stoddler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Stoddler lands with an overhand left.
Stoddler misses with a hook to the body
letting Half Assed counter with a right hand.
Half Assed staying out of range there.
Half Assed throwing a counter right hand but Stoddler manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Half Assed, as that shot connected.

Stoddler is rocked!
That kick from Stoddler tenderised Half Assed's leg. Half Assed is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stoddler is looking to clinch.
Stoddler scores with a leg kick.
Half Assed misses with a right hand
and Stoddler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Half Assed thinking.
Half Assed throws a hook to the side of Stoddler's head but Stoddler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stoddler thuds a left hand into Half Assed's body.
Stoddler throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Half Assed counter with a right hand.
Stoddler is still on wobbly legs! Can Half Assed finish him?
Stoddler gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Half Assed gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anti Half Assed!
An intense looking Anti Half Assed took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'YOU LIKE THAT!?'.