PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Spilles (ranked 3462 p4p, 4008 weight class) and Marcus St Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus St Stone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Spilles
vs
St Stone

188 cm
22
245
2 - 1 - 0

196 cm
29
282
13 - 22 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Spilles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus St Stone!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Spilles closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming St Stone to the mat! St Stone manages to get full guard.
Spilles definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
St Stone pulls Spilles in close to his closed guard and prevents Spilles from doing any damage or advancing position.
Spilles advances position into side control!
St Stone wants to control but Spilles postures up.
St Stone regains half guard.
Spilles seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but St Stone does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Spilles is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
St Stone is staying active underneath Spilles, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Stone controlling the position for now.
St Stone tries to roll over but Spilles keeps him under control.
Spilles tries to pass to full mount but St Stone defends it.
Spilles perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spilles is thwarting St Stone's attempts to control the position.
St Stone tries to roll over but Spilles keeps him under control.

Spilles is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so St Stone is just riding it out for now. Spilles eventually gives up the hold.
St Stone is trying to get back to full guard.
St Stone trying to control from the bottom.
Spilles is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
St Stone has given up his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spilles controlling well, preventing St Stone from escaping the position.
St Stone looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

Spilles looking for the choke from the back.
St Stone tries to escape the position.
St Stone is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Spilles trying to control.

Spilles working for a choke but St Stone is defending well.

Spilles is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but St Stone has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Stone wants to control his opponent's hands but Spilles gets his hands free.
St Stone turns into Spilles and is now in his guard.
St Stone wants to control from the top but Spilles keeps moving.
St Stone might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Spilles haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
St Stone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spilles swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St Stone sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Spilles's guard.
Spilles makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Spilles.

St Stone drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and St Stone jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Spilles is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and St Stone defends well.
St Stone forces his way into half guard.
Spilles is trying to get back to full guard.
St Stone looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Spilles is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

St Stone looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

St Stone looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Spilles dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Spilles closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. St Stone quickly recovers to half guard.
St Stone wants to get back to full guard.
Spilles uses his free foot to push down on St Stone's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for St Stone.
St Stone sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
St Stone is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spilles with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Peter Spilles overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
St Stone wants to improve his position but Spilles is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spilles moves into full mount! St Stone won't be happy about that!
St Stone is wriggling around trying to escape.
Spilles looking to control but St Stone is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Spilles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that St Stone can do to turn this around?
St Stone is trying desperately to improve position.
Spilles wants to control the pace but St Stone is squirming around nicely.
St Stone is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spilles can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as St Stone is looking to escape.
St Stone wants to hold on but Spilles pushes him away.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Spilles here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
St Stone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Spilles tries to control but St Stone wriggling away.
St Stone tries to hold on but Spilles postures up.
St Stone is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spilles seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but St Stone is holding on tight.
Spilles is working hard here to advance position.
St Stone wants to hold on but Spilles pushes him away.
St Stone is trying to escape the mount.
St Stone sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
St Stone wants to control but Spilles is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Spilles is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. St Stone doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Spilles.
St Stone makes his way to full guard. A much better position for St Stone.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

St Stone throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

St Stone has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Spilles can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
St Stone keeping full guard, as Spilles tries to pass.
Spilles stands and throws St Stone's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St Stone manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

St Stone is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Spilles dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Spilles drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
St Stone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Spilles wants to control from the top but St Stone keeps moving.
Spilles is really struggling to control St Stone but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Spilles avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Spilles trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Spilles got a little sloppy there for a moment and St Stone has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Spilles has managed to get both his arms back between St Stone's legs - danger averted.
Spilles tries to free his leg and advance position but St Stone is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Stone tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Spilles tries to free his leg and advance position but St Stone is retaining full guard.
St Stone keeping moving, preventing Spilles from controlling successfully.

St Stone looking for a guillotine here but Spilles defends easily.

St Stone is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Spilles passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Spilles is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. St Stone knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
St Stone is trying to get back to half guard.
St Stone manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
St Stone is looking for a sweep. Spilles is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Spilles trying to control from half guard but St Stone is working away.
Spilles is taking a breather. St Stone says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Spilles is looking to take a break and control but St Stone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Spilles is working for a kimura but St Stone is defending it quite comfortably.

St Stone looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Peter Spilles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Spilles in particular looking to stall.
St Stone is concentrating on defense, preventing Spilles from advancing position.
St Stone is looking to improve his position.
Spilles trying to control from half guard but St Stone is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Spilles performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Spilles's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Spilles shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Spilles wants to pass the guard but St Stone is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St Stone is looking to improve his position.
St Stone is still trying to improve position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Spilles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spilles 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Spilles!