PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between DeShawn West (ranked 449 p4p, 840 weight class) and Marcus St Stone (ranked 9 p4p, 26 weight class). West comes into the arena with Can’t Be Touched - Roy Jones Jr blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

West
vs
St Stone

172 cm
30
145
19 - 3 - 0

196 cm
32
282
22 - 27 - 0

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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 19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DeShawn West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus St Stone!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Stone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. West manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
West swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

St Stone has managed to clinch.
St Stone pushes off an throws an elbow but West leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, West creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
St Stone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, St Stone just misses with a elbow thrown towards West's brow.
The referee is keeping an eye on St Stone - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
West misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from West on the inside.
St Stone lands a good knee to the midsection. West won't want to take too many of those.
West has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
West tries to work over St Stone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St Stone lands an elbow that stopped West in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like DeShawn West has been cut.
West lands with a short punch from the clinch.
St Stone lands an elbow that stopped West in his tracks for a moment.
West lands a right hand that snaps the head of St Stone backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Stone swings wildly with an uppercut but West uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Stone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but West blocks it with crossed arms.
West misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St Stone looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
St Stone with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Stone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
West blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St Stone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
West tries a body shot but St Stone blocks it.
St Stone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
St Stone lands an elbow just above West 's eye.
St Stone blocks a body shot from West.
West misses with a punch on the inside.
West is working St Stone over against the cage.
St Stone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
West lands with a short punch from the clinch.
West takes an elbow to the forehead.

DeShawn West's cut is getting worse.
St Stone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St Stone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
West lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
St Stone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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!
St Stone is trying to stall.
West goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St Stone tries to work over West's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Stone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
West can't find room to land a body shot as St Stone controls the action.
St Stone misses with a knee strike.
St Stone pushes off an throws an elbow but West leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
St Stone avoiding damage.

West breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
St Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.

St Stone drives through and clinches with West against the cage.
West struggles to land a body shot inside as St Stone controls his hands.
St Stone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
West lands a body shot.
West misses with the head strike.
West lands a shot to the body.
St Stone misses with an elbow over the top.
West lands with a light punch inside.
St Stone trying to control the position but instead, West has worked for underhooks and has pushed St Stone into the cage.
West misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West blocks the elbow strike.

West manages to break the clinch.
St Stone tries to clinch there but West circles away.
West throws a shot from downtown. St Stone moves away and avoids it.
West connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between St Stone's hands.

It looks like Marcus St Stone has been cut.
West misses the shot to the body.

St Stone has closed the distance and engaged West in a clinch.
Nice elbow from St Stone.
St Stone manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
St Stone wants to stall.
St Stone trying to stall but West improves his position.

West breaks from the clinch.
West swats away the attempt to clinch by St Stone.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Stone tries to clinch up but West circles away and keeps his distance.
St Stone tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from West on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
St Stone tries to clinch but West moves out of range.
West swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marcus St Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by St Stone.
St Stone doesn't manage to clinch there - West circles away.
St Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but West swats him away and circles back towards the center.
St Stone moves away from the strike by West.
St Stone wants to clinch.
West lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Stone wants to clinch
and West makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that DeShawn West will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The fight stays on the outside here - St Stone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

St Stone rushes West and presses him up against the cage.
West scores with a hook to the body.
West misses with a shot to the kidneys.
West presses St Stone against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
St Stone lands an elbow inside.
St Stone is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but West is keeping busy.
West makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
West lands with a left to the head.
St Stone is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West lands a shoulder strike.
West scores with a nice hook to the head.
West pushes St Stone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from St Stone.
West pushes St Stone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
St Stone looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Stone struggles to land a body shot inside as West controls his hands.
West presses St Stone against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
West pressing his opponent against the cage.
West lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
West scores with a hook to the body.
West avoids a wild elbow strike from St Stone.
St Stone wants to stall.
West working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
West lands a hook that snaps the head of St Stone backwards.
DeShawn West has scored more points in the clinch so far.
West blocks a punch to the side of the head.
St Stone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
St Stone prevents a body shot from West.
St Stone tries a knee to the head but West blocks it.
St Stone is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
West is leaning against St Stone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
West throws a blind hook that connects with the side of St Stones head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for West.
West lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

West's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

St Stone forces West back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, St Stone just misses with a elbow thrown towards West's brow.
West blocks the elbow strike.

West breaks from the clinch.
St Stone tries to clinch there but West circles away.
West appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
West lands a head shot.
St Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from West misses its target.
St Stone tries to clinch but West moves away
and West counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
DeShawn West is winning the standup battle so far.
St Stone is looking to clinch but West is avoiding it.
St Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but West paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St Stone tries to clinch up.
West throws out a powerful jab.

St Stone rushes West and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Stone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
St Stone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with West's elbow.
West can't find room to land a body shot as St Stone controls the action.
St Stone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
West pushes St Stone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
West lands a body punch.
St Stone is breathing heavily.
A short right from West on the inside.
St Stone throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice body punch from West - that landed with a thud.
West misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from West.
West is leaning against St Stone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
West lands with a left to the head.
West lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

St Stone is rocked!
Still in the clinch, West scores with a nice short uppercut.
St Stone is still on wobbly legs! Can West finish him?
A right handed body shot lands from West.

West breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
West cracks St Stone with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). DeShawn West!
After winning the bout, DeShawn West thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.