PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stinky Stonk (ranked 2464 p4p, 6478 weight class) and Taram Douglass (ranked 314 p4p, 543 weight class). Taram Douglass has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Stonk
vs
Douglass

185 cm
26
196
9 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
195
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Dangerous Nutrition

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 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stinky Stonk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Taram Douglass!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stonk has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stonk.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stonk.
Douglass misses with a punch on the inside.
Stonk has a couple of punches blocked by Douglass.
Stonk throws a head punch that misses.
Douglass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Douglass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stonk lands an uppercut.
Stonk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Douglass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Douglass takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglass content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Stonk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Douglass misses with some punches.
Stonk misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglass misses with an elbow strike.
Stonk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stonk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Douglass just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stonk's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Stonk fails to land.
A knee to the head by Douglass.
Stonk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Douglass misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Stonk.
Stonk misses with some punches.
Stonk blocks the elbow strike.
Stonk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stonk throws a punch but it's blocked by Douglass.
Douglass throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stonk.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stonk.
Stonk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stonk misses with a punch on the inside.
Stonk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Douglass lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stonk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Douglass backwards.
Stonk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stonk.
Douglass tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stonk's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Douglass.
Stonk misses with a punch on the inside.
Douglass blocking some punches.
Stonk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stonk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stonk misses with a punch on the inside.
Stonk has a couple of punches blocked by Douglass.
A head punch on the inside from Stonk fails to land.
Stonk pushes Douglass back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stonk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Douglass connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stonk's face.
Stonk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stonk.
Stonk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stonk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Douglass blocking some punches.
A short right from Stonk.
A head punch on the inside from Stonk fails to land.
Stonk lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Douglass lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglass blocks an uppercut.
Stonk misses with the head strike.
Stonk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Douglass backwards.
Stonk throws a punch but it's blocked by Douglass.
Stonk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stonk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stonk managing to block the knees to the body from Douglass.
Stonk lands a hook that snaps the head of Douglass backwards.
Douglass takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Douglass.
Stonk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stonk scores with a shoulder strike.
Stonk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stonk misses with the head strike.
Douglass pushes off an throws an elbow but Stonk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stinky Stonk dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Stonk moves into the clinch.
Stonk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stonk lands a nice uppercut.
Stonk has a couple of punches blocked by Douglass.
Stonk misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Douglass.
Stonk swings wildly with an uppercut but Douglass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Douglass stalling in the clinch.
Douglass trying to control the position but instead, Stonk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Douglass into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stonk throws a head punch that misses.
Douglass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stonk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stonk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stonk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Douglass pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stonk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stonk misses with the head strike.
Douglass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stonk has a couple of punches blocked by Douglass.
Douglass throws a head punch that misses.
Stonk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Douglass.
Stalling in the clinch from Douglass.
We've been informed that Douglass has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Stonk throws a head punch that misses.
Douglass blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Stonk fails to land.
Stonk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Douglass.

It looks like Stinky Stonk has been cut.
Douglass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Douglass is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Douglass looking to slow down the pace here.
Stonk has a couple of punches blocked by Douglass.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stonk.
Douglass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stonk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Douglass misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stonk has a couple of punches blocked by Douglass.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stonk.
Stonk misses with a punch on the inside.
Douglass blocks an uppercut.
Stonk throws a head punch that misses.
Stonk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Douglass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stonk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stonk lands with a left to the head.
Stonk lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Douglass.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Douglass.
Stonk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Douglass misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stonk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stonk misses with some punches.
Douglass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Douglass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Douglass is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stonk is keeping busy.
Stonk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stonk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Douglass backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stonk.
Stonk working aggressively here.
Stonk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stonk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stonk misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Douglass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stinky Stonk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stinky Stonk's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Stonk drives through and clinches with Douglass against the cage.
Stonk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stonk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stonk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stonk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stonk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Douglass blocking some punches.
Stonk has a couple of punches blocked by Douglass.
Stonk working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Stonk.
Stinky Stonk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stonk gets through Douglass's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stonk swings wildly with an uppercut but Douglass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stonk dodges an elbow strike from Douglass.
A head punch on the inside from Stonk fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stonk has a couple of punches blocked by Douglass.
Stonk lands with a short shot to the head.
Stonk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Douglass backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Stonk fails to land.
Stonk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Douglass can do to turn this around?
Stonk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stonk throws a head punch that misses.
Stonk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stonk misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Stonk fails to land.
Stonk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stonk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stonk throws a punch but it's blocked by Douglass.
Stalling in the clinch from Douglass.
Stonk swings wildly with an uppercut but Douglass uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglass throws a punch but it's blocked by Stonk.
Douglass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Douglass fails to land.
Stonk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stonk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stonk has a couple of punches blocked by Douglass.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Douglass creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stonk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Douglass blocking some punches.
Douglass misses with an elbow strike.
Stonk misses with some punches.
Douglass using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stonk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stonk blocks a body shot from Douglass.
Stonk misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stonk lands with a right to the head.
Stonk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stonk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stonk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Stonk.
Stonk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Douglass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Douglass.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Stonk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stonk misses with some punches.
Stonk misses with a punch on the inside.
Stonk misses with a punch on the inside.
Douglass lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stonk lands a nice uppercut.
Stonk scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Douglass stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right from Stonk on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Stonk fails to land.
Douglass throws a knee to the head but misses.
Douglass blocking some punches.
A short right from Stonk on the inside.
Douglass lands a knee to the head.
Douglass blocks an uppercut.
Stonk throws a head punch that misses.
Stonk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taram Douglass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Douglass working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stinky Stonk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stonk 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stinky Stonk!
A very excited looking Stinky Stonk made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.