PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry Stoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin The bulldog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The bulldog has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Stoval
vs
The bulldog

185 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terry Stoval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin The bulldog!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from The bulldog misses.
The bulldog misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from The bulldog misses.

Stoval has closed the distance and engaged The bulldog in a clinch.
The bulldog has had enough of the clinch but Stoval keeps him there for the moment.
The bulldog looks gassed!

Stoval jumps into guard, dragging The bulldog to the mat.
Stoval trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The bulldog trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Stoval looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stoval bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in The bulldog's guard.
Stoval seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Stoval seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down The bulldog for as long as he can get away with.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoval wants to pass the guard but The bulldog is keeping the position.
Stoval showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Stoval looking to pass the guard.
Stoval seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stoval'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.
Stoval in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stoval sitting in guard here, content to control.

Stoval stands up and waves to The bulldog to follow him.

Stoval shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Stoval was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Stoval sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Terry Stoval just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

The bulldog gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Stoval stays in close to The bulldog's body and controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoval postures up.
Stoval is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The bulldog working a defensive guard here.
Stoval not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Stoval has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Stoval throws a nice head kick!
The bulldog takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Stoval feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Stoval scoring with some ground and pound.
Stoval is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Terry Stoval just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Stoval pushes The bulldog up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Stoval successfully pulls guard.

Stoval has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but The bulldog can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoval keeping moving, preventing The bulldog from controlling successfully.
The bulldog being controlled here momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Stoval has his foot on The bulldog's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. The bulldog works his way back into a safe position though.
The bulldog wanted to stand there but Stoval had control of the position.
Stoval on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stoval tries to get out of the position.
Stoval pulls The bulldog in close to his closed guard and prevents The bulldog from doing any damage or advancing position.
Stoval manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoval working the ground and pound effectively.
The bulldog tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stoval controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The bulldog tries to reverse the position but Stoval maintains control.
The bulldog swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The bulldog really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Stoval controlling from the full mount.
Stoval working The bulldog over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terry Stoval dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Stoval lands a high kick!

Stoval feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Stoval controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Terry Stoval just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Stoval shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Stoval is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The bulldog pushes Stoval off looking to stand but Stoval dives back in and keeps control.
Stoval controlling the action here.
The bulldog is trying to stand back up but Stoval is controlling him

Stoval stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows The bulldog to get to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Stoval closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming The bulldog to the mat! The bulldog manages to get full guard.
Stoval looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Stoval stands and steps away. The bulldog gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The bulldog tries to bum rush Stoval with a series of wild strikes but Stoval uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The bulldog throws a right and a left that Stoval avoids nicely.
Terry Stoval is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Stoval throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. The bulldog was covering up waiting for the punch and Stoval finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The bulldog is looking to stand up but Stoval isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoval is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The bulldog is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The bulldog tries to strike from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The bulldog trying to keep a closed guard but Stoval is proving a slippery customer.
Stoval controlling from the top position.
Stoval advances position into side control!
Stoval moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Stoval is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The bulldog can do to turn this around?
Stoval prevents The bulldog from escaping the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Terry Stoval showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stoval 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:24
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Stoval!