PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Stann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cruzito Pablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Stann
vs
Pablo

188 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

183 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Stann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cruzito Pablo!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stann will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stann lands a nice looking body shot.
Stann rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pablo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pablo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pablo throws a head kick but Stann moves out of range.
Stann fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pablo misses with a head kick.
Brian Stann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stann fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stann lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pablo backs up against the cage.
Stann takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stann blocks the body kick.
Stann lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stann throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pablo tries to clinch up but Stann circles away and keeps his distance.
Stann fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pablo lands a head kick. Stann smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Stann closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pablo stuffs the takedown attempt from Stann. Stann gets slowly back to his feet.
Pablo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stann rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pablo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pablo throws a sloppy head kick and Stann moves out of range easily.
Stann clobbers Pablo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stann looks to land a combination. Pablo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pablo tries to close the distance and clinch but Stann swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stann throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pablo is looking to score with low kicks.
Pablo wants to clinch up but Stann keeps it at a distance.
Stann avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stann throws a nice looking combination but Pablo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pablo wants to clinch up but Stann keeps it at a distance.
Stann circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pablo tries to bum rush Stann with a series of wild strikes but Stann uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pablo throws a head kick but Stann moves out of range.
Pablo tries to clinch up but Stann circles away and keeps his distance.
Pablo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stann throws a one two combo.
No joy there for Stann, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stann's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Stann duly obliges.
Pablo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pablo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pablo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stann bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pablo wants to clinch.
Pablo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pablo. Stann shrugs it off though.
Pablo tries to clinch but Stann moves out of range.
Stann goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Stann with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stann throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pablo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pablo doesn't manage to clinch there - Stann circles away.
Stann's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Stann duly obliges.
Stann is working the combinations to good effect here.
Stann throws a series of punches but Pablo avoids them all with ease.
Stann blocks a head kick by Pablo.
Stann will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stann throws a series of punches but Pablo avoids them all with ease.
Stann lands with a cross.
A punch combination from Pablo misses.
Pablo dodges the punch combination from Stann.
Stann throws out a powerful jab.
Stann is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A combination from Stann does no damage.
Pablo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stann connects with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Pablo.
Stann closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Stann misses with a two punch combination.
Pablo throws the kick towards the body but Stann avoids it.
Pablo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stann jabs at Pablo's body.
Pablo throws a head kick but Stann moves out of range.
Pablo looks gassed!
Pablo throws a head kick but Stann moves out of range.
Stann lands a jab-cross combination.
Stann lands with a nice combination. Pablo backs away looking to recover.
Pablo wants to clinch.
Stann misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pablo slips a jab and a cross from Stann.

Stann tries to keep at a distance but Pablo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stann is trying to maintain a safe position but Pablo gets an underhook and turns Stann into the cage.
Stann misses with some punches.
Stann swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stann misses with a punch on the inside.

Pablo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Pablo pushes Stann up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stann throws a punch but it's blocked by Pablo.
Pablo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short uppercut from Stann.
Pablo is trying to break free.
Nice body punch from Stann.
Pablo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stann takes an elbow to the temple.
Stann throws an elbow but it misses.
Pablo taking a breather.
Pablo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pablo blocks the elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Stann scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pablo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stann has him pressed against the cage.
Stann takes an elbow to the temple.
Pablo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stann throws a head punch that misses.
Pablo wants to break free but Stann has control.
Stann trying to land knees to the body.
Stann tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee calls for Pablo to work.
Pablo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Pablo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stann avoids the head kick by Pablo.
Stann scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pablo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pablo wants to clinch up but Stann keeps it at a distance.

Pablo has managed to clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Stann throws a head punch that misses.
Stann working aggressively here.
Stann avoids a wild elbow strike from Pablo.
Pablo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stann swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pablo wants to get back to striking at distance but Stann won't allow it.
Stann dodges an elbow strike from Pablo.
A frustrated look appears on Pablo's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Pablo breaks from the clinch.
Pablo tries to clinch up.
Stann throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stann lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Stann jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pablo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stann throws a series of punches but Pablo avoids them all with ease.
Brian Stann is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pablo tries to clinch up but Stann circles away and keeps his distance.
Stann looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stann lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The fight stays on the outside here - Pablo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stann lands with a nice combination. Pablo backs away looking to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pablo tries to clinch there but Stann circles away.
Stann lands with a nice body punch.
A cross from Stann lands.
Stann throws a series of strikes that have Pablo backpedaling.
Stann swinging wildly here.
Danga de danga de dang - Stann scores with a four punch combination!
Stann avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stann throws a right hand that Pablo ducks under and follows up with a left that Pablo also avoids with ease.
Pablo tries to clinch up but Stann circles away and keeps his distance.
Stann lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Stann throws a combination. Pablo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Pablo moves into the clinch.
Pablo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stann avoids a wild elbow strike from Pablo.
Stann takes an elbow to the temple.
Pablo looking to slow down the pace here.
Pablo is breathing heavily.
Stann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stann working aggressively here.
Pablo landing knees to the body.
Pablo looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Stann.
Pablo blocking some punches.
Stann misses with a body punch.
Stann takes an elbow to the temple.
Stann on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pablo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pablo trying to stall but Stann improves his position.
Pablo lands a damaging elbow.
Stann prevents Pablo from breaking the clinch.
Pablo is trying to force a seperation but Stann has the dominant position.
Pablo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pablo is looking to break free of the clinch but Stann has double underhooks.
Stann takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stann misses with the head strike.
Pablo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short right from Stann.
Pablo taking a breather.
Stann lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pablo tries to stall but Stann uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stann dodges an elbow strike from Pablo.
Pablo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pablo is trying to break the clinch but Stann is controlling him.
Stann makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pablo blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stann blocks an elbow strike from Pablo.
Pablo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pablo prevents a body shot from Stann.
Stann misses with some punches.
Pablo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pablo is trying to break the clinch but Stann is controlling him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pablo.
Stann swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stann pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stann tries to stall but Pablo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Stann fails to land.
Stann throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pablos head.
Stann is looking to control Pablo's arms but Pablo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stann has his back to the cage.
Stann swings wildly with an uppercut but Pablo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stann digs a right hand underneath Pablo's ribcage. Pablo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stann misses with the head strike.
Stann blocks the elbow strike.
Stann tries a body shot but Pablo blocks it.
Stann swings wildly with an uppercut but Pablo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pablo throws an elbow that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stann takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Stann is working Pablo over against the cage.
Pablo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stann avoids the elbow strike from Pablo, against the cage.
Stann works on Pablo's body with a couple of short punches.
Stann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stann swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pablo blocking some punches.
Pablo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stann avoids it.
Stann swings wildly with an uppercut but Pablo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stann lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pablo or not.
Stann throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stann is looking to control Pablo's arms but Pablo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stann has his back to the cage.
Pablo misses with a knee to the head.
Pablo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stann lands a shoulder strike.
Stann misses with an elbow over the top.
Stann tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pablo blocks the elbow strike.
Stann keeps control of Pablo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Stann.
Stann misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pablo pushes off an throws an elbow but Stann leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stann is leaning against Pablo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stann trying to control the position but instead, Pablo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stann into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Stann dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Stann works over Pablo's head and body with a nice combination.
Stann works Pablo's body with a nice hook.
Stann lands a two punch combo.
Stann blocks a head kick by Pablo.
Pablo tries to clinch there but Stann circles away.
Stann throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stann rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pablo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stann lunges at Pablo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pablo's hand.
Stann avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stann misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stann throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pablo throws a head kick that misses.
Stann throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stann avoids the head kick by Pablo.
Stann throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pablo on the side of the head.
Stann scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pablo throws a sloppy head kick and Stann moves out of range easily.
Pablo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stann looks to land a combination. Pablo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stann lands with a good body shot.
Stann lands with a nice combination. Pablo backs away looking to recover.
A punch lands to the side of Pablo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stann lands a jab-cross combination.
Stann looks to land a combination. Pablo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pablo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stann lands a right hook to the body.
Stann scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pablo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stann bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pablo's head backwards.
Stann with a nice cross.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stann!
Pablo walks into a left hand.
Stann fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pablo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stann scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stann cracks Pablo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stann throws a right and a left that Pablo avoids nicely.
Stann avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stann scores with a three punch combo!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stann looks to land a combination. Pablo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stann scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stann throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stann displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A left and a right from Stann both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pablo wants to clinch.
Stann catches Pablo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pablo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pablo tries to clinch up but Stann circles away and keeps his distance.
Stann scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Some wild striking there from Stann.
Pablo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pablo throws a head kick but Stann moves out of range.
Stann listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stann lands a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stann circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stann lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brian Stann is winning the standup battle so far.
Stann cracks a nice hook into Pablo's ribs.
Nice body punch from Stann.

Pablo has Stann up against the cage in a clinch.
Stann is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pablo can do to turn this around?
Pablo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pablo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stann misses with a body punch.
Stann trying to stall but Pablo improves his position.
Stann tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Pablo manages to break the clinch.
Pablo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stann.
Stann lands a jab to Pablo's midsection.
Stann connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pablo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stann.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pablo.
Stann connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stann throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stann swats away the attempt to clinch by Pablo.
Stann takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stann fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pablo on the side of the head.
Stann scores with a nice right hand.
Pablo is looking to clinch but Stann is avoiding it.
Stann misses with a few strikes there.
Stann lands a body shot.
Stann stalks Pablo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pablo's face. Pablo staggers backwards, shaken.
Stann works over Pablo's head and body with a nice combination.
Pablo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stann scores with a jab to the head.
Stann with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pablo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stann paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pablo doesn't manage to clinch there - Stann circles away.
Stann connects with a body shot.
Pablo tries to clinch but Stann is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice combination there by Stann.
Pablo moves in looking to clinch but Stann pushes him off.
Pablo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stann.
Cruzito Pablo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stann lands a body shot.
Pablo tries a head kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Stann showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stann 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Stann!