PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jericho Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seamus Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone comes to the cage accompanied by Shout At The Devil. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Stone
vs
Byrne

181 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
166 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jericho Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Seamus Byrne!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byrne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A combination from Stone does no damage.
Byrne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stone fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Byrne misses with a straight left.
Stone on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Byrne. Byrne obviously looking to wear him down.
Byrne lands with a kick to the temple. Stone shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Stone dives in and grabs Byrne's left leg, looking for a takedown. Byrne pushes down on Stone's head and hops out.
Byrne throws out a loose jab but Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Stone blocks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Byrne.
Stone looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Byrne is fending him off so far but Stone persists. Nope, Byrne circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jericho Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Byrne lands with a nice body kick.
Stone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Byrne.
Seamus Byrne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stone there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stone tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Byrne swivels and escapes.
Byrne just misses with a punch to the body.
Stone slips a jab from Byrne.
Byrne scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stone is defended easily by Byrne.
Byrne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stone's sensitive parts.
A slapping leg kick lands for Byrne.
Byrne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Byrne misses with an uppercut.
Byrne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone shoots in and drives through. Byrne sprawls well.
Stone fails to land the takedown.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Byrne.
Stone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Byrne.
Byrne lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Byrne plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Byrne.
Stone takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrne displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stone.
No joy there for Stone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Byrne lands with a thumping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Byrne.
Seamus Byrne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stone on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Byrne. Byrne obviously looking to wear him down.
Stone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Byrne.
Byrne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Byrne uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seamus Byrne dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Byrne misses with a body shot.
Stone is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A big right from Byrne misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Byrne.
Byrne misses with a straight right.
Byrne lands with a good body shot.
Stone shoots in and drives through. Byrne sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Stone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Byrne scores with a leg kick.
Byrne fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stone on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone slips under a jab.
Stone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Byrne.
Stone takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Byrne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stone slips a straight right by Byrne.
An inside leg kick lands from Byrne.
Byrne misses with a body shot.
Byrne thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Stone if he has to take too many more of those.
Stone takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stone takes one to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Byrne.
A slapping leg kick lands for Byrne.
Stone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Byrne.
Byrne throws a leg kick which misses Stone's front leg but catches the back leg as Stone tries to avoid it.
Stone on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Stone.
Byrne feints and then cracks Stone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stone down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stone gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big left from Byrne misses.
Stone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stone misses with the body kick
and Byrne counters with an inside leg kick.
Byrne lands with a nice body kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Stone. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrne scores with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Byrne. That snapped Stone's head back.
Stone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Byrne bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Horrible takedown by Stone or perhaps it was just good defense by Byrne which made him look bad.
Byrne loads up on a big right hand but Stone slips the punch.
Byrne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seamus Byrne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A swing and a miss from Byrne.
Byrne lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stone will feel that in the morning.
Stone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Byrne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stone fails with the takedown
and Byrne counters with a low kick, right behind Stone 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrne scores with a leg kick.
Byrne catches Stone with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Byrne throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range.
Jericho Stone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Byrne.
Byrne fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Byrne misses with a looping right.
Byrne feints and then cracks Stone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stone down.
Byrne misses with an uppercut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Byrne!
Byrne swings for the body but Stone moves out of range.
Byrne keeps Stone at a distance using the push kick.
Stone has his takedown stuffed
and Byrne counters with a solid body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne just misses with a punch to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Stone might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Crunch! Byrne slams his shin into Stone's torso.
Stone walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Byrne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stone fails with the takedown
and Byrne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jericho Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Byrne throws a lazy right hand but Stone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne scores with a leg kick.
Byrne lands a nice hook to Stone's body. Stone takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Byrne throws a lazy right hand but Stone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stone has his takedown stuffed
and Byrne counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Byrne defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stone.
Stone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Byrne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stone.
Seamus Byrne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Byrne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrne lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stone shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Byrne pinned against the cage. Byrne gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Seamus Byrne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stone shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Byrne defends it nicely.
Byrne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seamus Byrne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Byrne has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 25:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seamus Byrne!