PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Bohlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knuckle Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bohlin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kanashimi wo Yasashisa Ni by Little by Little. Stone has chosen Gimme Shelter as his entrance music. Knuckle Stone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bohlin
vs
Stone

165 cm
30
155 lbs
13 - 14 - 0

166 cm
22
147 lbs
4 - 3 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Bohlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Knuckle Stone!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone cracks Bohlin with a good jab.
Bohlin looks to clinch
and Stone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bohlin wants to clinch
and Stone makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tony Bohlin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bohlin tries to clinch but Stone moves away
and Stone counters with a stiff right hand.
Bohlin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bohlin tries to clinch but Stone moves away
and Stone counters with a straight right hand.
Bohlin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stone counters with a nice uppercut.
Bohlin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stone counters with a nice uppercut.
Stone circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stone counters with a low kick, right behind Bohlin 's knee.
Bohlin wants to clinch
and Stone counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohlin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stone to score with a decent uppercut.
Bohlin wants to clinch
and Stone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bohlin darts in trying to clinch
and Stone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stone fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bohlin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stone throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stone uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bohlin has time to react.
Bohlin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stone counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bohlin closes the distance but Stone moves to the side
and Stone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bohlin tries to clinch
and Stone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bohlin wants to clinch
letting Stone counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands an overhand right.
Bohlin wants to clinch
and Stone counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bohlin looks to clinch
and Stone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bohlin thinking.
Bohlin darts in trying to clinch
and Stone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stone moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bohlin walks into a straight right hand from Stone.
Stone uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stone jabs Bohlin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stone digs a good body shot into Bohlin's ribs.
Bohlin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stone counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone with a hook.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bohlin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stone blocks it with crossed arms.
Stone dodges an elbow strike from Bohlin.
Bohlin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stone misses with a punch on the inside.
Stone is looking to break free of the clinch but Bohlin has double underhooks.
Bohlin misses with a short punch on the inside.

Stone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bohlin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stone counters with a good low kick that Bohlin was not able to check.
Bohlin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bohlin wants to clinch
and Stone counters with a straight right hand.
Bohlin looks to clinch
and Stone counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bohlin's knee momentarily.
Stone uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bohlin has time to react.
Stone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bohlin's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bohlin tries to clinch
and Stone counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bohlin's knee momentarily.
Stone throws a leg kick which misses Bohlin's front leg but catches the back leg as Bohlin tries to avoid it.
Bohlin is breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Stone.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bohlin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bohlin tries to clinch
and Stone counters with a left and a right that stings Bohlin.
Stone lands a nice shot that snaps Bohlin's head back.
Stone digs a good hook to Bohlin's body.
Stone is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bohlin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bohlin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bohlin tries to clinch but Stone moves away
and Stone counters with a head kick. That will keep Bohlin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone lands with a good body shot.
Bohlin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bohlin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bohlin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bohlin darts in trying to clinch
and Stone counters with a series of strikes. Bohlin will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Knuckle Stone dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bohlin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tony Bohlin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Bohlin closes the distance and clinches.
Bohlin missing with knees to the body.
Stone working hard to break the clinch.
Stone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bohlin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Stone can't break the clinch.
Stone avoids a wild elbow strike from Bohlin.
Stone dodges an elbow strike from Bohlin.
Bohlin swings wildly with an uppercut but Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stone avoiding damage as Bohlin throws knees to the body.
Bohlin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bohlin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stone avoids a wild elbow strike from Bohlin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bohlin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bohlin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bohlin trying to land knees to the body.
Bohlin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stone tries to break free but Bohlin pushes him back against the cage.
Bohlin misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stone has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone dodges an elbow strike from Bohlin.
Bohlin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bohlin pushes off an throws an elbow but Stone leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Stone.
Bohlin throws an elbow that misses.
Stone wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice elbow from Bohlin.

Stone manages to break the clinch.
Bohlin darts in trying to clinch
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Stone there.
Bohlin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bohlin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stone connects with an inside leg kick.
Bohlin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stone counters with a leg kick.
Bohlin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone scores with a punch to the head.
Stone lands with a good body shot.
Bohlin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A cross from Stone lands.
Bohlin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stone fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bohlin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stone misses with a head kick.
Bohlin tries to clinch up
and Stone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stone bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bohlin tries to clinch
and Stone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stone lands with a nice body punch.
Stone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands a body shot.
Bohlin darts in trying to clinch
and Bohlin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stone cracks Bohlin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stone circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bohlin wants to clinch
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bohlin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stone counters with a nice body shot.
Bohlin darts in trying to clinch
and Stone counters with a nice body shot.
Knuckle Stone seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bohlin moves to clinch but Stone breaks away
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Stone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bohlin tries to clinch but Stone moves away
and Stone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bohlin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bohlin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bohlin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stone counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bohlin wants to clinch but Stone slips to the side
and Stone counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone lunges at Bohlin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bohlin's hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bohlin moves to clinch but Stone breaks away
and Stone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bohlin tries to clinch but Stone moves away
and Stone counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stone lunges at Bohlin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bohlin's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Knuckle Stone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Stone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bohlin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Stone to counter with a crisp jab.
Bohlin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bohlin tries to clinch
and Stone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bohlin moves to clinch but Stone breaks away
and Bohlin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bohlin tries to clinch but Stone moves away
and Stone counters with a good low kick that Bohlin was not able to check.
Bohlin tries to clinch up
and Stone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bohlin tries to clinch up
and Stone counters with an outside leg kick.
Bohlin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohlin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stone counters with an outside leg kick.
Bohlin moves to clinch but Stone breaks away
and Stone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stone lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stone fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bohlin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bohlin tries to clinch up
and Stone counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bohlin at a distance.
Stone lands with a right hand.
Bohlin tries to clinch
and Stone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bohlin closes the distance but Stone moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stone.
Bohlin tries to clinch up
and Stone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stone throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bohlin on the side of the head.
Bohlin tries to clinch
and Stone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bohlin tries to clinch
and Stone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stone is looking to slow Bohlin down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lazy left from Stone finds it's target.
Stone darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stone lands the left hand.
Stone fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stone connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bohlin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stone counters with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bohlin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stone connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bohlin scrambles back to his feet.
Bohlin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knuckle Stone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bohlin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bohlin looks to clinch
and Stone counters with a nice leg kick.
Stone scores with a jab.
Bohlin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stone circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stone counters with a nice body kick.
Stone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone scores with the left hand. Bohlin knows he should have avoided that one.
Tony Bohlin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bohlin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bohlin tries to clinch
and Stone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bohlin thinking.
Stone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bohlin moves to clinch but Stone breaks away
and Stone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bohlin looks to clinch
and Stone counters with a stiff right hand.
Stone connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A right-left combo lands from Stone.
Bohlin tries to clinch up
and Stone counters with a thumping low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bohlin tries to clinch
and Stone counters with an outside leg kick.
Bohlin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stone counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
Knuckle Stone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stone winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bishop scores the fight 24:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 24:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Knuckle Stone!