PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcin Pal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Stock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joey Stock will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Pal
vs
Stock

190 cm
18
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite 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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcin Pal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joey Stock!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stock changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pal tries to avoid it but Stock manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pal to the ground. Pal escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pal swats away the attempt to clinch by Stock.
Stock fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Stock moves into the clinch.
Pal has Stock pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stock manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Pal tightens his grip and picks Stock up, before dumping him to the ground. Stock manages to land in guard.
Pal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stock controls Pal momentarily but Pal frees himself.
Pal's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stock is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Joey Stock was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Stock tries to clinch but Pal is having none of it.
Stock shoots in for a double leg but Pal sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pal 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.
Stock trying to control the position.
Pal is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stock is keeping the position for now.
Pal not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Pal closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pal is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pal working the head and body with strikes.
Stock on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Stock takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Pal just content to control the position.
Stock is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Stock is trying to get back to his feet.
Stock looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Stock's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stock is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pal landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Pal landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Stock seems a little lost for a moment, as Pal dominates the positioning.
Pal is working Stock over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pal cracks Stock with a big right hand but Stock just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Check out the look on Pal's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Pal scores with punches from side control.
Pal passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Stock!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pal landing punches.
Pal has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stock's face.
Pal landing shots from mount.
Pal takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pal landing strikes from the mount and Stock is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcin Pal dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pal drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pal takes a little break here. Stock wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Stock takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Pal staying calm.
Pal cracks Stock with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Pal taking a breather here.
Stock is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Stock's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pal working the body and head with strikes.
A lull in the action here.
Pal is chipping away with strikes.
Pal controlling the position.
Pal tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pal controlling from side mount.
Pal grinds an elbow into Stock's temple.
A lull in the action here as Pal stalls from top position.
Stock takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pal scoring with punches and elbows.
Pal in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Pal scoring with punches and elbows.
Stock is breathing heavily.
Stock takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Pal lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Stock down.
Pal is working Stock over with some ground and pound from side control.
Stock seems a little lost for a moment, as Pal dominates the positioning.
Stock is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Pal is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Pal landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pal lands a few punches from side control.
Stock taking a bit of punishment here - Pal scoring with strikes.
Stock stops Pal from passing to mount.
Pal is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Stock tries to bench press Pal off him but Pal keeps the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stock is letting Pal control him for a moment.
Stock taking a bit of punishment here - Pal scoring with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcin Pal dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

No luck for Pal with that takedown attempt.
Pal fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stock with a lazy takedown attempt

so Pal counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pal works over Stock with some ground and pound from guard.
Pal 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.

Pal got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stock has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pal has managed to get both his arms back between Stock's legs - danger averted.
Pal sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Stock's guard.
Well, if Pal is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Stock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pal wants to pass to mount but Stock is defending the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pal stalling.
Stock wants to get back to full guard.
Pal with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pal seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Stock for as long as he can get away with.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Marcin Pal wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Pal closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pal lands in his opponent's guard.
Pal showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pal advances to half guard.
Pal looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pal scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pal in particular looking to stall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marcin Pal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stock is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pal scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pal lands with a punch from half guard.
Pal takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Stock taking some punishment here, with Pal in his half guard.
Pal content to control rather than advance.
Pal scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pal is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pal is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pal with shots to the head and body - Stock looks very uncomfortable down there.
Pal looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pal will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pal cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pal in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pal dominating with strikes here.
Pal controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcin Pal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pal, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:25
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcin Pal!