PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abe Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abe Stone could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bobby Lee's chin.

Stone
vs
Lee

193 cm
23
197 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

160 cm
25
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Abe Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Lee!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Stone pushes him off.

Lee instigates a clinch.
Lee scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Abe Stone has been cut.
Stone takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stone is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lee pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lee is pressed up against the cage. Stone has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lee down to the mat. Lee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Lee clinches up with Stone and pushes him back against the cage.

Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee leaves Stone with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abe Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Stone counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Stone is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Stone is thwarting Lee's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stone.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lee is trying to maintain the position but Stone is very close to passing his half guard.

Stone is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Stone misses with a head shot. Lee uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stone throws a strike but Lee rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Stone will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stone is on top in guard.
Lee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stone.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone looking to sit in guard and control but Lee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Stone is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Lee has his hands clasped together but Stone extends an breaks Lee's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Stone.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Abe Stone!