|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knuckle Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogers comes to the cage accompanied by Flea - Pea. Stone has chosen Gimme Shelter as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
 |
|
 |
| 150 cm
25
142 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
|
166 cm
24
147 lbs
9 - 6 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenny Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Knuckle Stone!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers misses with a right hand
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Kenny Rogers has been cut.
Stone throws a right hand that Rogers ducks under and follows up with a left that Rogers also avoids with ease.
Stone fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rogers on the side of the head.
Knuckle Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stone sprawls well. Stone wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rogers gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice shot lands for Stone.
Stone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rogers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone thows a body shot but no joy.
Stone pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A swing and a miss from Stone.
Rogers on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stone misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Rogers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stone throws out the jab.
Stone scoring well with a low kick there.
Rogers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stone misses with a looping left.
Stone throws a head kick but Rogers moves out of range.
Rogers cracks Stone with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers shoots in and gets a takedown into Stone's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rogers looking to pass the guard.
Rogers wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
Rogers is fighting to break Stone's control of his arms but Stone is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Stone trying to control the position.
Rogers trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rogers.
Stone throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rogers ducks under a wild hook from Stone.
Stone misses with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Rogers misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rogers throws a right hand that misses
and Stone counters with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knuckle Stone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenny Rogers's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stone misses with a left hand
and Stone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stone misses with a hook. Rogers ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Stone finds it's way through Rogers's defenses.
Stone throws a chopping leg kick but Rogers manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rogers moves away.
Stone throws a body punch but Rogers moves out of range.
Stone throws a hook but Rogers avoids it easily.
Stone lands a big head kick that sends Rogers tumbling to the mat! Stone takes a step backwards and waves Rogers back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rogers is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
Oh Rogers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stone moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rogers checks a low kick from Stone.
Rogers seems to have got his legs back now.
Rogers misses with a shot to the body
and Stone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stone lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice straight punches there by Stone. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stone.
Rogers on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers blocks the body kick.
Rogers scores with a punch to the head.
Rogers scores with the left hand. Stone knows he should have avoided that one.
Stone takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kenny Rogers's cut is getting worse.
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!
Stone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rogers's calf.
Rogers thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Stone looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stone swings widly with a right hand
and Rogers counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rogers throws a strike but Stone avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rogers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stone manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Stone trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stone is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands a jab to Rogers's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick from Stone misses.
Rogers misses with a wild body shot.
Rogers misses the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rogers moves out of range of the body kick.
Rogers closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Stone's guard.
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 cut man is working on Kenny Rogers's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Stone ducks under a wild hook from Rogers.
Stone is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rogers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rogers there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rogers closes the distance and clinches up with Stone, looking for a takedown. Rogers pushes Stone against the cage but Stone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stone ducks under a wild hook from Rogers.
Rogers gets a double leg takedown into Stone's guard.
Stone is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rogers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rogers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Stone holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Knuckle Stone.
Stone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rogers's calf.
Rogers chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stone can pounce on him.
Stone misses with a leg kick
and Rogers counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Stone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rogers.
Stone tries to kick Rogers off but Rogers keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Stone misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone pushes Rogers off looking to stand but Rogers dives back in and keeps control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stone.
Stone can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rogers controls the pace.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stone is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rogers stops Stone from standing up.
Rogers postures up.
Knuckle Stone is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone wants to stand and escape but Rogers is having none of it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rogers swings widly with a right hand
letting Stone counter with a right hand.
Rogers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stone.
Rogers is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stone takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stone finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rogers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone cracks Rogers with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big right from Rogers misses.
Stone throws a shot from downtown. Rogers moves away and avoids it.
Stone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knuckle Stone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stone misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rogers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kenny Rogers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Knuckle Stone.
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 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Knuckle Stone!
Knuckle Stone decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
55% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
