PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leopold Stotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Parkway Drive - Frostbite kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Stotch
vs
Gordon

178 cm
28
181 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

178 cm
20
175 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leopold Stotch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon lands a nice looking body shot.
Stotch has his takedown stuffed
and Gordon counters with a leg kick.
Gordon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Gordon as he connects with a hook.
Gordon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stotch's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Stotch looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Stotch working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Stotch thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gordon wants to improve his position but Stotch is controlling well.
Gordon gets full guard.
Stotch is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gordon keeping moving, preventing Stotch from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stotch content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stotch accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gordon trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stotch accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stotch landing some decent shots from guard.
Stotch trying to control but Gordon is working from the bottom.
Stotch has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gordon keeping full guard, as Stotch tries to pass.
Stotch working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gordon's head.
Stotch wants to pass the guard but Gordon is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon keeping moving, preventing Stotch from controlling successfully.
Gordon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stotch is one step ahead there.
Stotch lands a couple of digs.
Stotch passes Gordon's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Stotch is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gordon is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stotch is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gordon sees it coming and defends easily.
Stotch thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stotch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stotch missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gordon wants to improve his position but Stotch is controlling well.
Stotch scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stotch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gordon keeps working.
Stotch takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stotch sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gordon defending well though.
Stotch is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gordon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stotch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon won't allow Stotch to pass to mount.
Gordon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stotch.
Gordon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stotch scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gordon is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stotch's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stotch's back!
Stotch is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Stotch is keeping busy.
Stotch looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Stotch is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Stotch with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gordon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stotch shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gordon defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leopold Stotch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stotch is breathing heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Gordon. No joy for Stotch on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leopold Stotch dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Good exchange - Gordon coming out on top.
Stotch fails with the takedown
and Gordon counters with a three punch combo that has Stotch backing up. Stotch nods at Gordon to acknowledge the strikes.
Leopold Stotch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gordon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stotch fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gordon avoids it really well and circles away.
Stotch fails with the takedown
letting Gordon counter with a right hand.

Stotch is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leopold Stotch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stotch doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gordon counters with a straight right hand.
Oh Stotch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stotch gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gordon counters with a right hand to the body.
Stotch seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stotch has his takedown stuffed
and Gordon counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gordon.
Ben Gordon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gordon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gordon lands a nice shot to the body.
Gordon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gordon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stotch on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Leopold Stotch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gordon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gordon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stotch looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stotch takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gordon lands a jab to the head.

Stotch is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Gordon finds it's target.
Oh Stotch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gordon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stotch. That did some damage!
Gordon lands a body shot.
Gordon catches Stotch with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Stotch forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ben Gordon!
After winning the bout, Ben Gordon thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.