PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Martin Stocks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Z Mozenter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Stocks
vs
Mozenter

186 cm
22
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Nice elbows
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin Stocks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Z Mozenter!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mozenter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stocks fails with the takedown.
Stocks swats away the attempt to clinch by Mozenter.
Stocks will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No joy there for Mozenter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stocks shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mozenter as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Stocks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stocks is looking to slow Mozenter down with leg kicks.
Stocks looks for a takedown but Mozenter sprawls well.
Mozenter misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mozenter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Stocks shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Mozenter really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Stocks landing strikes, looking to finish!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stocks can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mozenter is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Stocks 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.

Stocks jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mozenter manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Mozenter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stocks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Stocks thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Stocks prevents Mozenter from escaping the position.
Stocks gets back to half guard.
Stocks trying to control here.
Stocks is breathing heavily.
It looks like Mozenter is going to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stocks tries to get to full guard but Mozenter has control of the leg.
Mozenter tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Stocks.
Stocks wants to control but Mozenter is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mozenter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stocks misses with a takedown attempt - Mozenter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mozenter misses with a double jab.
Stocks shoots in and drives through. Mozenter sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mozenter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Z Mozenter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mozenter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stocks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mozenter.
Mozenter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stocks lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mozenter will feel that in the morning.
Some wild striking there from Mozenter.
Mozenter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mozenter misses with a leg kick

and Stocks counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stocks.
Stocks wants to control from the top but Mozenter keeps moving.
Stocks pushes down on Mozenter's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mozenter pushes Stocks off looking to stand but Stocks dives back in and keeps control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stocks is looking for a kimura here.
Stocks trying to control the action but Mozenter is working from the bottom.
Stocks controlling the action here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stocks tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mozenter knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mozenter is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Stocks 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.

Mozenter throws a combination that misses

and Stocks counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mozenter!
Mozenter trying desperately to get to his feet.
Stocks takes Mozenter's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Mozenter is in trouble.
Mozenter is trying to stand back up.

Stocks looking for the choke from the back.
Mozenter is breathing heavily.
Mozenter holding both Stocks 's hands and preventing any damage.

Mozenter fending off the submission attempt from Stocks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mozenter is trying to get back to his feet but Stocks has full control of the position and if anything, Mozenter has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Stocks has got one arm under Mozenter's chin. This could be trouble... Mozenter trying to control the other hand but Stocks gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Mozenter has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Martin Stocks!