PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex The (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Home (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stan Home looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

The
vs
Home

190 cm
27
260 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

200 cm
19
270 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex The!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stan Home!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.

The scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The is trying to control the action in half guard but Home is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Home is trying is best to control the position here.
The wants to control but Home is keeping him busy.
The thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The wants to free his trapped foot but Home is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Home tries to roll over but The keeps him under control.

The wants to work for an arm triangle but Home is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The trying to pass the guard but Home defending well.

The is working for a submission of some sort.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The trying to control from half guard but Home is working away.
Home wants to get back to full guard.
The looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Home is staying active underneath The, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The trying to mount his opponent but Home defends it.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

The gets a takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The is trying to control. Home wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Home keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Home won't allow The to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Home gets full guard.
Home working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The.

The drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and The jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Home has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Our spies down at at MMA Sanok Training Center inform us that Home has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The wants to control from the top but Home keeps moving.
Home wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The wants to control from the top but Home keeps moving.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Home struggling a bit here.
Home is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked The off and has taken his back!
Home is trying to stick to The's back but The is turning into Home. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Home's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by The.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Home keeping full guard, as The tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex The dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The looking to score a takedown here. Home is defending well but The drives through and ends up in Home's guard.

The is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Home can do to turn this around?
Home keeping moving, preventing The from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Home looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Home seems keen to control The's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Home swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Home avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Home is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of The, into his guard.

Home controlling from the top position.
Home is continuing to stall.
The is trying to keep Home in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Home advances position into side control!
The struggling a bit here.
Home really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The tries to buck Home off but Home is having none of it.
The wants to control but Home postures up.
Home taking a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Home looks up at the clock and then as The takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Home smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Home controls the position.
Home's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Home tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Check out the look on Home's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Home tries to move to mount but The blocks the move with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The is trying to control Home's posture but Home avoids it.
Home takes a little break here. The wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

The shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Home napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Home is not content to let The control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Alex The will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

The shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Home's guard.
The wants to control from the top but Home keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The stopping the sweep attempt from Home.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Home trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Home pulls The in close to prevent any damage.
The trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The is pushing down on Home's leg trying to pass to half guard. Home is fighting to maintain full guard but The has managed to sneak the leg through.
Alex The overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The is trying to control the action in half guard but Home is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The is really struggling to control Home but he's trying to hold on to the position.

The is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Home sees it coming and defends easily.
The looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

The is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Home doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time The.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

The is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Home has recovered full guard.
The trying to control the position from guard on top but Home is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Home is adopting a defensive guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Alex The seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

The closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Home did well to prevent The getting side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The is working for a kimura but Home is defending it quite comfortably.

The is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Home sees it coming and defends easily.
Alex The is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex The showed his dominance in that final round.
Well The has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex The!