PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darren Reus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ritchie Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Reus
vs
Stone

181 cm
19
146 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Bushido Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darren Reus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ritchie Stone!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Reus moves into the clinch.

Stone manages to pull guard.
Stone looking to control.
Reus won't allow Stone to sweep him here.

Stone is working an open guard so Reus takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Stone jabs Reus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reus takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice cross by Stone.
A jab from Stone does it's job there.
Stone throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Reus is looking to clinch.
Stone lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Reus's hands.
Stone's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Stone duly obliges.
Reus seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Reus instigates a clinch.
Stone takes a knee right on the jaw!

Stone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone scores with a crisp jab that stopped Reus in his tracks.
Stone feints a jab promting Reus to slip. Stone then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Reus slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Reus moves in looking to clinch but Stone pushes him off.
Reus tries to clinch there but Stone circles away.
Stone scores with a sloppy right hand. Reus should have avoided that one.
Reus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stone lands with a cross.

Reus clinches.
Reus throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Reus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stone is defending well for now.
Reus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stone avoids the elbow strike from Reus, against the ropes.
Reus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stone avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone tries to break the clinch but Reus is controlling the position.
Stone blocks an elbow strike from Reus.
Reus lands a knee to the body.
Reus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Ritchie Stone has been cut.
Stone has a couple of punches blocked by Reus.
Reus tries a knee to the head but Stone blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stone lands a nice shot to the body.

Stone breaks from the clinch.
Stone lands a nice hook to Reus's body. Reus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stone with a jab.
A lazy left from Stone finds it's target.
Stone works over Reus's head and body with a nice combination.
Stone keeps the fight on the outside.
Stone lands with an uppercut that bounces Reus off the ropes and back into range.
Stone slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stone lands a glancing blow to the side of Reus's head.
Reus is looking to clinch.
Reus moves to clinch but Stone breaks away
and Stone counters with a nice uppercut.
Reus tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Stone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Stone.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Stone both land. Nice combination.
Stone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reus has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A jab lands there for Stone.
A punch lands to the side of Reus 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Reus is rocked!
Stone misses with a hook. Reus ducked under it nicely.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stone throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stone lands a glancing blow to the side of Reus's head.
Reus tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Stone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reus avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Reus clinches up with Stone and pushes him back against the ropes.
Reus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stone's efforts to push away.
Reus crunches a lovely knee into Stone's ribcage.
Stone drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Reus gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Knees to the body from Reus.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reus.
Stone takes an elbow to the temple.
Stone tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Reus smiles and moves away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stone.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reus walks into a stiff left hand from Stone.
Reus doesn't manage to clinch there - Stone circles away.
Reus tries to clinch up but Stone circles away and keeps his distance.
Reus wants to clinch up but Stone keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ritchie Stone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ritchie Stone's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Stone lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Reus takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stone, as that shot connected.
Stone scores with the left hand. Reus knows he should have avoided that one.
Stone misses with a few strikes there.
Darren Reus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Reus takes the fight into the clinch.
Stone tries to pull guard but Reus won't allow it.
Reus looking to slow down the pace here.
Stone blocks an elbow strike from Reus.
Stone lands a left hand.
Reus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stone.
Stone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reus trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone tries to work over Reus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stone blocks an elbow strike from Reus.
Reus really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Reus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Reus throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone managing to block the knees to the body from Reus.
Reus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stone avoids it.
Stone scores with a shoulder strike.
Reus trying to stall but Stone improves his position.
Reus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stone avoids it.
Stone lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reus tries to land knees in the clinch but Stone avoids the damage to the body.
Stone wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stone wants to break free but Reus has control.
Stone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Stone.
Reus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Stone's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reus tries to land knees in the clinch but Stone avoids the damage to the body.
Reus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stone blocks it with crossed arms.
Reus trying to land knees to the body.
Stone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stone has had enough of the clinch but Reus keeps him there for the moment.
Reus holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Reus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stone avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stone lands with a short shot to the head.
Stone tries to break free but Reus pushes him back against the ropes.
Stone takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reus trying to control the position but instead, Stone has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reus into the ropes.
Stone lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stone is trying to break free.
Stone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stone pushes Reus back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reus keeps control of Stone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reus throws an elbow that misses.
Stone is trying to break the clinch but Reus is controlling him.
Reus trying to stall but Stone improves his position.
Reus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stone.
Reus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stone is trying to break free.
Stone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reus has him pressed against the ropes.
Stone lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reus backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reus prevents Stone from breaking the clinch.
Reus lands a nice knee to the body.
Stone drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stone can't find room to land a body shot as Reus controls the action.
Stone managing to block the knees to the body from Reus.
Reus trying to land knees to the body.
Stone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hook to the body lands for Stone.
Stone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reus has him pressed against the ropes.
Reus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stone is keeping busy.
Reus lands a nice elbow.

Stone pulls guard effortlessly.
Stone trying to control the position.
Stone keeping full guard, as Reus tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reus is one step ahead there.
Reus wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
Reus has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Reus landing some decent shots from guard.
Reus wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
Reus is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Reus stopping the sweep attempt from Stone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ritchie Stone will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ritchie Stone's cut.
That's time! Reus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Reus checks a leg kick.
Reus appears to be looking for a big counter.
A left lands for Stone.
Stone feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Reuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stone throws a series of punches but Reus avoids them all with ease.
Reus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Reus moves into the clinch.
Reus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stone has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stone lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stone managing to block the knees to the body from Reus.
Stone lands a shoulder strike.
Oh Reus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A knee to the head by Reus.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stone's efforts to push away.
Reus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stone takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reus seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone is looking to break free of the clinch but Reus has double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reus.
Reus trying to land knees to the body.
Stone misses with a body punch.

Stone pulls guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Reus makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stone keeping moving, preventing Reus from controlling successfully.
Stone working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone wants to sweep here but Reus controlling him for the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Stone lands a two punch combo.
Reus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reus tries to clinch but Stone moves out of range.
Reus wants to clinch.

Reus gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stone jumps guard and drags Reus to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ritchie Stone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stone wants to stand up but Reus is controlling him.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
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.
Stone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Reus sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Stone's guard.
Reus is thwarting Stone's attempts to control the position.
Stone regains full guard. Nicely done.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stone can do anything to dispel that myth.
Reus slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Stone wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone is trying to control the position but Reus postures up.
Stone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reus.
Reus trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.
Reus throwing strikes from guard but Stone blocks nicely.
Stone looking to control.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A lazy left from Stone finds it's target.
Darren Reus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stone circles away quickly and effectively.
Stone dips to his left and cracks Reus with an uppercut!
Stone scores with a nice head shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ritchie Stone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Ritchie Stone!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Ritchie Stone!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Ritchie Stone!

Ritchie Stone wins by unanimous decision!