PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Halibut Halibut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladdy Stanislov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halibut comes into the arena with Peter You Suck blaring out of the sound system. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Halibut
vs
Stanislov

185 cm
24
165 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

175 cm
24
160 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Halibut Halibut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladdy Stanislov!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanislov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Halibut throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stanislov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Halibut misses with a double jab
and Stanislov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stanislov throws a lazy right hand but Halibut sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stanislov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Halibut.
Stanislov looks to land a combination but Halibut avoids it well.
Stanislov thows a body shot but no joy.
Halibut throws a hook but Stanislov avoids it easily.
Stanislov misses with a looping right.
A big left from Stanislov misses.
Halibut scores with a leg kick.
Halibut throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stanislov on the side of the head.
Halibut moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Halibut throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A punch combination from Stanislov misses.
Stanislov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stanislov misses the shot to the body.
Halibut throws a leg kick which misses Stanislov's front leg but catches the back leg as Stanislov tries to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Stanislov.
Halibut thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanislov throws a hook but Halibut avoids it easily.
Stanislov takes a swing at Halibut's ribcage but misses.
Halibut avoids the body shot from Stanislov.
Halibut lands with a thumping leg kick.
Halibut clobbers Stanislov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Halibut lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Halibut throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Halibut dodges the punch combination from Stanislov.
Halibut slips under a jab.
Halibut ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stanislov moves away.
Stanislov works Halibut's body with a nice hook.
Stanislov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stanislov takes a swing at Halibut's ribcage but misses.
Halibut looks to score with a jab to the body but Stanislov is just out of range.
Stanislov swings for the body but Halibut moves out of range.
Stanislov swinging wilding here.
Halibut defending well as Stanislov loads up on a big left hand.
Halibut Halibut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stanislov throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halibut ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stanislov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Halibut looks to score with a jab to the body but Stanislov is just out of range.
Halibut shoots in for a double leg but Stanislov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A jab from Stanislov does it's job there.
Stanislov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Halibut stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Stanislov tries to keep at a distance but Halibut has taken the fight into the clinch.

Stanislov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Halibut shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Halibut showed some decent athleticism there.
Stanislov trying to control here.
Stanislov wants to improve his position but Halibut is controlling well.
Stanislov has his hands clasped together around Halibut's back. He's all about the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halibut passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Stanislov!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stanislov wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Halibut is looking to work his way around to Stanislov's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Stanislov squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stanislov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Halibut looking to control but Stanislov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stanislov avoids a series of strikes thrown by Halibut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stanislov working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stanislov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Halibut moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Stanislov has worked his arm free - good work by Stanislov!
Halibut is looking to take a break and control but Stanislov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Halibut tries to move into full mount but can't pass Stanislov's legs.
Halibut taking a break here but Stanislov is having none of it and regains half guard.

Stanislov kicks Halibut off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Halibut Halibut dominated that round.
That's time! Halibut's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A combination from Stanislov does no damage.
Stanislov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A jab from Stanislov finds it's way through Halibut's defenses.
Stanislov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Decent striking displayed by Stanislov there.
Halibut throws and low kick but Stanislov moves out of range easily.
Stanislov misses with a body shot
and Halibut cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stanislov throws a combination. Halibut tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Stanislov thows a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stanislov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Halibut.
Stanislov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Halibut.
Halibut wants to clinch
and Halibut takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vladdy Stanislov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stanislov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stanislov throws a jab when Halibut was well out of range.
Halibut uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stanislov.
Stanislov lands with a nice combination. Halibut backs away looking to recover.
Halibut avoids the body shot from Stanislov.
Halibut Halibut is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halibut ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stanislov moves away.
Stanislov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good exchange - Halibut coming out on top.
Stanislov throws a right hand that Halibut ducks under and follows up with a left that Halibut also avoids with ease.
Halibut looks to land a right hand but Stanislov moved out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Halibut scores with a four punch combination!
Halibut throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Halibut lands with a cross.
Halibut swings for the body but Stanislov moves out of range.
Stanislov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Halibut needs to keep his hands up - Stanislov had a free shot at his head there.
Vladdy Stanislov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stanislov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Halibut.
Stanislov fails to land with a series of punches.
Stanislov misses with a series of wild punches.
Halibut slips a straight right by Stanislov.
A telegraphed right hand from Halibut misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halibut buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Halibut.
Stanislov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Halibut's hands.
Halibut misses with a wild combination.
Stanislov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Halibut circles away quickly and effectively.
Stanislov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stanislov waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Halibut.
Stanislov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Halibut counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stanislov thinking.
A lazy left from Halibut finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halibut looks to land a combination but Stanislov avoids it well.
Donk. Halibut catches Stanislov right on the button with a cross.
Stanislov lands with a nice combination. Halibut backs away looking to recover.
Halibut throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stanislov misses with an uppercut.
Stanislov throws a jab but it's blocked by Halibut.
Halibut swings for the body but Stanislov moves out of range.
Halibut misses with a body shot
and Stanislov counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanislov catches Halibut with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stanislov misses with the combination.
Halibut scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, jab by Halibut - just one landing.
Stanislov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stanislov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stanislov with a hook.
Halibut with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Stanislov to counter with a crisp jab.
Stanislov scores with a sloppy right hand. Halibut should have avoided that one.
Halibut shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stanislov as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A punch combination from Stanislov misses.
Stanislov tries to bum rush Halibut with a series of wild strikes but Halibut uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Halibut moves forwards but Stanislov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stanislov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Halibut takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Stanislov scores with a four punch combination!
A nice combination there by Stanislov.
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!
Stanislov lands a two punch combo.
Halibut connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Halibut takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Halibut tries to bum rush Stanislov with a series of wild strikes but Stanislov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stanislov moves out of range as Halibut strikes.
Halibut misses with a straight right.
Halibut thows a body shot but no joy.
Stanislov lands the left hand.
Stanislov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stanislov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Halibut thuds his shin into the meat of Stanislov's side.
Halibut throws a sloppy body shot
and Stanislov counters with a nice body shot.
Halibut moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stanislov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladdy Stanislov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Stanislov tries to keep at a distance but Halibut has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stanislov avoids the elbow strike from Halibut, against the cage.
Stanislov is looking to break free of the clinch but Halibut has double underhooks.
Stanislov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stanislov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Stanislov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Halibut scores with a jab to the head.
Halibut looks to throw the jab but Stanislov is out of range.
Stanislov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stanislov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Halibut looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stanislov is fending him off so far but Halibut persists. Nope, Stanislov circles away and we're back to standing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stanislov, as that shot connected.
Halibut doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Stanislov to counter with a crisp jab.
Stanislov throws a body punch but Halibut moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Halibut thows a body shot but no joy.
Stanislov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stanislov scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanislov tries to bum rush Halibut with a series of wild strikes but Halibut uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stanislov lands a body shot.
Stanislov throws a right and a left that Halibut avoids nicely.
Stanislov 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.
Halibut avoids the body shot from Stanislov.
Stanislov throws a series of punches but Halibut moves out of range.
Halibut throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stanislov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Halibut looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stanislov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Stanislov there.
Halibut closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stanislov looks to score with a jab to the body but Halibut is just out of range.
Halibut throws a lazy right hand but Stanislov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stanislov slips a jab from Halibut.
Stanislov looks to land a combination but Halibut avoids it well.
Stanislov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Halibut looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Halibut Halibut. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanislov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stanislov misses with the combination.
Stanislov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halibut manages to avoid it.
Stanislov works Halibut's body with a nice hook.
Stanislov works Halibut's body with a nice hook.
Stanislov takes a swing at Halibut's ribcage but misses.
Stanislov throws a body punch but Halibut moves out of range.
Halibut ducks under a wild hook from Stanislov.
Stanislov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stanislov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Stanislov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stanislov misses with the combination.
Stanislov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stanislov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanislov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Stanislov fails to land with a series of punches.
Stanislov scores with a sloppy right hand. Halibut should have avoided that one.
Halibut takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stanislov connects with a looping right hand.
Halibut slips a jab and a cross from Stanislov.
Halibut tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stanislov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stanislov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Stanislov throws a series of punches but Halibut avoids them all with ease.
Stanislov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halibut at a distance.
Halibut misses with a body shot
and Stanislov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stanislov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stanislov misses with a few strikes there.
A big right from Stanislov misses.
Stanislov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halibut was well out of range. Poor timing from Stanislov.
A slapping leg kick lands for Halibut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanislov throws out a powerful jab.
Stanislov throws a right hand that Halibut ducks under and follows up with a left that Halibut also avoids with ease.
Stanislov is working the combinations to good effect here.
Stanislov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
No joy there for Stanislov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stanislov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Halibut tries to clinch up
and Stanislov counters with a left and a right that stings Halibut.
Stanislov lands a jab.
Stanislov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Halibut doesn't manage to clinch there - Stanislov circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halibut slips a jab and a cross from Stanislov.
Halibut takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Halibut cracks the inside of Stanislov's front leg.
Halibut wants to clinch
and Stanislov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vladdy Stanislov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stanislov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladdy Stanislov!