PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Stormchaser (ranked 2909 p4p, 2784 weight class) and Aaron Lund (ranked 380 p4p, 366 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Stormchaser
vs
Lund

182 cm
24
197
10 - 9 - 0

188 cm
25
190
8 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Conviction

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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Stormchaser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Lund!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Stormchaser. That snapped Lund's head back.
Some wild striking there from Stormchaser.
Stormchaser uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lund.
Lund misses with an uppercut.
Stormchaser moves away from the strike by Lund.
That kick from Lund tenderised Stormchaser's leg. Stormchaser is trying to keep his angry face on.
Aaron Lund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Lund.
Lund throws a shot from downtown. Stormchaser moves away and avoids it.
Lund throws a looping overhand right but Stormchaser ducks down to avoid it.
Lund misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Stormchaser misses the target.
Lund misses with a right hand
and Stormchaser counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stormchaser misses with a head kick.
Lund moves out of range as Stormchaser throws a body kick.
Lund looks to throw the jab but Stormchaser is out of range.
Stormchaser throwing a counter right hand but Lund manages to avoid it.
Lund connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stormchaser just misses with a punch to the body.
Lund swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stormchaser throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stormchaser keeps the fight on the outside.
Lund feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stormchasers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lund moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lund scores with a jab. Stormchaser acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stormchaser tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lund. Stormchaser does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lund smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab from Lund misses.
Stormchaser misses with a straight right.
Lund misses with a body shot.
Stormchaser misses with a straight right.
Lund tries to clinch but Stormchaser is having none of it.
Stormchaser defending well as Lund loads up on a big left hand.
Lund throws out a loose jab but Stormchaser uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Stormchaser wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lund tries to work over Stormchaser's front leg with a kick but Stormchaser checks it.
Lund throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stormchaser misses with a body kick.
Lund swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lund moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lund throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stormchaser is looking to counter punch.
Lund throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stormchaser pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stormchaser tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lund scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lund with a nice calf kick.
Lund displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stormchaser throws out the jab.
Stormchaser misses with a wild body shot.
Stormchaser takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lund rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stormchaser moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lund misses with a kick to the body.
Stormchaser has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Zenarals' House in the buildup to the fight.
Stormchaser uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lund.
Lund moves out of range as Stormchaser throws a body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lund!
Stormchaser tries to land a leg kick but Lund saw it coming and moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lund.
Lund throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stormchaser stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stormchaser looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Some bone on bone action there as Stormchaser checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stormchaser fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lund manages to avoid it.
Lund looks to land a right hand but Stormchaser moved out of range.
Stormchaser looks to land a combination. Lund sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stormchaser connects with a nice looking jab.
Stormchaser throws out a leg kick but Lund moves out of range and Stormchaser only half commits.
A solid body kick from Lund.
Stormchaser takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lund is looking to chop away at Stormchaser's legs.
Stormchaser on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lund. Lund obviously looking to wear him down.
Lund throws a hook but Stormchaser avoids it easily.
Stormchaser throwing a counter right hand but Lund manages to avoid it.
Lund throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stormchaser stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stormchaser misses with a low kick.
Lund keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lund connects with a right hand. Stormchaser shakes it off.
Stormchaser misses with an uppercut
and Lund connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lund looks to land a left hand but Stormchaser moved out of range nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Lund as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lund throws a body punch but Stormchaser moves out of range.
Lund throws a solid leg kick but Stormchaser takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lund.
Stormchaser swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lund throws out a loose jab but Stormchaser uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Stormchaser.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lund swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A low kick lands for Lund.
Lund throws a hook but Stormchaser blocks it.
Stormchaser misses with a hook. Lund ducked under it nicely.
Lund loads up on a big right hand but Stormchaser slips the punch.
Lund tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stormchaser throws a low kick but Lund moves out of range easily.
Stormchaser feints a jab promting Lund to slip. Stormchaser then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lund slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Aaron Lund has been cut.
Lund connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lund misses with a leg kick.
Stormchaser tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stormchaser.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stormchaser moves away from the strike by Lund.
A big right from Lund misses.
Stormchaser on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lund. Lund obviously looking to wear him down.
Stormchaser is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A jab from Lund misses.
It looked like Stormchaser wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stormchaser throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Lund dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Lund's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lund is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stormchaser.
Lund throws a body shot but no joy.
Lund thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lund takes a swing at Stormchaser's ribcage but misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lund.
Stormchaser throws a hook but Lund blocks it.
Lund lands with a shot to the body.
Stormchaser works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stormchaser swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lund, as that shot connected.
Lund has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lund fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lund lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Lund moves into the clinch successfully.
Lund working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Stormchaser breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lund tries to close the distance and clinch but Stormchaser swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stormchaser was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stormchaser throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stormchaser throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lund cracks Stormchaser with a right hand to the side of the head.
Aaron Lund seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Stormchaser. Those never looked like landing.
Lund dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stormchaser. That did some damage!
Stormchaser misses with a body kick.

Lund clinches up with Stormchaser and pushes him back against the cage.
Lund misses with a body punch.

Stormchaser breaks the clinch.
Stormchaser throws a body shot but no joy.
Lund just misses with a punch to the body.
Lund moves forwards but Stormchaser connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stormchaser closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stormchaser misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lund.
A left lands for Lund.
Lund uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stormchaser.
Lund throws out a loose jab but Stormchaser uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lund is looking to slow Stormchaser down with leg kicks.
Stormchaser looks to land a combination but Lund avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stormchaser punishes Lund's body with a nice straight punch.
Stormchaser misses with an uppercut. Lund saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Stormchaser.
A jab from Lund misses.
Lund throws a solid leg kick but Stormchaser takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lund.
Lund scores with a three punch combo!
Lund blocks a jab.
Lund throws a jab but it's blocked by Stormchaser.
Stormchaser walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stormchaser throws a head kick that Lund semi-blocks.
Lund throws a body shot but no joy.
Lund with a hook.
Stormchaser lands a right hook to the body.
Lund's corner calls for a 1-2. Lund obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lund lands a jab to the nose.
Lund staying out of range there.
Stormchaser's corner calls for a 1-2. Stormchaser obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Lund as he connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Stormchaser throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lund swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stormchaser displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lund throws out the jab.
Lund buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lund lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stormchaser takes a step back to recover.
A jab from Stormchaser misses.
Lund swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stormchaser darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lund feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stormchasers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lund tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lund throws a wild body kick that Stormchaser sees coming a mile off.
Stormchaser is looking to counter punch.
Stormchaser looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stormchaser lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lund throws a push kick but Stormchaser slaps the foot to one side.
Stormchaser swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stormchaser misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lund.
Lund fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stormchaser looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lund scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stormchaser looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lund lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lund swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stormchaser misses with a body shot.
Lund looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stormchaser scores with a leg kick.
Nice shot by Stormchaser.
Nice shot by Lund.
Lund throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lund lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Stormchaser lands with a nice combination. Lund backs away looking to recover.
Stormchaser misses the shot to the body.
Lund's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lund duly obliges.
Nice cross by Stormchaser.
Stormchaser works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stormchaser slips a straight right by Lund.
Lund fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stormchaser has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lund fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Lund closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lund working aggressively here.
Stormchaser tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lund keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stormchaser's efforts to push away.
Stormchaser blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Lund showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aaron Lund's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Stormchaser will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lund throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lund lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stormchaser lands with a nice body kick.
Stormchaser throws a hook but Lund avoids it easily.
Lund swings for the body but Stormchaser moves out of range.
Lund moves out of range of the body kick from Stormchaser.
Lund scores with a hook to the body. Stormchaser takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good shot there by Lund.
Lund looks to land a right hand but Stormchaser moved out of range.
Lund lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stormchaser has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lund finds it's way round the side to connect with Stormchaser's head.
Stormchaser just misses with a punch to the body.
Stormchaser throws a hook but Lund avoids it easily.
Lund on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stormchaser throws a body punch but Lund moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lund missing with a left hand there. Stormchaser was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lund throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stormchaser lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stormchaser checks a leg kick.
Lund throws a wild body kick that Stormchaser sees coming a mile off.
Stormchaser is looking to counter punch.
Lund buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lund lands with a straight right. Stormchaser didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stormchaser. Lund does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lund keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stormchaser comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stormchaser throws a shot from downtown. Lund moves away and avoids it.
Lund throws an overhand right that lands on Stormchaser's shoulder, as Stormchaser tries to avoid the shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lund. That's going to slow Stormchaser down.
Stormchaser looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lund with a nice calf kick.
Stormchaser lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lund moves out of range of the body kick.
Lund lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lund misses with a series of wild punches.
James Stormchaser has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stormchaser misses the shot to the body.
Lund tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stormchaser manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Lund pushes Stormchaser up against the cage in a clinch.
Stormchaser misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stormchaser pushes Lund back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stormchaser is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lund.
Stormchaser lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stormchaser misses with the head strike.
Lund misses with an elbow over the top.
Stormchaser prevents a body shot from Lund.
Lund looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lund throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lund blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stormchaser throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stormchaser breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Lund misses.
Lund lands with an overhand left.
A big right from Lund misses.
Stormchaser ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lund throws out a loose jab but Stormchaser uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lund throws a poor cross that misses
and Stormchaser counters with a straight right hand.
Aaron Lund is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lund connects with a single shot there.
Stormchaser doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lund misses with a looping right.
Lund wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stormchaser gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lund moves away from the strike by Stormchaser.
Lund looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lund avoids the head kick by Stormchaser.
Lund lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lund with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lund takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Stormchaser. Those never looked like landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lund.
Lund uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stormchaser.
Lund throws a nice looking combination but Stormchaser bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stormchaser takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lund lands a leg kick that knocks Stormchaser off balance momentarily.
Stormchaser takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A head kick misses from Stormchaser.
Lund checks a leg kick.
Lund misses with a looping right.
Lund lands with a right hand.
Lund connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stormchaser momentarily.
Stormchaser slips a jab from Lund.
Lund lands with an uppercut that bounces Stormchaser off the cage and back into range.
Lund lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lund throws a jab but it's blocked by Stormchaser.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Lund comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lund has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Lund!
A determined Aaron Lund didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!