PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Sten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vlad Sten has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Fisher
vs
Sten

170 cm
23
195 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

187 cm
25
201 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gary Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vlad Sten!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sten throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fisher darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fisher throws a nice looking combination but Sten bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sten misses the shot to the body.
Sten displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fisher throws out the jab.
Fisher throws a nice looking combination but Sten bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch lands to the side of Sten 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sten misses with a body shot.
Fisher connects with a looping right hand.
Sten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sten throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fisher.

It looks like Gary Fisher has been cut.
Sten scores with a hook to the body. Fisher takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fisher catches Sten with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fisher swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fisher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fisher manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Sten there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Sten moves into the clinch.
Sten connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sten landing knees to the body.
Sten lands an elbow just above Fisher 's eye.

Fisher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Sten.
Sten throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fisher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fisher avoids the body shot from Sten.
Sten gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fisher looks to land a combination but Sten avoids it well.
Fisher on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sten. Sten obviously looking to wear him down.
Fisher scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sten steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fisher.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sten.
The fighters circling - Fisher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fisher throws a hook but Sten blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fisher throws out a loose jab but Sten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sten works Fisher's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sten scores with a nice body kick.
Fisher is breathing heavily.
Fisher misses with a looping right.
Sten scores with a hook to the body. Fisher takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sten wants to clinch.
Sten uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fisher.
Sten throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sten throws a leg kick which misses Fisher's front leg but catches the back leg as Fisher tries to avoid it.
Sten tries to clinch but Fisher moves out of range.
Fisher takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fisher is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sten ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher dips to his left and cracks Sten with an uppercut!
Sten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sten lands with a shot to the body.

Sten gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sten tries to land knees in the clinch but Fisher avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Sten.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sten.
Sten lands an elbow just above Fisher 's eye.
Fisher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sten trying to land knees to the body.
Sten throws an elbow that misses.
Sten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fisher.
Sten lands an elbow that stopped Fisher in his tracks for a moment.
Fisher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sten obliges.
Fisher managing to block the knees to the body from Sten.
Sten tries a knee to the head but Fisher blocks it.
Sten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fisher avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sten is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fisher is defending well for now.
Sten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fisher avoids it.
Sten lands a nice knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Sten.
A right hook to the body lands for Sten.
Sten landing knees to the body.
Sten misses with a knee strike.
Sten lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fisher softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sten lands a nice elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Fisher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fisher lands a body shot.
Sten lands a good knee to the midsection. Fisher won't want to take too many of those.
Sten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fisher.
Fisher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sten creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fisher avoiding damage as Sten throws knees to the body.
Sten tries a knee to the head but Fisher blocks it.
Fisher digs a right hand underneath Sten's ribcage. Sten let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fisher tries to work over Sten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Sten dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gary Fisher's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Fisher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sten moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fisher misses with an uppercut. Sten saw that one coming.
Both fighters circling a little - Sten finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sten slips a jab from Fisher.
Sten throws a one two combo.
Sten lands the left hand.
Fisher lands with a cross.
Fisher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fisher throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sten tries to close the distance and clinch but Fisher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fisher is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fighters circling - Fisher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fisher dodges the punch combination from Sten.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sten.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher throws a hook but Sten blocks it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sten in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Fisher moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sten throws a leg kick that misses.
Vlad Sten seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sten tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fisher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sten thows a body shot but no joy.
Fisher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sten displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fisher throws out the jab.
Fisher thows a left - swing and a miss!
A combination from Fisher does no damage.
A combination from Fisher does no damage.
Fisher moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sten wants to clinch.
Sten keeps Fisher at a distance using the push kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher misses with a looping right.
Fisher digs a good body shot into Sten's ribs.
Fisher drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fisher looks to land a left hand but Sten moved out of range nicely.
Fisher jabs Sten right on the nose. Sten blinks but takes it well.
Gary Fisher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fisher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sten manages to avoid it.
Sten tries to clinch up but Fisher circles away and keeps his distance.
Fisher Rushes Sten and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Sten is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Fisher Piles on the pressure and Sten crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Fisher!