PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Laan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Sten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Laan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Holiday. Nick Laan had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 187.5lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Nick Laan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vlad Sten's chin.

Laan
vs
Sten

190 cm
24
201 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

187 cm
26
201 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Convicted Trap House
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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Laan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vlad Sten!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Sten with that takedown attempt.
Sten looks to score with a jab to the body but Laan is just out of range.
Sten bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sten scores with a spinning back kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by Sten.
Laan is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Sten clinches.
Sten lands an elbow that stopped Laan in his tracks for a moment.
Sten using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sten pushes Laan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sten lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Nick Laan has been cut.
Sten lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Laan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sten lands an elbow inside that Laan shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Sten.
Nice elbow from Sten.
Sten scores with a shoulder strike.
Sten scores with a knee to the head.

Laan is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sten scores a nice knee to the body.
Laan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sten lands an elbow inside that Laan shrugs off.
Sten lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Nick Laan's cut is getting worse.
Sten lands a good knee to the midsection. Laan won't want to take too many of those.
Sten lands a damaging elbow.
Laan takes a knee to the side of the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Sten.
Sten lands with a light punch inside.
Sten utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee 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!
Sten lands an elbow that stopped Laan in his tracks for a moment.
Sten landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sten landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sten lands a knee to the head.
Laan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sten throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laans head.

Nick Laan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sten lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Laan or not.
A nice left hand lands by Sten.
A right hook to the body lands for Sten.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sten.
Sten pushes Laan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sten.
Sten gets through Laan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sten landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Laan takes an elbow to the temple.
A knee to the head by Sten.
A knee to the head by Sten.

Jeez, Nick Laan's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Sten lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sten scores a nice knee to the body.
Sten landing knees to the body.
Sten lands an elbow just above Laan 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sten comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sten lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sten creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Laan's defenses.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nick Laan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vlad Sten!