PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torsten Stalhandske (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Rajkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Stalhandske might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jean Sibelius - Finlandia. Rajkovic has chosen as his entrance music. Alexander Rajkovic is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Stalhandske
vs
Rajkovic

188 cm
21
218 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

187 cm
23
215 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

M/S Paint Fightwear *** Cheapest in town ***

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Torsten Stalhandske!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Rajkovic!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rajkovic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stalhandske.
Stalhandske checks the leg kick nicely there.
A leg kick checked by Rajkovic.
Stalhandske jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A low kick from Stalhandske misses

and Rajkovic counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rajkovic.
Rajkovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stalhandske is trying to push Rajkovic away but Rajkovic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knees to the body from Rajkovic.
Stalhandske is trying to maintain a safe position but Rajkovic gets an underhook and turns Stalhandske into the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Stalhandske.
Rajkovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rajkovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stalhandske stalling in the clinch but Rajkovic improves position.

Stalhandske manages to break the clinch.
Rajkovic loads up on a big right hand but Stalhandske slips the punch.
Stalhandske scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stalhandske looks to land a right hand but Rajkovic moved out of range.
Stalhandske uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajkovic digs a good body shot into Stalhandske's ribs.
Stalhandske fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rajkovic manages to avoid it.
Rajkovic misses with a shot to the body
and Stalhandske counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stalhandske fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rajkovic is out of range.
Rajkovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stalhandske on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stalhandske is looking to score with low kicks.
Stalhandske thows a leg kick but Rajkovic checks it
and Rajkovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stalhandske lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rajkovic misses with an uppercut.
A low kick from Rajkovic misses
and Stalhandske counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rajkovic throws a body punch but Stalhandske moves out of range.
A low kick from Stalhandske is predictable there
and Rajkovic counters with a head kick. That will keep Stalhandske thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stalhandske blocks a head kick by Rajkovic.
Stalhandske dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rajkovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stalhandske fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stalhandske throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rajkovic looks gassed!
Rajkovic misses with a body kick.
Stalhandske throws a solid leg kick but Rajkovic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stalhandske.
Rajkovic 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.
A low kick from Stalhandske is predictable there
and Rajkovic counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stalhandske.
Stalhandske cracks the inside of Rajkovic's front leg.
Stalhandske lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot by Stalhandske.
A slow jab from Stalhandske misses its intended target.
Stalhandske scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Alexander Rajkovic has been cut.
Rajkovic checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Stalhandske misses
and Rajkovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stalhandske connects with a solid leg kick.
A low kick from Rajkovic misses
and Stalhandske counters with a nice body shot.
A jab from Stalhandske does it's job there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalhandske misses with a low kick.
Rajkovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stalhandske throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Rajkovic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Stalhandske.
Rajkovic lands a hook to the side of the head.

Stalhandske escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rajkovic throws a shot from downtown. Stalhandske moves away and avoids it.
Stalhandske motions for Rajkovic to come forward. Stalhandske throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rajkovic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Stalhandske.
Stalhandske throws a body kick the misses
and Rajkovic counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Stalhandske lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rajkovic's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Torsten Stalhandske dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Rajkovic's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Stalhandske throws a leg kick that misses.
Stalhandske misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Crunch! Stalhandske slams his shin into Rajkovic's torso.
Stalhandske uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rajkovic has time to react.
Stalhandske is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rajkovic can do to turn this around?
Stalhandske scores with a head kick. Rajkovic tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Stalhandske.
Stalhandske throws a combination that misses
and Rajkovic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stalhandske lands a leg kick that knocks Rajkovic off balance momentarily.
Rajkovic is breathing heavily.
Rajkovic moves out of range of the leg kick from Stalhandske.
Rajkovic moves out of range as Stalhandske throws a body kick.
An inside leg kick from Rajkovic misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalhandske thumps Rajkovic with a low kick.
Stalhandske throws a leg kick
and Rajkovic counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stalhandske scores with a kick to the midsection.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stalhandske.
Stalhandske with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stalhandske misses with a wild body shot.
Rajkovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stalhandske.
A jab from Stalhandske misses.
Rajkovic ducks under a wild hook from Stalhandske.
Stalhandske wants to slow Rajkovic down by chopping away at his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalhandske shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stalhandske throws a leg kick but Rajkovic moved away.
Torsten Stalhandske is winning the standup battle so far.
Stalhandske misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Rajkovic.
Stalhandske misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rajkovic. That's going to slow Stalhandske down.
Rajkovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Rajkovic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stalhandske walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rajkovic.
Rajkovic lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rajkovic connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalhandske 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.
Rajkovic misses with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rajkovic.
Rajkovic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rajkovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Rajkovic throws a shot from downtown. Stalhandske moves away and avoids it.
Stalhandske takes a jab right on the kisser.
A low kick from Stalhandske misses
and Stalhandske takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rajkovic lands a head shot.
Rajkovic lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stalhandske takes a step back to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rajkovic throws a head kick that misses.
Rajkovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rajkovic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stalhandske is out of range.
Stalhandske throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rajkovic makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Rajkovic closes the distance and clinches.
Stalhandske dodges an elbow strike from Rajkovic.
Stalhandske is trying to maintain a safe position but Rajkovic gets an underhook and turns Stalhandske into the cage.
Stalhandske struggles to land a body shot inside as Rajkovic controls his hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Stalhandske.
Rajkovic stalling the fight.
Stalhandske stalling in the clinch but Rajkovic improves position.
Stalhandske is trying to break the clinch but Rajkovic has him pressed against the cage.
Rajkovic prevents Stalhandske from breaking the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rajkovic 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.
Stalhandske tries to break the clinch but Rajkovic is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alexander Rajkovic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alexander Rajkovic's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Stalhandske throws a leg kick
and Rajkovic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rajkovic swings for the body but Stalhandske moves out of range.
A head kick by Rajkovic misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Rajkovic misses.
Stalhandske misses the jab.
Rajkovic lands with a nice body kick.
Rajkovic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rajkovic throws a body kick the misses
and Stalhandske counters with a three punch combo that has Rajkovic backing up. Rajkovic nods at Stalhandske to acknowledge the strikes.
Rajkovic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Stalhandske takes one to the chin there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rajkovic misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalhandske throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rajkovic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rajkovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rajkovic lands with a hook. Stalhandske tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rajkovic scores with a nice body kick.
Rajkovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rajkovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rajkovic, right into the meat.
Stalhandske ducks under a wild hook from Rajkovic.
Rajkovic takes a swing at Stalhandske's ribcage but misses.
Stalhandske checks a leg kick nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rajkovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stalhandske misses with a leg kick
enabling Rajkovic to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rajkovic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rajkovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rajkovic throws a head kick that misses.
Rajkovic lands with a shot to the body.
Rajkovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Stalhandske swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rajkovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stalhandske manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Rajkovic.
Stalhandske takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajkovic tries to clinch up but Stalhandske circles away and keeps his distance.
Stalhandske blocks the body kick.
A low kick from Stalhandske misses
and Rajkovic finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rajkovic lands a right hook to the body.
Rajkovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rajkovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rajkovic throws a leg kick
and Stalhandske counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rajkovic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stalhandske throws a body punch but Rajkovic moves out of range.
Rajkovic tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rajkovic misses with a wild body shot.
Rajkovic moves in looking to clinch but Stalhandske pushes him off.
Rajkovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sloppy strikes from Rajkovic. Those never looked like landing.
A shot to the body from Rajkovic misses
and Stalhandske counters with a good low kick that Rajkovic was not able to check.
Rajkovic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stalhandske's head.
A low kick from Stalhandske is predictable there
and Rajkovic makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rajkovic throws a shot from downtown. Stalhandske moves away and avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rajkovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stalhandske.
Stalhandske throws a chopping leg kick but Rajkovic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Rajkovic really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Rajkovic's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Stalhandske keeps the fight on the outside.

Rajkovic gets a clinch.
Stalhandske fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalhandske can't break the clinch.
Stalhandske lands with a short shot to the head.
Rajkovic pushes Stalhandske back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good body shot from Rajkovic.
Rajkovic lands a hook to the side of the head.

Rajkovic breaks from the clinch.
Stalhandske takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stalhandske throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Stalhandske throws a sloppy head kick
and Rajkovic counters with a nice uppercut.
Stalhandske thows a leg kick but Rajkovic checks it
and Rajkovic counters with a big head kick but Stalhandske shrugs it off.
Rajkovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stalhandske was well out of range. Poor timing from Rajkovic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajkovic swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stalhandske makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stalhandske.
Stalhandske comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rajkovic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stalhandske counters with a left to the body.
Rajkovic works Stalhandske's body with a nice hook.
Stalhandske cracks a nice hook into Rajkovic's ribs.
Stalhandske just misses with a punch to the body.
Stalhandske throws a leg kick
and Rajkovic counters with a big head kick but Stalhandske shrugs it off.
Rajkovic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stalhandske throws a sloppy head kick
and Stalhandske takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rajkovic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stalhandske stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rajkovic's corner calls for a 1-2. Rajkovic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stalhandske ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stalhandske misses with the body kick
and Rajkovic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stalhandske's knee momentarily.
Stalhandske misses with a leg kick

and Rajkovic counters by clinching up.
Rajkovic misses with the head strike.
Stalhandske is trying to stall.
Rajkovic blocks an uppercut.
Rajkovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stalhandske.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Stalhandske.
Rajkovic lands a good knee to the midsection. Stalhandske won't want to take too many of those.
Rajkovic just leaning against Stalhandske, taking a breather.
Stalhandske blocks the elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajkovic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rajkovic looking to slow down the pace here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rajkovic is trying to maintain a safe position but Stalhandske gets an underhook and turns Rajkovic into the cage.
Rajkovic is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alexander Rajkovic.
A head kick by Rajkovic misses
and Stalhandske counters with a nice uppercut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stalhandske, right into the meat.
Stalhandske takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stalhandske lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rajkovic takes a step back to recover.
A leg kick checked by Rajkovic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalhandske thumps Rajkovic with a low kick.
Rajkovic slips a straight right by Stalhandske.
Stalhandske looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stalhandske keeps Rajkovic at a distance using the push kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stalhandske, right into the meat.
Rajkovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stalhandske swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stalhandske. That's going to slow Rajkovic down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stalhandske throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Stalhandske throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Stalhandske throws a leg kick
and Rajkovic counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Torsten Stalhandske will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexander Rajkovic'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. This is the final round!

Stalhandske lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stalhandske fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rajkovic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stalhandske scores with a decent looking hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Rajkovic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rajkovic slips under a jab from Stalhandske.
Rajkovic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stalhandske takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stalhandske scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rajkovic doesn't seem bothered though.
Stalhandske tries to land a leg kick but Rajkovic saw it coming and moves away.
Rajkovic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajkovic looks for the body kick but Stalhandske saw that one coming.
Nice straight punches there by Rajkovic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rajkovic.
Stalhandske throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rajkovic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rajkovic throws a shot to the body.
Rajkovic throws a front kick aimed at Stalhandske's knee but Stalhandske avoids it well.
Rajkovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Stalhandske looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A low kick from Stalhandske is predictable there
and Rajkovic counters with a nice kick to the body.
A low kick from Stalhandske is predictable there
and Rajkovic counters with a slapping leg kick.
A left lands for Rajkovic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalhandske chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rajkovic can pounce on him.
Stalhandske is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stalhandske throws a leg kick
and Stalhandske takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rajkovic misses with a straight right.
Rajkovic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stalhandske swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rajkovic counters with a nice body kick.
Rajkovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rajkovic throws a head kick but Stalhandske moves out of range.
Stalhandske throws a leg kick
and Rajkovic finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rajkovic tries to score with a low kick but Stalhandske moves his leg out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajkovic thumps Stalhandske with a low kick.
Rajkovic has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Stalhandske.
Rajkovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Rajkovic throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stalhandske's head.
Rajkovic tries to clinch but Stalhandske moves out of range.
Rajkovic scores with a nice right hand.
Rajkovic lands a high kick!
Rajkovic clobbers Stalhandske with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stalhandske throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rajkovic counters with an outside leg kick.
Stalhandske looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rajkovic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rajkovic throws a series of punches but Stalhandske avoids them all with ease.
Rajkovic scores with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Stalhandske misses
and Rajkovic counters with a straight right hand.
Stalhandske takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rajkovic connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick by Rajkovic misses
and Stalhandske counters with a right hand to the body.
Stalhandske moves forwards but Rajkovic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stalhandske.
Rajkovic misses with an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rajkovic throws a shot to the body.
Stalhandske throws a lazy right hand but Rajkovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stalhandske tries to land a body kick
and Rajkovic counters with a good low kick that Stalhandske was not able to check.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Rajkovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rajkovic 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 48:48
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 48:47
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Torsten Stalhandske!
Torsten Stalhandske retains his light heavyweight title!