PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard STAM (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Badr Hari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). STAM comes to the cage accompanied by Tony Iommi - Grace. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

STAM
vs
Hari

195 cm
23
270 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

197 cm
23
262 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonard STAM!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Badr Hari!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hari keeps the fight on the outside.
STAM throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hari's waist but Hari gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing STAM off to one side.
STAM tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leonard STAM seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
STAM tries to close the distance and clinch but Hari swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
STAM is looking to clinch.

Hari moves into the clinch successfully.
STAM gets through Hari's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

It looks like Badr Hari has been cut.
STAM is trying to push Hari away but Hari has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
STAM wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hari has him pressed against the cage.
STAM is working for takedown but Hari is calmly controlling the position for now.
STAM wants to break the clinch but can't.
STAM can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonard STAM. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hari trying to stall but STAM improves his position.
A nice left hand lands by Hari.

STAM breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hari stuffs the takedown attempt from STAM. STAM gets slowly back to his feet.
STAM shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hari but Hari pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Hari clinches up against the cage.
STAM on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
STAM tries for a takedown but Hari manages to get underhooks.
STAM tries for a takedown. No joy.
STAM's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hari works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
STAM is breathing heavily.
Hari throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hari has STAM pushed against the cage.
Hari lands an elbow inside that STAM shrugs off.
A hook to the body from Hari.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hari lands an elbow just above STAM 's eye.
Hari lands an elbow just above STAM 's eye.

It looks like Leonard STAM has been cut.
Hari softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Hari.
Nice body punch from Hari.
STAM tries to score a body lock takedown but Hari shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hari cracks STAM with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Hari.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right handed body shot lands from Hari.
Come on Hari - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hari lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down STAM.
A shot in the inside from Hari.
STAM wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hari has him pressed against the cage.
Hari digs a right hand into STAM's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on STAM's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Hari as the two fighters clinch.
Hari dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hari lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hari lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hari holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hari gets through STAM's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
STAM fails to pull guard.
Hari lands a body shot.
Good body shot from Hari.
Good body shot from Hari.
Hari is stalling here.
Hari cracks STAM with a nice body shot.
Hari softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hari lands a body punch in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hari - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hari lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hari lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of STAM backwards.
Hari cracks STAM with a nice body shot.
Hari lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hari lands a body shot.
Hari scores with a shoulder strike.
Hari lands a body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Hari.
STAM tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hari just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hari lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hari lands a body punch.
Hari displaying some good clinch control by pressing STAM up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Hari.
Hari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from STAM.
STAM has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hari avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hari lands a nice elbow.
Hari is working STAM over against the cage.
A short right from Hari on the inside.
Hari lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hari lands a shot to the body.
Hari stalls.
Hari works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hari with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hari utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hari has STAM pressed against the cage.
STAM wants a takedown but no success here.
Hari presses STAM against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hari lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Hari - that landed with a thud.
STAM takes an elbow to the temple.
Hari landing knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hari leaning against his opponent.
A short left from Hari.
Nice body punch from Hari.
A short body shot lands from Hari as the two fighters clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hari lands a nice elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Hari.
Hari utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hari has STAM pushed against the cage.
Hari scores with a hook to the body.
Hari digs a right hand underneath STAM's ribcage. STAM let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hari.
Hari lands an elbow that stopped STAM in his tracks for a moment.
Hari working STAM over with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hari.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hari lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hari unloads a knee to the mid-section. STAM lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
STAM is trying to break free.
A shot in the inside from Hari.
Hari using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Badr Hari dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! STAM's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

STAM takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hari stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hari wants it to stay on the feet.
Hari tries a head kick but it misses.
STAM closes the distance looking to clinch

and Hari counters by moving into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
STAM drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
STAM has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hari lands a body shot in the clinch.
STAM drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonard STAM. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hari throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hari landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hari just leaning against STAM, taking a breather.
Hari throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
STAM fails to pull guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hari works on STAM's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, Hari scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Hari.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Hari.
Hari digs a right hand into STAM's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on STAM's gas tank.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hari obliges.
Hari lands an elbow inside that STAM shrugs off.
Hari slows down the pace here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hari.
Hari stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hari lands a hook that snaps the head of STAM backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hari works on STAM's body with a couple of short punches.
Hari has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hari digs a right hand underneath STAM's ribcage. STAM let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hari lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hari.
Hari lands a hook that snaps the head of STAM backwards.
Knees to the body from Hari.
Hari stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hari lands a body punch.
Hari lands a nice uppercut.
STAM's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hari utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hari lands an elbow just above STAM 's eye.
Hari works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
STAM wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hari lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hari is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
STAM letting Hari take a breather here.
STAM blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
STAM drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hari pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hari is looking to slow STAM down with leg kicks.
Hari scores with a hook to the body. STAM takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
STAM with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hari counters with an outside leg kick.
Hari throws a front kick that sends STAM stumbling back into the cage.

Hari forces STAM back against the cage and clinches.
Hari scores with a shot to the side of STAM's head.
STAM goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hari prevents it.
Hari scores a nice knee to the body.
Hari is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but STAM is keeping busy.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hari takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A hook to the body from Hari.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hari is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hari works on STAM's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Hari.
Hari unloads a knee to the mid-section. STAM lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hari utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
STAM wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hari has him pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Hari.
Hari lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt STAM or not.
STAM is trying to drag Hari to the mat but Hari just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hari unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hari lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down STAM.
Hari cracks STAM with a nice body shot.
STAM being controlled against the cage.
STAM wants to break free but Hari has control.
Nice body punch from Hari - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Hari.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
STAM takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hari has STAM pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Hari.
Hari utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hari holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hari tries to land knees in the clinch but STAM avoids the damage to the body.
Hari using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hari lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good body shot from Hari.
Hari stalls.
STAM has Hari pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hari manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hari is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
STAM tries for a takedown. No joy.
STAM letting Hari take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Badr Hari.
STAM shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Hari counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Badr Hari showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Hari lands with a thumping leg kick.
STAM misses with a takedown
and Hari makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Hari takes the fight into the clinch.
Hari lands a hook that snaps the head of STAM backwards.
STAM swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Hari.
Hari lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hari lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hari obliges.
Hari lands a body punch.
Hari controlling the action here for a moment.
STAM looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hari presses STAM against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hari manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for STAM. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Hari lands a left hand.
Hari throws a blind hook that connects with the side of STAMs head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hari is leaning against STAM and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hari dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hari is trying to maintain a safe position but STAM gets an underhook and turns Hari into the cage.
STAM misses with a knee to the head.
Hari presses STAM against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Hari.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hari is working STAM over against the cage.
Hari lands a body shot.
STAM letting Hari take a breather here.
Hari is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. STAM is defending well for now.
STAM drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hari lands with a right to the head.
Hari lands a body shot in the clinch.
STAM wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Come on Hari - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hari lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hari lands a shot to the body.
Hari cracks STAM with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Come on Hari - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hari lands a knee to the body.
STAM tries for a takedown but Hari manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonard STAM. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hari lands a nice shot to the body.
Hari pushes STAM back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hari.
Hari lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
STAM tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
STAM wants to break free but Hari has control.
Hari lands with a right to the head.
Hari stalling in the clinch but STAM improves position.
Hari controlling the action here for a moment.
A right hand to the body from Hari.
A hook to the body from Hari.
Hari scores a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hari.
Hari creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through STAM's defenses.
A right handed body shot lands from Hari.
Hari is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hari works on STAM's body with a couple of short punches.
Hari is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hari lands with a short punch from the clinch.

STAM pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
STAM tries to clinch but Hari moves away

and Hari counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hari.
STAM tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
STAM lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hari keeps control of STAM as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hari presses STAM against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hari gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
STAM fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hari lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down STAM.
Hari lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of STAM backwards.
Hari unloads a knee to the mid-section. STAM lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short body shot lands from Hari as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Hari as the two fighters clinch.
Good body shot from Hari.
STAM throws a punch but it's blocked by Hari.
Hari landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hari gets underhooks to prevent STAM's takedown attempt.
Badr Hari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hari prevents STAM from breaking the clinch.
Hari lands a knee to the body.
Hari is struggling to control the position.
STAM tries to pull guard but Hari holds him up against the cage and eventually STAM drops back down to his feet.
Hari lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hari.
STAM tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Leonard STAM has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hari stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bit of stalling here from Hari.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
STAM changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hari fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hari.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
STAM on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
STAM throws a looping overhand right but Hari ducks down to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Badr Hari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hari 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 24:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 24:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Badr Hari!