PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Basil Lundeby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Stifler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lundeby comes to the ring accompanied by Casino Royal 007 Theme. Basil Lundeby has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lundeby
vs
Stifler

182 cm
27
182 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

185 cm
31
187 lbs
20 - 17 - 0

Great wrestler
World class MT
Cardio machine

TWGC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========#

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Basil Lundeby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Stifler !
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stifler shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lundeby keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stifler is stalling here. Lundeby is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Stifler seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Lundeby has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Stifler tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stifler is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lundeby's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lundeby thows a huge punch but Stifler dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lundeby lands a nice short elbow.
Stifler avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lundeby.
Lundeby working the head and body with strikes.
Lundeby throwing shots but Stifler is blocking nicely.

Stifler looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundeby is thwarting Stifler 's attempts to control the position.
Lundeby trying to control from half guard but Stifler is working away.

Lundeby is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Stifler trying to control but Lundeby postures up.
Lundeby looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Stifler makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stifler .
Lundeby has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Stifler is looking for a triangle but Lundeby pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundeby postures up in Stifler 's guard and throws a big left but Stifler blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stifler looking for a sweep. Not yet Stifler , not yet.
Lundeby pushes down on Stifler 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Stifler slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Stifler is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lundeby trying to control the position from guard on top but Stifler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stifler is trying to keep Lundeby in close.
Lundeby chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lundeby avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stifler keeping full guard, as Lundeby tries to pass.
Stifler wants to improve his position but instead Lundeby has moved into half guard.
Stifler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lundeby throwing shots but Stifler is blocking nicely.
Lundeby is trying to control the action in half guard but Stifler is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stifler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lundeby missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Stifler looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stifler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Stifler looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lundeby is pressing down on Stifler 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Stifler is holding on for now.
Stifler is trying to maintain the position but Lundeby is very close to passing his half guard.
Lundeby working over Stifler with some ground and pound. Stifler looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Stifler wants to control but Lundeby is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stifler avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lundeby.
Lundeby stalling away here and it's allowed Stifler to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stifler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Steve Stifler will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Lundeby fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stifler is out of range.
Stifler just misses with a punch to the body.
Stifler misses with a lunging right hand
and Lundeby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stifler moves out of range as Lundeby throws a body kick.
Stifler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stifler fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Stifler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lundeby tries to close the distance and clinch but Stifler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stifler shoots in but no luck this time.
Basil Lundeby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Stifler .
Stifler throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Lundeby counters with a crisp one two that drops Stifler ! Lundeby thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Stifler to his feet! Stifler is in big trouble!

Stifler is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stifler . Lundeby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stifler is still on wobbly legs! Can Lundeby finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Stifler lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lundeby doesn't seem phased though.
Lundeby tries to clinch up.
Stifler seems to have recovered his senses.
Lundeby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stifler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stifler keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lundeby dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stifler . That did some damage!

Lundeby closes the distance and clinches.
Lundeby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Lundeby breaks the clinch.
Stifler shoots for a takedown but Lundeby saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lundeby on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lundeby misses with a low kick as Stifler jumps back.
Lundeby throws a body punch but Stifler moves out of range.
Stifler shoots in for a double leg but Lundeby sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundeby feints and then cracks Stifler 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stifler down.

Lundeby clinches.
Lundeby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lundeby misses with a body punch.

Lundeby manages to break the clinch.
Lundeby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stifler throws out the jab.
Stifler avoids the head kick by Lundeby.
Lundeby staying out of range there.
Basil Lundeby is winning the standup battle so far.
Stifler misses with a takedown attempt
and Lundeby counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stifler 's knee momentarily.
Donk. Stifler catches Lundeby right on the button with a cross.
Stifler keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lundeby plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Basil Lundeby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lundeby tries to move into range but Stifler moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stifler takes a swing at Lundeby's ribcage but misses.
Lundeby looks to land a right hand but Stifler moved out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Lundeby. No joy for Stifler on that attempt.
Stifler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lundeby.
Lundeby plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lundeby ducks under a wild hook from Stifler .
Stifler takes one to the chin there.
Stifler throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lundeby cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lundeby tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Stifler misses.
Lundeby lands with a nice body kick.
Lundeby misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Stifler misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stifler swings widly with a right hand
and Lundeby counters with a leg kick.
Steve Stifler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lundeby attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stifler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lundeby.
Stifler scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stifler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lundeby counters with a low kick, right behind Stifler 's knee.
Lundeby moves away from the strike by Stifler .
Stifler connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stifler fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stifler is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Lundeby moves into the clinch.

Lundeby manages to break the clinch.
Nice body kick from Lundeby.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stifler .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Basil Lundeby dominated that second round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Stifler throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lundeby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stifler shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lundeby but Lundeby pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lundeby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stifler .
Lundeby is looking to chop away at Stifler 's legs.
Lundeby ducks under a wild hook from Stifler .
Decent striking displayed by Lundeby there.
A solid body kick from Lundeby.
Stifler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stifler throws a hook but Lundeby blocks it.
Lundeby lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Stifler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stifler lands a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whack! Lundeby lands a heavy head kick that drops Stifler . The ref tackles Lundeby to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Stifler was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Basil Lundeby!
Basil Lundeby bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.